Based on a comparison of 26 countries in 2009, Germany ranked the highest in telecommunication employees with 181,800 persons followed by France and Spain. On the other end of the scale was Iceland with 1,323 persons, Malta with 1,865 persons and Cyprus with 3,178 persons.
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| Country | Unit |
| Austria | persons |
| Belgium | persons |
| Bulgaria | persons |
| Croatia | persons |
| Cyprus | persons |
| Czechia | persons |
| Denmark | persons |
| Estonia | persons |
| Finland | persons |
| France | persons |
| Germany | persons |
| Greece | persons |
| Hungary | persons |
| Iceland | persons |
| Ireland | persons |
| Israel | persons |
| Latvia | persons |
| Lithuania | persons |
| Luxembourg | persons |
| Malta | persons |
| Netherlands | persons |
| Norway | persons |
| Poland | persons |
| Portugal | persons |
| Romania | persons |
| Slovakia | persons |
| Slovenia | persons |
| Spain | persons |
| Sweden | persons |
| Switzerland | persons |
| Turkey | persons |
| United Kingdom | persons |
| 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
| 19,900 | 19,800 | 18,765 | 17,940 | 17,849 | |||||||||||||||
| 23,291 | 23,901 | 22,445 | 22,222 | 22,311 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33,551 | 34,201 | 28,891 | 25,390 | 23,358 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10,201 | 9,872 | 10,250 | 9,950 | 8,850 | ||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,409 | 2,772 | 2,806 | 2,895 | 3,138 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23,260 | 20,334 | 17,141 | 20,223 | 20,028 | ||||||||||
| 20,471 | 19,739 | 16,693 | 16,597 | 17,700 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2,845 | 2,865 | 3,069 | 3,152 | 3,504 | ||||||||||
| 17,433 | 17,422 | 16,385 | 14,487 | 13,385 | ... | ||||||||||||||
| 138,716 | 142,000 | 140,000 | 133,000 | 130,000 | |||||||||||||||
| 230,600 | 225,300 | 224,100 | 214,700 | 204,600 | |||||||||||||||
| 26,600 | 26,900 | 24,400 | 22,400 | 22,830 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19,508 | 19,086 | 17,220 | 16,339 | 16,163 | ||||||||||
| 1,568 | 1,555 | 1,555 | 1,516 | 1,620 | |||||||||||||||
| 14,700 | 14,500 | 13,300 | 13,000 | 13,300 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | 102,802 | 104,528 | 103,521 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| 5,864 | 5,660 | 6,204 | 6,710 | 6,519 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,350 | 1,450 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,613 | 1,587 | 1,626 | 2,270 | 1,740 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||
| 13,102 | ... | 13,200 | 11,610 | 12,900 | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53,928 | 50,455 | ||
| 15,186 | 14,517 | 13,937 | 13,404 | 12,953 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 53,614 | 47,538 | 44,330 | 48,856 | 51,862 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11,552 | 10,878 | 10,265 | 10,243 | 9,651 | ||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,712 | 4,182 | 4,635 | 4,633 | 4,742 | ||||||||||
| 85,169 | 88,005 | 88,519 | 88,766 | 85,005 | |||||||||||||||
| 20,087 | 18,914 | 19,070 | 19,057 | 17,534 | |||||||||||||||
| 23,007 | 21,900 | 22,338 | 22,478 | 23,173 | |||||||||||||||
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 70,333 | 60,981 | 60,631 | 49,792 | 45,000 | ||||||||||
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