Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 172,691 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 172,691 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2022. That is the highest value across all 57 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 172,691 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,263, in 1965.
That places Papua New Guinea 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 4,263 | — |
| 1966 | 4,263 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 4,263 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 4,263 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 4,263 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,500 | +146.3% |
| 1971 | 10,500 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,500 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,500 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,500 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 17,500 | +66.7% |
| 1976 | 17,800 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 18,400 | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 20,700 | +12.5% |
| 1979 | 22,800 | +10.1% |
| 1980 | 25,422 | +11.5% |
| 1981 | 25,554 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 25,232 | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 27,569 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 28,009 | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 30,002 | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 29,740 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 30,428 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 30,993 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 30,991 | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 30,187 | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 33,875 | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 36,464 | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 39,321 | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 40,017 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 43,648 | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 46,796 | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 54,087 | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 56,938 | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 59,773 | +5.0% |
| 2000 | 64,835 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 61,610 | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 62,059 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 62,885 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 63,456 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 63,720 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 61,500 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 60,000 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 66,846 | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 91,125 | +36.3% |
| 2010 | 121,172 | +33.0% |
| 2011 | 130,000 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 139,000 | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 140,000 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 145,100 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 150,000 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 154,000 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 158,000 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 166,000 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 166,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 166,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 172,691 | +4.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 172,691 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 172,691 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +146.3% | 4,263 | 10,500 |
| 1975 | +66.7% | 10,500 | 17,500 |
| 2009 | +36.3% | 66,846 | 91,125 |
| 2010 | +33.0% | 91,125 | 121,172 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,263 | 4,263 | 4,263 | 5 |
| 1970s | 14,970 | 10,500 | 22,800 | 10 |
| 1980s | 28,394 | 25,232 | 30,993 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,111 | 30,187 | 59,773 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65,804 | 60,000 | 91,125 | 10 |
| 2010s | 144,808 | 121,172 | 166,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 168,230 | 166,000 | 172,691 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 116 Uganda 195,975 compare
- 117 Montenegro 192,212 compare
- 118 Afghanistan 181,963 compare
- 120 Albania 165,380 compare
- 121 Kyrgyzstan 156,698 compare
- 122 Sudan 155,802 compare
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea was 172,691 in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 172,691 in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,263 in 1965.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 119th out of 214 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. 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.