Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in New Zealand
New Zealand: Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people was 10.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in New Zealand, 1960–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10.82 for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.6% on the previous year and down 73.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in New Zealand peaked at 47.8 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 10.82, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 103rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 100 people in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.55 | — |
| 1961 | 22.63 | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 22.63 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22.63 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 22.63 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 27.1 | +19.7% |
| 1966 | 27.22 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 27.22 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 27.22 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 27.22 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.78 | +9.4% |
| 1971 | 29.84 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 29.84 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.84 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.84 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.89 | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 33.73 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 34.09 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 34.75 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 35.09 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 36.11 | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 37.12 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 37.6 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 38.06 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 38.76 | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 39.62 | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 40.46 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 41.52 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 42.4 | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 43.31 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 43.2 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 42.9 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 43.4 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 44.6 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 45.8 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 46.8 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 46.3 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 47 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 47.5 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 47.8 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 47.47 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 46.84 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 44.67 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 44.7 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 44.09 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 41.81 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 42.13 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 41.36 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 41.06 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 43.44 | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 43.24 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 42.9 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.61 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 41.54 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 40.9 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.1 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 37.33 | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 37.19 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 21.89 | -41.1% |
| 2019 | 19.38 | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 16.65 | -14.1% |
| 2021 | 17.78 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 14.77 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 12.82 | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 10.82 | -15.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 10.82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32, 44% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 10.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 | 21.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.91 | 22.55 | 27.22 | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.87 | 29.78 | 35.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.5 | 36.11 | 43.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.53 | 42.9 | 47.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.76 | 41.06 | 47.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.71 | 19.38 | 43.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.57 | 10.82 | 17.78 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in New Zealand?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people in New Zealand was 10.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8 in 1999.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.82 in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people?
- New Zealand ranks 103rd out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions per 100 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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