Based on a comparison of 24 countries in 2007, Belgium ranked the highest in cable television subscribers per household with 91.1% followed by Netherlands and Switzerland. On the other end of the scale was Italy with 1.08%, Turkey with 6.16% and Spain with 11.8%.
Data for more countries are available at Cable Television Subscribers Per Household indicator page.
| Cable Television Subscribers Per Household | Unit | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 39.6% | 39.6% | 39.5% | 39.0% | 37.8% | |||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 88.8% | 87.1% | 86.5% | 86.1% | 90.5% | ... | ||
| Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 67.9% | 64.8% | 63.4% | 63.0% | 62.2% | |||
| Denmark | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 43.8% | 46.2% | 64.7% | 63.2% | 62.0% | |||
| Finland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 36.2% | 35.3% | 37.6% | 43.4% | 41.7% | |||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.8% | 53.5% | 51.7% | 53.0% | 56.4% | |||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 41.2% | 49.7% | 51.2% | 52.7% | 53.3% | ... | ||
| Japan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 46.3% | 50.2% | 52.4% | 54.7% | 57.0% | |||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 80.3% | 79.2% | 79.3% | 78.8% | 81.9% | |||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 92.0% | 90.7% | 91.3% | 91.4% | 90.6% | ... | ||
| Norway | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 42.5% | 42.5% | 42.8% | 42.5% | 44.4% | |||
| Portugal | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30.9% | 34.5% | 36.1% | 35.9% | 37.0% | |||
| Sweden | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 52.7% | 52.5% | 53.1% | 53.7% | 53.6% | |||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 85.4% | 85.7% | 86.5% | 86.8% | 87.4% | |||
| USA | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 61.8% | 60.5% | 59.3% | 53.8% | 51.9% |
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