Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 12.0% to 17.8% in New Zealand in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in New Zealand reached an all time high of 48.0% in 1999 and an all time low of 17.8% in 2020. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Australia amounted to 24.3%, 3.53% in Indonesia, 23.1% in Malaysia and 4.32% in Philippines in 2020.
New Zealand has been ranked 52nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 25 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Australia | % | 35.7% | 35.0% | 34.4% | 32.8% | 24.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 1.66% | 1.45% | 0.840% | 0.550% | 0.348% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 16.6% | 14.7% | 13.7% | 13.6% | 13.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 4.01% | 4.11% | 4.18% | 3.11% | 3.58% | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 14.5% | 15.3% | 20.6% | 22.9% | 22.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | % | 40.3% | 37.7% | 37.7% | 22.2% | 19.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | % | 1.73% | 1.73% | 1.73% | 1.87% | 1.74% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | % | 3.13% | 3.61% | 3.90% | 3.81% | 3.86% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 35.7% | 35.0% | 34.6% | 34.4% | 32.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 7.55% | 6.67% | 14.0% | 8.52% | 7.59% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 7.95% | 6.01% | 4.66% | 4.53% | 3.82% |
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