Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity limitation, sex and age by country
Countries reporting
42
Highest
3.9%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Cyprus
Median
0.0%
Years covered
12
2010–2021
Data points
509
What the numbers show
Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity limitation, sex and age is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 3.9% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Cyprus.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.2%.
Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Türkiye (down 100.0%).
Share of persons who cannot afford a telephone by level of activity: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3.9% | 2020 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 2 | Hungary | 0.8% | 2020 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Lithuania | 0.6% | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Malta | 0.6% | 2020 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 6 | North Macedonia | 0.3% | 2020 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 0.3% | 2020 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Romania | 0.3% | 2020 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Montenegro | 0.3% | 2020 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Poland | 0.2% | 2019 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 0.1% | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Serbia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 12 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 0.1% | 2019 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 12 | Ireland | 0.1% | 2019 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2020 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 12 | Belgium | 0.1% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Slovenia | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Latvia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Iceland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Greece | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | France | 0.0% | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 0.0% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 21 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Spain | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Czechia | 0.0% | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Cyprus | 0.0% | 2020 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.