Europe & Central Asia vs Japan: Fixed telephone subscriptions

Europe & Central Asia
23.3 per 100 people
in 2025
Japan
47.7 per 100 people
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Japan rank
8th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 47.7 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 24.4 per 100 people.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.26 per 100 people 5.69 per 100 people 0.5754 per 100 people Europe & Central Asia
1970s 11.62 per 100 people 23.36 per 100 people 11.74 per 100 people Japan
1980s 20.47 per 100 people 37.41 per 100 people 16.94 per 100 people Japan
1990s 31.18 per 100 people 48.22 per 100 people 17.04 per 100 people Japan
2000s 38.14 per 100 people 45.75 per 100 people 7.61 per 100 people Japan
2010s 33.38 per 100 people 50.22 per 100 people 16.84 per 100 people Japan
2020s 26.85 per 100 people 48.51 per 100 people 21.66 per 100 people Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?
Japan, at 47.7 per 100 people against 23.3 per 100 people in Europe & Central Asia as of 2023.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
24.4 per 100 people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Japan rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.