Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people was 1.69 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
1.69 per 100 people
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
158th
of 212 countries
All-time high
1.73 per 100 people
in 2019
All-time low
0.1715 per 100 people
in 1966
Years of data
57
1965–2022
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 1.69 per 100 people for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in 2022.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.73 per 100 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1715 per 100 people, in 1966.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 57 years of available data.
Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0.1918 per 100 people | — |
| 1966 | 0.1715 per 100 people | -10.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1715 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1715 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1715 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.4218 per 100 people | +145.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3773 per 100 people | -10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.3773 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3773 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3773 per 100 people | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6262 per 100 people | +66.0% |
| 1976 | 0.6233 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.6307 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6947 per 100 people | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.7495 per 100 people | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 0.8188 per 100 people | +9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8064 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7799 per 100 people | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8345 per 100 people | +7.0% |
| 1984 | 0.83 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8702 per 100 people | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8442 per 100 people | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.8451 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8423 per 100 people | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.8233 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.775 per 100 people | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.842 per 100 people | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.875 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.91 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.893 per 100 people | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.94 per 100 people | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.972 per 100 people | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 1.08 per 100 people | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 1.1 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1.12 per 100 people | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 1.17 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 1.08 per 100 people | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 1.05 per 100 people | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.03 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9749 per 100 people | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.9114 per 100 people | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8617 per 100 people | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9306 per 100 people | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 1.23 per 100 people | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 1.59 per 100 people | +29.0% |
| 2011 | 1.65 per 100 people | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 1.72 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 1.69 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.72 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.72 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.72 per 100 people | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.73 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 1.69 per 100 people | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.66 per 100 people | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.69 per 100 people | +2.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 1.69 per 100 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1.01 per 100 people, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 1.69 per 100 people is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.82 per 100 people, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 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 | +145.9% | 0.1715 per 100 people | 0.4218 per 100 people |
| 1975 | +66.0% | 0.3773 per 100 people | 0.6262 per 100 people |
| 2009 | +32.2% | 0.9306 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people |
| 2010 | +29.0% | 1.23 per 100 people | 1.59 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1756 per 100 people | 0.1715 per 100 people | 0.1918 per 100 people | 5 |
| 1970s | 0.5255 per 100 people | 0.3773 per 100 people | 0.7495 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8295 per 100 people | 0.7799 per 100 people | 0.8702 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9507 per 100 people | 0.775 per 100 people | 1.12 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 per 100 people | 0.8617 per 100 people | 1.23 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.69 per 100 people | 1.59 per 100 people | 1.73 per 100 people | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.68 per 100 people | 1.66 per 100 people | 1.69 per 100 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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Frequently asked questions
- What is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea?
- Landline phone subscriptions per 100 people in Papua New Guinea was 1.69 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 per 100 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions per 100 people recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 per 100 people in 1966.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for landline phone subscriptions per 100 people?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline phone subscriptions per 100 people rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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