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. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1975–2025
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 47 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 in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 5.78 million | — |
| 1976 | 6.33 million | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 6.91 million | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 7.46 million | +8.0% |
| 1979 | 8.02 million | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 8.50 million | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 9.17 million | +7.9% |
| 1982 | 9.94 million | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 10.92 million | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 11.83 million | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 12.73 million | +7.6% |
| 1986 | 13.95 million | +9.6% |
| 1987 | 15.60 million | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 17.73 million | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 19.68 million | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 21.48 million | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 23.46 million | +9.2% |
| 1992 | 25.85 million | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 28.25 million | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 29.55 million | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 30.83 million | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 33.12 million | +7.4% |
| 1997 | 34.85 million | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 36.66 million | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 38.41 million | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 39.88 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 41.23 million | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 41.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 42.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.41 million | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 47.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 49.69 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 49.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 49.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 50.11 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 49.43 million | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 47.83 million | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 47.26 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 45.05 million | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 42.43 million | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 41.38 million | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 39.83 million | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 37.93 million | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 38.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 38.00 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 36.00 million | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 34.00 million | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 32.00 million | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 31.00 million | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 29.00 million | -6.5% |
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)
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) →
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 47 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.