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Australia — 26 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
2000 5.29 million (1998)
2001 6.4 million (1998)
2002 8.6 million (2000)
2003 8.6 million (2000)
2004 14.347 million (2003)
2005 14.347 million (2003)
2006 18.42 million (2005)
2007 19.76 million (2006)
2008 21.26 million (2007)
2009 22.12 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 36
2010 24.22 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 37
2011 22.5 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 40
2012 24.49 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 43
2013 24.4 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 43
2014 24.4 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 43
2015 total: 31 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 138 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39
2016 total: 31.77 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 140 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39
2017 total: 26.55 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 115 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 39
2018 total subscriptions: 27.553 million (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 27.553 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 119 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 27,780,491 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 110.62 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 27.454 million (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 107.7 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 27.453 million (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 108 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 27.09 million (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 28.018 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 107 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 30.1 million (2024 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 113 (2024 est.)