What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea was 1.69 per 100 people 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 1.73 per 100 people in 2019.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 per 100 people in 1966.

How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Papua New Guinea: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1.69 per 100 people in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

1.69 per 100 people

Change on year

up 2.1%

World rank

159th

of 213 countries

All-time high

1.73 per 100 people

in 2019

All-time low

0.1715 per 100 people

in 1966

Years of data

1965–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, 1965–2022

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.69 per 100 people.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions 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 159th of 213 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.

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

156 Eritrea 2 per 100 people compare
157 Yemen 1.9 per 100 people compare
158 Zimbabwe 1.79 per 100 people compare
160 Indonesia 1.64 per 100 people compare
161 Senegal 1.61 per 100 people compare
162 Gambia 1.6 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea

Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 1.55 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34,416 (2023)
Air transport, freight 7.12 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 801 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 78,505 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 18.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 57.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Papua New Guinea was 1.69 per 100 people 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 1.73 per 100 people in 2019.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1715 per 100 people in 1966.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Papua New Guinea ranks 159th out of 213 countries with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.