Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria
Austria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria is 3.48 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria peaked at 4.01 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 428,807, in 1960.
Austria ranks 34th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 428,807 | — |
| 1961 | 428,807 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 428,807 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 428,807 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 428,807 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 655,000 | +52.7% |
| 1966 | 655,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 655,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 655,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 655,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 969,000 | +47.9% |
| 1971 | 969,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 969,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 969,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 969,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.50 million | +55.3% |
| 1976 | 1.62 million | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.75 million | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.89 million | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 2.03 million | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 2.19 million | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 2.32 million | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 2.44 million | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 2.55 million | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 2.64 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 2.73 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 2.82 million | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 2.91 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.00 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 3.10 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 3.22 million | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 3.34 million | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 3.47 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 3.58 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.69 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 3.80 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.90 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 3.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.01 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 3.94 million | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 4.00 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.88 million | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.82 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 3.74 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 3.60 million | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 3.41 million | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.29 million | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 3.25 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.40 million | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 3.39 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 3.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.33 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.52 million | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 3.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 3.57 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.71 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 3.74 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 3.79 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 3.68 million | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.60 million | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 3.48 million | -3.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 3.48 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 445,236, 7.8× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Austria's 3.48 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 716,034, 4.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +55.3% | 969,000 | 1.50 million |
| 1965 | +52.7% | 428,807 | 655,000 |
| 1970 | +47.9% | 655,000 | 969,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 541,904 | 428,807 | 655,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 969,000 | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 2.19 million | 3.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 million | 3.22 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 million | 3.25 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 3.33 million | 3.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.48 million | 3.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3793 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 11.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria was 3.48 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,807 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Austria ranks 34th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.