Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Australia: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 96.1% (2024), 19th of 188 in the world and 4th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 112.6 (2024), 113th of 210 in the world and 21st of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 36.5 (2024), 37th of 208 in the world and 6th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
AustraliaEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
AustraliaEast Asia & PacificHigh incomeWorld
12 indicators
Digital & energy access: Australia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 96.1%2024 | 19/188 | 4/28 | 46.8% | 76.0% | 94.7% | +12.1 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 94.2% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 112.62024 | 113/210 | 21/34 | 44.8 | 101.6 | 104.9 | +6.0%since 2014 | 135.1 | 141.6 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 36.52024 | 37/208 | 6/34 | 0.62001 | 24.9 | 35.3 | +32%since 2014 | 36.5 | 38.7 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 22.32024 | 55/213 | 11/37 | 52.5 | 48.0 | 21.2 | −43%since 2014 | 12.0 | 28.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 44,2992024 | 28/215 | 3/37 | · | 1,403 | 39,863 | +1,025%since 2014 | 5,322 | 85,831 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 7/215 | 1/36 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 100.0% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 100.0%2024 | 7/211 | 1/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 99.9% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 100.0%2024 | 8/213 | 1/35 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 100.0% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 100.0%2024 | 4/192 | 1/30 | 98.0% | 99.0% | 100.0% | +1.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 99.5% | 75.4% | |
| Electricity use per personElectric power consumption, kWh per person | 9,795 kWh2025 | 16/149 | 4/18 | 10,260 kWh | 10,798 kWh | 9,934 kWh | −3.6%since 2015 | 5,715 kWh | 8,989 kWh | 3,708 kWh | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 5,000 kgoe2024 | 16/150 | 4/18 | 5,681 kgoe | 5,763 kgoe | 5,161 kgoe | −7.5%since 2014 | 2,488 kgoe | 4,454 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe | |
| Power lossesElectricity transmission and distribution losses, % of output | 4.2%2025 | 137/149 | 14/18 | 7.1% | 5.8% | 3.9% | +0.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.9% | 5.4% | 6.9% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+12.1 pp96.1% in 2024
- Fixed broadband+32%36.5 in 2024
- Secure servers+1,025%44,299 in 2024
- Clean cooking+1.0 pp100.0% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Power losses+0.3 pp4.2% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Australia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Australia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Australia | Indonesia | Papua New Guinea | New Zealand | Timor-Leste | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 96.1%2024 | 72.8%2024 | 18.8%2024 | 93.5%2024 | 35.0%2021 | 29.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 112.62024 | 122.52024 | 38.82024 | 130.12024 | 116.42024 | 62.12022 |
| Fixed broadband | 36.52024 | 4.92024 | 0.22024 | 38.02024 | 0.02024 | 0.12022 |
| Fixed telephone | 22.32024 | 1.62024 | 1.72022 | 10.82024 | 0.12024 | 0.92022 |
| Secure servers | 44,2992024 | 2,9392024 | 882024 | 18,7092024 | 2652024 | 812024 |
| Electricity access | 100.0%2024 | 99.9%2024 | 43.3%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 94.3%2024 | 81.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 100.0%2024 | 99.7%2024 | 39.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 92.1%2024 | 81.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 66.8%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 82.3%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 100.0%2024 | 90.0%2024 | 12.0%2024 | 99.0%2024 | 19.0%2024 | 14.0%2024 |