As of 2020, there were some 405,060 postal letter boxes in Europe, a decrease of about 11.1 percent from the previous year. Over the past 17 years, the number of postal letter boxes in Europe has declined by more than 47 percent from 768,049 in 2004.
Number of postal letter boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020
* The data is the sum of given entries for the European Union 27 member states (EU-27) and Iceland, Norway, North Macedonia Switzerland and the U.K. Some data for countries were not provided every year by the source.
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European Commission. (December 21, 2021). Number of postal letter boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143289/postal-office-europe/
European Commission. "Number of postal letter boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143289/postal-office-europe/
European Commission. (2021). Number of postal letter boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143289/postal-office-europe/
European Commission. "Number of Postal Letter Boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143289/postal-office-europe/
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Number of postal letter boxes in Europe* from 2004 to 2020 [Graph], European Commission, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143289/postal-office-europe/