Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — New Zealand

Fixed telephone lines in New Zealand in 2024 — 10.82 per 100. Ranked 72 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 52%.

2024 10.82 per 100 −15.6% vs 2023
World rank 72of 146
Period maximum 47.8 per 1001999
Period minimum 10.82 per 1002024

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — New Zealand, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 22.55 per 1001962: 22.63 per 1001964: 22.63 per 1001966: 27.22 per 1001968: 27.22 per 1001970: 29.78 per 1001972: 29.84 per 1001974: 29.84 per 1001976: 33.73 per 1001978: 34.75 per 1001980: 36.11 per 1001982: 37.6 per 1001984: 38.76 per 1001986: 40.46 per 1001988: 42.4 per 1001990: 43.2 per 1001992: 43.4 per 1001994: 45.8 per 1001996: 46.3 per 1001998: 47.5 per 1002000: 47.47 per 1002002: 44.67 per 1002004: 44.09 per 1002006: 42.13 per 1002008: 41.06 per 1002010: 43.24 per 1002012: 42.61 per 1002014: 40.9 per 1002016: 37.33 per 1002018: 21.89 per 1002020: 16.65 per 1002022: 14.77 per 1002024: 10.82 per 100
Change over the period: −11.74 (−52.04%) Average annual rate: -1.14 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 10.82 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
East Asia & Pacific 12.6 per 100
Australia and New Zealand computed 20.42 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 10.82 −2 −15.6%
2023 12.82 −1.95 −13.23%
2022 14.77 −3.01 −16.91%
2021 17.78 +1.13 +6.79%
2020 16.65 −2.73 −14.11%
2019 19.38 −2.51 −11.48%
2018 21.89 −15.3 −41.13%
2017 37.19 −0.14 −0.37%
2016 37.33 −2.77 −6.9%
2015 40.1 −0.81 −1.97%
2014 40.9 −0.63 −1.53%
2013 41.54 −1.08 −2.53%
2012 42.61 −0.28 −0.66%
2011 42.9 −0.34 −0.8%
2010 43.24 −0.2 −0.47%
2009 43.44 +2.38 +5.8%
2008 41.06 −0.3 −0.73%
2007 41.36 −0.76 −1.81%
2006 42.13 +0.31 +0.74%
2005 41.81 −2.27 −5.16%
2004 44.09 −0.61 −1.36%
2003 44.7 +0.03 +0.06%
2002 44.67 −2.17 −4.64%
2001 46.84 −0.62 −1.31%
2000 47.47 −0.33 −0.7%
1999 47.8 +0.3 +0.63%
1998 47.5 +0.5 +1.06%
1997 47 +0.7 +1.51%
1996 46.3 −0.5 −1.07%
1995 46.8 +1 +2.18%
1994 45.8 +1.2 +2.69%
1993 44.6 +1.2 +2.76%
1992 43.4 +0.5 +1.17%
1991 42.9 −0.3 −0.69%
1990 43.2 −0.11 −0.26%
1989 43.31 +0.91 +2.16%
1988 42.4 +0.88 +2.12%
1987 41.52 +1.06 +2.62%
1986 40.46 +0.84 +2.11%
1985 39.62 +0.87 +2.23%
1984 38.76 +0.69 +1.82%
1983 38.06 +0.47 +1.24%
1982 37.6 +0.48 +1.28%
1981 37.12 +1.01 +2.8%
1980 36.11 +1.02 +2.91%
1979 35.09 +0.35 +0.99%
1978 34.75 +0.66 +1.93%
1977 34.09 +0.36 +1.06%
1976 33.73 +1.84 +5.78%
1975 31.89 +2.05 +6.86%
1974 29.84 +0 +0%
1973 29.84 +0 +0%
1972 29.84 +0 +0%
1971 29.84 +0.06 +0.2%
1970 29.78 +2.56 +9.4%
1969 27.22 +0 +0%
1968 27.22 +0 +0%
1967 27.22 +0 +0%
1966 27.22 +0.12 +0.44%
1965 27.1 +4.47 +19.73%
1964 22.63 +0 +0%
1963 22.63 +0 +0%
1962 22.63 +0 +0%
1961 22.63 +0.08 +0.36%
1960 22.55

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 22.28 NZ New Zealand 10.82

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.