Cell Phone Usage Worldwide, by Country

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

(Countries for which no information is available are not included in this list.)

RankCountryCell phonesDate of information
1.China 1,100,000,000 2012
2. India893,862,000 2013
3.United States310,000,000 2012
4.Indonesia281,960,000 2012
5.Russia261,900,000 2012
6.Brazil248,324,000 2012
7.Japan138,363,000 2011
8.Vietnam134,066,000 2012
9.Pakistan125,000,000 2013
10.Nigeria112,780,000 2012
11.Germany107,700,000 2012
12.Philippines103,000,000 2012
13.Mexico100,786,000 2012
14.Italy97,225,000 2012
15.Bangladesh97,180,000 2011
16.Egypt96,800,000 2012
17.Thailand84,075,000 2012
18.United Kingdom82,109,000 2012
19.South Africa68,400,000 2012
20.Turkey67,680,000 2012
21.France62,280,000 2012
22.Ukraine59,344,000 2012
23.Argentina58,600,000 2012
24. Iran58,160,000 2012
25.Korea, South53,625,000 2012
26.Saudi Arabia53,000,000 2012
27.Poland50,840,000 2012
28.Spain50,663,000 2012
29.Colombia49,066,000 2012
30.Malaysia41,325,000 2012
31.Morocco39,016,000 2012
32.Algeria37,692,000 2012
33.Kenya30,732,000 2012
34.Venezuela30,520,000 2012
35.Taiwan29,455,000 2012
36.Peru29,400,000 2012
37.Kazakhstan28,731,000 2012
38.Sudan27,659,000 2012
39.Tanzania27,220,000 2012
40.Iraq 26,760,000 2012
41.Canada26,263,000 2012
42.Ghana25,618,000 2012
43.Australia24,400,000 2012
44.Chile24,130,000 2012
45.Romania22,700,000 2012
46.Guatemala20,787,000 2012
47.Ethiopia20,524,000 2012
48.Uzbekistan20,274,000 2012
49.Cote d'Ivoire19,827,000 2012
50.Netherlands19,643,000 2012
51.Sri Lanka19,533,000 2013
52.Congo, Democratic Republic of the19,487,000 2012
53.Cambodia19,100,000 2012
54. Nepal18,138,000 2013
55.Afghanistan 18,000,000 2012
56.Ecuador16,457,000 2012
57.Hong Kong16,403,000 2012
58.Uganda16,355,000 2012
59.Mali14,613,000 2012
60.Yemen13,900,000 2012
61.United Arab Emirates13,775,000 2012
62.Austria13,590,000 2012
63.Greece13,354,000 20121
64. Cameroon13,100,000 2012
65.Czech Republic12,973,000 2012
66.Syria 12,928,000 2012
67.Belgium12,880,000 2012
68.Tunisia12,840,000 2012
69. Zimbabwe12,614,000 2012
70. Portugal12,312,000 2012
71.Sweden11,643,000 2012
72.Hungary11,580,000 2012
73.Senegal11,470,000 2012
74.Bulgaria10,780,000 2012
75.Belarus10,675,000 2012
76. Zambia10,525,000 2012
77.Switzerland10,460,000 2012
78. Azerbaijan10,125,000 2012
79.Burkina Faso4,940,0002007
80.Angola9,800,000 2012
81.Libya9,590,000 2012
82.Bolivia9,494,000 2012
83.Finland9,320,000 2012
84.Israel9,225,000 2012
85.Serbia9,138,000 2012
86.Dominican Republic9,038,000 2012
87.Jordan8,984,000 2012
88. El Salvador8,650,000 2012
89.Madagascar8,564,000 2012
90.Benin8,408,000 2012
91.Mozambique8,108,000 2012
92.Singapore8,063,000 2012
93. Honduras7,370,000 2012
94.Kyrgyzstan6,800,000 2012
95.Paraguay6,790,000 2012
96.Panama6,770,000 2012
97.Denmark6,600,000 2012
98.Tajikistan6,528,000 2012
99. Laos6,492,000 2012
100.Costa Rica6,151,000 2012
101. Slovakia 6,095,000 2012
102.Haiti6,095,000 2012
103.Norway5,732,000 2012
104. Rwanda5,690,000 2012
105.Kuwait5,526,000 2012
106. Burma5,440,000 2012
107.Niger5,400,000 2012
108. Nicaragua5,346,000 2012
109.Oman5,278,000 2012
110.Lithuania5,000,000 2012
111.Uruguay5,000,000 2012
112.Croatia4,970,000 2012
113.New Zealand4,922,000 2012
114.Ireland4,906,000 2012
115.Guinea4,781,000 2012
116.Georgia4,699,000 2012
117.Malawi4,420,000 2012
118.Congo, Democratic Republic of the4,283,000 2012
119.Chad4,200,000 2012
120.Moldova4,080,000 2012
121. Mauritania4,024,000 2012
122.Lebanon4,000,000 2012
123.Turkmenistan3,953,000 2012
124.Togo3,518,000 2012
125.Albania3,500,000 2012
126.Mongolia3,375,000 2012
127.Bosnia and Herzegovina3,350,000 2012
128.Armenia3,223,000 2012
129.Botswana3,082,000 2012
130.Puerto Rico3,060,000 2012
131.Gaza Strip3,041,000 2012
132.West Bank3,041,000 2012
133.Gabon2,930,000 2012
134.Papua New Guinea2,709,000 2012
135.Jamaica2,665,000 2012
136.Qatar2,600,000 2012
137.Namibia2,435,000 2012
138.Liberia2,394,000 2012
139.Latvia2,310,000 2012
140.Burundi2,247,000 2012
141.Slovenia2,246,000 2012
142.Macedonia2,235,000 2012
143.Sierra Leone2,210,000 2012
144.Bahrain2,125,000 2012
145.Estonia2,070,000 2012
146.South Sudan2,000,000 2012
147.Trinidad and Tobago1,884,000 2012
148.North Korea1,700,000 2012
149.Cuba1,682,000 2012
150.Macau1,613,000 2012
151. Gambia, The1,526,000 2012
152.Mauritius1,485,000 2012
153.Lesotho1,312,000 2012
154.Montenegro1,126,000 2012
155.Cyprus1,110,000 2012
156.Guinea-Bissau1,100,000 2012
157.Central African Republic1,070,000 2012
158.Suriname977,000 2012
159.Fiji858,800 2012
160.Swaziland805,000 2012
161.Luxembourg761,300 2012
162. Somalia658,000 2012
163. Timor-Leste 621,000 2012
164.Kosovo 562,0002007
165.Bhutan560,000 2012
166.Maldives560,000 2012
167.Guyana547,000 2012
168.Malta539,500 2012
169.Equatorial Guinea501,000 2012
170.Brunei469,700 2012
171.Cape Verde425,300 2012
172. Barbados347,000 2012
173.Iceland346,000 2012
174.Eritrea305,300 2012
175.Solomon Islands302,100 2012
176.Bahamas, The254,000 2012
177.Comoros250,000 2012
178.New Caledonia231,000 2012
179.Saint Lucia227,000 2012
180.French Polynesia226,000 2012
181.Djibouti209,000 2012
182.Antigua and Barbuda179,800 2012
183.Samoa167,400 2010
184.Belize164,200 2012
185.Seychelles138,300 2012
186.Vanuatu137,000 2012
187.Saint Vincent and the Grenadines135,500 2012
188.Aruba135,000 2012
189.Grenada 128,000 2012
190.Sao Tome and Principe122,000 2012
191.Dominica 109,300 2012
192.Jersey108,000 2010
193. Guam98,000 2004
194. Cayman Islands 96,300 2012
195.Bermuda91,000 2012
196.Saint Kitts and Nevis84,000 2012
197. Virgin Islands80,300 2005
198.Andorra65,000 2012
199.Faroe Islands61,000 2012
200.Greenland59,455 2012
201.Tonga56,000 2012
202. British Virgin Islands48,700 2012
203.Guernsey43,800 2004
204.Liechtenstein38,000 2012
205.San Marino36,000 2011
206.Gibraltar34,750 2012
207.Monaco33,200 2012
208.Micronesia, Federated States of27,600 2012
209.Anguilla26,000 2012
210.Palau17,150 2012
211.Kiribati16,000 2012
212.Cook Islands7,800 2009
213.Nauru6,800 2012
214. Montserrat4,000 2012
215.Marshall Islands3,800 2010
216.Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)3,450 2012
217. Tuvalu2,800 2012
Source: CIA World Factbook 2014.
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