Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain
Spain: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 99.2% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 141 countries
All-time high
99.2%
in 2021
All-time low
96.2%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2017–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Spain, 2017–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 99.2% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% over ten years.
That places Spain 4th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 96.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More science & technology data for Spain
- Scientific and technical journal articles 60,304 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 126 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 1,308 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 1.5% (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 14,611 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 44.82 million users (2021)
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 99.2% in 2023, 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 4th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 (%)