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.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2264 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2219 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.2164 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2121 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2077 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.272 units per person | +31.0% |
| 1966 | 0.2672 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2625 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.2602 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2579 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2992 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2948 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2896 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.284 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2781 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.3201 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3392 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.3432 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3499 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3547 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.3651 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3755 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3795 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3831 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3904 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3988 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.409 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4184 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4282 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4377 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4412 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.4272 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4344 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4459 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.458 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.468 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4626 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4698 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4742 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4781 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.4746 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4698 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.447 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4465 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4405 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4182 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.421 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4136 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4108 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4346 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.4321 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4288 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4265 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4165 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4096 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4014 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3733 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3719 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.219 units per person | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1946 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1664 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1786 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1492 units per person | -16.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1275 units per person | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1066 units per person | -16.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.1066 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 44% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.1066 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 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% | 0.3719 units per person | 0.219 units per person |
| 1965 | +31.0% | 0.2077 units per person | 0.272 units per person |
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
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.