Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 53.00 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 53.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 43.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 113.96 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 14.14 million, in 1975.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 14.14 million | — |
| 1976 | 15.63 million | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 17.68 million | +13.1% |
| 1978 | 19.22 million | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 21.69 million | +12.8% |
| 1980 | 23.03 million | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 25.47 million | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 27.21 million | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 29.48 million | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 31.63 million | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 33.86 million | +7.1% |
| 1986 | 36.54 million | +7.9% |
| 1987 | 39.74 million | +8.8% |
| 1988 | 43.53 million | +9.5% |
| 1989 | 47.19 million | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 50.84 million | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 54.86 million | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 58.50 million | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 62.19 million | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 65.15 million | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 68.39 million | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 72.78 million | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 78.17 million | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 82.64 million | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 87.74 million | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 91.40 million | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 94.69 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 98.24 million | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 100.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 107.47 million | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 108.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 112.14 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 113.96 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 113.64 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 112.21 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 111.22 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 109.24 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 104.48 million | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 104.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 100.94 million | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 94.40 million | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 88.80 million | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 85.80 million | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 81.20 million | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 77.70 million | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 74.00 million | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 70.00 million | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 66.00 million | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 62.00 million | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 57.00 million | -8.1% |
| 2025 | 53.00 million | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.67 million | 14.14 million | 21.69 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.77 million | 23.03 million | 47.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.13 million | 50.84 million | 87.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.19 million | 91.40 million | 113.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.81 million | 77.70 million | 111.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.67 million | 53.00 million | 74.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1146 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 664.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 53.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 113.96 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.14 million in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 24th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.