Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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(Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.)
| Rank | Country | Cell phones | Date of information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | China | 1,100,000,000 | 2012 |
| 2. | India | 893,862,000 | 2013 |
| 3. | United States | 310,000,000 | 2012 |
| 4. | Indonesia | 281,960,000 | 2012 |
| 5. | Russia | 261,900,000 | 2012 |
| 6. | Brazil | 248,324,000 | 2012 |
| 7. | Japan | 138,363,000 | 2011 |
| 8. | Vietnam | 134,066,000 | 2012 |
| 9. | Pakistan | 125,000,000 | 2013 |
| 10. | Nigeria | 112,780,000 | 2012 |
| 11. | Germany | 107,700,000 | 2012 |
| 12. | Philippines | 103,000,000 | 2012 |
| 13. | Mexico | 100,786,000 | 2012 |
| 14. | Italy | 97,225,000 | 2012 |
| 15. | Bangladesh | 97,180,000 | 2011 |
| 16. | Egypt | 96,800,000 | 2012 |
| 17. | Thailand | 84,075,000 | 2012 |
| 18. | United Kingdom | 82,109,000 | 2012 |
| 19. | South Africa | 68,400,000 | 2012 |
| 20. | Turkey | 67,680,000 | 2012 |
| 21. | France | 62,280,000 | 2012 |
| 22. | Ukraine | 59,344,000 | 2012 |
| 23. | Argentina | 58,600,000 | 2012 |
| 24. | Iran | 58,160,000 | 2012 |
| 25. | Korea, South | 53,625,000 | 2012 |
| 26. | Saudi Arabia | 53,000,000 | 2012 |
| 27. | Poland | 50,840,000 | 2012 |
| 28. | Spain | 50,663,000 | 2012 |
| 29. | Colombia | 49,066,000 | 2012 |
| 30. | Malaysia | 41,325,000 | 2012 |
| 31. | Morocco | 39,016,000 | 2012 |
| 32. | Algeria | 37,692,000 | 2012 |
| 33. | Kenya | 30,732,000 | 2012 |
| 34. | Venezuela | 30,520,000 | 2012 |
| 35. | Taiwan | 29,455,000 | 2012 |
| 36. | Peru | 29,400,000 | 2012 |
| 37. | Kazakhstan | 28,731,000 | 2012 |
| 38. | Sudan | 27,659,000 | 2012 |
| 39. | Tanzania | 27,220,000 | 2012 |
| 40. | Iraq | 26,760,000 | 2012 |
| 41. | Canada | 26,263,000 | 2012 |
| 42. | Ghana | 25,618,000 | 2012 |
| 43. | Australia | 24,400,000 | 2012 |
| 44. | Chile | 24,130,000 | 2012 |
| 45. | Romania | 22,700,000 | 2012 |
| 46. | Guatemala | 20,787,000 | 2012 |
| 47. | Ethiopia | 20,524,000 | 2012 |
| 48. | Uzbekistan | 20,274,000 | 2012 |
| 49. | Cote d'Ivoire | 19,827,000 | 2012 |
| 50. | Netherlands | 19,643,000 | 2012 |
| 51. | Sri Lanka | 19,533,000 | 2013 |
| 52. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 19,487,000 | 2012 |
| 53. | Cambodia | 19,100,000 | 2012 |
| 54. | Nepal | 18,138,000 | 2013 |
| 55. | Afghanistan | 18,000,000 | 2012 |
| 56. | Ecuador | 16,457,000 | 2012 |
| 57. | Hong Kong | 16,403,000 | 2012 |
| 58. | Uganda | 16,355,000 | 2012 |
| 59. | Mali | 14,613,000 | 2012 |
| 60. | Yemen | 13,900,000 | 2012 |
| 61. | United Arab Emirates | 13,775,000 | 2012 |
| 62. | Austria | 13,590,000 | 2012 |
| 63. | Greece | 13,354,000 | 20121 |
| 64. | Cameroon | 13,100,000 | 2012 |
| 65. | Czech Republic | 12,973,000 | 2012 |
| 66. | Syria | 12,928,000 | 2012 |
| 67. | Belgium | 12,880,000 | 2012 |
| 68. | Tunisia | 12,840,000 | 2012 |
| 69. | Zimbabwe | 12,614,000 | 2012 |
| 70. | Portugal | 12,312,000 | 2012 |
| 71. | Sweden | 11,643,000 | 2012 |
| 72. | Hungary | 11,580,000 | 2012 |
| 73. | Senegal | 11,470,000 | 2012 |
| 74. | Bulgaria | 10,780,000 | 2012 |
| 75. | Belarus | 10,675,000 | 2012 |
| 76. | Zambia | 10,525,000 | 2012 |
| 77. | Switzerland | 10,460,000 | 2012 |
| 78. | Azerbaijan | 10,125,000 | 2012 |
| 79. | Burkina Faso | 4,940,000 | 2007 |
| 80. | Angola | 9,800,000 | 2012 |
| 81. | Libya | 9,590,000 | 2012 |
| 82. | Bolivia | 9,494,000 | 2012 |
| 83. | Finland | 9,320,000 | 2012 |
| 84. | Israel | 9,225,000 | 2012 |
| 85. | Serbia | 9,138,000 | 2012 |
| 86. | Dominican Republic | 9,038,000 | 2012 |
| 87. | Jordan | 8,984,000 | 2012 |
| 88. | El Salvador | 8,650,000 | 2012 |
| 89. | Madagascar | 8,564,000 | 2012 |
| 90. | Benin | 8,408,000 | 2012 |
| 91. | Mozambique | 8,108,000 | 2012 |
| 92. | Singapore | 8,063,000 | 2012 |
| 93. | Honduras | 7,370,000 | 2012 |
| 94. | Kyrgyzstan | 6,800,000 | 2012 |
| 95. | Paraguay | 6,790,000 | 2012 |
| 96. | Panama | 6,770,000 | 2012 |
| 97. | Denmark | 6,600,000 | 2012 |
| 98. | Tajikistan | 6,528,000 | 2012 |
| 99. | Laos | 6,492,000 | 2012 |
| 100. | Costa Rica | 6,151,000 | 2012 |
| 101. | Slovakia | 6,095,000 | 2012 |
| 102. | Haiti | 6,095,000 | 2012 |
| 103. | Norway | 5,732,000 | 2012 |
| 104. | Rwanda | 5,690,000 | 2012 |
| 105. | Kuwait | 5,526,000 | 2012 |
| 106. | Burma | 5,440,000 | 2012 |
| 107. | Niger | 5,400,000 | 2012 |
| 108. | Nicaragua | 5,346,000 | 2012 |
| 109. | Oman | 5,278,000 | 2012 |
| 110. | Lithuania | 5,000,000 | 2012 |
| 111. | Uruguay | 5,000,000 | 2012 |
| 112. | Croatia | 4,970,000 | 2012 |
| 113. | New Zealand | 4,922,000 | 2012 |
| 114. | Ireland | 4,906,000 | 2012 |
| 115. | Guinea | 4,781,000 | 2012 |
| 116. | Georgia | 4,699,000 | 2012 |
| 117. | Malawi | 4,420,000 | 2012 |
| 118. | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4,283,000 | 2012 |
| 119. | Chad | 4,200,000 | 2012 |
| 120. | Moldova | 4,080,000 | 2012 |
| 121. | Mauritania | 4,024,000 | 2012 |
| 122. | Lebanon | 4,000,000 | 2012 |
| 123. | Turkmenistan | 3,953,000 | 2012 |
| 124. | Togo | 3,518,000 | 2012 |
| 125. | Albania | 3,500,000 | 2012 |
| 126. | Mongolia | 3,375,000 | 2012 |
| 127. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,350,000 | 2012 |
| 128. | Armenia | 3,223,000 | 2012 |
| 129. | Botswana | 3,082,000 | 2012 |
| 130. | Puerto Rico | 3,060,000 | 2012 |
| 131. | Gaza Strip | 3,041,000 | 2012 |
| 132. | West Bank | 3,041,000 | 2012 |
| 133. | Gabon | 2,930,000 | 2012 |
| 134. | Papua New Guinea | 2,709,000 | 2012 |
| 135. | Jamaica | 2,665,000 | 2012 |
| 136. | Qatar | 2,600,000 | 2012 |
| 137. | Namibia | 2,435,000 | 2012 |
| 138. | Liberia | 2,394,000 | 2012 |
| 139. | Latvia | 2,310,000 | 2012 |
| 140. | Burundi | 2,247,000 | 2012 |
| 141. | Slovenia | 2,246,000 | 2012 |
| 142. | Macedonia | 2,235,000 | 2012 |
| 143. | Sierra Leone | 2,210,000 | 2012 |
| 144. | Bahrain | 2,125,000 | 2012 |
| 145. | Estonia | 2,070,000 | 2012 |
| 146. | South Sudan | 2,000,000 | 2012 |
| 147. | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,884,000 | 2012 |
| 148. | North Korea | 1,700,000 | 2012 |
| 149. | Cuba | 1,682,000 | 2012 |
| 150. | Macau | 1,613,000 | 2012 |
| 151. | Gambia, The | 1,526,000 | 2012 |
| 152. | Mauritius | 1,485,000 | 2012 |
| 153. | Lesotho | 1,312,000 | 2012 |
| 154. | Montenegro | 1,126,000 | 2012 |
| 155. | Cyprus | 1,110,000 | 2012 |
| 156. | Guinea-Bissau | 1,100,000 | 2012 |
| 157. | Central African Republic | 1,070,000 | 2012 |
| 158. | Suriname | 977,000 | 2012 |
| 159. | Fiji | 858,800 | 2012 |
| 160. | Swaziland | 805,000 | 2012 |
| 161. | Luxembourg | 761,300 | 2012 |
| 162. | Somalia | 658,000 | 2012 |
| 163. | Timor-Leste | 621,000 | 2012 |
| 164. | Kosovo | 562,000 | 2007 |
| 165. | Bhutan | 560,000 | 2012 |
| 166. | Maldives | 560,000 | 2012 |
| 167. | Guyana | 547,000 | 2012 |
| 168. | Malta | 539,500 | 2012 |
| 169. | Equatorial Guinea | 501,000 | 2012 |
| 170. | Brunei | 469,700 | 2012 |
| 171. | Cape Verde | 425,300 | 2012 |
| 172. | Barbados | 347,000 | 2012 |
| 173. | Iceland | 346,000 | 2012 |
| 174. | Eritrea | 305,300 | 2012 |
| 175. | Solomon Islands | 302,100 | 2012 |
| 176. | Bahamas, The | 254,000 | 2012 |
| 177. | Comoros | 250,000 | 2012 |
| 178. | New Caledonia | 231,000 | 2012 |
| 179. | Saint Lucia | 227,000 | 2012 |
| 180. | French Polynesia | 226,000 | 2012 |
| 181. | Djibouti | 209,000 | 2012 |
| 182. | Antigua and Barbuda | 179,800 | 2012 |
| 183. | Samoa | 167,400 | 2010 |
| 184. | Belize | 164,200 | 2012 |
| 185. | Seychelles | 138,300 | 2012 |
| 186. | Vanuatu | 137,000 | 2012 |
| 187. | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 135,500 | 2012 |
| 188. | Aruba | 135,000 | 2012 |
| 189. | Grenada | 128,000 | 2012 |
| 190. | Sao Tome and Principe | 122,000 | 2012 |
| 191. | Dominica | 109,300 | 2012 |
| 192. | Jersey | 108,000 | 2010 |
| 193. | Guam | 98,000 | 2004 |
| 194. | Cayman Islands | 96,300 | 2012 |
| 195. | Bermuda | 91,000 | 2012 |
| 196. | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 84,000 | 2012 |
| 197. | Virgin Islands | 80,300 | 2005 |
| 198. | Andorra | 65,000 | 2012 |
| 199. | Faroe Islands | 61,000 | 2012 |
| 200. | Greenland | 59,455 | 2012 |
| 201. | Tonga | 56,000 | 2012 |
| 202. | British Virgin Islands | 48,700 | 2012 |
| 203. | Guernsey | 43,800 | 2004 |
| 204. | Liechtenstein | 38,000 | 2012 |
| 205. | San Marino | 36,000 | 2011 |
| 206. | Gibraltar | 34,750 | 2012 |
| 207. | Monaco | 33,200 | 2012 |
| 208. | Micronesia, Federated States of | 27,600 | 2012 |
| 209. | Anguilla | 26,000 | 2012 |
| 210. | Palau | 17,150 | 2012 |
| 211. | Kiribati | 16,000 | 2012 |
| 212. | Cook Islands | 7,800 | 2009 |
| 213. | Nauru | 6,800 | 2012 |
| 214. | Montserrat | 4,000 | 2012 |
| 215. | Marshall Islands | 3,800 | 2010 |
| 216. | Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 3,450 | 2012 |
| 217. | Tuvalu | 2,800 | 2012 |
Source: CIA World Factbook 2014.
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