Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in East Timor
East Timor: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 61.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
164th
of 182 countries
All-time high
61.7%
in 2023
All-time low
58.3%
in 2020
Years of data
5
2019–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in East Timor, 2019–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 61.7% for share of the population that owns a mobile phone in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over five years.
That places East Timor 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 59.4% | — |
| 2020 | 58.3% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 61.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.4%, 82% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 61.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 84.8%, 73% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 58.3% | 61.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More science & technology data for East Timor
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 116.38 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.16 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.63 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 104.87 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 20.7 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in East Timor?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in East Timor was 61.7% in 2023, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 61.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 2020.
- How does East Timor rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- East Timor ranks 164th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).