Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15295819 | 1 |
| 1991 | 15814928 | 1 |
| 1992 | 16246589 | 1 |
| 1993 | 16716802 | 1 |
| 1994 | 17250407 | 1 |
| 1995 | 17567000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 17974000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 18660000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 19294000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 20380000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 20840000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 21126000 | 1 |
| 2002 | 20622000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 20612000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 20563000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 18148000 | 1 |
| 2006 | 18236000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 18282026 | 1, 2 |
| 2008 | 18250000 | 3 |
| 2009 | 17624965 | 4 |
| 2010 | 17021300 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 55.22 | |
| 1991 | 56.38 | |
| 1992 | 57.23 | |
| 1993 | 58.24 | |
| 1994 | 59.47 | |
| 1995 | 59.95 | |
| 1996 | 60.76 | |
| 1997 | 62.51 | |
| 1998 | 64.07 | |
| 1999 | 67.08 | |
| 2000 | 67.95 | |
| 2001 | 68.22 | |
| 2002 | 65.92 | |
| 2003 | 65.21 | |
| 2004 | 64.37 | |
| 2005 | 56.21 | |
| 2006 | 55.89 | |
| 2007 | 55.44 | |
| 2008 | 54.76 | |
| 2009 | 52.34 | |
| 2010 | 50.04 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
