Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area
Euro area: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 142.04 million in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area, 1960–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Euro area recorded 142.04 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area peaked at 173.30 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.02 million, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.02 million | — |
| 1961 | 13.02 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 13.02 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 13.02 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 13.02 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 19.36 million | +48.7% |
| 1966 | 19.36 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 19.36 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 19.36 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 19.36 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 29.88 million | +54.4% |
| 1971 | 29.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.54 million | +55.8% |
| 1976 | 51.07 million | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 56.34 million | +10.3% |
| 1978 | 62.04 million | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 67.85 million | +9.4% |
| 1980 | 73.67 million | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 79.01 million | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 83.80 million | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 88.35 million | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 92.83 million | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 97.28 million | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 101.06 million | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 105.14 million | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 109.87 million | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 115.42 million | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 123.22 million | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 128.76 million | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 134.25 million | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 138.90 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 143.76 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 149.69 million | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 154.28 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 158.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 162.26 million | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 165.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 169.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 170.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 171.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 171.00 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 170.49 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 170.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 172.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 166.83 million | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 163.57 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 173.30 million | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 171.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 168.74 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 165.27 million | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 161.78 million | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 158.69 million | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 156.56 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 156.22 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 155.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 151.55 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 144.86 million | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 143.87 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 143.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 142.04 million | -1.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +55.8% | 29.88 million | 46.54 million |
| 1970 | +54.4% | 19.36 million | 29.88 million |
| 1965 | +48.7% | 13.02 million | 19.36 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16.19 million | 13.02 million | 19.36 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.32 million | 29.88 million | 67.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 94.64 million | 73.67 million | 115.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.91 million | 123.22 million | 165.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 170.04 million | 163.57 million | 173.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.06 million | 144.86 million | 171.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 143.29 million | 142.04 million | 143.96 million | 3 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More infrastructure data for Euro area
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4005 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 424.06 million (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Euro area was 142.04 million in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 173.30 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.02 million in 1960.
- How does Euro area rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Euro area ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2022.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.