Landline Internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Landline Internet subscriptions was 24,600 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Landline Internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, 2008–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for landline internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea is 24,600, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 86.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24,600 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,987, in 2008.
Papua New Guinea ranks 165th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2,987 | — |
| 2009 | 4,453 | +49.1% |
| 2010 | 6,100 | +37.0% |
| 2011 | 7,500 | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 9,200 | +22.7% |
| 2013 | 11,300 | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 13,200 | +16.8% |
| 2015 | 15,000 | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 17,000 | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 18,000 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 20,000 | +11.1% |
| 2020 | 21,000 | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 21,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21,900 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 23,700 | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 24,600 | +3.8% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 24,600 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 208,504, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 24,600 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 208,504, 12% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,720 | 2,987 | 4,453 | 2 |
| 2010s | 13,033 | 6,100 | 20,000 | 9 |
| 2020s | 22,440 | 21,000 | 24,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More science & technology data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 38.77 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.3877 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 7.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 13.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 15.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 69.76 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Papua New Guinea was 24,600 in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24,600 in 2024.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,987 in 2008.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 165th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.4%. 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 Internet subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.