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Definition: This entry gives the total number of fixed telephone lines in use, as well as the number of subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.
Description: The map displayed here shows how Telephones - main lines in use varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2020
| Country | Telephones - main lines in use | Year |
|---|---|---|
| China | 185,097,216 | 2019 |
| United States | 107,667,640 | 2019 |
| Japan | 62,775,496 | 2019 |
| France | 39,234,940 | 2019 |
| Germany | 38,847,528 | 2019 |
| Brazil | 33,585,164 | 2019 |
| Russia | 31,171,044 | 2019 |
| United Kingdom | 31,160,866 | 2019 |
| Iran | 29,330,454 | 2019 |
| Korea, South | 24,924,608 | 2019 |
| Mexico | 22,471,648 | 2019 |
| Spain | 21,065,700 | 2019 |
| India | 20,198,012 | 2019 |
| Italy | 20,196,476 | 2019 |
| Canada | 13,258,721 | 2019 |
| Taiwan | 12,863,860 | 2019 |
| Turkey | 11,283,768 | 2019 |
| Indonesia | 9,272,754 | 2019 |
| Egypt | 8,885,103 | 2019 |
| Australia | 7,792,701 | 2019 |
| Argentina | 7,791,464 | 2019 |
| Poland | 6,907,937 | 2019 |
| Colombia | 6,774,363 | 2019 |
| Malaysia | 6,530,410 | 2019 |
| Netherlands | 5,598,798 | 2019 |
| Venezuela | 5,501,135 | 2019 |
| Saudi Arabia | 5,276,773 | 2019 |
| Portugal | 5,179,685 | 2019 |
| Greece | 5,080,386 | 2019 |
| Algeria | 4,558,502 | 2019 |
| Belarus | 4,513,255 | 2019 |
| Ukraine | 4,378,911 | 2019 |
| Philippines | 4,140,108 | 2019 |
| Belgium | 3,967,054 | 2019 |
| Hong Kong | 3,942,605 | 2019 |
| Romania | 3,731,047 | 2019 |
| Vietnam | 3,710,210 | 2019 |
| Austria | 3,700,006 | 2019 |
| Kazakhstan | 3,275,584 | 2019 |
| Uzbekistan | 3,262,896 | 2019 |
| Peru | 3,099,172 | 2019 |
| Syria | 3,097,164 | 2019 |
| Hungary | 3,084,836 | 2019 |
| Israel | 3,050,693 | 2019 |
| Switzerland | 3,012,224 | 2019 |
| Iraq | 2,678,046 | 2019 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,641,982 | 2019 |
| Chile | 2,620,195 | 2019 |
| Pakistan | 2,607,495 | 2019 |
| Thailand | 2,580,166 | 2019 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2,380,238 | 2019 |
| Ecuador | 2,111,291 | 2019 |
| Serbia | 2,060,005 | 2019 |
| Singapore | 2,003,594 | 2019 |
| Morocco | 1,982,934 | 2019 |
| Sweden | 1,941,360 | 2019 |
| South Africa | 1,934,778 | 2019 |
| Guatemala | 1,894,179 | 2019 |
| Ireland | 1,854,605 | 2019 |
| New Zealand | 1,801,645 | 2019 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,686,316 | 2019 |
| Libya | 1,618,511 | 2019 |
| Laos | 1,526,232 | 2019 |
| Cuba | 1,475,679 | 2019 |
| Czech Republic | 1,473,846 | 2019 |
| Tunisia | 1,444,631 | 2019 |
| Bangladesh | 1,433,460 | 2019 |
| Croatia | 1,371,999 | 2019 |
| Yemen | 1,253,287 | 2019 |
| Korea, North | 1,183,806 | 2019 |
| Dominican Republic | 1,172,083 | 2019 |
| Uruguay | 1,137,193 | 2019 |
| Ethiopia | 1,095,946 | 2019 |
| Denmark | 1,017,009 | 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 974,056 | 2019 |
| Cameroon | 966,035 | 2019 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 920,407 | 2019 |
| Moldova | 901,317 | 2019 |
| El Salvador | 882,498 | 2019 |
| Nepal | 855,926 | 2019 |
| Puerto Rico | 758,869 | 2019 |
| Lebanon | 752,547 | 2019 |
| Bolivia | 719,399 | 2019 |
| Slovenia | 715,283 | 2019 |
| Slovakia | 673,341 | 2019 |
| Panama | 671,799 | 2019 |
| Turkmenistan | 648,223 | 2019 |
| Georgia | 638,092 | 2019 |
| Costa Rica | 630,386 | 2019 |
| Norway | 571,958 | 2019 |
| Burma | 544,283 | 2019 |
| Tajikistan | 471,090 | 2019 |
| Mauritius | 470,166 | 2019 |
| Armenia | 462,725 | 2019 |
| Honduras | 458,696 | 2019 |
| Oman | 456,940 | 2019 |
| Macedonia | 402,250 | 2019 |
| Qatar | 392,048 | 2019 |
| Mongolia | 385,191 | 2019 |
| Jamaica | 379,420 | 2019 |
| Jordan | 375,576 | 2019 |
| Lithuania | 368,515 | 2019 |
| Kuwait | 368,305 | 2019 |
| Paraguay | 309,221 | 2019 |
| Estonia | 302,606 | 2019 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 298,493 | 2019 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 275,311 | 2019 |
| Ghana | 272,801 | 2019 |
| Finland | 269,980 | 2019 |
| Luxembourg | 268,043 | 2019 |
| Malta | 264,557 | 2019 |
| Albania | 258,474 | 2019 |
| Zimbabwe | 258,419 | 2019 |
| Bahrain | 246,603 | 2019 |
| Mali | 227,831 | 2019 |
| Latvia | 227,149 | 2019 |
| Nicaragua | 215,055 | 2019 |
| Senegal | 195,288 | 2019 |
| Uganda | 184,065 | 2019 |
| Montenegro | 183,387 | 2019 |
| Nigeria | 146,075 | 2019 |
| Namibia | 144,575 | 2019 |
| Sudan | 141,922 | 2019 |
| Barbados | 141,618 | 2019 |
| Botswana | 139,735 | 2019 |
| Papua New Guinea | 133,593 | 2019 |
| Guyana | 130,497 | 2019 |
| Iceland | 128,597 | 2019 |
| Afghanistan | 125,232 | 2019 |
| Angola | 122,566 | 2019 |
| Macau | 119,355 | 2019 |
| Eritrea | 116,882 | 2019 |
| Niger | 116,352 | 2019 |
| Suriname | 96,310 | 2019 |
| Zambia | 91,422 | 2019 |
| Brunei | 91,415 | 2019 |
| New Caledonia | 82,111 | 2019 |
| Fiji | 80,650 | 2019 |
| Bahamas, The | 78,439 | 2019 |
| Burkina Faso | 75,066 | 2019 |
| Somalia | 74,800 | 2018 |
| Tanzania | 74,081 | 2019 |
| Madagascar | 68,426 | 2019 |
| Kenya | 68,072 | 2019 |
| Mozambique | 61,575 | 2019 |
| Cape Verde | 60,233 | 2019 |
| Cambodia | 56,749 | 2019 |
| Mauritania | 53,742 | 2019 |
| Togo | 45,311 | 2019 |
| Andorra | 44,050 | 2019 |
| Gambia, The | 41,179 | 2019 |
| Swaziland | 40,003 | 2019 |
| Benin | 37,305 | 2019 |
| Monaco | 34,903 | 2019 |
| Djibouti | 34,671 | 2019 |
| Cayman Islands | 33,338 | 2019 |
| Saint Lucia | 33,285 | 2019 |
| Grenada | 33,011 | 2019 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 24,403 | 2019 |
| Gabon | 22,412 | 2019 |
| Bhutan | 21,916 | 2019 |
| Burundi | 20,758 | 2019 |
| Seychelles | 19,627 | 2019 |
| Belize | 18,617 | 2019 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 17,766 | 2019 |
| Congo, Republic of the | 17,076 | 2019 |
| San Marino | 16,070 | 2019 |
| Malawi | 14,357 | 2019 |
| Liechtenstein | 14,337 | 2019 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11,889 | 2019 |
| Rwanda | 11,215 | 2019 |
| Comoros | 9,840 | 2019 |
| Palau | 8,808 | 2019 |
| Samoa | 8,770 | 2019 |
| Liberia | 8,394 | 2019 |
| Lesotho | 7,865 | 2019 |
| Greenland | 7,259 | 2019 |
| Solomon Islands | 7,130 | 2019 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 6,779 | 2019 |
| Tonga | 6,748 | 2019 |
| Chad | 6,540 | 2019 |
| Haiti | 5,464 | 2019 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 4,614 | 2019 |
| Vanuatu | 3,724 | 2019 |
| Central African Republic | 2,934 | 2019 |
| Dominica | 2,751 | 2019 |
| Sierra Leone | 2,586 | 2019 |
| Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 2,255 | 2016 |
| East Timor | 2,164 | 2019 |
| Tuvalu | 1,978 | 2019 |
| Nauru | 1,900 | 2016 |
| Kiribati | 22 | 2019 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2018 |
| Guinea | 0 | 2018 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 | 2018 |
