Fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal
Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 5.53 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal stood at 5.53 million. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal peaked at 5.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 95,697, in 1960.
That places Portugal 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 252,348 | 95,697 | 409,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 701,674 | 542,000 | 939,599 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million | 989,470 | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 million | 2.38 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.27 million | 4.16 million | 4.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.72 million | 4.49 million | 5.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.40 million | 5.21 million | 5.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.29 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 178,916 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 568.98 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 38 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,642 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Portugal was 5.53 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 95,697 in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.