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 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
| 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
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.1207 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,691 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.38 per 100 people (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 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
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.