Telephones - mobile cellular (2004) | Telephones - mobile cellular (2007) | ||
Afghanistan | 15,000 (2002) | 2.52 million (2006) | |
Albania | 1.1 million (2003) | 1.53 million (2005) | |
Algeria | 1,447,310 (2003) | 20.998 million (2006) | |
American Samoa | 2,377 (1999) | 2,200 (2004) | |
Andorra | 23,500 (2001) | 64,600 (2005) | |
Angola | 130,000 (2002) | 2.264 million (2006) | |
Anguilla | 1,800 (2002) | 1,800 (2002) | |
Antarctica | NA | - | |
Antigua and Barbuda | 38,200 (2002) | 102,000 (2006) | |
Argentina | 6.5 million (2002) | 31.51 million (2006) | |
Armenia | 114,400 (2003) | 318,000 (2005) | |
Aruba | 53,000 (2001) | 108,200 (2005) | |
Australia | 14.347 million (2003) | 19.76 million (2006) | |
Austria | 7,094,500 (2003) | 9.255 million (2006) | |
Azerbaijan | 870,000 (2002) | 3.324 million (2006) | |
Bahamas, The | 121,800 (2002) | 227,800 (2005) | |
Bahrain | 443,100 (2003) | 898,900 (2006) | |
Bangladesh | 1.365 million (2003) | 19.131 million (2006) | |
Barbados | 140,000 (2003) | 206,200 (2005) | |
Belarus | 1.118 million (2003) | 5.96 million (2006) | |
Belgium | 8,135,500 (2002) | 9.66 million (2006) | |
Belize | 60,400 (2003) | 118,300 (2006) | |
Benin | 236,200 (2003) | 750,000 (2005) | |
Bermuda | 37,873 (2003) | 60,100 (2006) | |
Bhutan | 8,000 (2003) | 82,100 (2006) | |
Bolivia | 1,401,500 (2003) | 2.421 million (2005) | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.05 million (2003) | 1.888 million (2006) | |
Botswana | 435,000 (2002) | 979,800 (2006) | |
Brazil | 46,373,300 (2003) | 99.919 million (2006) | |
British Virgin Islands | 8,000 (2002) | 8,000 (2002) | |
Brunei | 137,000 (2002) | 254,000 (2006) | |
Bulgaria | 2,597,500 (2002) | 8.253 million (2006) | |
Burkina Faso | 227,000 (2003) | 1.017 million (2006) | |
Burma | 66,500 (2003) | 214,200 (2006) | |
Burundi | 64,000 (2003) | 153,000 (2005) | |
Cambodia | 380,000 (2002) | 1.14 million (2006) | |
Cameroon | 1.077 million (2003) | 2.253 million (2005) | |
Canada | 13,221,800 (2003) | 17.017 million (2005) | |
Cape Verde | 53,300 (2003) | 108,900 (2006) | |
Cayman Islands | 17,000 (2002) | 17,000 (2002) | |
Central African Republic | 13,000 (2003) | 100,000 (2005) | |
Chad | 65,000 (2003) | 466,100 (2006) | |
Chile | 6,445,700 (2002) | 12.451 million (2006) | |
China | 269 million (2003) | 461.1 million (2006) | |
Christmas Island | NA | - | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | note - analog cellular service available | - | |
Colombia | 6,186,200 (2003) | 29.763 million (2006) | |
Comoros | 2,000 (2003) | 16,100 (2005) | |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1 million (2003) | 4.415 million (2006) | |
Congo, Republic of the | 330,000 (2003) | 490,000 (2005) | |
Cook Islands | 1,500 (2002) | 1,500 (2002) | |
Costa Rica | 528,047 (2002) | 1.444 million (2006) | |
Cote d'Ivoire | 1.236 million (2003) | 4.065 million (2006) | |
Croatia | 2.553 million (2003) | 4.47 million (2006) | |
Cuba | 17,900 (2002) | 152,700 (2006) | |
Cyprus | Republic of Cyprus: 417,900 (2002); north Cyprus: 143,178 (2002) | area under government control: 777,500 (2006); area administered by Turkish Cypriots: 143,178 (2002) | |
Czech Republic | 9,708,700 (2003) | 12.15 million (2006) | |
Denmark | 4,785,300 (2003) | 5.841 million (2006) | |
Djibouti | 23,000 (2003) | 44,100 (2005) | |
Dominica | 9,400 (2002) | 41,800 (2004) | |
Dominican Republic | 2,120,400 (2003) | 4.606 million (2006) | |
East Timor | NA | - | |
Ecuador | 2,394,400 (2003) | 8.485 million (2006) | |
Egypt | 5,797,500 (2003) | 18.001 million (2006) | |
El Salvador | 1,149,800 (2003) | 3.852 million (2006) | |
Equatorial Guinea | 41,500 (2003) | 96,900 (2005) | |
Eritrea | NA | 62,000 (2006) | |
Estonia | 881,000 (2002) | 1.659 million (2006) | |
Ethiopia | 97,800 (2003) | 866,700 (2006) | |
European Union | 314,644,700 (2002) | 466 million (2005) | |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) | 0 (2001) | 0 (2001) | |
Faroe Islands | 30,700 (2002) | 50,000 (2006) | |
Fiji | 109,900 (2003) | 205,000 (2005) | |
Finland | 4.7 million (2003) | 5.67 million (2006) | |
France | 41,683,100 (2003) | 53.023 million; 51.662 million (metropolitan France) (2006) | |
French Guiana | 138,200 (2002) | - | |
French Polynesia | 90,000 (2002) | 152,000 (2006) | |
Gabon | 300,000 (2003) | 764,700 (2006) | |
Gambia, The | 100,000 (2002) | 404,300 (2006) | |
Gaza Strip | 320,000 (cellular subscribers in both Gaza Strip and West Bank) (2002) | 1.095 million (includes West Bank) (2005) | |
Georgia | 522,300 (2003) | 1.704 million (2006) | |
Germany | 64.8 million (2003) | 84.3 million (2006) | |
Ghana | 799,900 (2003) | 5.207 million (2006) | |
Gibraltar | 9,797 (2002) | 9,797 (2002) | |
Greece | 8,936,200 (2003) | 11.098 million (2006) | |
Greenland | 16,747 (2001) | 32,200 (2004) | |
Grenada | 7,600 (2002) | 46,200 (2006) | |
Guadeloupe | 323,500 (2002) | - | |
Guam | 32,600 (2001) | 98,000 (2004) | |
Guatemala | 1,577,100 (2002) | 7.179 million (2006) | |
Guernsey | 31,500 (2001) | 43,800 (2004) | |
Guinea | 111,500 (2003) | 189,000 (2005) | |
Guinea-Bissau | 1,300 (2003) | 95,000 (2005) | |
Guyana | 87,300 (2002) | 281,400 (2005) | |
Haiti | 140,000 (2002) | 500,200 (2005) | |
Holy See (Vatican City) | NA | - | |
Honduras | 326,500 (2002) | 2.241 million (2006) | |
Hong Kong | 7,241,400 (2003) | 9.356 million (2006) | |
Hungary | 6,862,800 (2002) | 9.965 million (2006) | |
Iceland | 279,100 (2003) | 328,500 (2006) | |
India | 26,154,400 (2003) | 166.1 million (2006) | |
Indonesia | 11.7 million (2002) | 63.803 million (2006) | |
Iran | 3,376,500 (2003) | 13.659 million (2006) | |
Iraq | 20,000 (2002) | 8.7 million (2006) | |
Ireland | 3.4 million (2003) | 4.69 million (2006) | |
Isle of Man | NA | - | |
Israel | 6.334 million (2002) | 8.404 million (2006) | |
Italy | 55.918 million (2003) | 71.5 million (2005) | |
Jamaica | 1.4 million (2002) | 2.804 million (2005) | |
Japan | 86,658,600 (2003) | 101.7 million (2006) | |
Jersey | 61,400 (2001) | 83,900 (2004) | |
Jordan | 1,325,300 (2003) | 4.343 million (2006) | |
Kazakhstan | 1.027 million (2002) | 7.83 million (2006) | |
Kenya | 1,590,800 (2003) | 6.485 million (2006) | |
Kiribati | 500 (2002) | 600 (2004) | |
Korea, North | NA | - | |
Korea, South | 33,591,800 (2003) | 40.197 million (2006) | |
Kuwait | 1.42 million (2003) | 2.536 million (2006) | |
Kyrgyzstan | 53,100 (2002) | 541,700 (2005) | |
Laos | 55,200 (2002) | 638,200 (2006) | |
Latvia | 1,219,600 (2003) | 2.184 million (2006) | |
Lebanon | 775,100 (2002) | 1.103 million (2006) | |
Lesotho | 92,000 (2002) | 249,800 (2005) | |
Liberia | 2,000 (2001) | 160,000 (2005) | |
Libya | 100,000 (2003) | 3.928 million (2006) | |
Liechtenstein | 11,400 (2002) | 27,500 (2005) | |
Lithuania | 2,169,900 (2003) | 4.718 million (2006) | |
Luxembourg | 473,000 (2002) | 713,800 (2006) | |
Macau | 364,000 (2003) | 636,300 (2006) | |
Macedonia | 365,300 (2002) | 1.417 million (2006) | |
Madagascar | 279,500 (2003) | 1.046 million (2006) | |
Malawi | 135,100 (2003) | 429,300 (2005) | |
Malaysia | 11,124,100 (2003) | 19,464 (2006) | |
Maldives | 41,900 (2002) | 262,600 (2006) | |
Mali | 250,000 (2003) | 1.513 million (2006) | |
Malta | 290,000 (2003) | 346,800 (2006) | |
Marshall Islands | 600 (2002) | 600 (2004) | |
Martinique | 319,900 (2002) | - | |
Mauritania | 300,000 (2003) | 1.06 million (2006) | |
Mauritius | 462,400 (2003) | 772,400 (2006) | |
Mayotte | 21,700 (2002) | 48,100 (2005) | |
Mexico | 28.125 million (2003) | 57.016 million (2006) | |
Micronesia, Federated States of | 1,800 (2002) | 14,100 (2005) | |
Moldova | 338,200 (2002) | 1.358 million (2006) | |
Monaco | 19,300 (2002) | 17,200 (2005) | |
Mongolia | 216,000 (2002) | 557,200 (2005) | |
Montenegro | - | 821,800 (2006) | |
Montserrat | 70 (1994) | NA | |
Morocco | 7,332,800 (2003) | 16.005 million (2006) | |
Mozambique | 428,900 (2003) | 2.339 million (2006) | |
Namibia | 223,700 (2003) | 495,000 (2005) | |
Nauru | 1,500 (2002) | 1,500 (2002) | |
Nepal | 50,400 (2003) | 1.042 million (2006) | |
Netherlands | 12.5 million (2003) | 15.834 million (2005) | |
Netherlands Antilles | 81,000 (2001) | 200,000 (2004) | |
New Caledonia | 80,000 (2002) | 134,300 (2005) | |
New Zealand | 2.599 million (2003) | 3.53 million (2005) | |
Nicaragua | 202,800 (2002) | 1.83 million (2006) | |
Niger | 24,000 (2003) | 323,900 (2005) | |
Nigeria | 3,149,500 (2003) | 32.322 million (2006) | |
Niue | 400 (2002) | 400 (2002) | |
Norfolk Island | 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002) | 0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002) | |
Northern Mariana Islands | 3,000 (2000) | 20,500 (2004) | |
Norway | 4,163,400 (2003) | 5.041 million (2006) | |
Oman | 464,900 (2002) | 1.818 million (2006) | |
Pakistan | 2,624,800 (2003) | 63.16 million (2007) | |
Palau | 1,000 (2002) | 1,000 (2002) | |
Panama | 834,000 (2003) | 1.694 million (2005) | |
Papua New Guinea | 15,000 (2002) | 75,000 (2005) | |
Paraguay | 1,770,300 (2003) | 3.233 million (2006) | |
Peru | 2,908,800 (2003) | 8.5 million (2006) | |
Philippines | 15.201 million (2002) | 42.869 million (2006) | |
Poland | 17.4 million (2003) | 36.746 million (2006) | |
Portugal | 9,341,400 (2003) | 12.226 million (2006) | |
Puerto Rico | 1,211,111 (2001) | 3.354 million (2005) | |
Qatar | 376,500 (2003) | 919,800 (2006) | |
Reunion | 489,800 (2002) | - | |
Romania | 6.9 million (2003) | 17.4 million (2006) | |
Russia | 17,608,800 (2002) | 150 million (2006) | |
Rwanda | 134,000
note: Rwanda has mobile cellular service between Kigali and several prefecture capitals (2003) |
290,000 (2005) | |
Saint Helena | 0 (1997) | - | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5,000 (2002) | 10,000 (2004) | |
Saint Lucia | 14,300 (2002) | 105,700 (2005) | |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0 (1994) | - | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10,000 (2002) | 87,600 (2006) | |
Samoa | 2,700 (2002) | 24,000 (2005) | |
San Marino | 16,800 (2002) | 17,390 (2006) | |
Sao Tome and Principe | 4,800 (2003) | 12,000 (2005) | |
Saudi Arabia | 7,238,200 (2003) | 19.663 million (2006) | |
Senegal | 575,900 (2003) | 2.983 million (2006) | |
Serbia | - | 6.644 million (2006) | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 3,634,600 (2003) | - | |
Seychelles | 54,500 (2003) | 70,300 (2006) | |
Sierra Leone | 67,000 (2002) | 113,200 (2003) | |
Singapore | 3,521,800 (2004) | 4.789 million (2006) | |
Slovakia | 3,678,800 (2003) | 4.893 million (2006) | |
Slovenia | 1,739,100 (2003) | 1.82 million (2006) | |
Solomon Islands | 1,000 (2002) | 6,000 (2005) | |
Somalia | 35,000 (2002) | 500,000 (2005) | |
South Africa | 16.86 million (2003) | 39.66 million (2006) | |
Spain | 37,506,700 (2003) | 46.152 million (2006) | |
Sri Lanka | 931,600 (2002) | 5.959 million (2007) | |
Sudan | 650,000 (2003) | 4.683 million (2006) | |
Suriname | 168,100 (2003) | 320,000 (2006) | |
Svalbard | NA | - | |
Swaziland | 88,000 (2003) | 250,000 (2006) | |
Sweden | 7.949 million (2002) | 9.087 million (2005) | |
Switzerland | 6.172 million (2003) | 7.418 million (2006) | |
Syria | 400,000 (2002) | 4.675 million (2006) | |
Taiwan | 25,089,600 (2003) | 23.249 million (2006) | |
Tajikistan | 47,600 (2003) | 265,000 (2005) | |
Tanzania | 891,200 (2003) | 6.72 million (2007) | |
Thailand | 16.117 million (2002) | 40.816 million (2006) | |
Timor-Leste | - | 49,100 (2006) | |
Togo | 220,000 (2003) | 708,000 (2006) | |
Tokelau | 0 (2001) | - | |
Tonga | 3,400 (2002) | 29,900 (2005) | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 361,900 (2002) | 1.655 million (2006) | |
Tunisia | 1,899,900 (2003) | 7.339 million (2006) | |
Turkey | 27,887,500 (2003) | 43.609 million (2005) | |
Turkmenistan | 52,000 (2004) | 105,000 (2005) | |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,700 (1999) | 1,700 (1999) | |
Tuvalu | 0 (1994) | 0 (2004) | |
Uganda | 776,200 (2003) | 2.009 million (2006) | |
Ukraine | 4.2 million (2002) | 49.076 million (2006) | |
United Arab Emirates | 2,972,300 (2003) | 5.519 million (2006) | |
United Kingdom | 49.677 million (2002) | 69.657 million (2006) | |
United States | 158.722 million (2003) | 233 million (2006) | |
Uruguay | 652,000 (2002) | 2.333 million (2006) | |
Uzbekistan | 320,800 (2003) | 1.1 million (2005) | |
Vanuatu | 7,800 (2003) | 12,700 (2005) | |
Venezuela | 6,463,600 (2002) | 18.79 million (2006) | |
Vietnam | 2.742 million (2003) | 15.505 million (2006) | |
Virgin Islands | 41,000 (2002) | 80,300 (2005) | |
Wallis and Futuna | 0 (1994) | 0 (1994) | |
West Bank | 480,000 (cellular subscribers in both West Bank and Gaza Strip) (2003) | 1.095 million (includes Gaza Strip) (2005) | |
Western Sahara | 0 (1999) | 0 (1999) | |
World | NA | 2,168,433,600 (2005) | |
Yemen | 411,100 (2002) | 2 million (2006) | |
Zambia | 241,000 (2003) | 949,600 (2005) | |
Zimbabwe | 379,100 (2003) | 832,500 (2006) |