Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium
Belgium: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre was 90.72 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium is 90.72 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 169.18 units per square kilometre in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.72 units per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Belgium 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 159.94 units per square kilometre | 152.84 units per square kilometre | 169.18 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 145.6 units per square kilometre | 128.89 units per square kilometre | 152.96 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 103.91 units per square kilometre | 90.72 units per square kilometre | 119.21 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 23 Andorra 109.98 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 103.55 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Luxembourg 101.02 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Lebanon 90.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Puerto Rico 85.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Switzerland 72.75 units per square kilometre 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 capita 0.2097 units per person (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre in Belgium was 90.72 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 169.18 units per square kilometre in 2001.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.72 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 26th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.