Rank
|
Country
|
Telephones - mobile cellular
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
United States
|
69,209,000
|
1998
|
2
|
China
|
65,000,000
|
January 2001
|
3
|
Japan
|
63,880,000
|
2000
|
4
|
Germany
|
55,300,000
|
June 2001
|
5
|
United Kingdom
|
43,500,000
|
yearend 1998
|
6
|
Korea, South
|
28,000,000
|
September 2000
|
7
|
Italy
|
20,500,000
|
1999
|
8
|
Russia
|
19,000,000
|
January 2003
|
9
|
Turkey
|
17,100,000
|
2001
|
10
|
Taiwan
|
16,000,000
|
September 2000
|
11
|
Poland
|
13,000,000
|
2002
|
12
|
Philippines
|
11,350,000
|
2001
|
13
|
France
|
11,078,000
|
yearend 1998
|
14
|
Canada
|
8,751,300
|
1997
|
15
|
Australia
|
8,600,000
|
2000
|
16
|
Spain
|
8,394,000
|
1999
|
17
|
South Africa
|
7,060,000
|
2001
|
18
|
Austria
|
6,000,000
|
2001
|
19
|
Malaysia
|
5,000,000
|
2000
|
20
|
Brazil
|
4,400,000
|
1997
|
21
|
Czech Republic
|
4,346,000
|
2000
|
22
|
Netherlands
|
4,081,891
|
April 1999
|
23
|
Sweden
|
3,835,000
|
October 1998
|
24
|
Finland
|
3,728,600
|
2001
|
25
|
Hong Kong
|
3,700,000
|
December 1999
|
26
|
Thailand
|
3,100,000
|
2002
|
27
|
Portugal
|
3,074,194
|
1999
|
28
|
Argentina
|
3,000,000
|
December 1999
|
29
|
Ireland
|
3,000,000
|
2002
|
30
|
India
|
2,930,000
|
November 2000
|
31
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2,900,000
|
2002 est.
|
32
|
Singapore
|
2,740,000
|
2000
|
33
|
Israel
|
2,500,000
|
1999
|
34
|
New Zealand
|
2,200,000
|
2000
|
35
|
Norway
|
2,080,408
|
1998
|
36
|
Mexico
|
2,020,000
|
1998
|
37
|
Venezuela
|
2,000,000
|
1998
|
38
|
Switzerland
|
1,967,000
|
1999
|
39
|
Colombia
|
1,800,229
|
December 1998
|
40
|
Denmark
|
1,444,016
|
1997
|
41
|
Croatia
|
1,300,000
|
2001
|
42
|
Hungary
|
1,269,000
|
July 1999
|
43
|
Indonesia
|
1,070,000
|
1998
|
44
|
Bulgaria
|
1,054,000
|
2001
|
45
|
Slovenia
|
1,000,000
|
2000
|
46
|
United Arab Emirates
|
1,000,000
|
1999
|
47
|
Belgium
|
974,494
|
1997
|
48
|
Chile
|
944,225
|
1998
|
49
|
Greece
|
937,700
|
1997
|
50
|
Azerbaijan
|
800,000
|
2002
|
51
|
Slovakia
|
736,662
|
April 1999
|
52
|
Vietnam
|
730,155
|
2000
|
53
|
Estonia
|
711,000
|
yearend 2001
|
54
|
Guatemala
|
663,296
|
September 2000
|
55
|
Romania
|
645,500
|
1999
|
56
|
Lebanon
|
580,000
|
1999
|
57
|
Kenya
|
540,000
|
2001
|
58
|
Paraguay
|
510,000
|
2001
|
59
|
Peru
|
504,995
|
1998
|
60
|
Lithuania
|
500,000
|
2001
|
61
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
450,000
|
2000
|
62
|
Latvia
|
401,263
|
2000
|
63
|
Kazakhstan
|
400,000
|
2001
|
64
|
Ecuador
|
384,000
|
1999
|
65
|
Egypt
|
380,000
|
1999
|
66
|
Senegal
|
373,965
|
2001
|
67
|
Uruguay
|
350,000
|
2001
|
68
|
Cameroon
|
300,000
|
2002
|
69
|
Mozambique
|
287,000
|
2002
|
70
|
Bangladesh
|
283,000
|
2000
|
71
|
Botswana
|
270,000
|
September 2001
|
72
|
Iran
|
265,000
|
August 1998
|
73
|
Albania
|
250,000
|
2001
|
74
|
Iceland
|
248,131
|
2001
|
75
|
Ukraine
|
236,000
|
1998
|
76
|
Sri Lanka
|
228,604
|
1999
|
77
|
Luxembourg
|
215,741
|
2000
|
78
|
Kuwait
|
210,000
|
1997
|
79
|
Nigeria
|
200,000
|
2001
|
80
|
Reunion
|
197,000
|
September 2000
|
81
|
Georgia
|
185,500
|
2000
|
82
|
Mauritius
|
180,000
|
2000
|
83
|
Puerto Rico
|
169,265
|
1996
|
84
|
Macau
|
158,251
|
November 2001
|
85
|
Pakistan
|
158,000
|
1998
|
86
|
Ghana
|
150,000
|
2001
|
87
|
Costa Rica
|
143,000
|
2000
|
88
|
Dominican Republic
|
130,149
|
1997
|
89
|
Uzbekistan
|
130,000
|
2003
|
90
|
Gabon
|
120,000
|
2000
|
91
|
Morocco
|
116,645
|
1998
|
92
|
Bolivia
|
116,000
|
1997
|
93
|
Zimbabwe
|
111,000
|
2001
|
94
|
Mongolia
|
110,000
|
2001
|
95
|
Zambia
|
90,000
|
2002
|
96
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
87,000
|
1997
|
97
|
Namibia
|
82,000
|
2000 est.
|
98
|
Rwanda
|
81,000
|
2002
|
99
|
Cambodia
|
80,000
|
2000
|
100
|
Cyprus
|
70,000
|
NA
|
101
|
Cyprus
|
68,000
|
NA
|
102
|
Madagascar
|
63,100
|
2000
|
103
|
Oman
|
59,822
|
1997
|
104
|
Bahrain
|
58,543
|
1997
|
105
|
Benin
|
55,500
|
2000
|
106
|
Guam
|
55,000
|
1998
|
107
|
Jamaica
|
54,640
|
1996
|
108
|
Armenia
|
50,000
|
2002
|
109
|
Tunisia
|
50,000
|
1998
|
110
|
Malawi
|
49,000
|
2000
|
111
|
Swaziland
|
45,000
|
2001
|
112
|
Brunei
|
43,524
|
1996
|
113
|
Qatar
|
43,476
|
1997
|
114
|
El Salvador
|
40,163
|
1997
|
115
|
Mali
|
40,000
|
2001
|
116
|
Mauritania
|
35,000
|
2001
|
117
|
Algeria
|
33,500
|
1999
|
118
|
Yemen
|
32,042
|
2000
|
119
|
Burundi
|
30,000
|
2002
|
120
|
Sierra Leone
|
30,000
|
2001
|
121
|
Tanzania
|
30,000
|
1999
|
122
|
Cape Verde
|
28,119
|
2002
|
123
|
Angola
|
25,800
|
2000
|
124
|
Burkina Faso
|
25,200
|
2000
|
125
|
Lesotho
|
21,600
|
2000
|
126
|
Guinea
|
21,567
|
1998
|
127
|
Libya
|
20,000
|
1998
|
128
|
Sudan
|
20,000
|
2000
|
129
|
Ethiopia
|
17,800
|
2000
|
130
|
Malta
|
17,691
|
1997
|
131
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
17,411
|
1997
|
132
|
Panama
|
17,000
|
1997
|
133
|
Seychelles
|
16,316
|
1999
|
134
|
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
|
15,000
|
2000
|
135
|
Martinique
|
15,000
|
1997
|
136
|
Honduras
|
14,427
|
1997
|
137
|
Andorra
|
14,117
|
December 1998
|
138
|
Netherlands Antilles
|
13,977
|
1996
|
139
|
New Caledonia
|
13,040
|
1998
|
140
|
Greenland
|
12,676
|
yearend 1999
|
141
|
Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
|
12,362
|
1997
|
142
|
Guernsey
|
12,000
|
1997
|
143
|
Jordan
|
11,500
|
1995
|
144
|
Faroe Islands
|
10,761
|
1999
|
145
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
9,000
|
1997
|
146
|
Uganda
|
9,000
|
1998
|
147
|
Burma
|
8,492
|
1997
|
148
|
Belarus
|
8,167
|
1997
|
149
|
Barbados
|
8,013
|
1997
|
150
|
Bermuda
|
7,980
|
1996
|
151
|
Nicaragua
|
7,911
|
1997
|
152
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
6,942
|
1997
|
153
|
Niger
|
6,700
|
2002
|
154
|
Bahamas, The
|
6,152
|
1997
|
155
|
Guyana
|
6,100
|
2000
|
156
|
Gambia, The
|
5,624
|
2000
|
157
|
Chad
|
5,500
|
2000
|
158
|
French Polynesia
|
5,427
|
1997
|
159
|
Fiji
|
5,200
|
1997
|
160
|
Djibouti
|
5,000
|
2002
|
161
|
Laos
|
4,915
|
1997
|
162
|
Jersey
|
4,400
|
1997
|
163
|
Turkmenistan
|
4,300
|
1998
|
164
|
Suriname
|
4,090
|
1997
|
165
|
Aruba
|
3,402
|
1997
|
166
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
3,300
|
1998
|
167
|
Papua New Guinea
|
3,053
|
1996
|
168
|
Belize
|
3,023
|
1997
|
169
|
San Marino
|
3,010
|
1998
|
170
|
Togo
|
2,995
|
1997
|
171
|
Cuba
|
2,994
|
1997
|
172
|
American Samoa
|
2,550
|
1997
|
173
|
Cayman Islands
|
2,534
|
1995
|
174
|
Tajikistan
|
2,500
|
1997
|
175
|
Moldova
|
2,200
|
1997
|
176
|
Virgin Islands
|
2,000
|
1992
|
177
|
Anguilla
|
1,629
|
2000
|
178
|
Gibraltar
|
1,620
|
1997
|
179
|
Saint Lucia
|
1,600
|
1997
|
180
|
Samoa
|
1,545
|
February 1998
|
181
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
1,300
|
1996
|
182
|
Maldives
|
1,290
|
1997
|
183
|
Northern Mariana Islands
|
1,200
|
1995
|
184
|
Palau
|
1,000
|
2002
|
185
|
Grenada
|
976
|
1997
|
186
|
Central African Republic
|
710
|
1998
|
187
|
Solomon Islands
|
658
|
1997
|
188
|
Marshall Islands
|
489
|
2001
|
189
|
Dominica
|
461
|
1996
|
190
|
Nauru
|
450
|
1994
|
191
|
Vanuatu
|
310
|
2000
|
192
|
Tonga
|
302
|
1996
|
193
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
300
|
1998
|
194
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
205
|
1997
|
195
|
Montserrat
|
70
|
1994
|
196
|
Cook Islands
|
0
|
1994
|
197
|
Liberia
|
0
|
1998
|
198
|
Niue
|
0
|
1991
|
199
|
Guinea-Bissau
|
0
|
2001
|
200
|
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
0
|
1994
|
201
|
Tuvalu
|
0
|
1994
|
202
|
Western Sahara
|
0
|
1999
|
203
|
Wallis and Futuna
|
0
|
1994
|
204
|
Tokelau
|
0
|
2001
|
205
|
Saint Helena
|
0
|
1997
|
206
|
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
|
0
|
1994
|
207
|
Norfolk Island
|
0
|
1983
|
208
|
Mayotte
|
0
|
2000
|
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