Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor
East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 116.38 per 100 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor stood at 116.38 per 100 people.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor peaked at 124.36 per 100 people in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 per 100 people, in 1990.
East Timor ranks 102nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 0 per 100 people | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.5 per 100 people | 2.19 per 100 people | 33.14 per 100 people | 7 |
| 2010s | 91.09 per 100 people | 43.61 per 100 people | 124.36 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.75 per 100 people | 102.67 per 100 people | 116.38 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More infrastructure data for East Timor
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1207 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.63 million (2024)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 8.21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 5,999 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 35.0% (2021)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 8.4% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 0.2% (2022)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 0.006 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed broadband subscriptions 84 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor was 116.38 per 100 people 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 124.36 per 100 people in 2017.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 per 100 people in 1990.
- How does East Timor rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- East Timor ranks 102nd out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (per 100 people). 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.