Rank
(total)
CountryMobile Cellular Telephones
(subscribers)
per Capita
(subscribers)
Date
1China461,100,0000.3512006
2United States of America233,000,0000.7812006
3India166,100,0000.1522006
4Russia150,000,0001.0502006
5Japan101,700,0000.7982006
6Brazil99,919,0000.5312006
7Germany84,300,0001.0232006
8Italy71,500,0001.2312005
9Great Britain & Northern Ireland69,657,0001.1492006
10Indonesia63,803,0000.2602006
11Pakistan63,160,0000.3832007
12Mexico57,016,0000.5312006
13France53,023,0000.8712006
14Turkey52,663,0000.7482006
15Ukraine49,076,0001.0512006
16Spain46,152,0001.1422006
17Philippines42,869,0000.4792006
18Thailand40,816,0000.6322006
19Korea (South)40,197,0000.8232006
20South Africa39,660,0000.8982006
21Poland36,746,0000.9542006
22Vietnam33,200,0000.3892007
23Nigeria32,322,0000.2452006
24Argentina31,510,0000.7892006
25Colombia29,763,0000.6832006
26Taiwan (Rep. of China)23,249,0001.0092006
27Algeria20,998,0000.6382006
28Australia19,760,0000.9752006
29Saudi Arabia19,663,0000.7282006
30Malaysia19,464,0000.7982006
31Bangladesh19,131,0000.1302006
32Venezuela18,790,0000.7302006
33Canada18,749,0000.5662006
34Egypt18,001,0000.2282006
35Romania17,400,0000.7802006
36Morocco16,005,0000.4812006
37Netherlands15,834,0000.9652005
38Iran13,659,0000.1992006
39Chile12,451,0000.7722006
40Czech Republic12,408,0001.2122006
41Portugal12,226,0001.1532006
42Greece11,098,0001.0382006
43Iraq10,900,0000.3962007
44Hungary9,965,0000.9982006
45Hong Kong9,913,0001.4202007
46Belgium9,660,0000.9312006
47Austria9,255,0001.1302006
48Sweden9,087,0001.0092005
49Peru8,500,0000.3002006
50Ecuador8,485,0000.6262006
51Israel8,404,0001.3232006
52Bulgaria8,253,0001.1172006
53Sri Lanka7,983,0000.3812007
54Kazakhstan7,830,0000.5142006
55Switzerland7,418,0000.9862006
56Tunisia7,339,0000.7212006
57Guatemala7,179,0000.5842006
58Tanzania6,720,0000.1712007
59Serbia6,644,0000.7072006
60Kenya6,485,0000.1872006
61Belarus5,960,0000.5792006
62Denmark5,841,0001.0722006
63Uzbekistan5,800,0000.2092007
64Finland5,670,0001.0842006
65United Arab Emirates5,519,0002.1202006
66Ghana5,207,0000.2322006
67Norway5,041,0001.0932006
68Slovakia4,893,0000.9002006
69Singapore4,789,0001.0662006
70Lithuania4,718,0001.3162006
71Ireland4,690,0001.1552006
72Sudan4,683,0000.1142006
73Syria4,675,0000.2482006
74Dominican Republic4,606,0000.5022006
75Croatia4,470,0000.9942006
76Congo (Dem. Rep.)4,415,0000.0702006
77Jordan4,343,0000.7352006
78Cote d'Ivoire4,065,0000.2302006
79Libya3,928,0000.6662006
80El Salvador3,852,0000.5652006
81New Zealand3,530,0000.8752005
82Puerto Rico3,354,0000.8582005
83Azerbaijan3,324,0000.4182006
84Paraguay3,233,0000.4972006
85Senegal2,983,0000.2492006
86Jamaica2,804,0001.0252005
87Kuwait2,536,0001.0492006
88Afghanistan2,520,0000.0812006
89Bolivia2,421,0000.2732005
90Georgia2,400,0000.5172007
91Mozambique2,339,0000.1192006
92Uruguay2,333,0000.6802006
93Angola2,264,0000.1872006
94Cameroon2,253,0000.1332005
95Honduras2,241,0000.3062006
96Latvia2,184,0000.9602006
97Uganda2,009,0000.0712006
98Yemen2,000,0000.0932006
99Bosnia & Herzegovina1,888,0000.4202006
100Nicaragua1,830,0000.3292006
101Slovenia1,820,0000.9052006
102Oman1,818,0000.5862006
103Panama1,694,0000.5392005
104Zambia1,663,3000.1452006
105Estonia1,659,0001.2532006
106Trinidad & Tobago1,655,0001.5532006
107Albania1,530,0000.4292005
108Mali1,513,0000.1292006
109Costa Rica1,444,0000.3542006
110Macedonia1,417,0000.6912006
111Moldova1,358,0000.3042006
112Kyrgyzstan1,261,8000.2422006
113Cambodia1,140,0000.0822006
114Lebanon1,103,0000.2852006
115Palestinian Territories1,095,0000.2912005
116Mauritania1,060,0000.3342006
117Benin1,056,0000.1342006
118Madagascar1,046,0000.0562006
119Nepal1,042,0000.0372006
120Burkina Faso1,017,0000.0732006
121Botswana979,8000.5972006
122Qatar919,8001.0392006
123Bahrain898,9001.2872006
124Ethiopia866,7000.0122006
125Zimbabwe832,5000.0682006
126Montenegro821,8001.3032006
127Macau794,3231.7382007
128Cyprus777,500...
129Mongolia775,3000.2742006
130Mauritius772,4000.6222006
131Gabon764,7000.5372006
132Luxembourg713,8001.5052006
133Togo708,0000.1282006
134Laos638,2000.1002006
135Kosovo562,000...2006
136Haiti500,2000.0622005
137Somalia500,0000.0582005
138Namibia495,0000.2442005
139Congo (Republic)490,0000.1362005
140Chad466,1000.0472006
141Malawi429,3000.0342005
142Gambia404,3000.2462006
143Malta346,8000.8672006
144Iceland328,5001.0972006
145Niger323,9000.0272005
146Suriname320,0000.7292006
147Armenia318,0000.1072005
148Rwanda290,0000.0342005
149Guyana281,4000.3682005
150Tajikistan265,0000.0372005
151Maldives262,6000.7312006
152Brunei254,0000.6692006
153Swaziland250,0000.2202006
154Lesotho249,8000.1232005
155Bahamas227,8000.7552005
156Turkmenistan216,9000.0432006
157Myanmar214,2000.0052006
158Barbados206,2000.7392005
159Fiji Islands205,0000.2292005
160Netherlands Antilles200,0000.9092004
161Guinea189,0000.0202005
162Liberia160,0000.0552005
163Burundi153,0000.0202005
164Cuba152,7000.0132006
165French Polynesia152,0000.5542006
166New Caledonia134,3000.6202005
167Belize118,3000.4112006
168Sierra Leone113,2000.0202003
169Central African Republic110,0000.0262006
170Cape Verde108,9000.2592006
171Aruba108,2001.5122005
172Saint Lucia105,7000.6362005
173Antigua & Barbuda102,0001.4762006
174Guam98,0000.5812004
175Equatorial Guinea96,9000.1832005
176Guinea-Bissau95,0000.0672005
177Saint Vincent & the Grenadines87,6000.7432006
178Jersey83,9000.9242004
179Bhutan82,1000.0362006
180Virgin Islands of the US80,3000.7392005
181Papua New Guinea75,0000.0142005
182Seychelles70,3000.8622006
183Andorra64,6000.9162005
184Eritrea62,0000.0132006
185Bermuda60,1000.9142006
186Faroe Islands50,0001.0582006
187East Timor49,1000.0462006
188Mayotte48,1000.2482005
189Grenada46,2000.5152006
190Djibouti44,1000.0932005
191Guernsey43,8000.6712004
192Dominica41,8000.6062004
193Greenland32,2000.5712004
194Tonga29,9000.2662005
195Liechtenstein27,5000.8162005
196Samoa24,0000.1352005
197Northern Mariana Is.20,5000.2552004
198San Marino17,3900.5952006
199Monaco17,2000.5312005
200Cayman Islands17,0000.4692002
201Comoros16,1000.0242005
202Micronesia, Federated States of14,1000.1302005
203Vanuatu12,7000.0622005
204Sao Tome and Principe12,0000.0642005
205Saint Kitts & Nevis10,0000.2572004
206Gibraltar9,7970.3542002
207British Virgin Islands8,0000.3762002
208Solomon Islands6,0000.0112005
209American Samoa2,2000.0382004
210Anguilla1,8000.1452002
211Turks & Caicos Islands1,7000.0971999
212Cook Islands1,5000.0722002
212Nauru1,5000.1222002
214Tuvalu1,3000.1122005
215Palau1,0000.0522002
216Kiribati6000.0062004
216Marshall Islands6000.0102004
218Niue4000.1872002
219Falkland Islands00.0002001
219Norfolk Island00.0002002
219Western Sahara00.0001999
 World2,168,433,6000.3362005

For non-listed countries is no information available.

The total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers is reported.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2008-07-24)

(c) Thomas Brinkhoff, 2008-07-29