Africa has the lowest rate of access to postal services in the world, with around 12.6 percent of the region's population not having access to any form of postal service in 2019. By comparison, all residents in the industrialized countries, Europe and CIS had access to postal services.
Share of people worldwide with access to postal services in 2020, by region
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Mail delivered at home
Mail to be collected in a postal establishment
No postal services
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UPU. (December 20, 2021). Share of people worldwide with access to postal services in 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045170/postal-service-access-by-region-worldwide/
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UPU. (2021). Share of people worldwide with access to postal services in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045170/postal-service-access-by-region-worldwide/
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Share of people worldwide with access to postal services in 2020, by region [Graph], UPU, December 20, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1045170/postal-service-access-by-region-worldwide/