Mobile phone subscribers - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Mobile phone subscribers, in millions, 2022:

The average for 2022 based on 167 countries was 50.52 million subscribers. The highest value was in China: 1770 million subscribers and the lowest value was in Palau: 0.02 million subscribers. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million subscribers; Source: The International Telecommunication Union
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Countries Mobile phone subscribers, 2022 Global rank Available data
China 1770 1 1960 - 2023
India 1140 2 1960 - 2022
USA 373 3 1960 - 2023
Indonesia 343 4 1960 - 2023
Russia 245 5 1960 - 2022
Nigeria 222 6 1960 - 2023
Brazil 213 7 1960 - 2023
Japan 211 8 1960 - 2023
Pakistan 193 9 1960 - 2023
Bangladesh 186 10 1960 - 2023
Philippines 166 11 1960 - 2023
Iran 146 12 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 137 13 1960 - 2023
Mexico 136 14 1960 - 2023
Thailand 126 15 1960 - 2023
Germany 104 16 1960 - 2023
Egypt 102 17 1960 - 2023
South Africa 100 18 1960 - 2023
Turkey 90.3 19 1960 - 2023
UK 81.7 20 1960 - 2023
Colombia 80.8 21 1960 - 2023
Italy 78.5 22 1960 - 2023
South Korea 77 23 1960 - 2023
France 76.8 24 1960 - 2023
Ethiopia 71.4 25 1960 - 2022
Kenya 65.7 26 1960 - 2023
Tanzania 60.2 27 1960 - 2023
Argentina 59.7 28 1960 - 2023
Spain 59 29 1960 - 2023
Burma 57.8 30 1960 - 2023
Morocco 53 31 1960 - 2023
Poland 52.6 32 1960 - 2023
DR Congo 49.8 33 1960 - 2022
Ukraine 49.3 34 1960 - 2023
Algeria 49 35 1960 - 2023
Ivory Coast 49 36 1960 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 48.2 37 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 48 38 1960 - 2023
Iraq 43.7 39 1960 - 2023
Peru 41.5 40 1960 - 2023
Ghana 40 41 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan 36.9 42 1960 - 2023
Canada 35.4 43 1960 - 2023
Sudan 34.7 44 1960 - 2022
Sri Lanka 34.6 45 1960 - 2023
Uganda 33.1 46 1960 - 2023
Australia 28.7 47 1960 - 2023
Chile 26.4 48 1960 - 2023
Mali 25.9 49 1960 - 2022
Kazakhstan 25.2 50 1960 - 2023
Cameroon 24.8 51 1960 - 2023
Angola 23.7 52 1960 - 2023
Romania 23.2 53 1960 - 2022
Afghanistan 22.8 54 1960 - 2023
Hong Kong 21.9 55 1960 - 2023
Senegal 20.9 56 1960 - 2023
Netherlands 20.7 57 1960 - 2023
Guatemala 20.6 58 1960 - 2023
UA Emirates 20 59 1982 - 2023
Zambia 19.8 60 1960 - 2023
Madagascar 19.7 61 1960 - 2023
Cambodia 19.5 62 1960 - 2022
Venezuela 18.8 63 1960 - 2022
Yemen 17.8 64 1960 - 2023
Syria 17.7 65 1960 - 2023
Ecuador 17.5 66 1960 - 2023
Tunisia 16 67 1960 - 2023
Mozambique 15 68 1960 - 2022
Sweden 14.8 69 1960 - 2023
Benin 14.6 70 1960 - 2023
Zimbabwe 14.3 71 1960 - 2023
Libya 13.9 72 1960 - 2022
Israel 13.8 73 1990 - 2022
Czechia 13.7 74 1960 - 2023
Portugal 12.8 75 1960 - 2023
Malawi 12.3 76 1960 - 2023
Chad 12.1 77 1960 - 2022
Belarus 11.8 78 1960 - 2023
Belgium 11.8 79 1960 - 2023
El Salvador 11.5 80 1960 - 2022
Greece 11.4 81 1960 - 2023
Azerbaijan 11.1 82 1960 - 2023
Austria 11 83 1960 - 2023
Rwanda 11 84 1960 - 2023
Switzerland 10.9 85 1960 - 2023
Hungary 10.2 86 1960 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 10.1 87 1960 - 2023
Singapore 9.77 88 1960 - 2023
Somalia 8.84 89 1960 - 2022
Paraguay 8.66 90 1960 - 2023
Serbia 8.62 91 2004 - 2023
Bulgaria 7.96 92 1960 - 2023
Honduras 7.94 93 1960 - 2023
Costa Rica 7.88 94 1960 - 2023
Kuwait 7.73 95 1960 - 2023
Jordan 7.63 96 1960 - 2023
Burundi 7.49 97 1960 - 2023
Denmark 7.47 98 1960 - 2023
Slovakia 7.45 99 1960 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7.44 100 1960 - 2023
Finland 7.13 101 1960 - 2023
Nicaragua 7.02 102 1960 - 2023
Oman 6.75 103 1960 - 2023
Panama 6.69 104 1960 - 2023
Togo 6.56 105 1960 - 2023
Norway 6.09 106 1960 - 2022
New Zealand 5.95 107 1960 - 2023
Georgia 5.84 108 1960 - 2023
Ireland 5.65 109 1960 - 2023
R. of Congo 5.65 110 1960 - 2023
Mauritania 5.36 111 1960 - 2022
Mongolia 4.84 112 1960 - 2023
Uruguay 4.74 113 1960 - 2023
Qatar 4.69 114 1960 - 2023
Croatia 4.48 115 1960 - 2023
Botswana 4.35 116 1960 - 2023
Moldova 4.17 117 1960 - 2023
Palestine 4.06 118 1990 - 2023
Puerto Rico 3.9 119 1960 - 2023
Lithuania 3.83 120 1960 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 3.81 121 1960 - 2023
Armenia 3.76 122 1960 - 2023
Gabon 3 123 1960 - 2022
Jamaica 3 124 1960 - 2023
Namibia 2.92 125 1960 - 2023
Albania 2.78 126 1960 - 2023
Slovenia 2.67 127 1960 - 2023
G.-Bissau 2.65 128 1960 - 2023
Latvia 2.17 129 1960 - 2023
Bahrain 2.14 130 1960 - 2023
Mauritius 2.1 131 1960 - 2023
Estonia 2.06 132 1960 - 2023
North Macedonia 2.05 133 1960 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 2 134 1960 - 2023
Lesotho 1.56 135 1960 - 2023
Swaziland 1.47 136 1960 - 2023
Cyprus 1.39 137 1960 - 2023
Montenegro 1.27 138 2004 - 2023
Macao 1.21 139 1960 - 2023
Suriname 0.93 140 1960 - 2023
Luxembourg 0.91 141 1960 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 0.89 142 1960 - 2022
Comoros 0.84 143 1960 - 2023
Bhutan 0.74 144 1960 - 2023
Maldives 0.72 145 1960 - 2023
Malta 0.7 146 1960 - 2023
Cape Verde 0.59 147 1960 - 2023
Brunei 0.53 148 1960 - 2023
Djibouti 0.53 149 1960 - 2023
Iceland 0.46 150 1960 - 2023
Bahamas 0.4 151 1960 - 2023
Barbados 0.32 152 1960 - 2022
Vanuatu 0.26 153 1960 - 2022
Seychelles 0.21 154 1960 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 0.2 155 1960 - 2023
Saint Lucia 0.18 156 1960 - 2022
Samoa 0.13 157 1960 - 2022
Andorra 0.11 158 1960 - 2023
Grenada 0.11 159 1960 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 0.1 160 1960 - 2023
Dominica 0.06 161 1960 - 2022
Kiribati 0.06 162 1960 - 2023
Liechtenstein 0.05 163 1990 - 2023
Gibraltar 0.04 164 1960 - 2022
Monaco 0.04 165 1960 - 2023
San Marino 0.04 166 1990 - 2022
Palau 0.02 167 2002 - 2023


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Definition: Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.

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1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Indonesia
5. Russia
6. Nigeria
7. Brazil
8. Japan
9. Pakistan
10. Bangladesh
11. Philippines
12. Iran
13. Vietnam
14. Mexico
15. Thailand
16. Germany
17. Egypt
18. South Africa
19. Turkey
20. UK
21. Colombia
22. Italy
23. South Korea
24. France
25. Ethiopia
26. Kenya
27. Tanzania
28. Argentina
29. Spain
30. Burma
31. Morocco
32. Poland
33. DR Congo
34. Ukraine
35. Algeria
36. Ivory Coast
37. Saudi Arabia
38. Malaysia
39. Iraq
40. Peru
41. Ghana
42. Uzbekistan
43. Canada
44. Sudan
45. Sri Lanka
46. Uganda
47. Australia
48. Chile
49. Mali
50. Kazakhstan
51. Cameroon
52. Angola
53. Romania
54. Afghanistan
55. Hong Kong
56. Senegal
57. Netherlands
58. Guatemala
59. UA Emirates
60. Zambia
61. Madagascar
62. Cambodia
63. Venezuela
64. Yemen
65. Syria
66. Ecuador
67. Tunisia
68. Mozambique
69. Sweden
70. Benin
71. Zimbabwe
72. Libya
73. Israel
74. Czechia
75. Portugal
76. Malawi
77. Chad
78. Belarus
79. Belgium
80. El Salvador
81. Greece
82. Azerbaijan
83. Austria
84. Rwanda
85. Switzerland
86. Hungary
87. Domin. Rep.
88. Singapore
89. Somalia
90. Paraguay
91. Serbia
92. Bulgaria
93. Honduras
94. Costa Rica
95. Kuwait
96. Jordan
97. Burundi
98. Denmark
99. Slovakia
100. Kyrgyzstan
101. Finland
102. Nicaragua
103. Oman
104. Panama
105. Togo
106. Norway
107. New Zealand
108. Georgia
109. Ireland
110. R. of Congo
111. Mauritania
112. Mongolia
113. Uruguay
114. Qatar
115. Croatia
116. Botswana
117. Moldova
118. Palestine
119. Puerto Rico
120. Lithuania
121. Bosnia & Herz.
122. Armenia
123. Gabon
124. Jamaica
125. Namibia
126. Albania
127. Slovenia
128. G.-Bissau
129. Latvia
130. Bahrain
131. Mauritius
132. Estonia
133. North Macedonia
134. Tr.&Tobago
135. Lesotho
136. Swaziland
137. Cyprus
138. Montenegro
139. Macao
140. Suriname
141. Luxembourg
142. Eq. Guinea
143. Comoros
144. Bhutan
145. Maldives
146. Malta
147. Cape Verde
148. Brunei
149. Djibouti
150. Iceland
151. Bahamas
152. Barbados
153. Vanuatu
154. Seychelles
155. S.T.&Principe
156. Saint Lucia
157. Samoa
158. Andorra
159. Grenada
160. St. Vincent & ...
161. Dominica
162. Kiribati
163. Liechtenstein
164. Gibraltar
165. Monaco
166. San Marino
167. Palau
1770.00
1140.00
373.00
343.00
245.00
222.00
213.00
211.00
193.00
186.00
166.00
146.00
137.00
136.00
126.00
104.00
102.00
100.00
90.30
81.70
80.80
78.50
77.00
76.80
71.40
65.70
60.20
59.70
59.00
57.80
53.00
52.60
49.80
49.30
49.00
49.00
48.20
48.00
43.70
41.50
40.00
36.90
35.40
34.70
34.60
33.10
28.70
26.40
25.90
25.20
24.80
23.70
23.20
22.80
21.90
20.90
20.70
20.60
20.00
19.80
19.70
19.50
18.80
17.80
17.70
17.50
16.00
15.00
14.80
14.60
14.30
13.90
13.80
13.70
12.80
12.30
12.10
11.80
11.80
11.50
11.40
11.10
11.00
11.00
10.90
10.20
10.10
9.77
8.84
8.66
8.62
7.96
7.94
7.88
7.73
7.63
7.49
7.47
7.45
7.44
7.13
7.02
6.75
6.69
6.56
6.09
5.95
5.84
5.65
5.65
5.36
4.84
4.74
4.69
4.48
4.35
4.17
4.06
3.90
3.83
3.81
3.76
3.00
3.00
2.92
2.78
2.67
2.65
2.17
2.14
2.10
2.06
2.05
2.00
1.56
1.47
1.39
1.27
1.21
0.93
0.91
0.89
0.84
0.74
0.72
0.70
0.59
0.53
0.53
0.46
0.40
0.32
0.26
0.21
0.20
0.18
0.13
0.11
0.11
0.10
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.04
0.04
0.04
0.02
0
442.5
885
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