What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands was 21.81 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 Netherlands?

The highest recorded value was 61.58 per 100 people in 2000.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?

The lowest recorded value was 9.08 per 100 people in 1960.

How does Netherlands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Netherlands ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Netherlands?

Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Netherlands 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 Netherlands

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

Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 21.81 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

21.81 per 100 people

Change on year

down 7.4%

World rank

56th

of 213 countries

All-time high

61.58 per 100 people

in 2000

All-time low

9.08 per 100 people

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands stood at 21.81 per 100 people.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 46.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands peaked at 61.58 per 100 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.08 per 100 people, in 1960.

That places Netherlands 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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	10.69 per 100 people	9.08 per 100 people	12.28 per 100 people	10
1970s	22.72 per 100 people	16.89 per 100 people	32.8 per 100 people	10
1980s	39.74 per 100 people	34.62 per 100 people	45.05 per 100 people	10
1990s	52.4 per 100 people	46.2 per 100 people	60.3 per 100 people	10
2000s	48.08 per 100 people	43.49 per 100 people	61.58 per 100 people	10
2010s	39.41 per 100 people	31.7 per 100 people	43.12 per 100 people	10
2020s	25.44 per 100 people	21.81 per 100 people	28.34 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Netherlands

53 Malaysia 23.11 per 100 people compare
54 Mexico 22.56 per 100 people compare
55 Australia 22.28 per 100 people compare
57 Belgium 21.18 per 100 people compare
58 Tuvalu 21.15 per 100 people compare
59 United Arab Emirates 20.8 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Netherlands

Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 41.44 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 307,432 (2023)
Air transport, freight 3,286 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 621.43 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 97.0% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 26.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands was 21.81 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 Netherlands?: The highest recorded value was 61.58 per 100 people in 2000.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?: The lowest recorded value was 9.08 per 100 people in 1960.
How does Netherlands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Netherlands ranks 56th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Netherlands?: Over the last ten years it is down 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands 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

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.