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


SOURCE: 2023 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK

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RankCountryValueDate of Info
124 Afghanistan1500002021
204 AkrotiriN/A2023
120 Albania1976902021
28 Algeria5.097 million2021
182 American Samoa100002021
151 Andorra500002021
130 Angola1198262021
189 Anguilla60002021
204 AntarcticaN/A2023
162 Antigua and Barbuda270002021
24 Argentina6.903 million2021
99 Armenia4181222021
158 Aruba350002021
32 Australia4.600 million2021
35 Austria3.809 million2021
59 Azerbaijan1.644 million2021
137 Bahamas The910002020
112 Bahrain2667412021
84 Bangladesh5874762021
128 Barbados1209802021
33 Belarus4.333 million2021
38 Belgium3.293 million2021
168 Belize190002021
179 Benin114932021
165 Bermuda250002021
167 Bhutan196802021
89 Bolivia5394812021
82 Bosnia and Herzegovina6892952021
125 Botswana1324572021
204 Bouvet IslandN/A2023
10 Brazil28.883 million2021
204 British Indian Ocean TerritoryN/A2023
187 British Virgin Islands70002021
131 Brunei1122982021
76 Bulgaria7876372021
138 Burkina Faso813742021
90 Burma5221412021
172 Burundi159762021
149 Cabo Verde535862021
156 Cambodia402962021
77 Cameroon7395722021
18 Canada12.928 million2021
157 Cayman Islands360002021
197 Central African Republic20002021
190 Chad53002021
50 Chile2.511 million2021
2 China180.701 million2021
204 Christmas IslandN/A2023
204 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsN/A2023
23 Colombia7.600 million2021
186 Comoros74312021
204 Congo Democratic Republic of theN/A2021
170 Congo Republic of the170002020
187 Cook Islands70002021
204 Coral Sea IslandsN/A2023
88 Costa Rica5534552021
113 Cote d'Ivoire2655132021
67 Croatia1.269 million2021
62 Cuba1.539 million2021
150 Curacao530002021
106 Cyprus3045812021
66 Czechia1.295 million2021
80 Denmark7066042021
204 DhekeliaN/A2023
161 Djibouti273262021
185 Dominica75002021
69 Dominican Republic1.155 million2021
57 Ecuador1.847 million2021
20 Egypt11.031 million2021
73 El Salvador8560902021
181 Equatorial Guinea110002021
142 Eritrea660002021
109 Estonia2966202021
154 Eswatini460002021
71 Ethiopia8900002021
3 European Union160.149 million2020
197 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)20002021
173 Faroe Islands150002021
152 Fiji490002021
118 Finland2070002021
7 France38.000 million2021
133 French Polynesia1080512021
204 French Southern and Antarctic LandsN/A2023
160 Gabon317082021
144 Gambia The600002021
92 Gaza Strip4858292021
104 Georgia3379232021
6 Germany38.600 million2021
105 Ghana3152712021
170 Gibraltar170002021
31 Greece4.913 million2021
188 Greenland63522020
164 Grenada260002021
141 Guam700002021
52 Guatemala2.320 million2021
159 Guernsey339302021
203 Guinea02018
191 Guinea-Bissau48002009
126 Guyana1300002021
189 Haiti60002021
204 Heard Island and McDonald IslandsN/A2023
204 Holy See (Vatican City)N/A2023
95 Honduras4655212021
34 Hong Kong3.856 million2021
45 Hungary2.956 million2021
135 Iceland1004822021
13 India23.774 million2021
21 Indonesia8.999 million2021
9 Iran29.307 million2021
41 Iraq3.049 million2021
61 Ireland1.595 million2021
204 Isle of ManN/A2023
36 Israel3.500 million2021
15 Italy19.995 million2021
93 Jamaica4736172021
204 Jan MayenN/A2023
5 Japan61.584 million2021
153 Jersey481222021
97 Jordan4275172021
42 Kazakhstan2.997 million2021
143 Kenya610962021
202 Kiribati102021
68 Korea North1.200 million2021
14 Korea South23.213 million2021
101 Kosovo3837632022
85 Kuwait5800002020
108 Kyrgyzstan3000002021
65 Laos1.300 million2021
121 Latvia1917982021
72 Lebanon8800002021
183 Lesotho95592021
189 Liberia60002021
60 Libya1.600 million2021
178 Liechtenstein117122021
110 Lithuania2907112021
111 Luxembourg2700002021
132 Macau1100002021
163 Madagascar262712021
176 Malawi124652021
22 Malaysia8.247 million2021
174 Maldives140052021
107 Mali3010552021
115 Malta2594392021
196 Marshall Islands23612014
146 Mauritania580942021
94 Mauritius4691002021
11 Mexico24.367 million2021
187 Micronesia Federated States of70002021
70 Moldova1.000 million2021
155 Monaco428122021
100 Mongolia3992372021
122 Montenegro1895192021
194 Montserrat30002020
51 Morocco2.460 million2021
145 Mozambique596822021
136 Namibia918692021
204 NauruN/A2018
78 Nepal7300002021
30 Netherlands5.024 million2021
154 New Caledonia460002021
83 New Zealand6510002021
117 Nicaragua2075772021
147 Niger580002021
134 Nigeria1063852021
199 Niue10002021
204 Norfolk IslandN/A2023
98 North Macedonia4256462021
166 Northern Mariana Islands200002021
102 Norway3500002021
87 Oman5721662021
43 Pakistan2.989 million2021
184 Palau80002021
75 Panama7904862021
123 Papua New Guinea1700002021
119 Paraguay2039712021
54 Peru2.266 million2021
29 Philippines5.028 million2021
204 Pitcairn IslandsN/A2023
27 Poland5.308 million2021
26 Portugal5.319 million2021
79 Puerto Rico7267392021
96 Qatar4602402021
48 Romania2.606 million2021
12 Russia24.000 million2021
177 Rwanda118932021
204 Saint BarthelemyN/A2023
192 Saint Helena Ascension and Tristan da Cunha40002021
171 Saint Kitts and Nevis160002021
175 Saint Lucia140002021
204 Saint MartinN/A2023
191 Saint Pierre and Miquelon48002015
180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines113852021
189 Samoa60002021
171 San Marino160002021
195 Sao Tome and Principe26192021
25 Saudi Arabia6.595 million2021
114 Senegal2614402021
49 Serbia2.540 million2021
169 Seychelles187682021
201 Sierra Leone2692021
56 Singapore1.888 million2021
204 Sint MaartenN/A2023
86 Slovakia5773902021
81 Slovenia6954442021
187 Solomon Islands70002021
137 Somalia910002021
63 South Africa1.472 million2021
204 South SudanN/A2018
16 Spain19.076 million2021
46 Sri Lanka2.869 million2021
127 Sudan1294082021
129 Suriname1199772021
204 SvalbardN/A2023
64 Sweden1.382 million2021
44 Switzerland2.957 million2021
47 Syria2.821 million2021
17 Taiwan13.000 million2021
91 Tajikistan5000002021
140 Tanzania720002021
32 Thailand4.600 million2021
198 Timor-Leste19002021
148 Togo540002021
200 Tokelau3002010
181 Tonga110002021
103 Trinidad and Tobago3400002021
58 Tunisia1.700 million2021
19 Turkey (Turkiye)12.000 million2021
74 Turkmenistan8000002021
192 Turks and Caicos Islands40002021
197 Tuvalu20002021
132 Uganda1100002021
53 Ukraine2.300 million2021
55 United Arab Emirates2.200 million2021
8 United Kingdom33.000 million2021
4 United States98.000 million2021
68 Uruguay1.200 million2021
37 Uzbekistan3.470 million2021
193 Vanuatu36002021
39 Venezuela3.200 million2021
40 Vietnam3.100 million2021
139 Virgin Islands760002021
204 Wake IslandN/A2023
194 Wallis and Futuna30002021
92 West Bank4858292021
1 World901.318 million2020
68 Yemen1.200 million2021
142 Zambia660002021
116 Zimbabwe2434212021

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