Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 23.3 per 100 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia, 1960–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2025, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia stood at 23.3 per 100 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.1% on the previous year and down 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 39.02 per 100 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.43 per 100 people, in 1964.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.26 per 100 people | 5.43 per 100 people | 7.1 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 11.62 per 100 people | 9.77 per 100 people | 15.47 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.47 per 100 people | 16.45 per 100 people | 24.8 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.18 per 100 people | 26.12 per 100 people | 36.5 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.14 per 100 people | 37.44 per 100 people | 39.02 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.38 per 100 people | 28.7 per 100 people | 37.55 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.83 per 100 people | 23.3 per 100 people | 28.1 per 100 people | 6 |
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 217.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134.6 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.25 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 1.10 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8.00 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 51,491 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 7,071 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 7,674 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.4% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 19.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Europe & Central Asia was 23.3 per 100 people 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?
- The highest recorded value was 39.02 per 100 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.43 per 100 people in 1964.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia 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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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.