In 2020, the size of international inbound letter mail traffic in Europe reached approximately 1.15 billion letters. During that period, European postal services delivered approximately 33.3 billion domestic letters.
International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020
(in billion letters)
* 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.
**The value for France contains a break in the time series.
International inbound letter mail traffic refers to the incoming intra-EU traffic and traffic with third countries.
Values have been rounded.
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European Commission. (December 21, 2021). International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. "International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters)." Chart. December 21, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. (2021). International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. "International Inbound Letter Mail Traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in Billion Letters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission, International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
International inbound letter mail traffic in Europe* between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) [Graph], European Commission, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1142902/international-mail-traffic-europe/
