What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain was 18.23 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 20.58 million in 2008.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1960.

How does Spain rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Spain ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain 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.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Spain: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 18.23 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

18.23 million

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

14th

of 213 countries

All-time high

20.58 million

in 2008

All-time low

1.30 million

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

Spain recorded 18.23 million for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain peaked at 20.58 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million, in 1960.

That places Spain 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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	1.54 million	1.30 million	1.77 million	10
1970s	4.26 million	2.85 million	6.70 million	10
1980s	9.24 million	7.23 million	11.80 million	10
1990s	14.77 million	12.60 million	16.48 million	10
2000s	18.83 million	17.10 million	20.58 million	10
2010s	19.61 million	19.24 million	20.18 million	10
2020s	18.77 million	18.23 million	19.46 million	5

Countries ranked near Spain

11 South Korea 21.29 million compare
12 Russia 20.82 million compare
13 Italy 20.30 million compare
15 Egypt 13.25 million compare
16 Canada 10.97 million compare
17 Turkey 9.03 million compare

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More infrastructure data for Spain

Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 94.10 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 662,492 (2023)
Air transport, freight 1,131 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 111.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,327 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 95.8% (2024)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.7% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Spain was 18.23 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 20.58 million in 2008.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million in 1960.
How does Spain rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Spain ranks 14th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain 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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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,482 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.