Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain
Spain: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 99.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 182 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2021
All-time low
96.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain, 2017–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.1% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
That places Spain 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 96.2% | — |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 99.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 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 share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain was 99.1% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Spain ranks 7th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).