Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor

East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1207 per 100 people
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
192nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
0.301 per 100 people
in 2014
All-time low
0.1207 per 100 people
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor, 2003–2024

00.10.20.32003201320242003: 0.215 per 100 people2004: 0.226 per 100 people2005: 0.246 per 100 people2006: 0.256 per 100 people2007: 0.243 per 100 people2008: 0.256 per 100 people2009: 0.275 per 100 people2010: 0.268 per 100 people2011: 0.275 per 100 people2012: 0.264 per 100 people2013: 0.259 per 100 people2014: 0.301 per 100 people2015: 0.226 per 100 people2016: 0.207 per 100 people2017: 0.19 per 100 people2018: 0.173 per 100 people2019: 0.159 per 100 people2020: 0.152 per 100 people2021: 0.139 per 100 people2022: 0.134 per 100 people2023: 0.129 per 100 people2024: 0.121 per 100 people

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor is 0.1207 per 100 people, 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 in East Timor peaked at 0.301 per 100 people in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1207 per 100 people, 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.2452 per 100 people 0.2149 per 100 people 0.2746 per 100 people 7
2010s 0.2323 per 100 people 0.1595 per 100 people 0.301 per 100 people 10
2020s 0.1349 per 100 people 0.1207 per 100 people 0.1517 per 100 people 5

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 189 Angola 0.2119 per 100 people compare
  2. 190 Cambodia 0.1649 per 100 people compare
  3. 191 Bangladesh 0.1641 per 100 people compare
  4. 193 Liberia 0.1164 per 100 people compare
  5. 194 Tanzania 0.1142 per 100 people compare
  6. 195 Burundi 0.1049 per 100 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 0.301 per 100 people in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1207 per 100 people in 2024.
How does East Timor rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Timor ranks 192nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
Is fixed telephone subscriptions 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 World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people)
Unit
per 100 people
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,528 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.