Australia (2024)
36.5
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
-0.4% YoY
YoY Change
-0.4%
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
down
Series length
23
years of data

Data

Australia Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants Change
2024 36.5 -0.4%
2023 36.6 +0.6%
2022 36.4 +1.6%
2021 35.8 +1.4%
2020 35.3 +2.3%
2019 34.5 +3.0%
2018 33.5 +4.7%
2017 32 +5.7%
2016 30.3 +6.3%
2015 28.5 +2.9%
2014 27.7 +7.6%
2013 25.7 +2.6%
2012 25.1 +1.6%
2011 24.7 -0.8%
2010 24.9 +3.8%
2009 24 -3.6%
2008 24.9 n/a
2006 18.9 +90.7%
2005 9.9 +96.8%
2004 5 +93.6%

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 36.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was -0.1. Across 2001–2024 the series ranges from 0.6 in 2001 to 36.6 in 2023.

This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Australia from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Australia from 1998 to present. Fixed broadband penetration measures high-speed connectivity infrastructure maturity and is a key input for digital service delivery economics. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2001–2024 (23 observations).

The series peaked at 36.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0.6 in 2001. The latest reading of 36.5 in 2024 represents a change of -0.1.