Households - type of connection to the internet in Spain
Spain: Households - type of connection to the internet was 95.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Households - type of connection to the internet in Spain, 2004–2021
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
Spain recorded 95.9% for households - type of connection to the internet in 2021. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households - type of connection to the internet in Spain peaked at 95.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 2004.
That places Spain 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Households - type of connection to the internet in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 15.1% | — |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | +37.3% |
| 2007 | 38.2% | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 60.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 65.5% | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 81.2% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 95.3% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.7% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 95.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 90.8%, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Spain's 95.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 90.9%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households - type of connection to the internet in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.9% | 15.1% | 20.8% |
| 2006 | +37.3% | 20.8% | 28.5% |
| 2007 | +34.2% | 28.5% | 38.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 15.1% | 50.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 56.1% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.3% | 95.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 2 Netherlands 98.6% compare
- 2 Netherlands 98.6% compare
- 4 Luxembourg 97.3% compare
- 6 United Kingdom 95.8% compare
- 6 United Kingdom 95.8% compare
- 8 Finland 95.5% compare
More population data for Spain
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6358 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.98 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.527 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.24 million people (2100)
- Population density 66.29 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1636 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households - type of connection to the internet in Spain?
- Households - type of connection to the internet in Spain was 95.9% in 2021, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest households - type of connection to the internet recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for households - type of connection to the internet?
- Spain ranks 5th out of 44 countries with data for 2021.
- Is households - type of connection to the internet rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Households - type of connection to the internet (2003-2021). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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