Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions 2023 Country Ranks by Rank,


SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
1 China180.701 million2021
2 European Union160.149 million2020
3 United States98.000 million2021
4 Japan61.584 million2021
5 Germany38.600 million2021
6 France38.000 million2021
7 United Kingdom33.000 million2021
8 Iran29.307 million2021
9 Brazil28.883 million2021
10 Mexico24.367 million2021
11 Russia24.000 million2021
12 India23.774 million2021
13 Korea South23.213 million2021
14 Italy19.995 million2021
15 Spain19.076 million2021
16 Taiwan13.000 million2021
17 Canada12.928 million2021
18 Turkey (Turkiye)12.000 million2021
19 Egypt11.031 million2021
20 Indonesia8.999 million2021
21 Malaysia8.247 million2021
22 Colombia7.600 million2021
23 Argentina6.903 million2021
24 Saudi Arabia6.595 million2021
25 Portugal5.319 million2021
26 Poland5.308 million2021
27 Algeria5.097 million2021
28 Philippines5.028 million2021
29 Netherlands5.024 million2021
30 Greece4.913 million2021
31 Australia4.600 million2021
31 Thailand4.600 million2021
32 Belarus4.333 million2021
33 Hong Kong3.856 million2021
34 Austria3.809 million2021
35 Israel3.500 million2021
36 Uzbekistan3.470 million2021
37 Belgium3.293 million2021
38 Venezuela3.200 million2021
39 Vietnam3.100 million2021
40 Iraq3.049 million2021
41 Kazakhstan2.997 million2021
42 Pakistan2.989 million2021
43 Switzerland2.957 million2021
44 Hungary2.956 million2021
45 Sri Lanka2.869 million2021
46 Syria2.821 million2021
47 Romania2.606 million2021
48 Serbia2.540 million2021
49 Chile2.511 million2021
50 Morocco2.460 million2021
51 Guatemala2.320 million2021
52 Ukraine2.300 million2021
53 Peru2.266 million2021
54 United Arab Emirates2.200 million2021
55 Singapore1.888 million2021
56 Ecuador1.847 million2021
57 Tunisia1.700 million2021
58 Azerbaijan1.644 million2021
59 Libya1.600 million2021
60 Ireland1.595 million2021
61 Cuba1.539 million2021
62 South Africa1.472 million2021
63 Sweden1.382 million2021
64 Laos1.300 million2021
65 Czechia1.295 million2021
66 Croatia1.269 million2021
67 Korea North1.200 million2021
67 Uruguay1.200 million2021
67 Yemen1.200 million2021
68 Dominican Republic1.155 million2021
69 Moldova1.000 million2021
70 Ethiopia8900002021
71 Lebanon8800002021
72 El Salvador8560902021
73 Turkmenistan8000002021
74 Panama7904862021
75 Bulgaria7876372021
76 Cameroon7395722021
77 Nepal7300002021
78 Puerto Rico7267392021
79 Denmark7066042021
80 Slovenia6954442021
81 Bosnia and Herzegovina6892952021
82 New Zealand6510002021
83 Bangladesh5874762021
84 Kuwait5800002020
85 Slovakia5773902021
86 Oman5721662021
87 Costa Rica5534552021
88 Bolivia5394812021
89 Burma5221412021
90 Tajikistan5000002021
91 Gaza Strip4858292021
91 West Bank4858292021
92 Jamaica4736172021
93 Mauritius4691002021
94 Honduras4655212021
95 Qatar4602402021
96 Jordan4275172021
97 North Macedonia4256462021
98 Armenia4181222021
99 Mongolia3992372021
100 Kosovo3837632022
101 Norway3500002021
102 Trinidad and Tobago3400002021
103 Georgia3379232021
104 Ghana3152712021
105 Cyprus3045812021
106 Mali3010552021
107 Kyrgyzstan3000002021
108 Estonia2966202021
109 Lithuania2907112021
110 Luxembourg2700002021
111 Bahrain2667412021
112 Cote d'Ivoire2655132021
113 Senegal2614402021
114 Malta2594392021
115 Zimbabwe2434212021
116 Nicaragua2075772021
117 Finland2070002021
118 Paraguay2039712021
119 Albania1976902021
120 Latvia1917982021
121 Montenegro1895192021
122 Papua New Guinea1700002021
123 Afghanistan1500002021
124 Botswana1324572021
125 Guyana1300002021
126 Sudan1294082021
127 Barbados1209802021
128 Suriname1199772021
129 Angola1198262021
130 Brunei1122982021
131 Macau1100002021
131 Uganda1100002021
132 French Polynesia1080512021
133 Nigeria1063852021
134 Iceland1004822021
135 Namibia918692021
136 Bahamas The910002020
136 Somalia910002021
137 Burkina Faso813742021
138 Virgin Islands760002021
139 Tanzania720002021
140 Guam700002021
141 Eritrea660002021
141 Zambia660002021
142 Kenya610962021
143 Gambia The600002021
144 Mozambique596822021
145 Mauritania580942021
146 Niger580002021
147 Togo540002021
148 Cabo Verde535862021
149 Curacao530002021
150 Andorra500002021
151 Fiji490002021
152 Jersey481222021
153 Eswatini460002021
153 New Caledonia460002021
154 Monaco428122021
155 Cambodia402962021
156 Cayman Islands360002021
157 Aruba350002021
158 Guernsey339302021
159 Gabon317082021
160 Djibouti273262021
161 Antigua and Barbuda270002021
162 Madagascar262712021
163 Grenada260002021
164 Bermuda250002021
165 Northern Mariana Islands200002021
166 Bhutan196802021
167 Belize190002021
168 Seychelles187682021
169 Congo Republic of the170002020
169 Gibraltar170002021
170 Saint Kitts and Nevis160002021
170 San Marino160002021
171 Burundi159762021
172 Faroe Islands150002021
173 Maldives140052021
174 Saint Lucia140002021
175 Malawi124652021
176 Rwanda118932021
177 Liechtenstein117122021
178 Benin114932021
179 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113852021
180 Equatorial Guinea110002021
180 Tonga110002021
181 American Samoa100002021
182 Lesotho95592021
183 Palau80002021
184 Dominica75002021
185 Comoros74312021
186 British Virgin Islands70002021
186 Cook Islands70002021
186 Micronesia Federated States of70002021
186 Solomon Islands70002021
187 Greenland63522020
188 Anguilla60002021
188 Haiti60002021
188 Liberia60002021
188 Samoa60002021
189 Chad53002021
190 Guinea-Bissau48002009
190 Saint Pierre and Miquelon48002015
191 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha40002021
191 Turks and Caicos Islands40002021
192 Vanuatu36002021
193 Montserrat30002020
193 Wallis and Futuna30002021
194 Sao Tome and Principe26192021
195 Marshall Islands23612014
196 Central African Republic20002021
196 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)20002021
196 Tuvalu20002021
197 Timor-Leste19002021
198 Niue10002021
199 Tokelau3002010
200 Sierra Leone2692021
201 Kiribati102021

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