Euro area: Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Euro area's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) fell 0.48 on 2023 (from 19.03 to 18.55).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was −0.77 and a typical year strayed about 1.68 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.5 in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.34 in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.21 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 14.78 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.74, against 1.75 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

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What this measures

Commercial bank branches are retail locations of resident commercial banks and other resident banks that function as commercial banks that provide financial services to customers and are physically separated from the main office but not organized as legally separated subsidiaries.

Limitations: Population-based ratios of the number of branches and ATMs assume a uniform distribution of bank outlets within a country's area and across its population, while in most countries bank branches and ATMs are concentrated in urban centers of the country and are accessible only to some individuals.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 21 values

Commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 2.04 (2019)
• Algeria — 4.91 (2024)
• Bahrain — 13.4 (2024)
• Djibouti — 8.21 (2024)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 6.56 (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 29.33 (2018)
• Iraq — 3.33 (2024)
• Israel — 13.67 (2024)
• Jordan — 11.81 (2024)
• Kuwait — 10.08 (2024)

More financial sector data for Euro area

• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.47% (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.15% (2025)
• Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%) — 40.64% (2024)
• Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$) — US$5.59 trillion (2018)
• Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (% of GDP) — 53.74% (2018)
• Listed domestic companies, total — 4,913 (2018)
• Stocks traded, total value (current US$) — US$3.82 trillion (2015)
• Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP) — 47% (2015)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)

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Questions people ask

What is Euro area's commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults)?

18.55 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is down 44.99% from 33.71 in 2004 (2.94% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 37.3 in 2007 and the lowest 18.55 in 2024.

Is the latest change in commercial bank branches (per 100,000 adults) unusual for Euro area?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator FB.CBK.BRCH.P5, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), uri: https://data.imf.org/en/datasets/IMF.STA:FAS Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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