* 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.
To retrieve the data, select the unit of measure as thousand.
Domestic letter mail traffic refers to the total volume of clearance, sorting, transport and delivery that occurred in each country.
In 2020, European postal services delivered approximately **** billion letters. Over recent years, letter mail traffic in Europe has been declining. There is approximately a ** percent decrease in deliveries compared to 2014, when the European postal services handed over ** billion letters.
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European Commission. (December 21, 2021). European* domestic letter mail traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. "European* domestic letter mail traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters)." Chart. December 21, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. (2021). European* domestic letter mail traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 25, 2026. /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission. "European* Domestic Letter Mail Traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in Billion Letters)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Dec 2021, /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/
European Commission, European* domestic letter mail traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/ (last visited July 25, 2026)
European* domestic letter mail traffic between 2012 and 2020 (in billion letters) [Graph], European Commission, December 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1142779/domestic-mail-traffic-europe/
