Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor

East Timor: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.63 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.63 million
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
157th
of 213 countries
All-time high
1.63 million
in 2024
All-time low
0
in 1990
Years of data
23
1990–2024

Mobile cellular subscriptions in East Timor, 1990–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200720241990: 02003: 20.1k2004: 25.7k2005: 33.1k2006: 49.1k2007: 78.2k2008: 125.0k2009: 350.9k2010: 473.0k2011: 614.2k2012: 621.0k2013: 650.0k2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.6M2018: 1.5M2019: 1.4M2020: 1.4M2021: 1.4M2022: 1.5M2023: 1.6M2024: 1.6M

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 213 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 154 Eswatini 1.74 million compare
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  3. 156 Lesotho 1.64 million compare
  4. 158 Cyprus 1.51 million compare
  5. 159 Macao 1.45 million compare
  6. 160 Montenegro 1.42 million compare

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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 213 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

Indicator
Mobile cellular subscriptions
Source
World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 13,039 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.