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This is a list of countries by number of telephone lines mostly based on The World Factbook [1] accessed in September 2010.
Rank | Country/region | Number of telephone lines | Date of information |
---|---|---|---|
— | Worldwide | 931,000,000 | 2019 [2] |
1 | ![]() | 183,477,000 | 2018/11 [3] |
2 | ![]() | 114,000,000 | 2011 est. |
3 | ![]() | 48,700,000 | 2009 est. |
4 | ![]() | 47,579,000 | 2008 est. |
5 | ![]() | 44,959,000 | 2009 est. |
6 | ![]() | 41,497,000 | 2009 est. |
7 | ![]() | 36,431,000 | 2009 est. |
8 | ![]() | 33,209,000 | 2008 est. |
9 | ![]() | 31,740,000 | 2014 est. [4] |
10 | ![]() | 30,378,000 | 2008 est. |
11 | ![]() | 29,468,000 | 2011 est. |
12 | ![]() | 21,290,000 | 2019/11 [5] |
13 | ![]() | 20,667,000 | 2008 est. |
14 | ![]() | 20,200,000 | 2008 est. |
15 | ![]() | 20,031,000 | 2008 est. |
16 | ![]() | 18,250,000 | 2008 est. |
17 | ![]() | 17,502,000 | 2008 est. |
18 | ![]() | 14,273,000 | 2008 est. |
19 | ![]() | 13,177,000 | 2008 est. |
20 | ![]() | 10,336,000 | 2008 est. |
21 | ![]() | 10,175,000 | 2011 est. |
22 | ![]() | 9,631,000 | 2008 est. |
23 | ![]() | 9,600,000 | 2008 est. |
24 | ![]() | 9,370,000 | 2008 est. |
25 | ![]() | 7,324,000 | 2008 est. |
26 | ![]() | 7,219,000 | 2010 est. |
27 | ![]() | 7,024,000 | 2008 est. |
28 | ![]() | 6,304,000 | 2008 est. |
29 | ![]() | 5,975,000 | 2008 est. |
30 | ![]() | 5,323,000 | 2008 est. |
31 | ![]() | 5,306,000 | 2007 est. |
32 | ![]() | 4,820,000 | 2008 est. |
33 | ![]() | 4,546,000 | 2008 est. |
34 | ![]() | 4,457,000 | 2008 est. |
35 | ![]() | 4,425,000 | 2008 est. |
36 | ![]() | 4,292,000 | 2008 est. |
37 | ![]() | 4,121,000 | 2008 est. |
38 | ![]() | 4,108,000 | 2008 est. |
39 | ![]() | 4,100,000 | 2008 est. |
40 | ![]() | 3,905,000 | 2008 est. |
41 | ![]() | 3,718,000 | 2008 est. |
42 | ![]() | 3,633,000 | 2008 est. |
43 | ![]() | 3,550,604 | 2009 est. [6] |
44 | ![]() | 3,526,000 | 2008 est. |
45 | ![]() | 3,446,000 | 2008 est. |
46 | ![]() | 3,410,000 | 2008 est. |
47 | ![]() | 3,314,000 | 2008 est. |
48 | ![]() | 3,285,000 | 2008 est. |
49 | ![]() | 3,100,000 | 2008 est. |
50 | ![]() | 3,094,000 | 2008 est. |
51 | ![]() | 2,995,000 | 2008 est. |
52 | ![]() | 2,991,000 | 2008 est. |
53 | ![]() | 2,278,000 | 2008 est. |
54 | ![]() | 2,258,000 | 2008 est. |
55 | ![]() | 2,202,000 | 2008 est. |
56 | ![]() | 2,062,000 | 2008 est. |
57 | ![]() | 1,928,000 | 2008 est. |
58 | ![]() | 1,910,000 | 2008 est. |
59 | ![]() | 1,857,000 | 2008 est. |
60 | ![]() | 1,851,000 | 2008 est. |
61 | ![]() | 1,850,000 | 2008 est. |
62 | ![]() | 1,750,000 | 2008 est. |
63 | ![]() | 1,650,000 | 2008 est. |
64 | ![]() | 1,508,000 | 2008 est. |
65 | ![]() | 1,449,000 | 2008 est. |
66 | ![]() | 1,438,000 | 2008 est. |
67 | ![]() | 1,390,000 | 2008 est. |
68 | ![]() | 1,311,000 | 2008 est. |
69 | ![]() | 1,308,000 | 2008 est. |
70 | ![]() | 1,234,000 | 2008 est. |
71 | ![]() | 1,180,000 | 2008 est. |
72 | ![]() | 1,117,000 | 2008 est. |
73 | ![]() | 1,115,000 | 2008 est. |
74 | ![]() | 1,104,000 | 2008 est. |
75 | ![]() | 1,098,000 | 2008 est. |
76 | ![]() | 1,082,000 | 2008 est. |
77 | ![]() | 1,077,000 | 2008 est. |
78 | ![]() | 1,038,000 | 2008 est. |
79 | ![]() | 1,033,000 | 2008 est. |
80 | ![]() | 1,031,000 | 2008 est. |
81 | ![]() | 1,010,000 | 2008 est. |
82 | ![]() | 985,700 | 2008 est. |
83 | ![]() | 959,300 | 2008 est. |
84 | ![]() | 908,900 | 2008 est. |
85 | ![]() | 829,000 | 2008 est. |
86 | ![]() | 825,800 | 2008 est. |
87 | ![]() | 3074972 | 2008 est. |
88 | ![]() | 784,900 | 2008 est. |
89 | ![]() | 714,000 | 2008 est. |
90 | ![]() | 690,000 | 2008 est. |
91 | ![]() | 650,000 | 2008 est. |
92 | ![]() | 644,000 | 2008 est. |
93 | ![]() | 618,000 | 2008 est. |
94 | ![]() | 541,000 | 2008 est. |
95 | ![]() | 524,000 | 2008 est. |
96 | ![]() | 503,000 | 2008 est. |
97 | ![]() | 498,100 | 2008 est. |
98 | ![]() | 494,500 | 2008 est. |
99 | ![]() | 491,000 | 2008 est. |
100 | ![]() | 478,000 | 2008 est. |
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