Landline phone subscriptions in East Timor

East Timor: Landline phone subscriptions was 1,691 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
1,691
Change on year
down 5.3%
World rank
201st
of 212 countries
All-time high
3,557
in 2014
All-time low
1,691
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Landline phone 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: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 1,691 for landline phone subscriptions in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 52.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, landline phone subscriptions in East Timor peaked at 3,557 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,691, in 2024.

East Timor ranks 201st of 212 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. 198 Central African Republic 2,088 compare
  2. 199 Marshall Islands 1,947 compare
  3. 200 Sao Tome and Principe 1,781 compare
  4. 202 Haiti 1,357 compare
  5. 203 Benin 1,350 compare
  6. 204 Sierra Leone 269 compare

See the full ranking of 212 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is landline phone subscriptions in East Timor?
Landline phone subscriptions in East Timor was 1,691 in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest landline phone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 3,557 in 2014.
What is the lowest landline phone subscriptions recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 1,691 in 2024.
How does East Timor rank for landline phone subscriptions?
East Timor ranks 201st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
Is landline phone 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 International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Landline phone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Landline phone subscriptions
Source
International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
212 places, 11,803 data points, 1960–2024
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