List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
# List of countries by number of telephone lines in use

This is a list of countries by number of telephone lines mostly based on The World Factbook accessed in September 2010.

| Rank | Country/region | Number of telephone lines | Date of information |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | Worldwide | 931,000,000 | 2019 |
| 1 | China | 183,477,000 | 2018/11 |
| 2 | United States | 114,000,000 | 2011 est. |
| 3 | Germany | 48,700,000 | 2009 est. |
| 4 | Japan | 47,579,000 | 2008 est. |
| 5 | Russia | 44,959,000 | 2009 est. |
| 6 | Brazil | 41,497,000 | 2009 est. |
| 7 | France | 36,431,000 | 2009 est. |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 33,209,000 | 2008 est. |
| 9 | Iran | 31,740,000 | 2014 est. |
| 10 | Indonesia | 30,378,000 | 2008 est. |
| 11 | South Korea | 29,468,000 | 2011 est. |
| 12 | India | 21,290,000 | 2019/11 |
| 13 | Mexico | 20,667,000 | 2008 est. |
| 14 | Spain | 20,200,000 | 2008 est. |
| 15 | Italy | 20,031,000 | 2008 est. |
| 16 | Canada | 18,250,000 | 2008 est. |
| 17 | Turkey | 17,502,000 | 2008 est. |
| 18 | Taiwan | 14,273,000 | 2008 est. |
| 19 | Ukraine | 13,177,000 | 2008 est. |
| 20 | Poland | 10,336,000 | 2008 est. |
| 21 | Vietnam | 10,175,000 | 2011 est. |
| 22 | Argentina | 9,631,000 | 2008 est. |
| 23 | Egypt | 9,600,000 | 2008 est. |
| 24 | Australia | 9,370,000 | 2008 est. |
| 25 | Colombia | 7,324,000 | 2008 est. |
| 26 | Netherlands | 7,219,000 | 2010 est. |
| 27 | Venezuela | 7,024,000 | 2008 est. |
| 28 | Thailand | 6,304,000 | 2008 est. |
| 29 | Greece | 5,975,000 | 2008 est. |
| 30 | Sweden | 5,323,000 | 2008 est. |
| 31 | Romania | 5,306,000 | 2007 est. |
| 32 | Switzerland | 4,820,000 | 2008 est. |
| 33 | Pakistan | 4,546,000 | 2008 est. |
| 34 | Belgium | 4,457,000 | 2008 est. |
| 35 | South Africa | 4,425,000 | 2008 est. |
| 36 | Malaysia | 4,292,000 | 2008 est. |
| 37 | Portugal | 4,121,000 | 2008 est. |
| 38 | Hong Kong | 4,108,000 | 2008 est. |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 4,100,000 | 2008 est. |
| 40 | Philippines | 3,905,000 | 2008 est. |
| 41 | Belarus | 3,718,000 | 2008 est. |
| 42 | Syria | 3,633,000 | 2008 est. |
| 43 | Peru | 3,550,604 | 2009 est. |
| 44 | Chile | 3,526,000 | 2008 est. |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 3,446,000 | 2008 est. |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 3,410,000 | 2008 est. |
| 47 | Algeria | 3,314,000 | 2008 est. |
| 48 | Austria | 3,285,000 | 2008 est. |
| 49 | Israel | 3,100,000 | 2008 est. |
| 50 | Hungary | 3,094,000 | 2008 est. |
| 51 | Albania | 2,995,000 | 2008 est. |
| 52 | Morocco | 2,991,000 | 2008 est. |
| 53 | Czech Republic | 2,278,000 | 2008 est. |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 2,258,000 | 2008 est. |
| 55 | Ireland | 2,202,000 | 2008 est. |
| 56 | Denmark | 2,062,000 | 2008 est. |
| 57 | Norway | 1,928,000 | 2008 est. |
| 58 | Ecuador | 1,910,000 | 2008 est. |
| 59 | Croatia | 1,857,000 | 2008 est. |
| 60 | Singapore | 1,851,000 | 2008 est. |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 1,850,000 | 2008 est. |
| 62 | New Zealand | 1,750,000 | 2008 est. |
| 63 | Finland | 1,650,000 | 2008 est. |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 1,508,000 | 2008 est. |
| 65 | Guatemala | 1,449,000 | 2008 est. |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 1,438,000 | 2008 est. |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 1,390,000 | 2008 est. |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 1,311,000 | 2008 est. |
| 69 | Nigeria | 1,308,000 | 2008 est. |
| 70 | Tunisia | 1,234,000 | 2008 est. |
| 71 | North Korea | 1,180,000 | 2008 est. |
| 72 | Yemen | 1,117,000 | 2008 est. |
| 73 | Moldova | 1,115,000 | 2008 est. |
| 74 | Cuba | 1,104,000 | 2008 est. |
| 75 | Slovakia | 1,098,000 | 2008 est. |
| 76 | Iraq | 1,082,000 | 2008 est. |
| 77 | El Salvador | 1,077,000 | 2008 est. |
| 78 | Puerto Rico | 1,038,000 | 2008 est. |
| 79 | Libya | 1,033,000 | 2008 est. |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,031,000 | 2008 est. |
| 81 | Slovenia | 1,010,000 | 2008 est. |
| 82 | Uruguay | 985,700 | 2008 est. |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 959,300 | 2008 est. |
| 84 | Ethiopia | 908,900 | 2008 est. |
| 85 | Burma | 829,000 | 2008 est. |
| 86 | Honduras | 825,800 | 2008 est. |
| 87 | Nepal | 3074972 | 2008 est. |
| 88 | Lithuania | 784,900 | 2008 est. |
| 89 | Lebanon | 714,000 | 2008 est. |
| 90 | Bolivia | 690,000 | 2008 est. |
| 91 | Armenia | 650,000 | 2008 est. |
| 92 | Latvia | 644,000 | 2008 est. |
| 93 | Georgia | 618,000 | 2008 est. |
| 94 | Kuwait | 541,000 | 2008 est. |
| 95 | Panama | 524,000 | 2008 est. |
| 96 | Jordan | 503,000 | 2008 est. |
| 97 | Estonia | 498,100 | 2008 est. |
| 98 | Kyrgyzstan | 494,500 | 2008 est. |
| 99 | Paraguay | 491,000 | 2008 est. |
| 100 | Turkmenistan | 478,000 | 2008 est. |
