Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Romania

Fixed telephone lines in Romania in 2024 — 9.06 per 100. Ranked 79 in the world out of 146. Since 1965, the indicator has risen by 466.1%.

2024 9.06 per 100 −11.61% vs 2023
World rank 79of 146
Period maximum 23.53 per 1002013
Period minimum 1.58 per 1001966

Trend over time

1965–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Romania, 1965–20240102030196519711977198319891995200120072013201920241965: 1.6 per 1001966: 1.58 per 1001967: 1.58 per 1001968: 1.58 per 1001969: 1.58 per 1001970: 2.21 per 1001971: 2.14 per 1001972: 2.14 per 1001973: 2.14 per 1001974: 2.14 per 1001975: 4.05 per 1001976: 4.59 per 1001977: 5.23 per 1001978: 5.95 per 1001979: 6.73 per 1001980: 7.31 per 1001981: 7.64 per 1001982: 7.84 per 1001983: 8.03 per 1001984: 8.46 per 1001985: 8.71 per 1001986: 9.22 per 1001987: 9.58 per 1001988: 9.93 per 1001989: 10.26 per 1001990: 10.3 per 1001991: 10.7 per 1001992: 11.2 per 1001993: 11.4 per 1001994: 12.3 per 1001995: 13.1 per 1001996: 14.1 per 1001997: 15.2 per 1001998: 16.1 per 1001999: 16.9 per 1002000: 17.69 per 1002001: 18.78 per 1002002: 19.36 per 1002003: 20.06 per 1002004: 20.5 per 1002005: 20.66 per 1002006: 19.96 per 1002007: 21.16 per 1002008: 22.93 per 1002009: 22.99 per 1002010: 22.02 per 1002011: 23.07 per 1002012: 23.07 per 1002013: 23.53 per 1002014: 22.84 per 1002015: 21.49 per 1002016: 20.78 per 1002017: 19.76 per 1002018: 18.68 per 1002019: 17.33 per 1002020: 15.6 per 1002021: 13.54 per 1002022: 11.59 per 1002023: 10.25 per 1002024: 9.06 per 100
Change over the period: +7.46 (+466.09%) Average annual rate: 2.98 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Romania 9.06 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Eastern Europe computed 15.39 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Romania, by year Romania All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 9.06 −1.19 −11.61%
2023 10.25 −1.34 −11.57%
2022 11.59 −1.95 −14.37%
2021 13.54 −2.06 −13.21%
2020 15.6 −1.73 −10%
2019 17.33 −1.34 −7.19%
2018 18.68 −1.08 −5.47%
2017 19.76 −1.02 −4.93%
2016 20.78 −0.71 −3.29%
2015 21.49 −1.35 −5.9%
2014 22.84 −0.69 −2.93%
2013 23.53 +0.46 +1.99%
2012 23.07 −0.01 −0.03%
2011 23.07 +1.05 +4.77%
2010 22.02 −0.96 −4.19%
2009 22.99 +0.06 +0.27%
2008 22.93 +1.77 +8.35%
2007 21.16 +1.2 +6.02%
2006 19.96 −0.7 −3.41%
2005 20.66 +0.16 +0.78%
2004 20.5 +0.44 +2.2%
2003 20.06 +0.7 +3.6%
2002 19.36 +0.59 +3.12%
2001 18.78 +1.09 +6.17%
2000 17.69 +0.79 +4.65%
1999 16.9 +0.8 +4.97%
1998 16.1 +0.9 +5.92%
1997 15.2 +1.1 +7.8%
1996 14.1 +1 +7.63%
1995 13.1 +0.8 +6.5%
1994 12.3 +0.9 +7.89%
1993 11.4 +0.2 +1.79%
1992 11.2 +0.5 +4.67%
1991 10.7 +0.4 +3.88%
1990 10.3 +0.04 +0.4%
1989 10.26 +0.33 +3.31%
1988 9.93 +0.35 +3.62%
1987 9.58 +0.36 +3.92%
1986 9.22 +0.51 +5.83%
1985 8.71 +0.26 +3.04%
1984 8.46 +0.42 +5.27%
1983 8.03 +0.2 +2.52%
1982 7.84 +0.19 +2.51%
1981 7.64 +0.33 +4.54%
1980 7.31 +0.58 +8.67%
1979 6.73 +0.78 +13.07%
1978 5.95 +0.72 +13.87%
1977 5.23 +0.64 +13.93%
1976 4.59 +0.54 +13.31%
1975 4.05 +1.91 +89.08%
1974 2.14 +0 +0%
1973 2.14 +0 +0%
1972 2.14 +0 +0%
1971 2.14 −0.07 −3.05%
1970 2.21 +0.63 +39.87%
1969 1.58 +0 +0%
1968 1.58 +0 +0%
1967 1.58 +0 +0%
1966 1.58 −0.02 −1.35%
1965 1.6

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.