Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2097 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium is 0.2097 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 10.7% on the previous year and down 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.4989 units per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0831 units per person, in 1964.
That places Belgium 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0851 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0849 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0845 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0839 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0831 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1109 units per person | +33.5% |
| 1966 | 0.1102 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1096 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1092 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1089 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1391 units per person | +27.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1389 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1384 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1379 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1375 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1888 units per person | +37.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1977 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2085 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2214 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2353 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2477 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2624 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2762 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2859 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2968 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3076 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3272 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.3411 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 0.356 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3735 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3925 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4094 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4245 units per person | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4359 units per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4492 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4619 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4552 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4683 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.476 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4898 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4913 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4989 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4773 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.4698 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4607 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4576 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4482 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4562 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4421 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4294 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4258 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4198 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4173 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.411 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4044 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3981 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3857 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3764 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3594 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3421 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.315 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2854 units per person | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2539 units per person | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2348 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2097 units per person | -10.7% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.2097 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 87% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.2097 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1825 units per person, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium 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 | +37.3% | 0.1375 units per person | 0.1888 units per person |
| 1965 | +33.5% | 0.0831 units per person | 0.1109 units per person |
| 1970 | +27.8% | 0.1089 units per person | 0.1391 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.097 units per person | 0.0831 units per person | 0.1109 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1743 units per person | 0.1375 units per person | 0.2353 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3074 units per person | 0.2477 units per person | 0.3735 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4463 units per person | 0.3925 units per person | 0.4898 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4631 units per person | 0.4294 units per person | 0.4989 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.394 units per person | 0.3421 units per person | 0.4258 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2598 units per person | 0.2097 units per person | 0.315 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 55 Australia 0.2189 units per person compare
- 56 Trinidad and Tobago 0.2176 units per person compare
- 57 Tuvalu 0.2115 units per person compare
- 59 United Arab Emirates 0.2087 units per person compare
- 60 American Samoa 0.2005 units per person compare
- 61 Ireland 0.1998 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Belgium
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -10.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.49 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.03 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 12.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Belgium was 0.2097 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4989 units per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0831 units per person in 1964.
- How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 58th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.