Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1145 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 0.1145 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.2208 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0343 units per person, in 1975.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0343 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.037 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0398 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0423 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0448 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0469 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0499 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0534 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0578 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0617 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0654 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0707 units per person | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0779 units per person | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0873 units per person | +12.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0957 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1032 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1116 units per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1219 units per person | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1324 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1379 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1433 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1533 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1608 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1689 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1765 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1825 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1879 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1904 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1931 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2132 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2119 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2154 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2208 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.22 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.217 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2178 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2131 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2045 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1893 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1767 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1708 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.163 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1539 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1541 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1518 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1429 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1357 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1287 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1238 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1145 units per person | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0396 units per person | 0.0343 units per person | 0.0448 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0667 units per person | 0.0469 units per person | 0.0957 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.141 units per person | 0.1032 units per person | 0.1765 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2052 units per person | 0.1825 units per person | 0.2208 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1844 units per person | 0.1539 units per person | 0.2178 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1329 units per person | 0.1145 units per person | 0.1518 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 13 Greece 0.4509 units per person compare
- 14 Malta 0.4492 units per person compare
- 15 Hong Kong, China 0.4393 units per person compare
- 16 Bermuda 0.4359 units per person compare
- 17 Guam 0.4317 units per person compare
- 18 Barbados 0.4297 units per person compare
- 19 Northern Mariana Islands 0.4226 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 299.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 299.00 million (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.1145 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2208 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0343 units per person in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 16th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.