Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia
Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 5.95 million in 2024. β² Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia is 5.95 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia peaked at 10.71 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.56 million, in 1960.
Australia ranks 24th of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.79 million | 1.56 million | 2.01 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.33 million | 2.70 million | 4.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.06 million | 4.74 million | 7.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.82 million | 7.79 million | 9.76 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.12 million | 9.37 million | 10.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.10 million | 6.20 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.20 million | 5.46 million | 6.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112.58 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2189 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 30.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in Australia was 5.95 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.56 million in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- Australia ranks 24th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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 with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.