What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium was 2.49 million 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 5.13 million in 2001.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?

The lowest recorded value was 779,262 in 1960.

How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Belgium ranks 43rd 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 45.1%. 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. 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 2.49 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

2.49 million

Change on year

down 10.1%

World rank

43rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

5.13 million

in 2001

All-time low

779,262

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium stood at 2.49 million.

The figure is down 10.1% on the previous year and down 45.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Belgium peaked at 5.13 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 779,262, in 1960.

That places Belgium 43rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	914,616	779,262	1.05 million	10
1970s	1.71 million	1.34 million	2.32 million	10
1980s	3.04 million	2.44 million	3.71 million	10
1990s	4.52 million	3.91 million	5.01 million	10
2000s	4.85 million	4.64 million	5.13 million	10
2010s	4.42 million	3.93 million	4.64 million	10
2020s	3.03 million	2.49 million	3.64 million	5

Countries ranked near Belgium

40 Israel 2.56 million compare
41 Pakistan 2.54 million compare
42 Hungary 2.52 million compare
44 Kazakhstan 2.44 million compare
45 Serbia 2.42 million compare
46 Venezuela 2.42 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Belgium

Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.18 per 100 people (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 2.49 million 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 5.13 million in 2001.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Belgium?: The lowest recorded value was 779,262 in 1960.
How does Belgium rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Belgium ranks 43rd 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 45.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 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.