Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.
|
Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - main lines in use
|
Date of Information
|
|
1
|
World | 1,263,367,600 | 2005 |
|
2
|
China | 368,000,000 | 2006 |
|
3
|
European Union | 238,000,000 | 2005 |
|
4
|
United States | 172,000,000 | 2006 |
|
5
|
Japan | 55,155,000 | 2006 |
|
6
|
Germany | 54,200,000 | 2006 |
|
7
|
India | 49,750,000 | 2005 |
|
8
|
Russia | 40,100,000 | 2005 |
|
9
|
Brazil | 38,800,000 | 2006 |
|
10
|
France | 34,630,000 | 2006 |
|
11
|
France | 33,897,000 | 2006 |
|
12
|
United Kingdom | 33,602,000 | 2006 |
|
13
|
Korea, South | 26,866,000 | 2006 |
|
14
|
Italy | 25,049,000 | 2005 |
|
15
|
Iran | 21,981,000 | 2006 |
|
16
|
Canada | 20,780,000 | 2005 |
|
17
|
Mexico | 19,861,000 | 2006 |
|
18
|
Turkey | 18,978,000 | 2005 |
|
19
|
Spain | 18,385,000 | 2006 |
|
20
|
Vietnam | 15,845,000 | 2005 |
|
21
|
Indonesia | 14,821,000 | 2006 |
|
22
|
Taiwan | 14,497,000 | 2006 |
|
23
|
Ukraine | 12,341,000 | 2006 |
|
24
|
Poland | 11,475,000 | 2006 |
|
25
|
Egypt | 10,808,000 | 2006 |
|
26
|
Australia | 9,940,000 | 2006 |
|
27
|
Argentina | 9,460,000 | 2006 |
|
28
|
Colombia | 7,865,000 | 2006 |
|
29
|
Netherlands | 7,600,000 | 2005 |
|
30
|
Thailand | 7,073,000 | 2006 |
|
31
|
Sweden | 6,379,000 | 2005 |
|
32
|
Greece | 6,185,000 | 2006 |
|
33
|
Pakistan | 5,240,000 | 2006 |
|
34
|
Switzerland | 5,040,000 | 2006 |
|
35
|
South Africa | 4,729,000 | 2005 |
|
36
|
Belgium | 4,719,000 | 2006 |
|
37
|
Saudi Arabia | 4,500,000 | 2006 |
|
38
|
Malaysia | 4,342,000 | 2006 |
|
39
|
Portugal | 4,231,000 | 2006 |
|
40
|
Romania | 4,231,000 | 2006 |
|
41
|
Venezuela | 4,217,000 | 2006 |
|
42
|
Hong Kong | 3,850,000 | 2006 |
|
43
|
Philippines | 3,633,000 | 2006 |
|
44
|
Austria | 3,564,000 | 2006 |
|
45
|
Belarus | 3,368,000 | 2006 |
|
46
|
Hungary | 3,350,000 | 2006 |
|
47
|
Chile | 3,326,000 | 2006 |
|
48
|
Syria | 3,243,000 | 2006 |
|
49
|
Czech Republic | 3,217,300 | 2005 |
|
50
|
Denmark | 3,098,000 | 2006 |
|
51
|
Israel | 3,005,000 | 2006 |
|
52
|
Kazakhstan | 2,928,000 | 2006 |
|
53
|
Algeria | 2,841,000 | 2006 |
|
54
|
Serbia | 2,719,000 | 2006 |
|
55
|
Bulgaria | 2,399,000 | 2006 |
|
56
|
Peru | 2,332,000 | 2006 |
|
57
|
Ireland | 2,097,000 | 2006 |
|
58
|
Sri Lanka | 2,087,000 | 2007 |
|
59
|
Norway | 2,055,000 | 2006 |
|
60
|
Finland | 1,920,000 | 2006 |
|
61
|
Singapore | 1,854,000 | 2006 |
|
62
|
Croatia | 1,832,000 | 2006 |
|
63
|
Uzbekistan | 1,793,000 | 2005 |
|
64
|
Ecuador | 1,754,000 | 2006 |
|
65
|
New Zealand | 1,729,000 | 2005 |
|
66
|
Nigeria | 1,688,000 | 2006 |
|
67
|
Iraq | 1,547,000 | 2005 |
|
68
|
Guatemala | 1,355,000 | 2006 |
|
69
|
Costa Rica | 1,351,000 | 2006 |
|
70
|
United Arab Emirates | 1,310,000 | 2006 |
|
71
|
Tunisia | 1,268,000 | 2006 |
|
72
|
Morocco | 1,266,000 | 2006 |
|
73
|
Azerbaijan | 1,189,000 | 2006 |
|
74
|
Slovakia | 1,167,000 | 2006 |
|
75
|
Bangladesh | 1,134,000 | 2006 |
|
76
|
Puerto Rico | 1,038,000 | 2005 |
|
77
|
El Salvador | 1,037,000 | 2006 |
|
78
|
Moldova | 1,018,000 | 2006 |
|
79
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 989,000 | 2006 |
|
80
|
Uruguay | 987,000 | 2006 |
|
81
|
Korea, North | 980,000 | 2003 |
|
82
|
Cuba | 972,900 | 2006 |
|
83
|
Yemen | 968,400 | 2006 |
|
84
|
Dominican Republic | 897,000 | 2006 |
|
85
|
Slovenia | 837,500 | 2006 |
|
86
|
Lithuania | 792,400 | 2006 |
|
87
|
Ethiopia | 725,000 | 2006 |
|
88
|
Honduras | 708,400 | 2006 |
|
89
|
Lebanon | 681,400 | 2006 |
|
90
|
Latvia | 657,400 | 2006 |
|
91
|
Bolivia | 646,300 | 2005 |
|
92
|
Sudan | 636,900 | 2006 |
|
93
|
Jordan | 614,000 | 2006 |
|
94
|
Nepal | 595,800 | 2006 |
|
95
|
Armenia | 594,400 | 2005 |
|
96
|
Georgia | 553,100 | 2006 |
|
97
|
Estonia | 541,900 | 2006 |
|
98
|
Kuwait | 510,300 | 2005 |
|
99
|
Burma | 503,900 | 2005 |
|
100
|
Turkmenistan | 495,000 | 2006 |
|
101
|
Macedonia | 490,900 | 2006 |
|
102
|
Libya | 483,000 | 2006 |
|
103
|
Kyrgyzstan | 440,400 | 2005 |
|
104
|
Panama | 432,900 | 2006 |
|
105
|
Cyprus | 408,300 | NA |
|
106
|
Mauritius | 357,300 | 2006 |
|
107
|
Ghana | 356,400 | 2006 |
|
108
|
Albania | 353,600 | 2005 |
|
109
|
Montenegro | 353,300 | 2006 |
|
110
|
Gaza Strip | 349,000 | 2005 |
|
111
|
West Bank | 349,000 | 2005 |
|
112
|
Zimbabwe | 331,700 | 2006 |
|
113
|
Paraguay | 331,100 | 2006 |
|
114
|
Trinidad and Tobago | 325,500 | 2006 |
|
115
|
Jamaica | 319,000 | 2005 |
|
116
|
Kenya | 293,400 | 2006 |
|
117
|
Senegal | 282,600 | 2006 |
|
118
|
Tajikistan | 280,200 | 2005 |
|
119
|
Afghanistan | 280,000 | 2005 |
|
120
|
Oman | 278,300 | 2006 |
|
121
|
Cote d'Ivoire | 260,900 | 2006 |
|
122
|
Nicaragua | 247,900 | 2006 |
|
123
|
Luxembourg | 246,700 | 2006 |
|
124
|
Qatar | 228,300 | 2006 |
|
125
|
Malta | 202,300 | 2006 |
|
126
|
Iceland | 193,700 | 2006 |
|
127
|
Bahrain | 193,300 | 2006 |
|
128
|
Macau | 176,700 | 2006 |
|
129
|
Tanzania | 169,135 | 2007 |
|
130
|
Mongolia | 156,000 | 2005 |
|
131
|
Haiti | 145,300 | 2005 |
|
132
|
Namibia | 138,900 | 2005 |
|
133
|
Botswana | 136,900 | 2006 |
|
134
|
Barbados | 134,900 | 2005 |
|
135
|
Bahamas, The | 133,100 | 2005 |
|
136
|
Madagascar | 129,800 | 2006 |
|
137
|
Fiji | 112,500 | 2005 |
|
138
|
Guyana | 110,100 | 2005 |
|
139
|
Uganda | 108,100 | 2006 |
|
140
|
Malawi | 102,700 | 2005 |
|
141
|
Cameroon | 100,300 | 2005 |
|
142
|
Somalia | 100,000 | 2005 |
|
143
|
Angola | 98,200 | 2006 |
|
144
|
Burkina Faso | 94,800 | 2006 |
|
145
|
Zambia | 94,700 | 2005 |
|
146
|
Laos | 90,067 | 2006 |
|
147
|
Mali | 82,500 | 2006 |
|
148
|
Togo | 82,100 | 2006 |
|
149
|
Suriname | 81,500 | 2006 |
|
150
|
Netherlands Antilles | 81,000 | 2001 |
|
151
|
Brunei | 80,200 | 2006 |
|
152
|
Guam | 80,000 | 2001 |
|
153
|
Benin | 76,300 | 2005 |
|
154
|
Jersey | 73,900 | 2001 |
|
155
|
Virgin Islands | 71,700 | 2005 |
|
156
|
Cape Verde | 71,600 | 2006 |
|
157
|
Mozambique | 67,000 | 2006 |
|
158
|
Papua New Guinea | 63,700 | 2005 |
|
159
|
Bermuda | 57,700 | 2006 |
|
160
|
New Caledonia | 55,300 | 2005 |
|
161
|
French Polynesia | 53,600 | 2006 |
|
162
|
Gambia, The | 52,900 | 2006 |
|
163
|
Saint Lucia | 51,100 | 2002 |
|
164
|
Isle of Man | 51,000 | 1999 |
|
165
|
Lesotho | 48,000 | 2005 |
|
166
|
Guernsey | 45,100 | 2005 |
|
167
|
Swaziland | 44,000 | 2006 |
|
168
|
Antigua and Barbuda | 40,000 | 2006 |
|
169
|
Aruba | 38,300 | 2005 |
|
170
|
Cayman Islands | 38,000 | 2002 |
|
171
|
Eritrea | 37,700 | 2006 |
|
172
|
Gabon | 36,500 | 2006 |
|
173
|
Andorra | 35,400 | 2005 |
|
174
|
Mauritania | 34,900 | 2006 |
|
175
|
Monaco | 34,000 | 2005 |
|
176
|
Belize | 33,900 | 2006 |
|
177
|
Cambodia | 32,800 | 2006 |
|
178
|
Maldives | 32,500 | 2006 |
|
179
|
Bhutan | 31,500 | 2006 |
|
180
|
Burundi | 31,100 | 2005 |
|
181
|
Grenada | 27,700 | 2006 |
|
182
|
Guinea | 26,300 | 2005 |
|
183
|
Greenland | 25,300 | 2002 |
|
184
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25,000 | 2004 |
|
185
|
Gibraltar | 24,512 | 2002 |
|
186
|
Niger | 24,000 | 2005 |
|
187
|
Sierra Leone | 24,000 | 2002 |
|
188
|
Faroe Islands | 23,000 | 2006 |
|
189
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22,600 | 2006 |
|
190
|
Rwanda | 22,000 | 2005 |
|
191
|
Northern Mariana Islands | 21,000 | 2000 |
|
192
|
Dominica | 21,000 | 2004 |
|
193
|
San Marino | 21,000 | 2006 |
|
194
|
Seychelles | 20,700 | 2006 |
|
195
|
Liechtenstein | 20,000 | 2005 |
|
196
|
Samoa | 19,500 | 2005 |
|
197
|
Comoros | 16,900 | 2005 |
|
198
|
Congo, Republic of the | 15,900 | 2005 |
|
199
|
Tonga | 13,700 | 2005 |
|
200
|
Chad | 13,000 | 2006 |
|
201
|
Micronesia, Federated States of | 12,400 | 2005 |
|
202
|
British Virgin Islands | 11,700 | 2002 |
|
203
|
Djibouti | 10,800 | 2005 |
|
204
|
American Samoa | 10,400 | 2004 |
|
205
|
Guinea-Bissau | 10,200 | 2005 |
|
206
|
Central African Republic | 10,000 | 2005 |
|
207
|
Equatorial Guinea | 10,000 | 2005 |
|
208
|
Mayotte | 10,000 | 2002 |
|
209
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 9,700 | 2006 |
|
210
|
Solomon Islands | 7,400 | 2005 |
|
211
|
Sao Tome and Principe | 7,100 | 2005 |
|
212
|
Vanuatu | 7,000 | 2005 |
|
213
|
Liberia | 6,900 | 2002 |
|
214
|
Palau | 6,700 | 2002 |
|
215
|
Anguilla | 6,200 | 2002 |
|
216
|
Cook Islands | 6,200 | 2002 |
|
217
|
Turks and Caicos Islands | 5,700 | 2002 |
|
218
|
Holy See (Vatican City) | 5,120 | 2005 |
|
219
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 4,800 | 2002 |
|
220
|
Kiribati | 4,500 | 2002 |
|
221
|
Marshall Islands | 4,500 | 2004 |
|
222
|
Norfolk Island | 2,532 | 2004 |
|
223
|
Timor-Leste | 2,500 | 2006 |
|
224
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,400 | 2002 |
|
225
|
Saint Helena | 2,200 | 2002 |
|
226
|
Nauru | 1,900 | 2002 |
|
227
|
Wallis and Futuna | 1,900 | 2002 |
|
228
|
Niue | 1,100 | 2002 est. |
|
229
|
Tuvalu | 700 | 2002 |
|
230
|
Tokelau | 300 | 2002 |
|
231
|
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 287 | 1992 |
|
232
|
Pitcairn Islands | 1 | 2004 |
|
233
|
Antarctica | 0 | 2001 |
This page was last updated on 13 December, 2007