Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.5167 units per person in 2024. β Volatile
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal is 0.5167 units per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.5211 units per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0106 units per person, in 1964.
That places Portugal 6th 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 | 0.0284 units per person | 0.0106 units per person | 0.0467 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0769 units per person | 0.0619 units per person | 0.0973 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1441 units per person | 0.1013 units per person | 0.2188 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3445 units per person | 0.2383 units per person | 0.414 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4083 units per person | 0.394 units per person | 0.4232 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4535 units per person | 0.4243 units per person | 0.4947 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5155 units per person | 0.5062 units per person | 0.5211 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 3 Andorra, Principality of 0.6495 units per person compare
- 4 British Virgin Islands 0.6193 units per person compare
- 5 France 0.5453 units per person compare
- 7 Cayman Islands 0.4997 units per person compare
- 8 Japan 0.4765 units per person compare
- 9 San Marino, Republic of 0.474 units per person compare
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 12.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Portugal was 0.5167 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5211 units per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0106 units per person in 1964.
- How does Portugal rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.