The volume of active postpaid SIM cards in Belgium increased steadily between 2014 and 2023, while the volume of active prepaid SIM cards declined over the same period. At the beginning of the nine year period, there were roughly three thousand more active postpaid than prepaid SIM cards in circulation. In 2023, there were roughly six times as much active postpaid SIM cards as prepaid cards.
Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023
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Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications. (June 19, 2024). Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/
Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications. "Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/
Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications. (2024). Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/
Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications. "Number of Active Post and Prepaid Sim Cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/
Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications, Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/ (last visited April 19, 2025)
Number of active post and prepaid SIM cards in Belgium from 2014 to 2023 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Belgian Institute for Postal services and Telecommunications, June 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/866050/volume-of-active-post-and-prepaid-sim-cards-in-belgium/
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