List of countries by number of mobile numbers in use
This list ranks the countries of the world by the number of mobile phone numbers in use.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This list does NOT provide the "number of mobile phones in use." Nobody knows that data. This is a count of phone numbers by country. In fact, often each SIM card has a separate phone number, so those with a dozen SIM cards (for each city they frequent) will have a dozen phone numbers.
In some countries, it's true that one person might have two mobile phones. Also, some mobile phone numbers may be used by machines as a modem (examples: intrusion detection systems, home automation, leak detection), or a local micro-cell.
| Rankings | Country or regions | # of phone numbers | Population | Phone #'s/100 citizens | Date of evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World | 7,950,000,000+ | 7,621,018,958 | 104.32 | 2019/12[1][2] | |
| 1 |  China | 1,610,360,000 | 1,420,050,000 | 113.38 | 2020/10[3][4] |
| 2 |  India | 1,515,971,713 | 1,375,245,994 | 110.18 | 2020/10[3][5] |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 385,573,398 | 237,556,363 | 162.28 | 2016/07[6] |
| 4 |  United States | 380,577,528 | 327,874,628 | 116.27 | 2020/10[7][8] |
| 5 |  Brazil | 284,200,000 | 201,032,714 | 141.3 | 2015/05[6][9] |
| 6 |  Russia | 256,116,000 | 142,905,200 | 155.5 | 2013/07[6][10] |
| 7 |  Pakistan | 194,580,369 | 219,922,083 | 88.34 | 2022/06[11][12] |
| 8 |  Nigeria | 190,475,494 | 190,551,754 | 99.5 | 2020/04[13] |
| 9 |  Bangladesh | 180,780,000 | 162,951,560 | 111.11 | 2022/03[14] |
| 10 |  Japan | 146,649,600 | 127,300,000 | 115.2 | 2013[15] |
| 11 |  Germany | 107,000,000 | 81,882,342 | 130.1 | 2013[16] |
| 12 |  Philippines | 106,987,098 | 94,013,200 | 113.8 | 2013/10[17] |
| 13 |  Mexico | 101,339,000 | 112,322,757 | 90.2 | 2013/07[18] |
| 14 |  Iran | 96,165,000 | 86,330,703 | 130 | 2013/02[19] |
| 15 |  Egypt | 95,340,000 | 99,958,000 | 95.38 | 2019/12[20] |
| 16 |  Italy | 88,580,000 | 60,790,400 | 147.4 | 2013/12[21] |
| 17 |  United Kingdom | 83,100,000 | 64,100,000 | 129.6 | 2013[22] |
| 18 |  Vietnam | 72,300,000 | 90,549,390 | 79 | 2013/10[23] |
| 19 |  Turkey | 72,200,000 | 79,463,663 | 92.5 | 2015[24][25] |
| 20 |  France | 72,180,000 | 63,573,842 | 114.2 | 2013/12[26] |
| 21 |  Thailand | 69,000,000 | 67,480,000 | 105 | 2015[27] |
| 22 |  South Africa | 59,474,500 | 50,586,757 | 117.6 | 2013[28] |
| 23 |  Colombia | 57,900,472 | 49,375,617 | 118.9 | 2017[29][30][31] |
| 24 |  Ukraine | 57,505,555 | 45,579,904 | 126.0 | 2013/12[32] |
| 25 |  Argentina | 56,725,200 | 40,134,425 | 141.34 | 2013[33] |
| 26 |  Tanzania | 56,313,438 | 62,715,877 | 86.5 | 2020/03[34] |
| 27 |  South Korea | 56,004,887 | 50,219,669 | 111.5 | 2014[35] |
| 28 |  Spain | 55,740,000 | 47,265,321 | 118.0 | 2013/12[36] |
| 29 |  Poland | 47,153,200 | 38,186,860 | 123.48 | 2013[37][38] |
| 30 |  Saudi Arabia | 46,000,000 | 27,137,000 | 169.5 | 2013/12[39] |
| 31 |  Morocco | 44,450,000 | 33,818,662 | 131 | 2015[40] |
| 32 |  Sri Lanka | 38,849,812 | 21,671,000 | 179.3 | 2018/12[41] |
| 33 |  Peru | 34,235,000 | 31,179,417 | 109.8 | 2015[42] |
| 34 |  Nepal | 34,172,058 | 26,620,020 | 134.41 | 2018: NTA_MIS_128,2018[43] |
| 35 |  Algeria | 33,000,000 | 35,000,000 | 94.2 | 2013[44] |
| 36 |  Venezuela | 32,019,086 | 30,163,157 | 106.15 | 2014[45] |
| 37 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Canada_(Pantone).svg.png) Canada | 31,210,628 | 36,885,049 | 84.6 | 2018[46] |
| 38 |  Taiwan | 28,610,000 | 23,197,947 | 123.33 | 2013/12[47] |
| 39 |  Malaysia | 30,379,000 | 28,250,000 | 143.8 | 2014/04[48] |
| 40 |  Kenya | 28,080,000 | 42,000,000 | 71.3 | 2013[49] |
| 41 |  Romania | 26,000,000 | 21,438,000 | 123.45 | 2010/12/16 [50] |
| 42 |  Chile | 21,000,000 | 17,094,270 | 122.9 | 2013/12[51] |
| 43 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Australia_(converted).svg.png) Australia | 20,570,000 | 23,490,700 | 87.6 | 2014/11[52][53] |
| 44 |  Netherlands | 20,000,000 | 16,515,057 | 121.1 | 2013/11[54] |
| 45 |  Hong Kong | 19,207,578 | 7,482,500 | 256.7 | 2018/09[55][56] |
| 46 |  Ethiopia | 18,000,000 | 85,000,020 | 21.8 | 2013/12[57] |
| 47 |  Guatemala | 17,571,895 | 14,713,763 | 119.4 | 2013/06[58] |
| 48 |  United Arab Emirates | 17,132,724 | 8,410,763 | 203.7 | 2014/11[59] |
| 49 |  Ecuador | 15,900,000 | 14,300,000 | 111.18 | 2013/01[60] |
| 50 |  Sweden | 14,500,000 | 9,906,331 | 146.4 | 2016/06[61] |
| 51 |  Zimbabwe | 13,518,887 | 13,060,000 | 103.5 | 2014/01 [62] |
| 52 |  Portugal | 13,400,000 | 10,562,178 | 126.87 | 2013/11 |
| 53 | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png) Belgium | 11,822,000 | 10,414,000 | 113.6 | 2013[citation needed] |
| 54 |  Hungary | 11,561,890 | 9,908,798 | 116.7 | 2013/11[63] |
| 55 |  Bulgaria | 10,454,400 | 7,200,000 | 145.2 | 2013[15] |
| 56 |  Israel | 9,701,200 | 7,900,000 | 122.8 | 2013[15] |
| 57 |  Finland | 9,470,000 | 5,487,308 | 172.6 | 2015[64] |
| 58 |  Costa Rica | 8,300,000[65] | 4,872,000 | 156[66] | 2017/06[65] |
| 59 |  Singapore | 8,106,700 | 5,399,000 | 150.1 | 2015/01[67] |
| 60 |  Azerbaijan | 7,000,000 | 5,543,819 | 126.2 | 2008/02[68] |
| 61 |  Denmark | 7,000,000 | 5,700,000 | 127.5 | 2013[15] |
| 62 |  Panama | 6,900,000 | 3,405,813 | 202.5 | 2013/07[69] |
| 63 |  Jordan | 6,010,000 | 5,950,000 | 101.0 | 2010/03[70] |
| 64 |  Ireland | 5,770,638 | 4,581,269 | 125.9 | 2015 [71] |
| 65 |  Lithuania | 4,940,000 | 2,955,986 | 167.1 | 2013 Q2 [72][73] |
| 66 |  New Zealand | 4,761,000 | 4,500,000 | 111.1 | 2013[15] |
| 67 |  Mongolia | 3,500,000 | 2,980,000 | 117.4 | 2013[74] |
| 68 |  Lebanon | 2,720,000 | 4,224,000 | 64.4 | 2010/10[75] |
| 69 |  Latvia | 2,579,000 | 1,986,705 | 129.8 | 2015/07[76] |
| 70 |  North Korea | 3,000,000 | 24,451,285 | 12.3 | 2015[77] |
| 71 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2,060,000 | 1,363,985 | 151.6 | 2019 Q2[78] |
| 72 |  Estonia | 1,904,000 | 1,269,420 | 150.5 | 2015/07[79] |
| 73 |  Cuba | 1,300,000 | 11,200,000 | 11.6 | 2011/12[80] |
| 74 |  Montenegro | 1,117,500 | 620,029 | 180.23 | 2015/09[81] |
| 75 |  Malta | 554,651 | 452,515 | 122.57 | 2013/06[82] |
| 76 |  Maldives | 776,716 | 417,492 | 245.92 | 2017/07[83] |
See also
- List of countries by smartphone penetration
- List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
- List of mobile network operators
- List of countries by number of Internet users
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External links
- World Map and Chart of Number of Mobile cellular subscriptions per country by Lebanese-economy-forum, World Bank data
- https://www.djrohitgourr.co/2020/07/best-smartphone-under-20000-Rs.html Archived November 28, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
