Fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.82 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand is 10.82 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand peaked at 47.8 per 100 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.82 per 100 people, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 103rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.55 per 100 people | — |
| 1961 | 22.63 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 22.63 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.63 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.63 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 27.1 per 100 people | +19.7% |
| 1966 | 27.22 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 27.22 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27.22 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27.22 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.78 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 29.84 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 29.84 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.84 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.84 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.89 per 100 people | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 33.73 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 34.09 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 34.75 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 35.09 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 36.11 per 100 people | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 37.12 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 37.6 per 100 people | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 38.06 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.76 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.62 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 40.46 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 41.52 per 100 people | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 42.4 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 43.31 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 43.2 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.9 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 43.4 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.6 per 100 people | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 45.8 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 46.3 per 100 people | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 47 per 100 people | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.5 per 100 people | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.8 per 100 people | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.47 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.84 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 44.67 per 100 people | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 44.09 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.81 per 100 people | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 42.13 per 100 people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.36 per 100 people | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.06 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.44 per 100 people | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 43.24 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9 per 100 people | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.61 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.54 per 100 people | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.1 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.33 per 100 people | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 37.19 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.89 per 100 people | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 19.38 per 100 people | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 16.65 per 100 people | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 17.78 per 100 people | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 14.77 per 100 people | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 12.82 per 100 people | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 10.82 per 100 people | -15.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 10.82 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 44% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 10.82 per 100 people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -41.1% | 37.19 per 100 people | 21.89 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.91 per 100 people | 22.55 per 100 people | 27.22 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.87 per 100 people | 29.78 per 100 people | 35.09 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5 per 100 people | 36.11 per 100 people | 43.31 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.53 per 100 people | 42.9 per 100 people | 47.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.76 per 100 people | 41.06 per 100 people | 47.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.71 per 100 people | 19.38 per 100 people | 43.24 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 per 100 people | 10.82 per 100 people | 17.78 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.78 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in New Zealand was 10.82 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8 per 100 people in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- New Zealand ranks 103rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.