Over the past years, letter post traffic has been decreasing. In 2020, 263 billion letters were delivered worldwide. This is 27 percent less than the number of letters distributed worldwide in 2011.
Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2011 to 2020
(in billion units)
To retrieve the data, select all the administrations (world estimate), then select 9.2 Number of letter-post items, domestic service and 9.3 Number of letter-post items, international service from One or more Items and the Last five years year from Format 1.
Values have been rounded.
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UPU, & Statista. (November 29, 2021). Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2011 to 2020 (in billion units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206602/letter-post-traffic-worldwide/
UPU, und Statista. "Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2011 to 2020 (in billion units)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206602/letter-post-traffic-worldwide/
UPU, Statista. (2021). Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2011 to 2020 (in billion units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206602/letter-post-traffic-worldwide/
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Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2011 to 2020 (in billion units) [Graph], UPU, & Statista, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1206602/letter-post-traffic-worldwide/
