What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?

The highest recorded value was 30.58 per 100 people in 2004.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?

The lowest recorded value was 2.38 per 100 people in 1969.

How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Central Europe and the Baltics: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 14.73 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

14.73 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.4%

Rank

9th

of 46 groups

All-time high

30.58 per 100 people

in 2004

All-time low

2.38 per 100 people

in 1969

Years of data

1965–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1965–2022

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics is 14.73 per 100 people, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 30.58 per 100 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.38 per 100 people, in 1969.

That places Central Europe and the Baltics 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	2.38 per 100 people	2.38 per 100 people	2.39 per 100 people	5
1970s	4.56 per 100 people	3.23 per 100 people	7.28 per 100 people	10
1980s	9.72 per 100 people	7.73 per 100 people	11.99 per 100 people	10
1990s	19.21 per 100 people	12.79 per 100 people	28.33 per 100 people	10
2000s	28.79 per 100 people	25.43 per 100 people	30.58 per 100 people	10
2010s	22.08 per 100 people	18.02 per 100 people	24.68 per 100 people	10
2020s	15.88 per 100 people	14.73 per 100 people	16.99 per 100 people	3

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

6 Portugal 53 per 100 people compare
7 Cayman Islands 49.97 per 100 people compare
8 Japan 47.7 per 100 people compare
9 Malta 47.35 per 100 people compare
10 San Marino, Republic of 46.93 per 100 people compare
11 Greece 46.69 per 100 people compare
12 Belarus, Republic of 45.76 per 100 people compare

See the full ranking of 260 places →

More infrastructure data for Central Europe and the Baltics

Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.27 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.68 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.39 million (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1538 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15.39 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 130.27 million (2022)

All data for Central Europe and the Baltics →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Central Europe and the Baltics was 14.73 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?: The highest recorded value was 30.58 per 100 people in 2004.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?: The lowest recorded value was 2.38 per 100 people in 1969.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 9th out of 46 groups with data for 2022.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.