European Union vs Turkey: Fixed telephone subscriptions

European Union
155.00 million
in 2022
Turkey
9.03 million
in 2024
European Union rank
16th
Turkey rank
17th

Fixed telephone subscriptions over time

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  • Turkey
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How they compare

European Union currently reports 155.00 million against 9.03 million in Turkey, a difference of 145.98 million.

That makes European Union's figure about 17.2 times Turkey's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, European Union has been ahead every year.

European Union ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th of 48 groups.

European Union has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Turkey Difference Ahead
1960s 20.71 million 211,696 20.50 million European Union
1970s 51.77 million 626,576 51.14 million European Union
1980s 110.35 million 2.71 million 107.65 million European Union
1990s 171.23 million 12.53 million 158.70 million European Union
2000s 203.70 million 18.43 million 185.27 million European Union
2010s 182.67 million 12.84 million 169.83 million European Union
2020s 157.99 million 11.99 million 146.00 million European Union

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fixed telephone subscriptions, European Union or Turkey?
European Union, at 155.00 million against 9.03 million in Turkey as of 2022.
What is the difference in fixed telephone subscriptions between European Union and Turkey?
145.98 million, with European Union ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Turkey?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do European Union and Turkey rank globally for fixed telephone subscriptions?
European Union ranks 16th and Turkey ranks 17th of 48 groups.
Where does this data come from?
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 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.