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Main telephone lines in use in the countries of the world

Rank
(total)
CountryTotal
(main lines)
per Capita
(main lines)
Date
1China230,996,0000.168July 2015 est.
2United States of America121,991,0000.380July 2015 est.
3Japan63,633,0500.501July 2015 est.
4Germany45,352,0000.555July 2015 est.
5Brazil43,677,1410.214July 2015 est.
6France38,929,0000.604July 2015 est.
7Russia36,524,9780.253July 2015 est.
8United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland33,613,0000.516July 2015 est.
9Iran30,418,9730.386July 2015 est.
10Korea (South)28,882,7830.550July 2015 est.
11India25,518,0000.020July 2015 est.
12Indonesia22,386,0000.088July 2015 est.
13Italy20,236,3050.333July 2015 est.
14Mexico19,886,9490.166July 2015 est.
15Spain19,180,1920.412July 2015 est.
16Canada15,902,0000.444July 2015 est.
17Taiwan13,916,3340.593July 2015 est.
18Turkey11,493,0570.147July 2015 est.
19Argentina10,119,9200.235July 2015 est.
20Ukraine9,113,0610.202July 2015 est.
21Australia9,080,0000.382July 2015 est.
22Venezuela7,780,0960.254July 2015 est.
23Colombia7,109,2540.147July 2015 est.
24Netherlands6,951,5280.410July 2015 est.
25Egypt6,235,1330.070July 2015 est.
26Vietnam5,900,0000.064July 2015 est.
27Thailand5,309,0000.079July 2015 est.
28Greece5,177,0900.478July 2015 est.
29Portugal4,682,9970.452July 2015 est.
30Belarus4,540,6780.478July 2015 est.
31Belgium4,488,7110.399July 2015 est.
32Malaysia4,394,5590.141July 2015 est.
33Hong Kong4,327,2860.592July 2015 est.
34Romania4,270,0000.215July 2015 est.
35Poland4,245,0000.110July 2015 est.
36Kazakhstan4,143,1000.236July 2015 est.
37Switzerland4,140,0000.500July 2015 est.
38South Africa4,131,0550.075July 2015 est.
39Syria4,082,0000.239July 2015 est.
40Saudi Arabia3,746,9060.119July 2015 est.
41Austria3,609,9000.418July 2015 est.
42Sweden3,554,6650.363July 2015 est.
43Chile3,445,8800.191July 2015 est.
44Israel3,412,0000.407July 2015 est.
45Algeria3,267,5920.083July 2015 est.
46Hungary3,094,2280.314July 2015 est.
47Philippines3,039,0000.030July 2015 est.
48Pakistan2,990,9540.015July 2015 est.
49Peru2,912,3160.093July 2015 est.
50Serbia2,770,4620.390July 2015 est.
51Sri Lanka2,601,1960.124July 2015 est.
52Ecuador2,512,6570.154July 2015 est.
53Uzbekistan2,507,7110.080July 2015 est.
54Morocco2,222,3700.066July 2015 est.
55United Arab Emirates2,208,4250.251July 2015 est.
56Singapore2,021,5000.365July 2015 est.
57Iraq1,997,0000.054July 2015 est.
58Czech Republic1,949,8000.185July 2015 est.
59Ireland1,932,0590.417July 2015 est.
60New Zealand1,850,0000.402July 2015 est.
61Azerbaijan1,796,0270.186July 2015 est.
62Guatemala1,718,8510.106July 2015 est.
63Denmark1,694,0510.298July 2015 est.
64Bulgaria1,654,5350.231July 2015 est.
65Croatia1,476,5060.351July 2015 est.
66Dominican Republic1,304,9680.131July 2015 est.
67Cuba1,295,8570.115July 2015 est.
68Moldova1,202,4660.352July 2015 est.
69Yemen1,195,0000.045July 2015 est.
70Korea (North)1,180,0000.047July 2015 est.
71Uruguay1,106,4310.319July 2015 est.
72Cameroon1,054,9780.048July 2015 est.
73Norway1,029,5450.198July 2015 est.
74Lebanon970,0000.157July 2015 est.
75Laos962,4970.148July 2015 est.
76Georgia950,1670.237July 2015 est.
77El Salvador944,2660.146July 2015 est.
78Tunisia943,5080.085July 2015 est.
79Ethiopia890,6420.010July 2015 est.
80Bolivia881,0840.081July 2015 est.
81Slovakia866,6300.160July 2015 est.
82Costa Rica859,5140.178July 2015 est.
83Nepal846,9400.030July 2015 est.
84Bangladesh830,8000.005July 2015 est.
85Puerto Rico813,1060.234July 2015 est.
86Bosnia and Herzegovina771,6840.219July 2015 est.
87Slovenia753,0820.365July 2015 est.
88Turkmenistan648,0000.124July 2015 est.
89Libya632,0000.099July 2015 est.
90Panama620,4360.156July 2015 est.
91Lithuania561,9190.193July 2015 est.
92Armenia551,3660.184July 2015 est.
93Finland537,0000.098July 2015 est.
94Myanmar (Burma)523,7220.010July 2015 est.
95Honduras497,0720.058July 2015 est.
96Kuwait480,0000.115July 2015 est.
97Tajikistan457,0000.054July 2015 est.
98Oman434,9320.105July 2015 est.
99Qatar428,8580.183July 2015 est.
100Kyrgyzstan408,0370.068July 2015 est.
101Palestinian Territories406,5000.087July 2015 est.
102Latvia395,6020.200July 2015 est.
103Estonia387,6070.295July 2015 est.
104Paraguay384,1350.057July 2015 est.
105Mauritius380,0000.301July 2015 est.
106Macedonia372,5570.180July 2015 est.
107Jordan368,9380.039July 2015 est.
108Nicaragua354,0170.057July 2015 est.
109Zimbabwe333,7020.024July 2015 est.
110Uganda328,8110.009July 2015 est.
111Cyprus323,7070.275July 2015 est.
112Senegal300,2190.021July 2015 est.
113Angola284,9250.011July 2015 est.
114Bahrain278,9760.204July 2015 est.
115Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)277,2480.012July 2015 est.
116Luxembourg276,9000.486July 2015 est.
117Ghana275,5700.010July 2015 est.
118Trinidad and Tobago270,8720.201July 2015 est.
119Cambodia256,3870.017July 2015 est.
120Mongolia255,6340.084July 2015 est.
121Madagascar253,0000.011July 2015 est.
122Jamaica252,6300.093July 2015 est.
123Malta230,2260.533July 2015 est.
124Albania226,7180.078July 2015 est.
125Benin194,6660.018July 2015 est.
126Nigeria187,1550.001July 2015 est.
127Namibia182,5070.080July 2015 est.
128Mali169,0060.009July 2015 est.
129Iceland168,1490.508July 2015 est.
130Botswana160,4900.073July 2015 est.
131Barbados156,8570.556July 2015 est.
132Montenegro154,4480.248July 2015 est.
133Guyana154,0570.205July 2015 est.
134Papua New Guinea150,0000.019July 2015 est.
135Macau146,1380.228July 2015 est.
136Tanzania142,8190.003July 2015 est.
137Bahamas120,9250.330July 2015 est.
138Sudan118,9540.003July 2015 est.
139Zambia116,1650.008July 2015 est.
140Afghanistan110,0000.004July 2015 est.
140Kosovo110,000...2006
140Niger110,0000.006July 2015 est.
143New Caledonia92,0000.339July 2015 est.
144Mozambique89,2920.003July 2015 est.
145Kenya85,4960.002July 2015 est.
146Suriname85,0000.152July 2015 est.
147Virgin Islands of the U.S.76,0000.734July 2015 est.
148Burkina Faso75,0750.004July 2015 est.
149Jersey73,8000.804July 2010 est.
150Fiji72,5650.083July 2015 est.
151Guam68,0000.420July 2015 est.
152Eritrea66,0000.010July 2015 est.
153French Polynesia60,0000.221July 2015 est.
154Congo (Democratic Republic)59,5340.001July 2012 est.
155Cape Verde58,4560.111July 2015 est.
156Togo52,6900.008July 2015 est.
157Mauritania51,2940.014July 2015 est.
158Somalia51,0000.004July 2015 est.
159Monaco49,0851.288July 2015 est.
160Malawi45,6780.003July 2015 est.
161Lesotho45,3640.024July 2015 est.
162Guernsey45,1000.687July 2010 est.
163Gambia45,0000.023July 2015 est.
164Swaziland43,0000.030July 2015 est.
165Haiti41,0000.004July 2015 est.
166Andorra38,8500.546July 2015 est.
167Brunei38,3840.092July 2015 est.
168Aruba35,0000.317July 2015 est.
169Saint Lucia34,8740.200July 2015 est.
170Cayman Islands33,5340.565July 2015 est.
171Bermuda29,2000.418July 2014 est.
172Grenada27,0340.257July 2015 est.
173Saint Vincent and the Grenadines24,8650.226July 2015 est.
174Comoros24,0000.031July 2015 est.
175Gibraltar23,4000.802July 2014 est.
176Djibouti23,0000.024July 2015 est.
177Maldives21,9110.053July 2015 est.
178Bhutan21,8110.029July 2015 est.
179Burundi21,7740.002July 2015 est.
180Seychelles21,3410.228July 2015 est.
181Belize21,0000.057July 2015 est.
182Saint Kitts and Nevis19,7480.424July 2015 est.
183Gabon18,7580.010July 2015 est.
184Guinea18,0000.002July 2011 est.
185Liechtenstein17,1840.458July 2015 est.
186Chad17,0290.001July 2015 est.
187Congo (Republic)17,0000.004July 2015 est.
187Faroe Islands17,0000.347July 2015 est.
187Sierra Leone17,0000.002July 2015 est.
190Rwanda16,9830.002July 2015 est.
191San Marino16,5500.503July 2015 est.
192Greenland16,0000.286July 2015 est.
193Dominica15,1230.210July 2015 est.
194Tonga13,2200.127July 2015 est.
195Antigua and Barbuda12,0000.134July 2015 est.
195British Virgin Islands12,0000.382July 2015 est.
197Equatorial Guinea11,3340.009July 2015 est.
198Samoa10,8860.056July 2015 est.
199American Samoa10,0000.184July 2015 est.
200Liberia9,0000.002July 2015 est.
201Solomon Islands7,4380.012July 2015 est.
202Palau7,2040.408July 2015 est.
203Cook Islands7,2000.6072009
204São Tomé and Príncipe7,0000.036July 2015 est.
205Micronesia6,8080.065July 2015 est.
206Anguilla6,0000.408July 2015 est.
207Guinea-Bissau5,0000.003July 2012 est.
208Saint Pierre and Miquelon4,8000.799July 2010 est.
209Vanuatu4,7970.017July 2015 est.
210Wallis and Futuna3,1320.201July 2014 est.
211Montserrat3,0000.598July 2015 est.
212Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha2,7280.483July 2015 est.
213East Timor2,7200.002July 2015 est.
214Marshall Islands2,3610.033July 2014 est.
215Falkland Islands2,0000.683July 2015 est.
215Tuvalu2,0000.181July 2015 est.
217Nauru1,9000.136July 2009 est.
218Kiribati1,4770.013July 2015 est.
219Central African Republic1,0000.000July 2015 est.
220Tokelau3000.214July 2010 est.
221South Sudan1500.000July 2012 est.
 World1,100,000,0000.152July 2015 est.

No information is available for non-listed countries.

The total number of main telephone lines in use is reported.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2017-01-17)