Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor
East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled was 1,691 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor stood at 1,691. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor peaked at 3,557 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,691, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 202nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1,970 | — |
| 2004 | 2,098 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 2,334 | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 2,504 | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 2,440 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2,641 | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 2,907 | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 2,907 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3,054 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 3,000 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3,557 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | 2,720 | -23.5% |
| 2016 | 2,545 | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 2,381 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 2,206 | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 2,075 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 2,012 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,876 | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 1,840 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,785 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1,691 | -5.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1,691 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 102,714, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1,691 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81,260, 2% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,413 | 1,970 | 2,907 | 7 |
| 2010s | 2,744 | 2,075 | 3,557 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,841 | 1,691 | 2,012 | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 199 Central African Republic 2,088 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 1,947 compare
- 201 Sao Tome and Principe 1,781 compare
- 203 Haiti 1,357 compare
- 204 Benin 1,350 compare
- 205 Sierra Leone 269 compare
More infrastructure data for East Timor
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.38 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1207 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0012 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled in East Timor was 1,691 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 3,557 in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,691 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled?
- East Timor ranks 202nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions with 153 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.