Fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia
Czechia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 10.79 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia, 1979–2024
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 Czechia is 10.79 per 100 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 43.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia peaked at 37.82 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.79 per 100 people, in 2024.
Czechia ranks 104th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 11.26 per 100 people | — |
| 1980 | 11.48 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 11.71 per 100 people | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 11.96 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 12.32 per 100 people | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 12.64 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 12.93 per 100 people | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 13.4 per 100 people | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 13.95 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 14.51 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 15.11 per 100 people | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 15.8 per 100 people | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 16.6 per 100 people | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 17.6 per 100 people | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 19.1 per 100 people | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 21.1 per 100 people | +10.5% |
| 1995 | 23.7 per 100 people | +12.3% |
| 1996 | 27.4 per 100 people | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 31.9 per 100 people | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 36.4 per 100 people | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 37.1 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 37.82 per 100 people | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 37.73 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 35.9 per 100 people | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 35.38 per 100 people | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 33.4 per 100 people | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 31.3 per 100 people | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 28.02 per 100 people | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 23.24 per 100 people | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 23.88 per 100 people | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 24.25 per 100 people | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 22.62 per 100 people | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 21 per 100 people | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 20.15 per 100 people | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 19.04 per 100 people | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 19.03 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.12 per 100 people | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 16.7 per 100 people | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 15.56 per 100 people | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 14.33 per 100 people | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 14.16 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.66 per 100 people | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 12.37 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 11.62 per 100 people | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 11.11 per 100 people | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 10.79 per 100 people | -2.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 10.79 per 100 people is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.32 per 100 people, 44% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 10.79 per 100 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.47 per 100 people, 55% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.26 per 100 people | 11.26 per 100 people | 11.26 per 100 people | 1 |
| 1980s | 13 per 100 people | 11.48 per 100 people | 15.11 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.67 per 100 people | 15.8 per 100 people | 37.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.09 per 100 people | 23.24 per 100 people | 37.82 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.07 per 100 people | 14.16 per 100 people | 22.62 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.71 per 100 people | 10.79 per 100 people | 12.66 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More infrastructure data for Czechia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.16 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 13.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Czechia was 10.79 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.82 per 100 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.79 per 100 people in 2024.
- How does Czechia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Czechia ranks 104th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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About this data
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.