Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Timor
East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita was 0.0012 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Timor, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Timor is 0.0012 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Timor peaked at 0.003 units per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0012 units per person, in 2024.
East Timor ranks 192nd 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, per capita in East Timor, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 2004 | 0.0023 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0025 units per person | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0024 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0026 units per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0027 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0028 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.003 units per person | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0023 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0017 units per person | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0014 units per person | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0013 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0012 units per person | -6.4% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.0012 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0101 units per person, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.0012 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1066 units per person, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0025 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.003 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
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 unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,691 (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, per capita in East Timor?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita in East Timor was 0.0012 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.003 units per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0012 units per person in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita?
- East Timor ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.9%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fixed telephone subscriptions divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fixed telephone subscriptions ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fixed telephone subscriptions World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.