Telephones - main lines in use / World Rankings
This entry gives the total number of main telephone lines in use.
Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - main lines in use
|
Date of Information
|
1 |
China
|
285,115,000 |
2011 |
2 |
United States
|
151,000,000 |
2009 |
3 |
Russia
|
44,959,000 |
2009 |
4 |
Brazil
|
43,026,000 |
2011 |
5 |
Japan
|
40,419,000 |
2009 |
6 |
Indonesia
|
38,618,000 |
2011 |
7 |
France
|
35,300,000 |
2011 |
8 |
United Kingdom
|
33,320,000 |
2009 |
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9 |
India
|
32,685,000 |
2011 |
10 |
Korea, South
|
28,543,000 |
2009 |
11 |
Iran
|
27,767,000 |
2011 |
12 |
Italy
|
21,060,000 |
2011 |
13 |
Spain
|
19,904,000 |
2009 |
14 |
Mexico
|
19,892,000 |
2009 |
15 |
Canada
|
16,438,000 |
2011 |
16 |
Taiwan
|
16,433,000 |
2009 |
17 |
Vietnam
|
16,400,000 |
2009 |
18 |
Turkey
|
16,202,000 |
2009 |
19 |
Ukraine
|
12,941,000 |
2009 |
20 |
Australia
|
10,540,000 |
2011 |
21 |
Argentina
|
10,140,000 |
2011 |
22 |
Poland
|
9,451,000 |
2009 |
23 |
Egypt
|
8,714,000 |
2011 |
24 |
Netherlands
|
7,169,000 |
2009 |
25 |
Colombia
|
7,127,000 |
2011 |
26 |
Venezuela
|
7,083,000 |
2009 |
27 |
Thailand
|
7,009,000 |
2009 |
28 |
Philippines
|
6,783,000 |
2010 |
29 |
Greece
|
5,685,000 |
2011 |
30 |
Sweden
|
5,014,000 |
2009 |
31 |
Belgium
|
4,631,000 |
2011 |
32 |
Malaysia
|
4,573,000 |
2009 |
33 |
Romania
|
4,500,000 |
2009 |
34 |
Portugal
|
4,485,000 |
2009 |
35 |
Switzerland
|
4,378,000 |
2009 |
36 |
Hong Kong
|
4,348,000 |
2011 |
37 |
South Africa
|
4,225,000 |
2009 |
38 |
Belarus
|
4,208,000 |
2011 |
39 |
Saudi Arabia
|
4,166,000 |
2009 |
40 |
Syria
|
4,069,000 |
2009 |
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41 |
Kazakhstan
|
4,011,000 |
2009 |
42 |
Morocco
|
3,749,000 |
2009 |
43 |
Sri Lanka
|
3,579,000 |
2010 |
44 |
Israel
|
3,500,000 |
2011 |
45 |
Pakistan
|
3,419,000 |
2009 |
46 |
Austria
|
3,388,000 |
2011 |
47 |
Chile
|
3,366,000 |
2011 |
48 |
Peru
|
3,160,000 |
2009 |
49 |
Serbia
|
3,110,000 |
2009 |
50 |
Algeria
|
3,059,000 |
2011 |
51 |
Hungary
|
2,933,000 |
2011 |
52 |
Denmark
|
2,515,000 |
2011 |
53 |
Bulgaria
|
2,311,000 |
2011 |
54 |
Ecuador
|
2,211,000 |
2011 |
55 |
Czech Republic
|
2,202,000 |
2011 |
56 |
Ireland
|
2,047,000 |
2011 |
57 |
Singapore
|
1,984,000 |
2009 |
58 |
New Zealand
|
1,870,000 |
2009 |
59 |
Uzbekistan
|
1,864,000 |
2009 |
60 |
Iraq
|
1,794,000 |
2011 |
61 |
Croatia
|
1,761,000 |
2011 |
62 |
Norway
|
1,702,000 |
2009 |
63 |
Azerbaijan
|
1,684,000 |
2011 |
64 |
Guatemala
|
1,626,000 |
2011 |
65 |
Bangladesh
|
1,600,000 |
2011 |
66 |
Costa Rica
|
1,491,000 |
2011 |
67 |
United Arab Emirates
|
1,480,000 |
2009 |
68 |
Georgia
|
1,342,000 |
2011 |
69 |
Tunisia
|
1,290,000 |
2009 |
70 |
Finland
|
1,250,000 |
2009 |
71 |
Libya
|
1,228,000 |
2009 |
72 |
Cuba
|
1,193,000 |
2011 |
73 |
Korea, North
|
1,180,000 |
2008 |
74 |
Moldova
|
1,161,000 |
2009 |
75 |
Slovakia
|
1,099,000 |
2009 |
76 |
Nigeria
|
1,050,000 |
2009 |
77 |
Yemen
|
1,046,000 |
2009 |
78 |
Dominican Republic
|
1,044,000 |
2011 |
79 |
Uruguay
|
962,200 |
2009 |
80 |
Bosnia And Herzegovina
|
955,900 |
2011 |
81 |
El Salvador
|
950,000 |
2011 |
82 |
Slovenia
|
913,600 |
2009 |
83 |
Puerto Rico
|
891,900 |
2009 |
84 |
Lebanon
|
887,800 |
2009 |
85 |
Bolivia
|
879,800 |
2011 |
86 |
Nepal
|
841,700 |
2009 |
87 |
Ethiopia
|
829,000 |
2011 |
88 |
Lithuania
|
733,700 |
2009 |
89 |
Cameroon
|
669,000 |
2011 |
90 |
Honduras
|
609,200 |
2011 |
91 |
Armenia
|
577,500 |
2011 |
92 |
Kuwait
|
566,300 |
2009 |
93 |
Panama
|
553,100 |
2009 |
94 |
Latvia
|
532,100 |
2009 |
95 |
Cambodia
|
530,000 |
2011 |
96 |
Burma
|
521,100 |
2011 |
97 |
Turkmenistan
|
520,000 |
2009 |
98 |
Kyrgyzstan
|
502,200 |
2009 |
99 |
Jordan
|
485,000 |
2009 |
100 |
Estonia
|
470,500 |
2011 |
101 |
Kenya
|
460,100 |
2009 |
102 |
Macedonia
|
413,100 |
2009 |
103 |
Cyprus
|
405,000 |
NA |
104 |
Paraguay
|
405,000 |
2009 |
105 |
Mauritius
|
387,700 |
2009 |
106 |
Zimbabwe
|
379,000 |
2009 |
107 |
Sudan
|
374,700 |
2009 |
108 |
Tajikistan
|
367,700 |
2009 |
109 |
Senegal
|
341,900 |
2009 |
110 |
Albania
|
338,800 |
2011 |
111 |
Gaza Strip
|
337,000 |
2010 |
112 |
West Bank
|
337,000 |
2010 |
113 |
Uganda
|
327,100 |
2009 |
114 |
Angola
|
303,200 |
2011 |
115 |
Qatar
|
298,100 |
2009 |
116 |
Trinidad And Tobago
|
293,300 |
2009 |
117 |
Ghana
|
284,700 |
2011 |
118 |
Oman
|
283,900 |
2009 |
119 |
Bahrain
|
276,500 |
2011 |
120 |
Luxembourg
|
272,400 |
2009 |
121 |
Jamaica
|
272,100 |
2011 |
122 |
Cote D'ivoire
|
268,200 |
2011 |
123 |
Nicaragua
|
258,000 |
2009 |
124 |
Malta
|
247,300 |
2009 |
125 |
Togo
|
213,800 |
2009 |
126 |
Mongolia
|
193,200 |
2009 |
127 |
Iceland
|
189,500 |
2011 |
128 |
Tanzania
|
174,500 |
2010 |
129 |
Madagascar
|
172,200 |
2009 |
130 |
Montenegro
|
169,500 |
2009 |
131 |
Macau
|
167,500 |
2010 |
132 |
Malawi
|
160,100 |
2009 |
133 |
Benin
|
152,700 |
2011 |
134 |
Guyana
|
152,600 |
2011 |
135 |
Namibia
|
152,000 |
2009 |
136 |
Botswana
|
149,600 |
2011 |
137 |
Burkina Faso
|
141,500 |
2011 |
138 |
Barbados
|
140,700 |
2011 |
139 |
Bahamas, The
|
133,000 |
2011 |
140 |
Fiji
|
129,800 |
2011 |
141 |
Papua New Guinea
|
121,200 |
2009 |
142 |
Mali
|
114,400 |
2009 |
143 |
Kosovo
|
106,300 |
2006 |
144 |
Laos
|
103,100 |
2009 |
145 |
Somalia
|
100,000 |
2009 |
146 |
Zambia
|
90,100 |
2009 |
147 |
Mozambique
|
88,100 |
2009 |
148 |
Suriname
|
85,000 |
2009 |
149 |
Niger
|
83,600 |
2009 |
150 |
Brunei
|
79,800 |
2011 |
151 |
Virgin Islands
|
75,800 |
2009 |
152 |
Cape Verde
|
74,500 |
2011 |
153 |
Jersey
|
73,800 |
2009 |
154 |
New Caledonia
|
72,200 |
2009 |
155 |
Mauritania
|
71,600 |
2009 |
156 |
Eritrea
|
58,000 |
2011 |
157 |
Bermuda
|
57,800 |
2010 |
158 |
French Polynesia
|
55,000 |
2011 |
159 |
Germany
|
51,800 |
2011 |
160 |
Isle Of Man
|
51,000 |
1999 |
161 |
Haiti
|
50,000 |
2010 |
162 |
Gambia, The
|
49,100 |
2011 |
163 |
Maldives
|
48,000 |
2009 |
164 |
Guernsey
|
45,100 |
2010 |
165 |
Swaziland
|
44,000 |
2009 |
166 |
Congo, Democratic Republic Of The
|
42,000 |
2011 |
167 |
Saint Lucia
|
41,100 |
2009 |
168 |
Rwanda
|
39,700 |
2009 |
169 |
Lesotho
|
38,800 |
2009 |
170 |
Andorra
|
38,400 |
2011 |
171 |
Cayman Islands
|
37,200 |
2011 |
172 |
Antigua And Barbuda
|
35,500 |
2011 |
173 |
Samoa
|
35,300 |
2009 |
174 |
Aruba
|
35,000 |
2010 |
175 |
Monaco
|
34,100 |
2009 |
176 |
Burundi
|
32,600 |
2010 |
177 |
Chad
|
31,200 |
2011 |
178 |
Tonga
|
31,000 |
2009 |
179 |
Gabon
|
30,000 |
2011 |
180 |
Belize
|
28,800 |
2011 |
181 |
Grenada
|
28,400 |
2010 |
182 |
Bhutan
|
27,500 |
2011 |
183 |
British Virgin Islands
|
26,800 |
2010 |
184 |
Northern Mariana Islands
|
25,500 |
2009 |
185 |
Gibraltar
|
24,000 |
2010 |
186 |
Comoros
|
23,600 |
2011 |
187 |
Seychelles
|
22,000 |
2009 |
188 |
Saint Vincent And The Grenadines
|
21,700 |
2009 |
189 |
San Marino
|
21,700 |
2009 |
190 |
Saint Kitts And Nevis
|
20,600 |
2009 |
191 |
Faroe Islands
|
20,200 |
2009 |
192 |
Greenland
|
19,900 |
2011 |
193 |
Liechtenstein
|
19,600 |
2009 |
194 |
Djibouti
|
18,400 |
2011 |
195 |
Guinea
|
18,000 |
2011 |
196 |
Dominica
|
15,500 |
2010 |
197 |
Sierra Leone
|
14,000 |
2009 |
198 |
Afghanistan
|
13,500 |
2011 |
199 |
Equatorial Guinea
|
13,500 |
2010 |
200 |
American Samoa
|
10,400 |
2009 |
201 |
Congo, Republic Of The
|
10,000 |
2011 |
202 |
Micronesia, Federated States Of
|
8,500 |
2009 |
203 |
Solomon Islands
|
8,400 |
2009 |
204 |
Sao Tome And Principe
|
7,700 |
2009 |
205 |
Cook Islands
|
7,200 |
2009 |
206 |
Palau
|
7,000 |
2009 |
207 |
Anguilla
|
6,200 |
2011 |
208 |
Liberia
|
5,900 |
2009 |
209 |
Sint Maarten
|
5,153 |
2001 |
210 |
Holy See (vatican City)
|
5,120 |
2005 |
211 |
Guinea-bissau
|
5,000 |
2010 |
212 |
Vanuatu
|
5,000 |
2009 |
213 |
Saint Pierre And Miquelon
|
4,800 |
2009 |
214 |
Marshall Islands
|
4,400 |
2009 |
215 |
Kiribati
|
4,100 |
2009 |
216 |
Turks And Caicos Islands
|
3,700 |
2009 |
217 |
Wallis And Futuna
|
3,100 |
2009 |
218 |
Saint Helena, Ascension, And Tristan Da Cunha
|
3,000 |
2009 |
219 |
Montserrat
|
2,600 |
2009 |
220 |
Norfolk Island
|
2,532 |
2004 |
221 |
Timor-leste
|
2,400 |
2009 |
222 |
Central African Republic
|
2,300 |
2011 |
223 |
Falkland Islands (islas Malvinas)
|
2,000 |
2010 |
224 |
Nauru
|
1,900 |
2009 |
225 |
Tuvalu
|
1,600 |
2009 |
226 |
Niue
|
1,200 |
2009 |
227 |
Tokelau
|
300 |
2009 |
228 |
Cocos (keeling) Islands
|
287 |
1992 |
229 |
Pitcairn Islands
|
1 |
2004 |
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