Telephones - fixed lines - total subscriptions 2023 Country Ranks Alphabetical


 SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
115 Afghanistan1500002021
195 Akrotiri02023
111 Albania1976902021
26 Algeria5.1 million2021
173 American Samoa100002021
142 Andorra500002021
121 Angola1198262021
180 Anguilla60002021
195 Antarctica02023
153 Antigua and Barbuda270002021
22 Argentina6.9 million2021
91 Armenia4181222021
149 Aruba350002021
31 Australia4 million2021
33 Austria3.8 million2021
52 Azerbaijan1.6 million2021
128 Bahamas The910002020
104 Bahrain2667412021
76 Bangladesh5874762021
119 Barbados1209802021
30 Belarus4.3 million2021
35 Belgium3.3 million2021
159 Belize190002021
170 Benin114932021
156 Bermuda250002021
158 Bhutan196802021
81 Bolivia5394812021
74 Bosnia and Herzegovina6892952021
116 Botswana1324572021
195 Bouvet Island02023
9 Brazil28.9 million2021
195 British Indian Ocean Territory02023
178 British Virgin Islands70002021
122 Brunei1122982021
68 Bulgaria7876372021
129 Burkina Faso813742021
82 Burma5221412021
163 Burundi159762021
140 Cabo Verde535862021
147 Cambodia402962021
69 Cameroon7395722021
17 Canada12 million2021
148 Cayman Islands360002021
188 Central African Republic20002021
181 Chad53002021
45 Chile2.5 million2021
2 China180.7 million2021
195 Christmas Island02023
195 Cocos (Keeling) Islands02023
21 Colombia7 million2021
177 Comoros74312021
195 Congo Democratic Republic of the02021
161 Congo Republic of the170002020
178 Cook Islands70002021
195 Coral Sea Islands02023
80 Costa Rica5534552021
105 Cote d'Ivoire2655132021
59 Croatia1.3 million2021
54 Cuba1.5 million2021
141 Curacao530002021
98 Cyprus3045812021
58 Czechia1.3 million2021
72 Denmark7066042021
195 Dhekelia02023
152 Djibouti273262021
176 Dominica75002021
60 Dominican Republic1.2 million2021
51 Ecuador1.8 million2021
18 Egypt11 million2021
65 El Salvador8560902021
172 Equatorial Guinea110002021
133 Eritrea660002021
101 Estonia2966202021
145 Eswatini460002021
63 Ethiopia8900002021
3 European Union160.1 million2020
188 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)20002021
164 Faroe Islands150002021
143 Fiji490002021
109 Finland2070002021
6 France38 million2021
124 French Polynesia1080512021
195 French Southern and Antarctic Lands02023
151 Gabon317082021
135 Gambia The600002021
84 Gaza Strip4858292021
96 Georgia3379232021
6 Germany38 million2021
97 Ghana3152712021
161 Gibraltar170002021
29 Greece4.9 million2021
179 Greenland63522020
155 Grenada260002021
132 Guam700002021
47 Guatemala2.3 million2021
150 Guernsey339302021
194 Guinea02018
182 Guinea-Bissau48002009
117 Guyana1300002021
180 Haiti60002021
195 Heard Island and McDonald Islands02023
195 Holy See (Vatican City)02023
87 Honduras4655212021
32 Hong Kong3.9 million2021
41 Hungary3 million2021
126 Iceland1004822021
12 India23.8 million2021
19 Indonesia9 million2021
8 Iran29.3 million2021
36 Iraq3 million2021
53 Ireland1.6 million2021
195 Isle of Man02023
37 Israel3 million2021
14 Italy20 million2021
85 Jamaica4736172021
195 Jan Mayen02023
5 Japan61.6 million2021
144 Jersey481222021
89 Jordan4275172021
38 Kazakhstan3 million2021
134 Kenya610962021
193 Kiribati102021
62 Korea North1 million2021
13 Korea South23.2 million2021
93 Kosovo3837632022
77 Kuwait5800002020
100 Kyrgyzstan3000002021
57 Laos1.3 million2021
112 Latvia1917982021
64 Lebanon8800002021
174 Lesotho95592021
180 Liberia60002021
62 Libya1 million2021
169 Liechtenstein117122021
102 Lithuania2907112021
103 Luxembourg2700002021
123 Macau1100002021
154 Madagascar262712021
167 Malawi124652021
20 Malaysia8.2 million2021
165 Maldives140052021
99 Mali3010552021
107 Malta2594392021
187 Marshall Islands23612014
137 Mauritania580942021
86 Mauritius4691002021
10 Mexico24.4 million2021
178 Micronesia Federated States of70002021
61 Moldova1 million2021
146 Monaco428122021
92 Mongolia3992372021
113 Montenegro1895192021
185 Montserrat30002020
46 Morocco2.5 million2021
136 Mozambique596822021
127 Namibia918692021
195 Nauru02018
70 Nepal7300002021
28 Netherlands5 million2021
145 New Caledonia460002021
75 New Zealand6510002021
108 Nicaragua2075772021
138 Niger580002021
125 Nigeria1063852021
190 Niue10002021
195 Norfolk Island02023
90 North Macedonia4256462021
157 Northern Mariana Islands200002021
94 Norway3500002021
79 Oman5721662021
39 Pakistan3 million2021
175 Palau80002021
67 Panama7904862021
114 Papua New Guinea1700002021
110 Paraguay2039712021
48 Peru2.3 million2021
27 Philippines5 million2021
195 Pitcairn Islands02023
25 Poland5.3 million2021
24 Portugal5.3 million2021
71 Puerto Rico7267392021
88 Qatar4602402021
49 Romania2 million2021
11 Russia24 million2021
168 Rwanda118932021
195 Saint Barthelemy02023
183 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha40002021
162 Saint Kitts and Nevis160002021
166 Saint Lucia140002021
195 Saint Martin02023
182 Saint Pierre and Miquelon48002015
171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113852021
180 Samoa60002021
162 San Marino160002021
186 Sao Tome and Principe26192021
23 Saudi Arabia6.6 million2021
106 Senegal2614402021
44 Serbia2.5 million2021
160 Seychelles187682021
192 Sierra Leone2692021
50 Singapore1.9 million2021
195 Sint Maarten02023
78 Slovakia5773902021
73 Slovenia6954442021
178 Solomon Islands70002021
128 Somalia910002021
55 South Africa1.5 million2021
195 South Sudan02018
15 Spain19.1 million2021
42 Sri Lanka2.9 million2021
118 Sudan1294082021
120 Suriname1199772021
195 Svalbard02023
56 Sweden1.4 million2021
40 Switzerland3 million2021
43 Syria2.8 million2021
16 Taiwan13 million2021
83 Tajikistan5000002021
131 Tanzania720002021
31 Thailand4 million2021
189 Timor-Leste19002021
139 Togo540002021
191 Tokelau3002010
172 Tonga110002021
95 Trinidad and Tobago3400002021
62 Tunisia1 million2021
17 Turkey (Turkiye)12 million2021
66 Turkmenistan8000002021
183 Turks and Caicos Islands40002021
188 Tuvalu20002021
123 Uganda1100002021
49 Ukraine2 million2021
49 United Arab Emirates2 million2021
7 United Kingdom33 million2021
4 United States98 million2021
62 Uruguay1 million2021
34 Uzbekistan3.5 million2021
184 Vanuatu36002021
37 Venezuela3 million2021
37 Vietnam3 million2021
130 Virgin Islands760002021
195 Wake Island02023
185 Wallis and Futuna30002021
84 West Bank4858292021
1 World901.3 million2020
62 Yemen1 million2021
133 Zambia660002021

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