Internet users in Timor-Leste

35.0% of the population of Timor-Leste used the internet in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2021 Source: World Bank
The latest value for Timor-Leste is for 2021. Most countries have figures for 2024.
Timor-Leste, 2021 35.0% % of population
Change from 2020 +3.0percentage points 2020: 32.0%
World, 2021 63.8% Official aggregate

Internet users in Timor-Leste over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2002 to 2025
Period Timor-LesteWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 – 71.2%
2023 – 69.2%
2022 – 67.0%
2021 35.0% 63.8%
2020 32.0% 60.1%
2019 28.0% 53.9%
2018 27.6% 49.4%
2017 24.2% 46.3%
2016 21.2% 43.6%
2015 18.6% 39.9%
2014 17.5% 37.4%
2013 11.0% 35.3%
2012 7.0% 33.3%
2011 4.0% 30.9%
2010 3.0% 28.4%
2009 2.0% 25.3%
2008 1.5% 22.8%
2007 1.0% 20.2%
2006 0.5% 17.2%
2005 0.1% 15.6%
2002 0.0% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +3.0 percentage points from 32.0% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by +31.0 percentage points.
  • The figure for the world in 2021 was 63.8%.

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All statistics for Timor-Leste

Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2021 for Timor-Leste
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database