Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.1146 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1975–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.1146 units per person for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.2598 units per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0381 units per person, in 1975.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 45 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0381 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0.0416 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0466 units per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0501 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 0.056 units per person | +11.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0588 units per person | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0644 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0681 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0731 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0776 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0822 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0878 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0945 units per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1025 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1102 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1990 | 0.118 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1267 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1345 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1426 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.149 units per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1562 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.166 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1782 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1883 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2085 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2161 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2244 units per person | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2287 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2453 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2464 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2556 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2598 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2584 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2543 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2511 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2456 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2338 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2323 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2236 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2081 units per person | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1948 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1873 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1765 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1682 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1599 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1512 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1432 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1352 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1239 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1146 units per person | -7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0465 units per person | 0.0381 units per person | 0.056 units per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0819 units per person | 0.0588 units per person | 0.1102 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.156 units per person | 0.118 units per person | 0.2 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2398 units per person | 0.2085 units per person | 0.2598 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2121 units per person | 0.1682 units per person | 0.2511 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.138 units per person | 0.1146 units per person | 0.1599 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 664.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 53.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.44 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 664.00 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.1146 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2598 units per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0381 units per person in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th out of 45 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.