Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor
East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.63 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor is 1.63 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor peaked at 1.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1990.
That places East Timor 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 | — |
| 2003 | 20,058 | — |
| 2004 | 25,722 | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 33,072 | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 49,100 | +48.5% |
| 2007 | 78,215 | +59.3% |
| 2008 | 125,002 | +59.8% |
| 2009 | 350,891 | +180.7% |
| 2010 | 473,020 | +34.8% |
| 2011 | 614,151 | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 621,000 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 650,000 | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million | +111.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.49 million | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1.56 million | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 1.43 million | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.38 million | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.56 million | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.63 million | +4.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 1.63 million is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.17 million, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 1.63 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.10 million, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +180.7% | 125,002 | 350,891 |
| 2014 | +111.7% | 650,000 | 1.38 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97,437 | 20,058 | 350,891 | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million | 473,020 | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 million | 1.38 million | 1.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More infrastructure data for East Timor
- 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)
- 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 mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor was 1.63 million in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Timor ranks 157th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.