What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia?

The highest recorded value was 39.02 per 100 people in 2006.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia?

The lowest recorded value was 5.43 per 100 people in 1964.

How does Europe & Central Asia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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 (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Europe & Central Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) was 23.3 per 100 people in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

23.3 per 100 people

Change on year

down 4.1%

Rank

6th

of 47 groups

All-time high

39.02 per 100 people

in 2006

All-time low

5.43 per 100 people

in 1964

Years of data

1960–2025

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia stood at 23.3 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 39.02 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.43 per 100 people, in 1964.

That places Europe & Central Asia 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in Europe & Central Asia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	per 100 people	Change
1960	5.45 per 100 people	—
1961	5.45 per 100 people	+0.0%
1962	5.44 per 100 people	-0.1%
1963	5.44 per 100 people	-0.1%
1964	5.43 per 100 people	-0.1%
1965	7.1 per 100 people	+30.6%
1966	7.09 per 100 people	-0.1%
1967	7.08 per 100 people	-0.1%
1968	7.07 per 100 people	-0.1%
1969	7.06 per 100 people	-0.1%
1970	9.85 per 100 people	+39.4%
1971	9.83 per 100 people	-0.2%
1972	9.81 per 100 people	-0.2%
1973	9.79 per 100 people	-0.2%
1974	9.77 per 100 people	-0.2%
1975	11.44 per 100 people	+17.1%
1976	12.33 per 100 people	+7.8%
1977	13.43 per 100 people	+8.9%
1978	14.53 per 100 people	+8.2%
1979	15.47 per 100 people	+6.5%
1980	16.45 per 100 people	+6.4%
1981	17.47 per 100 people	+6.2%
1982	18.3 per 100 people	+4.7%
1983	19.12 per 100 people	+4.5%
1984	19.97 per 100 people	+4.4%
1985	20.76 per 100 people	+4.0%
1986	21.61 per 100 people	+4.1%
1987	22.54 per 100 people	+4.3%
1988	23.63 per 100 people	+4.8%
1989	24.8 per 100 people	+4.9%
1990	26.12 per 100 people	+5.3%
1991	27.27 per 100 people	+4.4%
1992	28.23 per 100 people	+3.5%
1993	29.29 per 100 people	+3.8%
1994	30.32 per 100 people	+3.5%
1995	31.58 per 100 people	+4.1%
1996	32.84 per 100 people	+4.0%
1997	34.25 per 100 people	+4.3%
1998	35.39 per 100 people	+3.3%
1999	36.5 per 100 people	+3.1%
2000	37.55 per 100 people	+2.9%
2001	37.9 per 100 people	+0.9%
2002	38.33 per 100 people	+1.1%
2003	38.29 per 100 people	-0.1%
2004	38.49 per 100 people	+0.5%
2005	38.3 per 100 people	-0.5%
2006	39.02 per 100 people	+1.9%
2007	37.96 per 100 people	-2.7%
2008	37.44 per 100 people	-1.4%
2009	38.12 per 100 people	+1.8%
2010	37.55 per 100 people	-1.5%
2011	36.82 per 100 people	-2.0%
2012	35.67 per 100 people	-3.1%
2013	35.06 per 100 people	-1.7%
2014	34.21 per 100 people	-2.4%
2015	32.9 per 100 people	-3.8%
2016	31.9 per 100 people	-3.0%
2017	31.1 per 100 people	-2.5%
2018	29.9 per 100 people	-3.9%
2019	28.7 per 100 people	-4.0%
2020	28.1 per 100 people	-2.1%
2021	27.4 per 100 people	-2.5%
2022	26.4 per 100 people	-3.6%
2023	25.5 per 100 people	-3.4%
2024	24.3 per 100 people	-4.7%
2025	23.3 per 100 people	-4.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) 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
1970	+39.4%	7.06 per 100 people	9.85 per 100 people
1965	+30.6%	5.43 per 100 people	7.1 per 100 people

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.26 per 100 people	5.43 per 100 people	7.1 per 100 people	10
1970s	11.62 per 100 people	9.77 per 100 people	15.47 per 100 people	10
1980s	20.47 per 100 people	16.45 per 100 people	24.8 per 100 people	10
1990s	31.18 per 100 people	26.12 per 100 people	36.5 per 100 people	10
2000s	38.14 per 100 people	37.44 per 100 people	39.02 per 100 people	10
2010s	33.38 per 100 people	28.7 per 100 people	37.55 per 100 people	10
2020s	25.83 per 100 people	23.3 per 100 people	28.1 per 100 people	6

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

3 Andorra 64.95 per 100 people compare
4 British Virgin Islands 61.93 per 100 people compare
5 France 56.11 per 100 people compare
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

See the full ranking of 261 places →

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, 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)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 217.00 million (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)

All data for Europe & Central Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia was 23.3 per 100 people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The highest recorded value was 39.02 per 100 people in 2006.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia?: The lowest recorded value was 5.43 per 100 people in 1964.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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: 261 places, 14,535 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 01 October 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.