Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 217.00 million in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 217.00 million for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in 2025.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 338.65 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 24.82 million, in 1960.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 24.82 million | — |
| 1961 | 24.82 million | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 24.82 million | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 24.82 million | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 24.82 million | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 35.33 million | +42.4% |
| 1966 | 35.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 35.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 35.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 35.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 51.56 million | +45.9% |
| 1971 | 51.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 51.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 51.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 51.56 million | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 83.58 million | +62.1% |
| 1976 | 90.68 million | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 99.47 million | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 108.31 million | +8.9% |
| 1979 | 119.03 million | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 127.47 million | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 136.22 million | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 143.53 million | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 151.31 million | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 159.01 million | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 166.73 million | +4.9% |
| 1986 | 174.21 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 182.88 million | +5.0% |
| 1988 | 192.94 million | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 203.66 million | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 216.18 million | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 226.79 million | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 236.94 million | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 246.57 million | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 255.89 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 267.08 million | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 278.29 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 290.73 million | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 300.73 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 310.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 319.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 323.46 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 327.71 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 328.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 334.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 334.06 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 338.65 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 333.44 million | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 330.28 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 337.70 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 333.95 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 328.04 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 319.00 million | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 314.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 307.55 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 298.00 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 290.30 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 284.10 million | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 274.80 million | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 264.90 million | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 260.00 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 254.00 million | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 245.00 million | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 237.00 million | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 226.00 million | -4.6% |
| 2025 | 217.00 million | -4.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia 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 | +62.1% | 51.56 million | 83.58 million |
| 1970 | +45.9% | 35.33 million | 51.56 million |
| 1965 | +42.4% | 24.82 million | 35.33 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.08 million | 24.82 million | 35.33 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 75.89 million | 51.56 million | 119.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.80 million | 127.47 million | 203.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 262.96 million | 216.18 million | 310.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 330.78 million | 319.86 million | 338.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.54 million | 264.90 million | 333.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 239.83 million | 217.00 million | 260.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.25 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 217.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2327 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.34 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.25 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Europe & Central Asia was 217.00 million in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 338.65 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.82 million in 1960.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 12th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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.