Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1066 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.1066 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 16.4% on the previous year and down 74.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.4781 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1066 units per person, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 104th of 213 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2404 units per person | 0.2077 units per person | 0.272 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3153 units per person | 0.2781 units per person | 0.3547 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3986 units per person | 0.3651 units per person | 0.4377 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4559 units per person | 0.4272 units per person | 0.4781 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4377 units per person | 0.4108 units per person | 0.4746 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3674 units per person | 0.1946 units per person | 0.4321 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1456 units per person | 0.1066 units per person | 0.1786 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 101 Dominica 0.111 units per person compare
- 102 Latvia, Republic of 0.1097 units per person compare
- 103 Guatemala 0.1077 units per person compare
- 105 Brazil 0.1063 units per person compare
- 106 Czech Republic 0.1062 units per person compare
- 107 Türkiye, Republic of 0.1055 units per person compare
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 10.82 per 100 people (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, per capita in New Zealand?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand was 0.1066 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4781 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1066 units per person in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 104th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.