What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium was 21.18 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?

The highest recorded value was 49.89 per 100 people in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 8.5 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Belgium ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Belgium?

Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Belgium data come from?

The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Belgium: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 21.18 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

21.18 per 100 people

Change on year

down 10.3%

World rank

57th

of 213 countries

All-time high

49.89 per 100 people

in 2001

All-time low

8.5 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium stood at 21.18 per 100 people.

That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium peaked at 49.89 per 100 people in 2001 and was at its lowest, 8.5 per 100 people, in 1961.

Belgium ranks 57th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	9.82 per 100 people	8.5 per 100 people	11.16 per 100 people	10
1970s	17.53 per 100 people	13.95 per 100 people	23.61 per 100 people	10
1980s	30.72 per 100 people	24.84 per 100 people	37.35 per 100 people	10
1990s	44.63 per 100 people	39.3 per 100 people	49 per 100 people	10
2000s	46.31 per 100 people	42.88 per 100 people	49.89 per 100 people	10
2010s	39.38 per 100 people	34.21 per 100 people	42.42 per 100 people	10
2020s	26.07 per 100 people	21.18 per 100 people	31.5 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

54 Mexico 22.56 per 100 people compare
55 Australia 22.28 per 100 people compare
56 Netherlands 21.81 per 100 people compare
58 Tuvalu 21.15 per 100 people compare
59 United Arab Emirates 20.8 per 100 people compare
60 Ireland 20.51 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Belgium

Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.49 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 103.91 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.20 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 11.39 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 112,605 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,831 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 12 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,027 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.0% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium was 21.18 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?: The highest recorded value was 49.89 per 100 people in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 8.5 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Belgium ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Belgium?: Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?: The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.