In 2020, Asia-Pacific region had over 68,700 outsourced and close to 223,900 owner-operated postal offices, making it by far the region with the most postal offices. Despite its size and population of over one billion, Africa had the fewest postal offices with just over 4,700 outsourced and close to 7,900 owner-operated.
Number of postal offices worldwide in 2020, by region and type
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