Rank | Country | Telephones - main lines in use | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | China | 185,097,216 | |
2 | United States | 107,667,640 | |
3 | Japan | 62,775,496 | |
4 | France | 39,234,940 | |
5 | Germany | 38,847,528 | |
6 | Brazil | 33,585,164 | |
7 | Russia | 31,171,044 | |
8 | United Kingdom | 31,160,866 | |
9 | Iran | 29,330,454 | |
10 | Korea, South | 24,924,608 | |
11 | Mexico | 22,471,648 | |
12 | Spain | 21,065,700 | |
13 | India | 20,198,012 | |
14 | Italy | 20,196,476 | |
15 | Canada | 13,258,721 | |
16 | Taiwan | 12,863,860 | |
17 | Turkey | 11,283,768 | |
18 | Indonesia | 9,272,754 | |
19 | Egypt | 8,885,103 | |
20 | Australia | 7,792,701 | |
21 | Argentina | 7,791,464 | |
22 | Poland | 6,907,937 | |
23 | Colombia | 6,774,363 | |
24 | Malaysia | 6,530,410 | |
25 | Netherlands | 5,598,798 | |
26 | Venezuela | 5,501,135 | |
27 | Saudi Arabia | 5,276,773 | |
28 | Portugal | 5,179,685 | |
29 | Greece | 5,080,386 | |
30 | Algeria | 4,558,502 | |
31 | Belarus | 4,513,255 | |
32 | Ukraine | 4,378,911 | |
33 | Philippines | 4,140,108 | |
34 | Belgium | 3,967,054 | |
35 | Hong Kong | 3,942,605 | |
36 | Romania | 3,731,047 | |
37 | Vietnam | 3,710,210 | |
38 | Austria | 3,700,006 | |
39 | Kazakhstan | 3,275,584 | |
40 | Uzbekistan | 3,262,896 | |
41 | Peru | 3,099,172 | |
42 | Syria | 3,097,164 | |
43 | Hungary | 3,084,836 | |
44 | Israel | 3,050,693 | |
45 | Switzerland | 3,012,224 | |
46 | Iraq | 2,678,046 | |
47 | Sri Lanka | 2,641,982 | |
48 | Chile | 2,620,195 | |
49 | Pakistan | 2,607,495 | |
50 | Thailand | 2,580,166 |
Definition: This entry gives the total number of fixed telephone lines in use, as well as the number of subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
See also: Telephones - main lines in use map