Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Fixed telephone subscriptions was 29.00 million in 2025. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1975β2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 29.00 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 50.11 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.78 million, in 1975.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 46 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.90 million | 5.78 million | 8.02 million | 5 |
| 1980s | 13.00 million | 8.50 million | 19.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.24 million | 21.48 million | 38.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.79 million | 39.88 million | 49.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.96 million | 37.93 million | 50.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.33 million | 29.00 million | 38.00 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 27 Greece 4.69 million compare
- 28 Indonesia 4.65 million compare
- 29 Philippines 4.42 million compare
- 30 Poland 4.41 million compare
- 31 Belarus, Republic of 4.14 million compare
- 32 Netherlands 3.98 million compare
- 33 Thailand 3.90 million 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 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1145 units per person (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) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 29.00 million 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 (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.11 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 million in 1975.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 46 groups with data for 2025.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.7%. 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.