Mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia
Australia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 112.58 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Australia recorded 112.58 per 100 people for mobile cellular subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia peaked at 112.58 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1960.
That places Australia 112th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0781 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0.5628 per 100 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.56 per 100 people | 1.08 per 100 people | 33.59 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.51 per 100 people | 44.75 per 100 people | 103.51 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 107.18 per 100 people | 101.62 per 100 people | 110.03 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.92 per 100 people | 104.93 per 100 people | 112.58 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More infrastructure data for Australia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.28 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.95 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.07 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 68.96 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,188 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 678,852 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 18,910 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 96.1% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 14.5% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Australia was 112.58 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 112.58 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Australia ranks 112th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.