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Cell Phones by Country

China has the highest Cell Phones in 2024 (1.8B), followed by India (1.1B) and United States (372.7M). Tokelau has the lowest (999).

PopulationTech & Business222 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jan 3, 2025Original page
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Cell PhonesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
Year 2024221 of 235 countries
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Cell Phones, 2024

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 221 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
6.9M
Middle half 742K – 22.7M
Average
38.7M
221 countries
Highest
1.8B
China
Lowest
999
Tokelau

Data

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222 countries · # = rank by Cell Phones
#
1China1.8B2,022
2India1.1B2,022
3United States372.7M2,022
4Indonesia316.6M2,022
5Russia245.3M2,022
6Nigeria222.2M2,022
7Brazil212.9M2,022
8Japan207.6M2,022
9Pakistan192.8M2,022
10Bangladesh180.2M2,022
11Philippines166.5M2,022
12Iran145.7M2,022
13Vietnam137.4M2,022
14Mexico127.9M2,022
15Thailand126.4M2,022
16Germany104.4M2,022
17Egypt103.5M2,022
18South Africa100.3M2,022
19Turkey90.3M2,022
20United Kingdom81.6M2,022
21Colombia80.8M2,022
22Italy78.5M2,022
23South Korea77M2,022
24France76.8M2,022
25Ethiopia69.1M2,022
26Kenya65.7M2,022
27Argentina60.2M2,022
28Tanzania60.2M2,022
29Spain59M2,022
30Morocco53M2,022
31Poland52.6M2,022
32DR Congo49.8M2,022
33Ukraine49.3M2,022
34Algeria49M2,022
35Ivory Coast49M2,022
36Saudi Arabia48.2M2,022
37Malaysia48M2,022
38Iraq43.7M2,022
39Peru41.5M2,022
40Ghana40M2,022
41Nepal38.2M2,021
42Uzbekistan35.7M2,022
43Canada35.1M2,022
44Sudan34.7M2,022
45Uganda33.1M2,022
46Sri Lanka31.2M2,022
47Taiwan30M2,023
48Australia28M2,022
49Chile26.4M2,022
50Mali25.9M2,022
51Kazakhstan25.3M2,022
52Burkina Faso24.7M2,021
53Angola24M2,022
54Romania23.2M2,022
55Cameroon23.1M2,022
56Afghanistan22.7M2,021
57Hong Kong21.9M2,022
58Senegal20.9M2,022
59Madagascar20.8M2,022
60Netherlands20.7M2,022
61Guatemala20.6M2,022
62United Arab Emirates20M2,022
63Zambia19.8M2,022
64Cambodia19.5M2,022
65Venezuela17.9M2,022
66Ecuador17.5M2,022
67Syria17M2,021
68Tunisia16M2,022
69Yemen15.2M2,021
70Benin14.6M2,022
71Zimbabwe14.3M2,022
72Niger14.2M2,021
73Libya13.9M2,022
74Mozambique13.9M2,022
75Guinea13.8M2,021
76Israel13.8M2,022
77Czechia13.5M2,022
78Sweden13.2M2,022
79Portugal12.8M2,022
80Malawi12.3M2,022
81Chad12.1M2,022
82Bolivia12M2,021
83Belgium11.9M2,022
84Belarus11.8M2,022
85Tajikistan11.6M2,021
86El Salvador11.5M2,022
87Greece11.3M2,022
88Azerbaijan11.1M2,022
89Austria11M2,022
90Rwanda11M2,022
91Switzerland10.5M2,022
92Hungary10.4M2,022
93Dominican Republic10.2M2,022
94Singapore9.4M2,022
95Somalia8.8M2,022
96Paraguay8.7M2,022
97Serbia8.6M2,022
98Kyrgyzstan8.5M2,021
99Sierra Leone8.2M2,021
100Bulgaria8M2,022
101Honduras7.9M2,022
102Costa Rica7.9M2,022
103Kuwait7.7M2,022
104Jordan7.6M2,022
105Cuba7.6M2,022
106Burundi7.5M2,022
107Slovakia7.4M2,022
108Denmark7.4M2,022
109Haiti7.3M2,021
110Finland7.1M2,022
111Panama6.9M2,022
112Oman6.8M2,022
113Nicaragua6.7M2,021
114Togo6.6M2,022
115Turkmenistan6.3M2,021
116Norway6M2,022
117North Korea6M2,021
118New Zealand5.9M2,022
119Georgia5.8M2,022
120Ireland5.7M2,022
121Republic of the Congo5.6M2,021
122Mauritania5.4M2,022
123Mongolia4.8M2,022
124Laos4.8M2,021
125Papua New Guinea4.8M2,021
126Uruguay4.7M2,022
127Qatar4.7M2,022
128Croatia4.5M2,022
129Palestine4.4M2,022
130Botswana4.3M2,022
131Lebanon4.3M2,021
132Moldova4.2M2,022
133Puerto Rico3.9M2,022
134Lithuania3.8M2,022
135Bosnia and Herzegovina3.8M2,022
136Armenia3.8M2,022
137South Sudan3.3M2,022
138Jamaica3M2,022
139Gabon3M2,022
140Namibia2.9M2,022
141Albania2.8M2,022
142Gambia2.7M2,021
143Slovenia2.7M2,022
144Guinea-Bissau2.7M2,022
145Latvia2.2M2,022
146Bahrain2.1M2,022
147Mauritius2.1M2,022
148Estonia2.1M2,022
149North Macedonia2M2,022
150Trinidad and Tobago2M2,022
151Central African Republic1.8M2,021
152Eritrea1.8M2,021
153Liberia1.7M2,021
154Lesotho1.6M2,022
155Timor-Leste1.5M2,022
156Eswatini1.5M2,022
157Cyprus1.4M2,022
158Montenegro1.3M2,022
159Macau1.2M2,022
160Fiji992K2,021
161Suriname929K2,022
162Equatorial Guinea893K2,022
163Luxembourg876K2,021
164Guyana856K2,021
165Comoros839K2,022
166Bhutan742K2,022
167Maldives715K2,022
168Malta702K2,022
169Cape Verde589K2,022
170Brunei529K2,022
171Djibouti519K2,022
172Solomon Islands474K2,021
173Iceland457K2,022
174Bahamas404K2,022
175French Polynesia328K2,022
176Barbados323K2,022
177Belize264K2,021
178New Caledonia260K2,021
179Vanuatu256K2,022
180Seychelles205K2,022
181Sao Tome and Principe197K2,022
182Antigua and Barbuda184K2,021
183Saint Lucia172K2,021
184Curacao168K2,021
185Aruba141K2,021
186Samoa134K2,022
187Jersey124.1K2,021
188Andorra114K2,022
189Saint Vincent and the Grenadines104K2,022
190Grenada101K2,021
191Cayman Islands100K2,021
192Guam98K2,009
193Guernsey71.5K2,021
194Sint Maarten68.8K2,012
194Saint Martin68.8K2,012
196Bermuda68K2,021
197Greenland67K2,021
198Kiribati64K2,022
198Tonga64K2,021
200Dominica62K2,021
201Faroe Islands59K2,021
202Saint Kitts and Nevis57K2,021
203Liechtenstein50K2,022
204San Marino41K2,022
205Monaco39K2,022
206British Virgin Islands38K2,021
207Gibraltar37K2,022
208Anguilla26K2,021
209Turks and Caicos Islands25.1K2,004
210Palau24K2,022
211Micronesia22K2,021
212Northern Mariana Islands20.5K2,004
213Cook Islands17K2,021
214Marshall Islands16K2,021
215Nauru10K2,021
216Tuvalu9,0002,021
217Falkland Islands6,0002,021
218Montserrat5,0002,020
219American Samoa2,2502,009
220Niue1,617—
221Tokelau999—
—Wallis and Futuna—2,018

What correlates with Cell Phones (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,310 other country metrics sharing at least 133 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Cell Phones tend to score higher on these

  1. 1980Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 218
    Plot
  2. 1995Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 217
    Plot
  3. 1975Past and Projected Future Population by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 218
    Plot
  4. Internet UsersCountries With Poor (or Limited) Internet Access
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 204
    Plot
  5. Number of Internet Users (Data Reportal)Internet Users by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 217
    Plot
  6. # of HouseholdsNumber of Households by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 150
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Cell Phones tend to score lower on these

  1. US Trade BalanceUS Trade Deficit by Country
    r = −0.53 · strong · n = 212
    Plot
  2. Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
    r = −0.34 · moderate · n = 159
    Plot
  3. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.32 · moderate · n = 143
    Plot
  4. Chlamydial Infection RateSTD Rates by Country
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 199
    Plot
  5. GGGI Health ScoreGlobal Gender Gap by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 148
    Plot
  6. Tax to GDP Ratio (Tax Revenue as % of GDP)Tax to GDP Ratio by Country
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 160
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Cell Phones?
China has the highest Cell Phones in 2024, at 1.8B, followed by India (1.1B) and United States (372.7M).
Which country has the lowest Cell Phones?
Tokelau has the lowest Cell Phones in 2024, at 999.
What is the median Cell Phones across countries?
The median is 6.9M across the 221 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this cell phones by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Telephones Mobile Cellular Country Comparison - CIA; Digital 2023: Guadeloupe - Data Reportal; Digital 2023: The Isle of Man - Data Reportal; Digital 2023: Martinique - Data Reportal.

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