What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria?

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria was 38.17 per 100 people 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 50.2 per 100 people in 1998.

What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Austria?

The lowest recorded value was 6.06 per 100 people in 1961.

How does Austria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?

Austria ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.

Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Austria?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria

Name: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria
Creator: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Austria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 38.17 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

38.17 per 100 people

Change on year

down 3.3%

World rank

23rd

of 213 countries

All-time high

50.2 per 100 people

in 1998

All-time low

6.06 per 100 people

in 1961

Years of data

1960–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria, 1960–2024

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria stood at 38.17 per 100 people.

The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria peaked at 50.2 per 100 people in 1998 and was at its lowest, 6.06 per 100 people, in 1961.

Austria ranks 23rd of 213 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	7.52 per 100 people	6.06 per 100 people	9.01 per 100 people	10
1970s	18.08 per 100 people	12.89 per 100 people	26.94 per 100 people	10
1980s	35.26 per 100 people	29.03 per 100 people	40.72 per 100 people	10
1990s	46.72 per 100 people	42 per 100 people	50.2 per 100 people	10
2000s	45.06 per 100 people	38.98 per 100 people	49.88 per 100 people	10
2010s	41.05 per 100 people	39.31 per 100 people	42.25 per 100 people	10
2020s	40.63 per 100 people	38.17 per 100 people	42.47 per 100 people	5

Countries ranked near Austria

20 Northern Mariana Islands 42.26 per 100 people compare
21 South Korea 41.17 per 100 people compare
22 Luxembourg 39.81 per 100 people compare
24 Spain 38.05 per 100 people compare
25 Mauritius 36.88 per 100 people compare
26 Serbia 36.69 per 100 people compare

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More infrastructure data for Austria

Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (2024)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.35 million (2024)
Air transport, passengers carried 46.04 million (2023)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 325,904 (2023)
Air transport, freight 207.84 million ton-km (2023)
Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 6,083 cubic meters (2022)
Individuals using the Internet 91.9% (2025)
Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 1.5% (2022)

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria?: Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria was 38.17 per 100 people 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 50.2 per 100 people in 1998.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Austria?: The lowest recorded value was 6.06 per 100 people in 1961.
How does Austria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?: Austria ranks 23rd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Austria?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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 (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit: per 100 people
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.