Landline Internet subscriptions in Tonga
Tonga: Landline Internet subscriptions was 8,586 in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Landline Internet subscriptions in Tonga, 2002–2022
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, landline internet subscriptions in Tonga stood at 8,586. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and up 472.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, landline internet subscriptions in Tonga peaked at 8,586 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2002.
That places Tonga 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Landline Internet subscriptions in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | — |
| 2003 | 22 | +100.0% |
| 2004 | 334 | +1418.2% |
| 2005 | 645 | +93.1% |
| 2006 | 633 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 780 | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 721 | -7.6% |
| 2009 | 1,000 | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 1,100 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 1,300 | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 1,500 | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 1,700 | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 1,800 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2,458 | +36.6% |
| 2016 | 3,000 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,519 | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 3,703 | +47.0% |
| 2020 | 5,000 | +35.0% |
| 2021 | 6,812 | +36.2% |
| 2022 | 8,586 | +26.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 8,586 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 846,276, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 8,586 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 208,504, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Landline Internet subscriptions in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +1418.2% | 22 | 334 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 518.25 | 11 | 1,000 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2,208 | 1,100 | 3,703 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,799 | 5,000 | 8,586 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 183 British Virgin Islands 9,833 compare
- 184 Lesotho 8,869 compare
- 185 United States Virgin Islands 8,708 compare
- 187 Guinea-Bissau 8,499 compare
- 188 Sao Tome and Principe 7,052 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 6,523 compare
More science & technology data for Tonga
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 61.73 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 90.05 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.7928 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 4.85 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is landline internet subscriptions in Tonga?
- Landline internet subscriptions in Tonga was 8,586 in 2022, 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8,586 in 2022.
- What is the lowest landline internet subscriptions recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2002.
- How does Tonga rank for landline internet subscriptions?
- Tonga ranks 186th out of 206 countries with data for 2022.
- Is landline internet subscriptions rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 472.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga 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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About this data
Subscriptions to fixed access to the public Internet with a download speed of at least 256 kbit/s.