Mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria
Austria: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 11.35 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria, 1960–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria is 11.35 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria peaked at 13.59 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1960.
Austria ranks 88th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 1980s | 14,271 | 0 | 50,721 | 10 |
| 1990s | 954,584 | 73,698 | 4.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.48 million | 6.12 million | 11.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.22 million | 10.73 million | 13.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.01 million | 10.72 million | 11.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Austria
- 85 Belarus 11.88 million compare
- 86 Switzerland 11.55 million compare
- 87 Greece 11.41 million compare
- 89 Azerbaijan 11.32 million compare
- 90 El Salvador 11.19 million compare
- 91 Dominican Republic 10.71 million compare
More infrastructure data for Austria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.48 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.46 per 100 people (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 mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Austria was 11.35 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 13.59 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1960.
- How does Austria rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Austria ranks 88th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Mobile cellular subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.