Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Spain
Spain: Proportion of individuals using the Internet was 95.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 95.8% for proportion of individuals using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of individuals using the internet in Spain peaked at 95.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.6%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 26th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +95.6% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 59.6% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 67.1% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 78.7% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 93.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 93.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 94.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 95.8% | +0.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 95.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.7%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Spain's 95.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of individuals using the Internet in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +95.6% | 20.4% | 39.9% |
| 2001 | +33.1% | 13.6% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.1% | 13.6% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 65.8% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.6% | 93.2% | 95.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 130.26 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 122.45 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of individuals using the internet in Spain?
- Proportion of individuals using the internet in Spain was 95.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest proportion of individuals using the internet recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.6% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of individuals using the internet?
- Spain ranks 26th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of individuals using the internet rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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