Mobile cellular subscriptions rose 10.2% to 6.56 mil in New Zealand in 2023, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile cellular subscriptions in New Zealand reached an all time high of 6.56 mil in 2023 and an all time low of 0.002 mil in 1987. When compared to New Zealand's main peers, mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia amounted to 29.8 mil, 352 mil in Indonesia, 50.1 mil in Malaysia and 135 mil in Philippines in 2023.
New Zealand has been ranked 103rd within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of mobile cellular subscriptions, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mobile Cellular Subscriptions | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Australia | mil | 26.7 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 27.0 | 27.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | mil | 18.6 | 19.4 | 21.4 | 21.1 | 19.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 1,470 | 1,649 | 1,746 | 1,718 | 1,733 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | mil | 435 | 319 | 341 | 356 | 366 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | mil | 42.3 | 42.4 | 44.6 | 43.7 | 47.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | mil | 6.40 | 6.32 | 6.01 | 6.24 | 5.85 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil | 4.02 | 4.30 | 4.54 | 4.82 | 4.82 | ||||||||||||||||
| Philippines | mil | 120 | 135 | 167 | 150 | 163 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | mil | 8.38 | 8.57 | 9.03 | 8.44 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Taiwan | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Thailand | mil | 122 | 125 | 130 | 116 | 121 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | mil | 120 | 141 | 136 | 139 | 135 |
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