Computers (Per Million of Population)

HC Deb 21 June 1967 vol 748 c306W

Mr. Bishop

asked the Minister of Technology what is the ratio of computers per million of the population compared with other countries of which he has information for each year since 1962.

Mr. Bean

The table below gives unofficial estimates of the number of computers installed per million of population in a number of countries. The figures for each country are believed to be consistent but comparison between countries is unreliable since differing definitions of "computer" may have been used.

COMPUTERS INSTALLED PER MILLION OF POPULATION
	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966
U.K	10	14	20	26	37
U.S.A.	N.A.	N.A.	N.A.	104	144
West Germany	12	18	26	32	48
France	11	17	22	26	31
Switzerland	23	34	43	50	63
Netherlands	10	14	18	21	33