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Telephones - fixed lines
Belgium — 30 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 5.691 million (1992 est.) |
| 1997 | 5.691 million (1992 est.) |
| 1998 | 5.691 million (1992 est.) |
| 1999 | 5.691 million (1992 est.); 1.7 million cellular telephone subscribers (1998) |
| 2000 | 4.632 million (1995) |
| 2001 | 4.769 million (1997) |
| 2002 | 4.769 million (1997) |
| 2003 | 4.769 million (1997) |
| 2004 | 5,120,400 (2002) |
| 2005 | 5,120,400 (2002) |
| 2006 | 4.801 million (2004) |
| 2007 | 4.719 million (2006) |
| 2008 | 4.668 million (2007) |
| 2009 | 4.457 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 34 |
| 2010 | 4,255 (2009) country comparison to the world: 215 |
| 2011 | 4.64 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 32 |
| 2012 | 4.631 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 33 |
| 2013 | 4.631 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 33 |
| 2014 | 4.631 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 33 |
| 2015 | total subscriptions: 4.7 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32 |
| 2016 | total subscriptions: 4,488,711 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 40 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32 |
| 2017 | total subscriptions: 4,371,055 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 38 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32 |
| 2018 | total subscriptions: 4,251,564 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2017 est.) |
| 2019 | total subscriptions: 4,251,564 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2017 est.) |
| 2020 | total subscriptions: 3,967,054 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 34.06 (2019 est.) |
| 2021 | total subscriptions: 3,634,639 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31.36 (2020 est.) |
| 2022 | total subscriptions: 3,634,639 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 31 (2020 est.) |
| 2023 | total subscriptions: 3,293,420 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 28 (2021 est.) |
| 2024 | total subscriptions: 2.953 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2022 est.) |
| 2025 | total subscriptions: 2.49 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 21 (2024 est.) |