Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands
Netherlands: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands is 3.98 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands peaked at 9.89 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.04 million, in 1960.
Netherlands ranks 32nd of 213 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.27 million | 1.04 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.08 million | 2.20 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.76 million | 4.89 million | 6.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.14 million | 6.94 million | 9.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.88 million | 7.26 million | 9.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.74 million | 5.56 million | 7.23 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 million | 3.98 million | 5.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Netherlands was 3.98 million 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 9.89 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 million in 1960.
- How does Netherlands rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Netherlands ranks 32nd 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 42.8%. 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. 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.