Africa had over 1,650 cinema screens as of 2019. According to the source, this corresponded to one screen per 787,402 people. As a comparison, France registered one screen per 10,958 individuals in the same year. Nearly half of the total cinema screens in Africa were situated in the south of the continent, while Central Africa had only 24 screens.
Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region
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UNESCO. (October 5, 2021). Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/
UNESCO. "Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/
UNESCO. (2021). Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/
UNESCO. "Number of Cinema Screens in Africa as of 2019, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/
UNESCO, Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of cinema screens in Africa as of 2019, by region [Graph], UNESCO, October 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1282727/number-of-cinema-screens-in-africa-by-region/