Country Comparison > Telephones - mobile cellular

RankCountryTelephones - mobile cellular
1China1,672,545,152
2India1,105,250,944
3United States408,509,536
4Indonesia337,766,688
5Russia233,342,800
6Brazil207,862,096
7Nigeria184,013,248
8Japan175,187,424
9Pakistan174,702,128
10Philippines166,421,600
11Bangladesh163,559,376
12Vietnam138,256,736
13Thailand128,086,320
14Mexico121,117,720
15Iran119,598,032
16Germany103,090,112
17Egypt96,657,296
18South Africa92,600,944
19Italy82,955,152
20Turkey79,068,024
21United Kingdom76,920,616
22France74,791,816
23Korea, South69,445,008
24Colombia64,033,048
25Burma63,877,528
26Argentina59,008,616
27Spain58,750,448
28Ukraine57,431,440
29Kenya54,336,840
30Poland52,916,104
31Tanzania46,847,404
32Algeria46,287,628
33Morocco45,065,084
34Malaysia44,997,300
35Congo, Democratic Republic of the42,166,976
36Nepal41,880,312
37Saudi Arabia40,532,608
38Peru39,138,120
39Ghana38,571,188
40Ethiopia38,147,360
41Iraq36,092,760
42Canada34,597,560
43Sudan34,198,860
44Uzbekistan30,662,740
45Taiwan29,049,784
46Australia27,780,492
47Kazakhstan26,223,596
48Sri Lanka26,160,624
49Romania25,033,292
50Uganda23,957,740
51Chile23,870,680
52Cameroon22,062,304
53Netherlands21,914,852
54Mali21,850,850
55Cambodia21,684,768
56Afghanistan21,239,280
57Syria21,115,000
58Hong Kong20,868,828
59Burkina Faso20,330,656
60Guatemala20,026,348
61United Arab Emirates19,749,674
62Senegal16,871,654
63Venezuela16,664,106
64Zambia16,322,168
65Yemen16,158,028
66Ecuador15,241,719
67Tunisia14,679,917
68Angola14,645,106
69Mozambique13,992,090
70Czech Republic13,213,279
71Zimbabwe12,863,830
72Sweden12,785,850
73Guinea12,283,911
74Greece12,070,571
75Portugal12,028,436
76Belarus11,682,764
77Belgium11,616,970
78Bolivia11,567,760
79Benin10,905,559
80Israel10,839,024
81Azerbaijan10,835,974
82Madagascar10,677,153
83Switzerland10,618,759
84Austria10,574,725
85Hungary10,394,172
86Malawi9,799,352
87Tajikistan9,747,803
88Singapore9,543,773
89Rwanda9,531,609
90El Salvador9,442,667
91Niger8,921,769
92Turkmenistan8,908,821
93Dominican Republic8,665,302
94Jordan8,215,735
95Costa Rica8,163,744
96Bulgaria8,149,389
97Kyrgyzstan7,940,306
98Chad7,857,758
99Paraguay7,602,566
100Slovakia7,381,164
101Denmark7,331,110
102Finland7,179,481
103Serbia6,789,423
104Burundi6,644,833
105Georgia6,638,125
106Honduras6,633,309
107New Zealand6,550,687
108Togo6,477,816
109Haiti6,287,411
110Libya6,182,105
111Cuba5,911,586
112Norway5,810,113
113Somalia5,612,338
114Sierra Leone5,569,221
115Nicaragua5,433,530
116Ireland5,398,848
117Kuwait5,147,990
118Panama5,073,123
119Congo, Republic of the4,933,529
120Oman4,926,899
121Uruguay4,664,993
122Lithuania4,663,627
123Croatia4,531,122
124Laos4,466,375
125Bosnia and Herzegovina4,300,743
126Mongolia4,297,643
127Gaza Strip4,135,363
128West Bank4,135,363
129Mauritania4,083,199
130Botswana3,968,526
131Korea, North3,821,857
132Puerto Rico3,724,680
133Armenia3,707,557
134Lebanon3,614,797
135South Sudan3,439,784
136Papua New Guinea3,401,971
137Qatar3,329,155
138Moldova3,039,990
139Gabon3,008,814
140Gambia, The2,977,068
141Namibia2,921,697
142Jamaica2,882,469
143Albania2,799,066
144Liberia2,793,316
145Slovenia2,540,917
146Lesotho2,238,186
147Macau2,108,274
148Macedonia2,094,037
149Mauritius2,076,577
150Latvia2,067,174
151Central African Republic1,892,114
152Trinidad and Tobago1,880,555
153Estonia1,820,088
154Bahrain1,706,763
155Guinea-Bissau1,555,961
156East Timor1,490,966
157Eritrea1,226,660
158Montenegro1,121,870
159Fiji1,097,345
160Swaziland1,025,061
161Suriname845,292
162Luxembourg837,890
163Bhutan740,026
164Malta653,414
165Cape Verde623,749
166Kosovo620,186
167Guyana617,998
168Maldives611,662
169Brunei588,616
170Comoros563,722
171Solomon Islands480,124
172Iceland423,390
173Djibouti371,992
174Equatorial Guinea368,920
175Bahamas, The366,217
176Barbados319,177
177French Polynesia305,233
178New Caledonia275,002
179Vanuatu259,317
180Belize256,479
181Seychelles188,879
182Antigua and Barbuda187,095
183Guam181,000
184Saint Lucia168,797
185Sao Tome and Principe160,189
186Aruba159,471
187Samoa128,776
188Jersey122,668
189Grenada115,008
190Andorra97,645
191Saint Vincent and the Grenadines94,367
192Cayman Islands92,691
193Saint Kitts and Nevis78,970
194Dominica78,437
195Bermuda73,680
196British Virgin Islands72,589
197Guernsey71,249
198Greenland66,009
199Tonga63,156
200Faroe Islands59,771
201Kiribati51,401
202Liechtenstein49,355
203San Marino38,921
204Gibraltar35,510
205Anguilla32,332
206Palau29,033
207Monaco26,725
208Micronesia, Federated States of21,374
209Marshall Islands21,169
210Nauru9,212
211Tuvalu7,911
212Cook Islands7,308
213Montserrat5,377
214Saint Helena5,228
215Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)4,674

Definition: This entry gives the totalnumber of mobile cellular telephone subscribers, as well as the number of subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. Note that because of the ubiquity of mobile phone use in developed countries, the number of subscriptions per 100 inhabitants can exceed 100.

Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020

See also: Telephones - mobile cellular map

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