Germany's fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) was 45.42 in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 21.4% from 57.78 in 2014 (2.38% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 45.42 | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 45.8 | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 57.78 | 2014 |
| Highest | 66.78 | 2005 |
| Lowest | 4.39 | 1961 |
| Average since 2015 | 48.91 | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 4.41 | 1960 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Germany's fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.36 on 2023 (from 45.77 to 45.42).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 2.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below 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 5.42 in 1975 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.18 in 2019. 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 1.24 a year. A straight line explains 80% 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.
How it compares
In 2024, Germany had the 8th highest value of the 146 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 45.42 | 2024 |
| World | 9.9 | 2025 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 23.3 | 2025 |
| High income | 28 | 2025 |
Closest to Germany in the 2024 ranking
- Malta — 5th of 146: 47.35
- Greece — 6th of 146: 46.69
- Belarus — 7th of 146: 45.76
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 9th of 146: 44.57
- Bermuda — 10th of 146: 43.59
- Korea, Rep. — 11th of 146: 41.17
What this measures
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.
Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 65 values
| Year | Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 45.42 |
| 2023 | 45.77 |
| 2022 | 45.88 |
| 2021 | 45.99 |
| 2020 | 45.89 |
| 2019 | 45.8 |
| 2018 | 50.98 |
| 2017 | 53.43 |
| 2016 | 54.74 |
| 2015 | 55.25 |
| 2014 |
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) in nearby economies
- Albania — 5.92 (2024)
- Andorra — 64.95 (2024)
- Armenia — 10 (2024)
- Austria — 38.17 (2024)
- Azerbaijan — 12.82 (2024)
- Belarus — 45.76 (2024)
- Belgium — 21.18 (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 18.43 (2024)
- Bulgaria — 8.17 (2024)
- Croatia — 28.46 (2024)
More infrastructure data for Germany
- Fixed telephone subscriptions — 38.4 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 655,842 (2023)
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 12,767 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried — 80.2 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions — 109.2 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) — 129.15 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents — 19,177 (2024)
- Patent applications, residents — 40,085 (2024)
- ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) — US$59.44 billion (2025)
- ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Germany's fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)?
- 45.42 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 930.19% from 4.41 in 1960 (3.71% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 66.78 in 2005 and the lowest 4.39 in 1961.
- How does Germany rank?
- 8th highest of 146 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) unusual for Germany?
- In 2024, Germany's fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people) fell 0.36 on 2023 (from 45.77 to 45.42). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.01 and a typical year strayed about 2.18 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.MLT.MAIN.P2, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 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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