New Zealand—Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)
New Zealand's mobile subscriptions (per 100 people) was 130 in 2024, ranking #59 out of 210 countries. This represents a +2.6% change from 2023. Over the past 25 years, the highest recorded value was 133 (2017) and the lowest was 40 (2000). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 130 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 127 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 116 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 114 | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 123 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 120 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 129 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 133 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 129 | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 121 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 113 | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 107 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 112 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 110 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 108 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 109 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 108 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 101 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 91 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 85 | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 74 | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 65 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 62 | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 59 | +47.1% |
| 2000 | 40 |
Top Countries — Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 574 | 2024 |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 365 | 2024 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 222 | 2024 |
| 4 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 205 | 2022 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 203 | 2024 |
| 6 | Macao SAR, China | 201 | 2024 |
| 7 | Antigua and Barbuda | 201 | 2022 |
| 8 | Libya | 193 | 2022 |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 186 | 2024 |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 184 | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.
Methodology
Original contributors: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Unit
per 100 people