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Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nauru

Nauru: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 0 per 100 people in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0 per 100 people
World rank
206th
of 212 countries
All-time high
21.22 per 100 people
in 1978
All-time low
0 per 100 people
in 2010
Years of data
40
1975–2022

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nauru, 1975–2022

051015201975199820221975: 16.7 per 100 people1976: 20.5 per 100 people1977: 20.2 per 100 people1978: 21.2 per 100 people1979: 21.1 per 100 people1981: 15.6 per 100 people1982: 15.6 per 100 people1983: 15.3 per 100 people1984: 14.8 per 100 people1985: 14.4 per 100 people1986: 14.1 per 100 people1987: 13.7 per 100 people1988: 13.1 per 100 people1989: 12.9 per 100 people1990: 12.5 per 100 people1991: 12.2 per 100 people1992: 12 per 100 people1993: 13.9 per 100 people1994: 14.8 per 100 people1995: 15.2 per 100 people1996: 15.7 per 100 people1997: 16.2 per 100 people1998: 16.7 per 100 people1999: 17.2 per 100 people2000: 17.7 per 100 people2001: 18.3 per 100 people2002: 17.9 per 100 people2003: 17.9 per 100 people2004: 17.9 per 100 people2005: 17.9 per 100 people2006: 17.9 per 100 people2007: 18 per 100 people2008: 18 per 100 people2009: 19 per 100 people2010: 0 per 100 people2011: 0 per 100 people2012: 0 per 100 people2013: 0 per 100 people2014: 0 per 100 people2022: 0 per 100 people

Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

Nauru recorded 0 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 40 years on record.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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 206th out of 212 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.

Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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 Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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.

YearChange FromTo
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 203 Kiribati 0.0104 per 100 people compare
  2. 204 Benin 0.0093 per 100 people compare
  3. 205 Sierra Leone 0.0033 per 100 people compare
  4. 206 Bhutan 0 per 100 people compare
  5. 206 Chad 0 per 100 people compare
  6. 206 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 per 100 people compare
  7. 206 Guinea 0 per 100 people compare
  8. 206 Guinea-Bissau 0 per 100 people compare
  9. 206 South Sudan 0 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nauru?
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Nauru was 0 per 100 people in 2022, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nauru?
The highest recorded value was 21.22 per 100 people in 1978.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Nauru?
The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 2010.
How does Nauru rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
Nauru ranks 206th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
Where does this Nauru data come from?
The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people
Unit
per 100 people
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,787 data points, 1960–2024
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