Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — all countries

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Australia

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions in Australia in 2024 — 9,744,664 subs. Ranked 25 in the world out of 151. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 7,835.4%.

2024 9.74M subs +0.58% vs 2023
World rank 25of 151
Period maximum 9.74M subs2024
Period minimum 122,800 subs2001

Trend over time

2001–2024 · subscriptions

Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Australia, 2001–202402.5M5M7.5M10M2001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 122,800 subs2002: 258,100 subs2003: 516,800 subs2004: 1,012,000 subs2005: 2,016,000 subs2006: 3,900,000 subs2008: 5,315,000 subs2009: 5,221,000 subs2010: 5,510,000 subs2011: 5,552,000 subs2012: 5,735,000 subs2013: 5,981,000 subs2014: 6,536,000 subs2015: 6,828,000 subs2016: 7,374,000 subs2017: 7,922,000 subs2018: 8,427,316 subs2019: 8,802,600 subs2020: 9,099,619 subs2021: 9,301,738 subs2022: 9,535,408 subs2023: 9,688,366 subs2024: 9,744,664 subs
Change over the period: +9.62M (+7,835.39%) Average annual rate: 20.95 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 9.74M subs
World 1.58B subs
Australia and New Zealand computed 11.73M subs
High-income countries computed 474M subs
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year subs Change Change, %
2024 9.74M +56,298 +0.58%
2023 9.69M +152,958 +1.6%
2022 9.54M +233,670 +2.51%
2021 9.3M +202,119 +2.22%
2020 9.1M +297,019 +3.37%
2019 8.8M +375,284 +4.45%
2018 8.43M +505,316 +6.38%
2017 7.92M +548,000 +7.43%
2016 7.37M +546,000 +8%
2015 6.83M +292,000 +4.47%
2014 6.54M +555,000 +9.28%
2013 5.98M +246,000 +4.29%
2012 5.74M +183,000 +3.3%
2011 5.55M +42,000 +0.76%
2010 5.51M +289,000 +5.54%
2009 5.22M −94,000 −1.77%
2008 5.32M
2006 3.9M +1.88M +93.45%
2005 2.02M +1M +99.21%
2004 1.01M +495,200 +95.82%
2003 516,800 +258,700 +100.23%
2002 258,100 +135,300 +110.18%
2001 122,800

Australia and New Zealand, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 9.74M NZ New Zealand 1.98M

About the indicator

The number of fixed internet subscriptions at a speed of at least 256 kbit/s: fiber, cable, DSL and other wired technologies. The unit of count is the subscription, and that is usually a household or an organization rather than a person, so the value is several times smaller than the number of internet users. In countries where the internet arrived as mobile from the start, fixed subscriptions are few even at high penetration of the network.

Important: Fixed access only: mobile internet does not enter this series. The threshold of 256 kbit/s is set by ITU and is low by present-day standards, so a very slow connection counts as “broadband” too.

Source: ICT Indicators (ITU), license ITU terms of use.