Australia (2024)
112.6
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
+0.1 YoY
YoY Change
+0.1
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Australia Mobile Cellular Subscriptions (per 100 People) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year subscriptions per 100 inhabitants YoY Change
2024 112.6 +0.1
2023 112.5 +3
2022 109.5 +4.4
2021 105.1 +0.2
2020 104.9 -4.9
2019 109.8 -0.2
2018 110 +2.2
2017 107.8 -1.3
2016 109.1 +1.5
2015 107.6 +1.4
2014 106.2 -1.1
2013 107.3 +0.8
2012 106.5 +0.7
2011 105.8 +4.2
2010 101.6 -0.3
2009 101.9 -1.6
2008 103.5 +2
2007 101.5 +5.5
2006 96 +5.2
2005 90.8 +8.6

About this Dataset

Australia recorded 112.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024. The latest change was +0.1. Across 1975–2024 the series ranges from 0 in 1986 to 112.6 in 2024.

This page tracks mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Australia from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption.

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 mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in Australia from 1990 to present. Mobile penetration is the primary digital access channel in emerging markets and drives mobile commerce, fintech, and digital services adoption. 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 1975–2024 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 112.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants in 2024 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1986. The latest reading of 112.6 in 2024 represents a change of +0.1.