Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia
Australia: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.2189 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia is 0.2189 units per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 44.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.5335 units per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1399 units per person, in 1964.
Australia ranks 55th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.152 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.149 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1454 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 0.1426 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1399 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1765 units per person | +26.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1725 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1704 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.1674 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1639 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2162 units per person | +31.9% |
| 1971 | 0.209 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2052 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2021 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.197 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.2547 units per person | +29.3% |
| 1976 | 0.2637 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2753 units per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2901 units per person | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.3066 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3228 units per person | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3397 units per person | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3528 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.3632 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3755 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3919 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.4059 units per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4191 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.429 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4413 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.4563 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4655 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4724 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4843 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.497 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4943 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5032 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5075 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5127 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5188 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.5281 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.5219 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.5335 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5304 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5203 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5016 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.486 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4686 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.441 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4937 units per person | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4823 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4733 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4606 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4475 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3915 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3569 units per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3505 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.344 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3285 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2447 units per person | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2127 units per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2615 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2463 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2428 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2189 units per person | -9.8% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.2189 units per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2406 units per person, 91% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.2189 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 2.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +31.9% | 0.1639 units per person | 0.2162 units per person |
| 1975 | +29.3% | 0.197 units per person | 0.2547 units per person |
| 1965 | +26.2% | 0.1399 units per person | 0.1765 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.158 units per person | 0.1399 units per person | 0.1765 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.242 units per person | 0.197 units per person | 0.3066 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3841 units per person | 0.3228 units per person | 0.4413 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4912 units per person | 0.4563 units per person | 0.5188 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5025 units per person | 0.441 units per person | 0.5335 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.388 units per person | 0.2447 units per person | 0.4823 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2365 units per person | 0.2127 units per person | 0.2615 units per person | 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 unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.95 million (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, per capita in Australia?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in Australia was 0.2189 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5335 units per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1399 units per person in 1964.
- How does Australia rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.1%. 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, 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 ÷ 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.