Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Hungary

Fixed telephone lines in Hungary in 2024 — 26 per 100. Ranked 27 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 966.5%.

2024 26 per 100 −6.48% vs 2023
World rank 27of 146
Period maximum 37.27 per 1002000
Period minimum 2.43 per 1001961

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Hungary, 1960–202401020304019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 2.44 per 1001962: 2.43 per 1001964: 2.43 per 1001966: 2.99 per 1001968: 2.99 per 1001970: 3.87 per 1001972: 3.85 per 1001974: 3.85 per 1001976: 4.89 per 1001978: 5 per 1001980: 5.77 per 1001982: 6.15 per 1001984: 6.67 per 1001986: 7.33 per 1001988: 8.22 per 1001990: 9.59 per 1001992: 12.4 per 1001994: 17.2 per 1001996: 25.7 per 1001998: 33.4 per 1002000: 37.27 per 1002002: 36.19 per 1002004: 35.34 per 1002006: 33.44 per 1002008: 30.89 per 1002010: 29.83 per 1002012: 29.86 per 1002014: 30.53 per 1002016: 31.8 per 1002018: 31.51 per 1002020: 30.47 per 1002022: 29.38 per 1002024: 26 per 100
Change over the period: +23.56 (+966.45%) Average annual rate: 3.77 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hungary

Hungary 26 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Eastern Europe computed 15.39 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Hungary, by year Hungary All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 26 −1.8 −6.48%
2023 27.8 −1.58 −5.37%
2022 29.38 −1.07 −3.51%
2021 30.45 −0.02 −0.06%
2020 30.47 −0.74 −2.36%
2019 31.2 −0.3 −0.96%
2018 31.51 −0.49 −1.54%
2017 32 +0.2 +0.64%
2016 31.8 +0.35 +1.12%
2015 31.45 +0.92 +3%
2014 30.53 +0.42 +1.39%
2013 30.11 +0.26 +0.86%
2012 29.86 +0.36 +1.24%
2011 29.49 −0.34 −1.15%
2010 29.83 −0.85 −2.76%
2009 30.68 −0.21 −0.67%
2008 30.89 −1.51 −4.65%
2007 32.4 −1.04 −3.11%
2006 33.44 −0.5 −1.47%
2005 33.93 −1.4 −3.97%
2004 35.34 −0.3 −0.85%
2003 35.64 −0.55 −1.52%
2002 36.19 −0.62 −1.68%
2001 36.81 −0.46 −1.25%
2000 37.27 +0.77 +2.12%
1999 36.5 +3.1 +9.28%
1998 33.4 +3.3 +10.96%
1997 30.1 +4.4 +17.12%
1996 25.7 +4.8 +22.97%
1995 20.9 +3.7 +21.51%
1994 17.2 +2.7 +18.62%
1993 14.5 +2.1 +16.94%
1992 12.4 +1.5 +13.76%
1991 10.9 +1.31 +13.66%
1990 9.59 +0.78 +8.86%
1989 8.81 +0.58 +7.1%
1988 8.22 +0.46 +5.95%
1987 7.76 +0.43 +5.9%
1986 7.33 +0.32 +4.6%
1985 7.01 +0.34 +5.11%
1984 6.67 +0.3 +4.68%
1983 6.37 +0.22 +3.57%
1982 6.15 +0.19 +3.16%
1981 5.96 +0.19 +3.32%
1980 5.77 +0.52 +9.96%
1979 5.25 +0.25 +4.98%
1978 5 +0.08 +1.56%
1977 4.92 +0.03 +0.69%
1976 4.89 +0.06 +1.21%
1975 4.83 +0.98 +25.44%
1974 3.85 +0 +0%
1973 3.85 +0 +0%
1972 3.85 +0 +0%
1971 3.85 −0.02 −0.49%
1970 3.87 +0.88 +29.52%
1969 2.99 +0 +0%
1968 2.99 +0 +0%
1967 2.99 +0 +0%
1966 2.99 −0.01 −0.28%
1965 3 +0.56 +23.07%
1964 2.43 +0 +0%
1963 2.43 +0 +0%
1962 2.43 +0 +0%
1961 2.43 −0 −0.18%
1960 2.44

Eastern Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.