List of countries by number of mobile phones in use explained

This list ranks the countries of the world by the number of mobile phone numbers in use. Note that it is not the number of phone devices that are being given here, but the number of phone numbers in a country.In some countries, one person might have two mobile phones. Also, some mobile phone numbers may be used by machines as a modem (examples: intrusion detection systems, home automation, leak detection).

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Rankings! Country or regions! data-sort-type="number"
  1. of phone numbers
data-sort-type="number" Populationdata-sort-type="number" Connections/100 citizensDate of evaluation
World7,950,000,000+7,621,018,958104.322019/12[1] [2]
1 China1,610,360,0001,420,050,000113.382020/10[3] [4]
2 India1,515,971,7131,375,245,994110.182020/10[5]
3 Indonesia385,573,398237,556,363162.282016/07
4 United States380,577,528327,874,628116.272020/10[6] [7]
5 Brazil284,200,000 201,032,714141.32015/05[8] [9]
6 Russia256,116,000142,905,200155.52013/07[10]
7 Pakistan194,580,369219,922,08388.342022/06[11] [12] PTA". Pakistan Telecommunication Authority. Update June 2022. https://www.pta.gov.pk/en/telecom-indicators
8 Nigeria190,475,494190,551,75499.52020/04[13]
9 Bangladesh180,780,000 162,951,560111.112022/03[14]
10 Japan146,649,600127,300,000115.22013
11 Germany107,000,00081,882,342130.12013[15]
12 Philippines106,987,09894,013,200113.82013/10[16]
13 Mexico101,339,000112,322,757 90.22013/07[17]
14 Iran96,165,00086,330,7031302013/02[18]
15 Egypt95,340,00099,958,00095.382019/12[19]
16 Italy88,580,00060,790,400147.42013/12[20]
17 United Kingdom83,100,00064,100,000129.62013[21]
18 Vietnam72,300,00090,549,390792013/10[22]
19 Turkey72,200,00079,463,66392.52015[23] [24]
20 France72,180,00063,573,842114.22013/12[25]
21 Thailand69,000,00067,480,0001052015[26]
22 South Africa59,474,50050,586,757117.62013[27]
23 Colombia57,900,47249,375,617 118.92017[28] [29] [30]
24 Ukraine57,505,55545,579,904126.02013/12[31]
25 Argentina56,725,20040,134,425141.342013[32]
26 Tanzania56,313,43848,715,87786.52020/03[33]
27 South Korea56,004,88750,219,669111.52014[34]
28 Spain55,740,00047,265,321118.02013/12[35]
29 Poland47,153,20038,186,860123.482013[36] [37]
30 Saudi Arabia46,000,00027,137,000169.52013/12[38]
31 Morocco44,450,00033,818,6621312015[39]
32 Sri Lanka38,849,81221,671,000179.32018/12[40]
33 Peru34,235,00031,179,417109.82015[41]
34 Nepal34,172,05826,620,020134.412018: NTA_MIS_128,2018[42]
35 Algeria33,000,00035,000,00094.22013[43]
36 Venezuela32,019,08630,163,157106.152014[44]
37 Canada31,210,62836,885,04984.62018[45]
38 Taiwan28,610,00023,197,947123.332013/12[46]
39 Malaysia30,379,00028,250,000143.82014/04[47]
40 Kenya28,080,00042,000,00071.32013[48]
41 Romania26,000,00021,438,000123.452010/12/16 [49]
42 Chile21,000,00017,094,270122.92013/12[50]
43 Australia20,570,00023,490,70087.62014/11[51] [52]
44 Netherlands20,000,00016,515,057121.12013/11[53]
45 Hong Kong19,207,5787,482,500256.72018/09[54] [55]
46 Ethiopia18,000,00085,000,02021.82013/12[56]
47 Guatemala17,571,89514,713,763119.42013/06[57]
48 United Arab Emirates17,132,7248,410,763203.72014/11[58]
49 Ecuador15,900,00014,300,000111.182013/01[59]
50 Sweden14,500,0009,906,331146.42016/06[60]
51 Zimbabwe13,518,88713,060,000103.52014/01 [61]
52 Portugal13,400,00010,562,178126.872013/11
53 Belgium11,822,00010,414,000113.62013
5411,561,8909,908,798116.72013/11[62]
55 Bulgaria10,454,4007,200,000145.22013[63]
56 Israel9,701,2007,900,000122.82013
57 Finland9,470,0005,487,308172.62015[64]
58 Costa Rica8,300,000[65] 4,872,000156[66] 2017/06
59 Singapore8,106,7005,399,000150.12015/01[67]
60 Azerbaijan7,000,0005,543,819126.22008/02[68]
61 Denmark7,000,0005,700,000127.52013
62 Panama6,900,0003,405,813202.52013/07[69]
63 Jordan6,010,0005,950,000101.02010/03[70]
64 Ireland5,770,6384,581,269125.92015 [71]
65 Lithuania4,940,0002,955,986167.12013 Q2 [72] [73]
664,761,0004,500,000111.12013
67 Mongolia3,500,0002,980,000117.42013[74]
68 Lebanon2,720,0004,224,00064.42010/10[75]
69 Latvia2,579,0001,986,705129.82015/07[76]
70 North Korea3,000,00024,451,28512.32015[77]
71 Trinidad and Tobago2,060,0001,363,985151.62019 Q2[78]
72 Estonia1,904,0001,269,420150.52015/07[79]
73 Cuba1,300,00011,200,00011.62011/12[80]
74 Montenegro1,117,500620,029180.232015/09[81]
75 Malta554,651452,515122.572013/06[82]
76 Maldives776,716417,492245.922017/07[83]

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Notes and References

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