Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru
Nauru: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru, 1975–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru stood at 0 per 100 people. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru peaked at 21.22 per 100 people in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 2010.
That places Nauru 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 16.67 per 100 people | — |
| 1976 | 20.53 per 100 people | +23.2% |
| 1977 | 20.16 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 21.22 per 100 people | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 21.09 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.6 per 100 people | -26.0% |
| 1982 | 15.64 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 15.32 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 14.77 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 14.44 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 14.07 per 100 people | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 13.7 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 13.08 per 100 people | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 12.89 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 12.5 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 12.2 per 100 people | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 12 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 13.9 per 100 people | +15.8% |
| 1994 | 14.8 per 100 people | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 15.2 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 15.7 per 100 people | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 16.2 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 16.7 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.2 per 100 people | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 17.7 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 18.26 per 100 people | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 17.85 per 100 people | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.89 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 17.89 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.91 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 17.94 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.96 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 17.98 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 18.97 per 100 people | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0 per 100 people | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2012 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2013 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2014 | 0 per 100 people | — |
| 2022 | 0 per 100 people | — |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 0 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people. (82 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 0 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -100.0% | 18.97 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people |
| 1981 | -26.0% | 21.09 per 100 people | 15.6 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.93 per 100 people | 16.67 per 100 people | 21.22 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1980s | 14.39 per 100 people | 12.89 per 100 people | 15.64 per 100 people | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.64 per 100 people | 12 per 100 people | 17.2 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.04 per 100 people | 17.7 per 100 people | 18.97 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2020s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 205 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
- 206 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
- 207 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
- 208 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
- 208 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
- 208 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
- 208 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
- 208 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
- 208 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Nauru
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 10,287 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 87.17 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8717 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 10,287 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Nauru was 0 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 21.22 per 100 people in 1978.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2010.
- How does Nauru rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Nauru ranks 208th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.