List of countries by number of telephone lines in use

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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.

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RankCountry/regionNumber of telephone linesDate of
information
—  Worldwide 931,000,0002019 [2]
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 183,477,0002018/11 [3]
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 114,000,0002011 est.
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 48,700,0002009 est.
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 47,579,0002008 est.
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 44,959,0002009 est.
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 41,497,0002009 est.
7Flag of France.svg  France 36,431,0002009 est.
8Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 33,209,0002008 est.
9Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 31,740,0002014 est. [4]
10Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 30,378,0002008 est.
11Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 29,468,0002011 est.
12Flag of India.svg  India 21,290,0002019/11 [5]
13Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 20,667,0002008 est.
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20,200,0002008 est.
15Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 20,031,0002008 est.
16Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 18,250,0002008 est.
17Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 17,502,0002008 est.
18Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 14,273,0002008 est.
19Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 13,177,0002008 est.
20Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10,336,0002008 est.
21Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 10,175,0002011 est.
22Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9,631,0002008 est.
23Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9,600,0002008 est.
24Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 9,370,0002008 est.
25Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 7,324,0002008 est.
26Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7,219,0002010 est.
27Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 7,024,0002008 est.
28Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6,304,0002008 est.
29Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 5,975,0002008 est.
30Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5,323,0002008 est.
31Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 5,306,0002007 est.
32Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 4,820,0002008 est.
33Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4,546,0002008 est.
34Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 4,457,0002008 est.
35Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4,425,0002008 est.
36Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4,292,0002008 est.
37Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4,121,0002008 est.
38Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 4,108,0002008 est.
39Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4,100,0002008 est.
40Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3,905,0002008 est.
41Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 3,718,0002008 est.
42Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 3,633,0002008 est.
43Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 3,550,6042009 est. [6]
44Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3,526,0002008 est.
45Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3,446,0002008 est.
46Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 3,410,0002008 est.
47Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 3,314,0002008 est.
48Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 3,285,0002008 est.
49Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 3,100,0002008 est.
50Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3,094,0002008 est.
51Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2,995,0002008 est.
52Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2,991,0002008 est.
53Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 2,278,0002008 est.
54Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2,258,0002008 est.
55Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2,202,0002008 est.
56Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2,062,0002008 est.
57Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1,928,0002008 est.
58Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1,910,0002008 est.
59Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1,857,0002008 est.
60Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1,851,0002008 est.
61Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1,850,0002008 est.
62Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1,750,0002008 est.
63Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1,650,0002008 est.
64Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1,508,0002008 est.
65Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1,449,0002008 est.
66Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1,438,0002008 est.
67Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1,390,0002008 est.
68Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1,311,0002008 est.
69Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1,308,0002008 est.
70Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1,234,0002008 est.
71Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1,180,0002008 est.
72Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen 1,117,0002008 est.
73Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 1,115,0002008 est.
74Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 1,104,0002008 est.
75Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1,098,0002008 est.
76Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1,082,0002008 est.
77Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1,077,0002008 est.
78Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1,038,0002008 est.
79Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1,033,0002008 est.
80Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,031,0002008 est.
81Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1,010,0002008 est.
82Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 985,7002008 est.
83Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 959,3002008 est.
84Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 908,9002008 est.
85Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma 829,0002008 est.
86Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 825,8002008 est.
87Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 30749722008 est.
88Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 784,9002008 est.
89Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 714,0002008 est.
90Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 690,0002008 est.
91Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 650,0002008 est.
92Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 644,0002008 est.
93Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 618,0002008 est.
94Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 541,0002008 est.
95Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 524,0002008 est.
96Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 503,0002008 est.
97Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 498,1002008 est.
98Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 494,5002008 est.
99Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 491,0002008 est.
100Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 478,0002008 est.

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References

  1. ↑ "The World Factbook". Cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. ↑ "Fixed telephone lines worldwide 2000-2019". Statista. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  3. ↑ "三大运营商交2018成绩单:十年间固话用户少1.8亿". news.sina.com.cn/. 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2020-05-29.
  4. ↑ "خبرگزاری تسنیم - تعداد متقاضیان تلفن ثابت در کشور و شماره‌های آماده دایری". Tasnimnews.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Highlights on Telecom Subscription Data as on 3ost November 2019" (PDF). Trai.gov.in. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  6. ↑ ":: OSIPTEL - Organismo Supervisor de Inversión Privada en Telecomunicaciones". Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
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