Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - mobile cellular
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
European Union
|
314,644,700
|
2002
|
2
|
China
|
269,000,000
|
2003
|
3
|
United States
|
158,722,000
|
2003
|
4
|
Japan
|
86,658,600
|
2003
|
5
|
Germany
|
64,800,000
|
2003
|
6
|
Italy
|
55,918,000
|
2003
|
7
|
United Kingdom
|
49,677,000
|
2002
|
8
|
Brazil
|
46,373,300
|
2003
|
9
|
France
|
41,683,100
|
2003
|
10
|
Spain
|
37,506,700
|
2003
|
11
|
Korea, South
|
33,591,800
|
2003
|
12
|
Mexico
|
28,125,000
|
2003
|
13
|
Turkey
|
27,887,500
|
2003
|
14
|
India
|
26,154,400
|
2003
|
15
|
Taiwan
|
25,089,600
|
2003
|
16
|
Russia
|
17,608,800
|
2002
|
17
|
Poland
|
17,400,000
|
2003
|
18
|
South Africa
|
16,860,000
|
2003
|
19
|
Thailand
|
16,117,000
|
2002
|
20
|
Philippines
|
15,201,000
|
2002
|
21
|
Australia
|
14,347,000
|
2003
|
22
|
Canada
|
13,221,800
|
2003
|
23
|
Netherlands
|
12,500,000
|
2003
|
24
|
Indonesia
|
11,700,000
|
2002
|
25
|
Malaysia
|
11,124,100
|
2003
|
26
|
Czech Republic
|
9,708,700
|
2003
|
27
|
Portugal
|
9,341,400
|
2003
|
28
|
Greece
|
8,936,200
|
2003
|
29
|
Belgium
|
8,135,500
|
2002
|
30
|
Sweden
|
7,949,000
|
2002
|
31
|
Morocco
|
7,332,800
|
2003
|
32
|
Hong Kong
|
7,241,400
|
2003
|
33
|
Saudi Arabia
|
7,238,200
|
2003
|
34
|
Austria
|
7,094,500
|
2003
|
35
|
Romania
|
6,900,000
|
2003
|
36
|
Hungary
|
6,862,800
|
2002
|
37
|
Argentina
|
6,500,000
|
2002
|
38
|
Venezuela
|
6,463,600
|
2002
|
39
|
Chile
|
6,445,700
|
2002
|
40
|
Israel
|
6,334,000
|
2002
|
41
|
Colombia
|
6,186,200
|
2003
|
42
|
Switzerland
|
6,172,000
|
2003
|
43
|
Egypt
|
5,797,500
|
2003
|
44
|
Denmark
|
4,785,300
|
2003
|
45
|
Finland
|
4,700,000
|
2003
|
46
|
Ukraine
|
4,200,000
|
2002
|
47
|
Norway
|
4,163,400
|
2003
|
48
|
Slovakia
|
3,678,800
|
2003
|
49
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
3,634,600
|
2003
|
50
|
Singapore
|
3,521,800
|
2004
|
51
|
Ireland
|
3,400,000
|
2003
|
52
|
Iran
|
3,376,500
|
2003
|
53
|
Nigeria
|
3,149,500
|
2003
|
54
|
United Arab Emirates
|
2,972,300
|
2003
|
55
|
Peru
|
2,908,800
|
2003
|
56
|
Vietnam
|
2,742,000
|
2003
|
57
|
Pakistan
|
2,624,800
|
2003
|
58
|
New Zealand
|
2,599,000
|
2003
|
59
|
Bulgaria
|
2,597,500
|
2002
|
60
|
Croatia
|
2,553,000
|
2003
|
61
|
Ecuador
|
2,394,400
|
2003
|
62
|
Lithuania
|
2,169,900
|
2003
|
63
|
Dominican Republic
|
2,120,400
|
2003
|
64
|
Tunisia
|
1,899,900
|
2003
|
65
|
Paraguay
|
1,770,300
|
2003
|
66
|
Slovenia
|
1,739,100
|
2003
|
67
|
Kenya
|
1,590,800
|
2003
|
68
|
Guatemala
|
1,577,100
|
2002
|
69
|
Algeria
|
1,447,310
|
2003
|
70
|
Kuwait
|
1,420,000
|
2003
|
71
|
Bolivia
|
1,401,500
|
2003
|
72
|
Jamaica
|
1,400,000
|
2002
|
73
|
Bangladesh
|
1,365,000
|
2003
|
74
|
Jordan
|
1,325,300
|
2003
|
75
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
1,236,000
|
2003
|
76
|
Latvia
|
1,219,600
|
2003
|
77
|
Puerto Rico
|
1,211,111
|
2001
|
78
|
El Salvador
|
1,149,800
|
2003
|
79
|
Belarus
|
1,118,000
|
2003
|
80
|
Albania
|
1,100,000
|
2003
|
81
|
Cameroon
|
1,077,000
|
2003
|
82
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
1,050,000
|
2003
|
83
|
Kazakhstan
|
1,027,000
|
2002
|
84
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
1,000,000
|
2003
|
85
|
Sri Lanka
|
931,600
|
2002
|
86
|
Tanzania
|
891,200
|
2003
|
87
|
Estonia
|
881,000
|
2002
|
88
|
Azerbaijan
|
870,000
|
2002
|
89
|
Panama
|
834,000
|
2003
|
90
|
Ghana
|
799,900
|
2003
|
91
|
Uganda
|
776,200
|
2003
|
92
|
Lebanon
|
775,100
|
2002
|
93
|
Uruguay
|
652,000
|
2002
|
94
|
Sudan
|
650,000
|
2003
|
95
|
Senegal
|
575,900
|
2003
|
96
|
Costa Rica
|
528,047
|
2002
|
97
|
Georgia
|
522,300
|
2003
|
98
|
Reunion
|
489,800
|
2002
|
99
|
West Bank
|
480,000
|
2003
|
100
|
Luxembourg
|
473,000
|
2002
|
101
|
Oman
|
464,900
|
2002
|
102
|
Mauritius
|
462,400
|
2003
|
103
|
Bahrain
|
443,100
|
2003
|
104
|
Botswana
|
435,000
|
2002
|
105
|
Mozambique
|
428,900
|
2003
|
106
|
Cyprus
|
417,900
|
NA
|
107
|
Yemen
|
411,100
|
2002
|
108
|
Syria
|
400,000
|
2002
|
109
|
Cambodia
|
380,000
|
2002
|
110
|
Zimbabwe
|
379,100
|
2003
|
111
|
Qatar
|
376,500
|
2003
|
112
|
Macedonia
|
365,300
|
2002
|
113
|
Macau
|
364,000
|
2003
|
114
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
361,900
|
2002
|
115
|
Moldova
|
338,200
|
2002
|
116
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
330,000
|
2003
|
117
|
Honduras
|
326,500
|
2002
|
118
|
Guadeloupe
|
323,500
|
2002
|
119
|
Uzbekistan
|
320,800
|
2003
|
120
|
Gaza Strip
|
320,000
|
2002
|
121
|
Martinique
|
319,900
|
2002
|
122
|
Gabon
|
300,000
|
2003
|
123
|
Mauritania
|
300,000
|
2003
|
124
|
Malta
|
290,000
|
2003
|
125
|
Madagascar
|
279,500
|
2003
|
126
|
Iceland
|
279,100
|
2003
|
127
|
Mali
|
250,000
|
2003
|
128
|
Zambia
|
241,000
|
2003
|
129
|
Benin
|
236,200
|
2003
|
130
|
Burkina Faso
|
227,000
|
2003
|
131
|
Namibia
|
223,700
|
2003
|
132
|
Togo
|
220,000
|
2003
|
133
|
Mongolia
|
216,000
|
2002
|
134
|
Nicaragua
|
202,800
|
2002
|
135
|
Suriname
|
168,100
|
2003
|
136
|
Cyprus
|
143,178
|
NA
|
137
|
Barbados
|
140,000
|
2003
|
138
|
Haiti
|
140,000
|
2002
|
139
|
French Guiana
|
138,200
|
2002
|
140
|
Brunei
|
137,000
|
2002
|
141
|
Malawi
|
135,100
|
2003
|
142
|
Rwanda
|
134,000
|
2003
|
143
|
Angola
|
130,000
|
2002
|
144
|
Bahamas, The
|
121,800
|
2002
|
145
|
Armenia
|
114,400
|
2003
|
146
|
Guinea
|
111,500
|
2003
|
147
|
Fiji
|
109,900
|
2003
|
148
|
Gambia, The
|
100,000
|
2002
|
149
|
Libya
|
100,000
|
2003
|
150
|
Ethiopia
|
97,800
|
2003
|
151
|
Lesotho
|
92,000
|
2002
|
152
|
French Polynesia
|
90,000
|
2002
|
153
|
Swaziland
|
88,000
|
2003
|
154
|
Guyana
|
87,300
|
2002
|
155
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
81,000
|
2001
|
156
|
New Caledonia
|
80,000
|
2002
|
157
|
Sierra Leone
|
67,000
|
2002
|
158
|
Burma
|
66,500
|
2003
|
159
|
Chad
|
65,000
|
2003
|
160
|
Burundi
|
64,000
|
2003
|
161
|
Jersey
|
61,400
|
2001
|
162
|
Belize
|
60,400
|
2003
|
163
|
Laos
|
55,200
|
2002
|
164
|
Seychelles
|
54,500
|
2003
|
165
|
Cape Verde
|
53,300
|
2003
|
166
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
53,100
|
2002
|
167
|
Aruba
|
53,000
|
2001
|
168
|
Nepal
|
50,400
|
2003
|
169
|
Tajikistan
|
47,600
|
2003
|
170
|
Maldives
|
41,900
|
2002
|
171
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
41,500
|
2003
|
172
|
Virgin Islands
|
41,000
|
2002
|
173
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
38,200
|
2002
|
174
|
Bermuda
|
37,873
|
2003
|
175
|
Somalia
|
35,000
|
2002
|
176
|
Guam
|
32,600
|
2001
|
177
|
Guernsey
|
31,500
|
2001
|
178
|
Faroe Islands
|
30,700
|
2002
|
179
|
Niger
|
24,000
|
2003
|
180
|
Andorra
|
23,500
|
2001
|
181
|
Djibouti
|
23,000
|
2003
|
182
|
Mayotte
|
21,700
|
2002
|
183
|
Iraq
|
20,000
|
2002
|
184
|
Monaco
|
19,300
|
2002
|
185
|
Cuba
|
17,900
|
2002
|
186
|
Cayman Islands
|
17,000
|
2002
|
187
|
San Marino
|
16,800
|
2002
|
188
|
Greenland
|
16,747
|
2001
|
189
|
Afghanistan
|
15,000
|
2002
|
190
|
Papua New Guinea
|
15,000
|
2002
|
191
|
Saint Lucia
|
14,300
|
2002
|
192
|
Central African Republic
|
13,000
|
2003
|
193
|
Liechtenstein
|
11,400
|
2002
|
194
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
10,000
|
2002
|
195
|
Gibraltar
|
9,797
|
2002
|
196
|
Dominica
|
9,400
|
2002
|
197
|
Turkmenistan
|
8,200
|
2002
|
198
|
Bhutan
|
8,000
|
2003
|
199
|
British Virgin Islands
|
8,000
|
2002
|
200
|
Vanuatu
|
7,800
|
2003
|
201
|
Grenada
|
7,600
|
2002
|
202
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5,000
|
2002
|
203
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
4,800
|
2003
|
204
|
Tonga
|
3,400
|
2002
|
205
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
3,000
|
2000
|
206
|
Samoa
|
2,700
|
2002
|
207
|
American Samoa
|
2,377
|
1999
|
208
|
Comoros
|
2,000
|
2003
|
209
|
Liberia
|
2,000
|
2001
|
210
|
Anguilla
|
1,800
|
2002
|
211
|
Micronesia, Federated States of
|
1,800
|
2002
|
212
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
1,700
|
1999
|
213
|
Cook Islands
|
1,500
|
2002
|
214
|
Nauru
|
1,500
|
2002
|
215
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
1,300
|
2003
|
216
|
Solomon Islands
|
1,000
|
2002
|
217
|
Palau
|
1,000
|
2002
|
218
|
Marshall Islands
|
600
|
2002
|
219
|
Kiribati
|
500
|
2002
|
220
|
Niue
|
400
|
2002
|
221
|
Montserrat
|
70
|
1994
|
222
|
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
|
0
|
2001
|
223
|
Western Sahara
|
0
|
1999
|
224
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
0
|
1994
|
225
|
Tuvalu
|
0
|
1994
|
226
|
Tokelau
|
0
|
2001
|
227
|
Saint Helena
|
0
|
1997
|
228
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0
|
1994
|
229
|
Norfolk Island
|
0
|
2002
|
This page was last updated on 27 January, 2005
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