Here are the top ten countries with the highest number of post offices based on available data:
- China – with over 200,000 post offices
- India – with over 155,000 post offices
- United States – with over 31,000 post offices
- Brazil – with over 12,000 post offices
- Japan – with over 24,000 post offices
- Russia – with over 42,000 post offices
- Indonesia – with over 24,000 post offices
- Germany – with over 28,000 post offices
- France – with over 17,000 post offices
- Italy – with over 13,000 post offices
Top Ten Countries With the Most Number of Post Offices
|
Country |
Number of post offices, 2015 |
India* |
161,193 |
China (Peoples Rep.) |
53,646 |
Indonesia |
42,656 |
Russian Federation |
41,301 |
United States of America |
30,529 |
Germany |
27,600 |
France |
26,337 |
Japan |
24,452 |
Canada |
21,740 |
Iran (Islamic Rep.) |
16,551 |
Note* The total number of the post offices in India according to 2011 data.
Post Offices in other Countries
|
Country |
Number of post offices, 2015 |
Italy |
13,055 |
Brazil |
12,331 |
Pakistan |
12,035 |
Great Britain |
11,634 |
Ukraine |
11,250 |
Poland |
7,375 |
Romania |
5,733 |
Myanmar |
5,179 |
Sri Lanka |
4,692 |
Thailand |
4,682 |
Turkey |
4,516 |
Australia |
4,395 |
Argentina |
3,799 |
Korea (Rep.) |
3,524 |
Czech Rep. |
3,385 |
Kazakhstan |
3,252 |
Bulgaria (Rep.) |
2,981 |
Hungary |
2,609 |
South Africa |
2,368 |
Portugal |
2,327 |
Switzerland |
2,199 |
Netherlands |
2,049 |
Croatia |
2,040 |
Nigeria |
1,903 |
Sweden |
1,867 |
Austria |
1,785 |
Morocco |
1,773 |
Slovakia |
1,583 |
Serbia |
1,491 |
Azerbaijan |
1,482 |
Norway |
1,400 |
Philippines |
1,326 |
Colombia |
1,304 |
Ethiopia |
1,218 |
Moldova |
1,136 |
Ireland |
1,135 |
Denmark |
1,110 |
Cyprus |
1,097 |
Malaysia |
1,041 |
Kyrgyzstan |
921 |
Source : http://pls.upu.int/