Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
95.9%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
45th
of 182 countries
All-time high
96.3%
in 2019
All-time low
94.6%
in 2021
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand stood at 95.9%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 96.3% | — |
| 2020 | 95.2% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 95.7% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 95.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 99% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 95.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.3% | 96.3% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.4% | 94.6% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More science & technology data for New Zealand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.09 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 24.92 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 5,684 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 5,684 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in New Zealand was 95.9% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.6% in 2021.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- New Zealand ranks 45th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).