Fixed telephone lines — all countries

Fixed telephone lines — Portugal

Fixed telephone lines in Portugal in 2024 — 53 per 100. Ranked 4 in the world out of 146. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 4,819.7%.

2024 53 per 100 +0.49% vs 2023
World rank 4of 146
Period maximum 53 per 1002024
Period minimum 1.08 per 1001960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · per 100 people

Fixed telephone lines — Portugal, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1.08 per 1001962: 1.08 per 1001964: 1.08 per 1001966: 4.62 per 1001968: 4.62 per 1001970: 6.24 per 1001972: 6.26 per 1001974: 6.26 per 1001976: 8.8 per 1001978: 9.44 per 1001980: 10.11 per 1001982: 11.6 per 1001984: 13.28 per 1001986: 15.09 per 1001988: 18.45 per 1001990: 23.8 per 1001992: 30.3 per 1001994: 34.7 per 1001996: 38 per 1001998: 40.5 per 1002000: 42.02 per 1002002: 41.78 per 1002004: 40.44 per 1002006: 40.31 per 1002008: 39.38 per 1002010: 42.41 per 1002012: 43.36 per 1002014: 44.09 per 1002016: 46.27 per 1002018: 49.14 per 1002020: 50.26 per 1002022: 52.2 per 1002024: 53 per 100
Change over the period: +51.93 (+4,819.66%) Average annual rate: 6.28 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Portugal

Portugal 53 per 100
World 10.2 per 100
Europe & Central Asia 24.3 per 100
Southern Europe computed 36.72 per 100
Fixed telephone lines — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year per 100 Change Change, %
2024 53 +0.26 +0.49%
2023 52.74 +0.55 +1.04%
2022 52.2 +1.01 +1.96%
2021 51.19 +0.93 +1.85%
2020 50.26 +1.07 +2.18%
2019 49.19 +0.05 +0.11%
2018 49.14 +2.37 +5.08%
2017 46.77 +0.49 +1.06%
2016 46.27 +1.12 +2.47%
2015 45.16 +1.06 +2.41%
2014 44.09 +0.78 +1.8%
2013 43.31 −0.04 −0.1%
2012 43.36 +0.33 +0.76%
2011 43.03 +0.62 +1.46%
2010 42.41 +1.48 +3.63%
2009 40.92 +1.54 +3.92%
2008 39.38 −0.48 −1.2%
2007 39.86 −0.45 −1.11%
2006 40.31 −0 −0.01%
2005 40.31 −0.13 −0.31%
2004 40.44 −0.51 −1.26%
2003 40.95 −0.83 −1.98%
2002 41.78 −0.57 −1.36%
2001 42.35 +0.33 +0.79%
2000 42.02 +0.62 +1.5%
1999 41.4 +0.9 +2.22%
1998 40.5 +0.9 +2.27%
1997 39.6 +1.6 +4.21%
1996 38 +1.7 +4.68%
1995 36.3 +1.6 +4.61%
1994 34.7 +2 +6.12%
1993 32.7 +2.4 +7.92%
1992 30.3 +3.3 +12.22%
1991 27 +3.2 +13.45%
1990 23.8 +1.95 +8.95%
1989 21.85 +3.4 +18.41%
1988 18.45 +1.92 +11.61%
1987 16.53 +1.44 +9.55%
1986 15.09 +1.08 +7.72%
1985 14.01 +0.73 +5.48%
1984 13.28 +0.72 +5.74%
1983 12.56 +0.96 +8.24%
1982 11.6 +0.88 +8.18%
1981 10.73 +0.61 +6.08%
1980 10.11 +0.41 +4.24%
1979 9.7 +0.26 +2.75%
1978 9.44 +0.3 +3.33%
1977 9.14 +0.34 +3.89%
1976 8.8 +0.34 +4.03%
1975 8.45 +2.19 +34.94%
1974 6.26 +0 +0%
1973 6.26 +0 +0%
1972 6.26 +0 +0%
1971 6.26 +0.02 +0.37%
1970 6.24 +1.63 +35.24%
1969 4.62 +0 +0%
1968 4.62 +0 +0%
1967 4.62 +0 +0%
1966 4.62 +0.02 +0.42%
1965 4.6 +3.51 +324.77%
1964 1.08 +0 +0%
1963 1.08 +0 +0%
1962 1.08 +0 +0%
1961 1.08 +0 +0.43%
1960 1.08

About the indicator

The number of active fixed telephone lines per 100 people. One of the few telecom indicators that is steadily falling the world over: mobile service and IP telephony are pushing landlines out. The trend of the series is a plain illustration of technological substitution.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.