Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria
Austria: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 3.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria is 3.48 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria peaked at 4.01 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 428,807, in 1960.
Austria ranks 34th 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 | 541,904 | 428,807 | 655,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.36 million | 969,000 | 2.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.67 million | 2.19 million | 3.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.69 million | 3.22 million | 4.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.69 million | 3.25 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.54 million | 3.33 million | 3.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.67 million | 3.48 million | 3.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Austria was 3.48 million 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 4.01 million in 1998.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 428,807 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Austria ranks 34th 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 1.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.