Persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026): Persons who cannot afford a telephone was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 46 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2011
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2020

Persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011–2020

0.10.150.20.250.32011201520202011: 0.3 Percentage2012: 0.3 Percentage2013: 0.2 Percentage2014: 0.3 Percentage2015: 0.2 Percentage2017: 0.2 Percentage2018: 0.2 Percentage2019: 0.1 Percentage2020: 0.1 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) recorded 0.1% for persons who cannot afford a telephone in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) peaked at 0.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 17th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), year by year

Annual values for Persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026), 2011 to 2020.
Year Percentage Change
2011 0.3%
2012 0.3% +0.0%
2013 0.2% -33.3%
2014 0.3% +50.0%
2015 0.2% -33.3%
2017 0.2% +0.0%
2018 0.2% +0.0%
2019 0.1% -50.0%
2020 0.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 8
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 1

Countries ranked near Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)

  1. 15 Belgium 0.2% compare
  2. 15 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 0.2% compare
  3. 17 Austria 0.1% compare
  4. 17 Estonia 0.1% compare
  5. 17 Greece 0.1% compare
  6. 17 Italy 0.1% compare
  7. 17 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  8. 17 Slovakia 0.1% compare
  9. 17 Estonia 0.1% compare
  10. 17 Slovenia 0.1% compare
  11. 17 Slovakia 0.1% compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Persons who cannot afford a telephone in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) was 0.1% in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons who cannot afford a telephone recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a telephone recorded in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) rank for persons who cannot afford a telephone?
Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) ranks 17th out of 46 countries with data for 2020.
Is persons who cannot afford a telephone rising or falling in Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026)?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a telephone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons who cannot afford a telephone
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 731 data points, 2003–2021
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