Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor

East Timor: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 1,691 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,691
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
202nd
of 213 countries
All-time high
3,557
in 2014
All-time low
1,691
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor, 2003–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k2003201320242003: 2.0k2004: 2.1k2005: 2.3k2006: 2.5k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.6k2009: 2.9k2010: 2.9k2011: 3.1k2012: 3.0k2013: 3.0k2014: 3.6k2015: 2.7k2016: 2.5k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.2k2019: 2.1k2020: 2.0k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.8k2023: 1.8k2024: 1.7k

Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Analysis

East Timor recorded 1,691 for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024. 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 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 199 Central African Republic 2,088 compare
  2. 200 Marshall Islands 1,947 compare
  3. 201 Sao Tome and Principe 1,781 compare
  4. 203 Haiti 1,357 compare
  5. 204 Benin 1,350 compare
  6. 205 Sierra Leone 269 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor?
Fixed telephone subscriptions in East Timor was 1,691 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 3,557 in 2014.
What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1,691 in 2024.
How does East Timor rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
East Timor ranks 202nd 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 52.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Fixed telephone subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,482 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.