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Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular
This entry gives the total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers.
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country Telephones - mobile cellular Date of Information
1 China
986,253,000
2011
2 India
893,862,000
2011
3 United States
279,000,000
2009
4 Brazil
242,232,000
2011
5 Russia
238,000,000
2009
6 Indonesia
236,800,000
2011
7 Vietnam
154,000,000
2009
8 Japan
129,868,000
2011
9 Pakistan
111,000,000
2009
10 Germany
108,700,000
2011
11 Italy
92,300,000
2011
12 Mexico
91,363,000
2009
13 Nigeria
87,298,000
2009
14 Bangladesh
85,000,000
2011
15 Egypt
83,425,000
2011
16 United Kingdom
80,799,000
2009
17 Philippines
79,896,000
2010
18 Thailand
69,683,000
2009
19 France
65,631,000
2011
20 Turkey
61,770,000
2009
21 Iran
56,043,000
2011
22 Argentina
55,000,000
2011
23 Ukraine
53,929,000
2009
24 Korea, South
52,507,000
2011
25 Saudi Arabia
51,564,000
2009
26 Spain
51,493,000
2009
27 South Africa
50,372,000
2009
28 Colombia
46,200,000
2011
29 Poland
46,000,000
2009
30 Algeria
35,406,000
2011
31 Malaysia
34,456,000
2009
32 Morocco
31,928,000
2009
33 Kenya
29,981,000
2011
34 Peru
29,115,000
2009
35 Venezuela
27,880,000
2009
36 Taiwan
27,840,000
2009
37 Canada
25,858,000
2011
38 Iraq
25,519,000
2011
39 Romania
24,640,000
2009
40 Australia
24,490,000
2011
41 Kazakhstan
23,103,000
2011
42 Chile
22,400,000
2011
43 Ghana
21,166,000
2011
44 Tanzania
20,984,000
2010
45 Uzbekistan
20,952,000
2009
46 Guatemala
20,716,000
2011
47 Netherlands
19,310,000
2009
48 Sudan
17,654,000
2009
49 Afghanistan
17,558,000
2011
50 Cote d'Ivoire
17,416,000
2011
51 Sri Lanka
17,359,000
2010
52 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
15,673,000
2011
53 Ecuador
15,333,000
2011
54 Portugal
15,195,000
2009
55 Hong Kong
14,931,000
2011
56 Ethiopia
14,127,000
2011
57 Austria
13,023,000
2011
58 Uganda
12,828,000
2009
59 Czech Republic
12,810,000
2011
60 Belgium
12,541,000
2011
61 Greece
12,128,000
2011
62 Syria
11,696,000
2009
63 Hungary
11,690,000
2011
64 Tunisia
11,114,000
2009
65 Yemen
11,085,000
2009
66 United Arab Emirates
10,926,000
2009
67 Belarus
10,695,000
2011
68 Sweden
10,650,000
2009
69 Bulgaria
10,475,000
2011
70 Cameroon
10,475,000
2011
71 Azerbaijan
10,120,000
2011
72 Libya
10,000,000
2011
73 Cambodia
10,000,000
2011
74 Serbia
9,915,000
2009
75 Switzerland
9,527,000
2009
76 Angola
9,491,000
2011
77 Israel
9,200,000
2011
78 Nepal
9,196,000
2009
79 Dominican Republic
8,771,000
2011
80 Finland
8,390,000
2009
81 Bolivia
8,353,000
2011
82 Senegal
8,344,000
2009
83 Madagascar
8,160,000
2011
84 Honduras
8,062,000
2011
85 El Salvador
7,837,000
2011
86 Benin
7,765,000
2011
87 Burkina Faso
7,682,000
2011
88 Zimbabwe
7,500,000
2009
89 Jordan
7,483,000
2011
90 Mali
7,326,000
2009
91 Singapore
7,307,000
2009
92 Mozambique
7,224,000
2009
93 Denmark
7,047,000
2011
94 Panama
6,496,000
2009
95 Tajikistan
5,941,000
2009
96 Slovakia
5,925,000
2009
97 Paraguay
5,915,000
2009
98 Kyrgyzstan
5,653,000
2011
99 Norway
5,525,000
2009
100 Laos
5,481,000
2011
101 Croatia
5,115,000
2011
102 New Zealand
5,020,000
2009
103 Lithuania
5,004,000
2011
104 Zambia
4,947,000
2009
105 Ireland
4,906,000
2011
106 Oman
4,606,000
2009
107 Guinea
4,500,000
2011
108 Uruguay
4,437,000
2009
109 Georgia
4,430,000
2011
110 Kuwait
4,400,000
2010
111 Costa Rica
4,358,000
2011
112 Haiti
4,200,000
2011
113 Congo, Republic of the
3,885,000
2011
114 Niger
3,806,000
2009
115 Nicaragua
3,771,000
2009
116 Chad
3,666,000
2011
117 Rwanda
3,549,000
2009
118 Lebanon
3,350,000
2011
119 Armenia
3,211,000
2011
120 Turkmenistan
3,198,000
2009
121 Bosnia and Herzegovina
3,171,000
2011
122 Moldova
3,165,000
2009
123 Albania
3,100,000
2011
124 Malawi
3,038,000
2009
125 Jamaica
2,975,000
2011
126 Puerto Rico
2,934,000
2009
127 Botswana
2,900,000
2011
128 Mauritania
2,745,000
2009
129 Mongolia
2,510,000
2009
130 Togo
2,452,000
2009
131 Gaza Strip
2,405,000
2010
132 West Bank
2,405,000
2010
133 Qatar
2,329,000
2009
134 Latvia
2,309,000
2011
135 Macedonia
2,153,000
2009
136 Slovenia
2,122,000
2009
137 Liberia
2,030,000
2011
138 Sierra Leone
2,000,000
2009
139 Burundi
1,980,000
2011
140 Papua New Guinea
1,909,000
2009
141 Trinidad and Tobago
1,894,000
2009
142 Estonia
1,863,000
2011
143 Gabon
1,800,000
2011
144 Bahrain
1,694,000
2011
145 Gambia, The
1,581,000
2011
146 Namibia
1,535,000
2009
147 Macau
1,353,000
2011
148 Cuba
1,315,000
2011
149 Burma
1,244,000
2011
150 Mauritius
1,191,000
2009
151 Montenegro
1,170,000
2009
152 Central African Republic
1,124,000
2011
153 Cyprus
1,090,000
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154 Lesotho
1,051,000
2011
155 Korea, North
1,000,000
2011
156 Suriname
890,000
2009
157 Luxembourg
765,000
2011
158 Swaziland
732,700
2009
159 Fiji
727,000
2011
160 Somalia
648,200
2009
161 Timor-Leste
600,600
2009
162 Kosovo
562,000
2007
163 Guyana
518,800
2011
164 Maldives
494,400
2009
165 Bhutan
484,200
2011
166 Malta
455,400
2009
167 Brunei
443,200
2011
168 Equatorial Guinea
426,000
2011
169 Guinea-Bissau
401,900
2011
170 Cape Verde
396,400
2011
171 Barbados
347,900
2011
172 Iceland
344,100
2011
173 Bahamas, The
298,800
2011
174 Vanuatu
285,300
2009
175 Eritrea
241,900
2011
176 French Polynesia
222,800
2011
177 New Caledonia
220,800
2009
178 Comoros
216,400
2011
179 Belize
203,000
2011
180 Djibouti
193,000
2011
181 Saint Lucia
179,300
2009
182 Samoa
167,400
2009
183 Antigua and Barbuda
162,800
2011
184 Aruba
131,800
2010
185 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
131,800
2009
186 Grenada
121,900
2010
187 Seychelles
117,600
2009
188 Dominica
111,000
2011
189 Jersey
108,000
2010
190 Sao Tome and Principe
102,500
2009
191 Cayman Islands
95,100
2011
192 Bermuda
88,200
2010
193 Saint Kitts and Nevis
84,600
2009
194 Virgin Islands
80,300
2005
195 Andorra
65,000
2011
196 Faroe Islands
59,400
2009
197 Greenland
58,700
2011
198 Tonga
54,300
2009
199 British Virgin Islands
46,800
2010
200 Guernsey
43,800
2004
201 Liechtenstein
37,000
2011
202 Gibraltar
32,500
2010
203 Solomon Islands
30,000
2009
204 Micronesia, Federated States of
27,500
2009
205 Monaco
26,300
2009
206 Anguilla
26,000
2011
207 Turks and Caicos Islands
25,100
2004
208 San Marino
24,000
2009
209 Northern Mariana Islands
20,500
2004
210 Palau
14,500
2009
211 Kiribati
13,800
2011
212 Cook Islands
7,800
2009
213 Nauru
6,200
2002
214 Montserrat
4,200
2008
215 Marshall Islands
3,800
2009
216 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
3,300
2011
217 Tuvalu
2,500
2009
218 American Samoa
2,200
2004
219 Niue
600
2004
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