Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population fell 8.53% to 11.4% in Bulgaria in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Bulgaria reached an all time high of 36.0% in 2002 and an all time low of 8.97% in 1979. When compared to Bulgaria's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Greece amounted to 47.0%, 13.5% in Romania, 37.0% in Serbia and 14.5% in Turkey in 2021.
Bulgaria has been ranked 77th within the group of 140 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 35 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 7.87% | 8.63% | 8.57% | 8.64% | 8.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.1% | 23.3% | 21.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 22.6% | 20.4% | 18.0% | 15.7% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 34.7% | 34.0% | 33.4% | 32.6% | 32.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 48.7% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.1% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 31.4% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 31.5% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | 37.2% | 37.1% | 36.8% | 35.6% | 33.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | % | 5.29% | 5.25% | 8.17% | 6.66% | 6.88% | ||||||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 36.7% | 36.3% | 36.0% | 35.3% | 34.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 21.5% | 20.8% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 17.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | 39.2% | 38.1% | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.0% | |||||||||||||
| Turkey | % | 14.4% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 14.0% | 13.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 21.3% | 19.8% | 16.9% | 14.4% | 9.96% |
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