What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area was 41.34 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Euro area?

The highest recorded value was 52.84 per 100 people in 2002.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Euro area?

The lowest recorded value was 5.02 per 100 people in 1960.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Euro area 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 Euro area

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

Euro area: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 41.34 per 100 people in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

41.34 per 100 people

Change on year

down 1.3%

All-time high

52.84 per 100 people

in 2002

All-time low

5.02 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2022

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area, 1960–2022

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

Analysis

In 2022, fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area stood at 41.34 per 100 people.

The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area peaked at 52.84 per 100 people in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.02 per 100 people, in 1960.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	6.09 per 100 people	5.02 per 100 people	7.16 per 100 people	10
1970s	14.73 per 100 people	10.48 per 100 people	22.52 per 100 people	10
1980s	30.79 per 100 people	24.35 per 100 people	37.09 per 100 people	10
1990s	45.74 per 100 people	39.2 per 100 people	51.29 per 100 people	10
2000s	51.63 per 100 people	48.79 per 100 people	52.84 per 100 people	10
2010s	46.72 per 100 people	42.2 per 100 people	50.87 per 100 people	10
2020s	41.7 per 100 people	41.34 per 100 people	41.9 per 100 people	3

More infrastructure data for Euro area

Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
Air transport, passengers carried 611.22 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4.46 million (2023)
Air transport, freight 33,359 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,068 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,010 cubic meters (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.4% (2022)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 41.8% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Euro area was 41.34 per 100 people in 2022, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 52.84 per 100 people in 2002.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 5.02 per 100 people in 1960.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Euro area 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.