Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 864155 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1056027 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1283048 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1520291 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1587000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1818000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2151000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2693286 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3046698 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3108799 | 2 |
| 2000 | 3302506 | 2 |
| 2001 | 3467013 | 2 |
| 2002 | 3467013 | 2 |
| 2003 | 3252063 | 2 |
| 2004 | 3318260 | 2 |
| 2005 | 3435888 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3383597 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3459611 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3529645 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3564351 | 4 |
| 2010 | 3457506 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6.55 | |
| 1991 | 7.86 | |
| 1992 | 9.38 | |
| 1993 | 10.91 | |
| 1994 | 11.2 | |
| 1995 | 12.62 | |
| 1996 | 14.7 | |
| 1997 | 18.15 | |
| 1998 | 20.26 | |
| 1999 | 20.41 | |
| 2000 | 21.42 | |
| 2001 | 22.22 | |
| 2002 | 21.97 | |
| 2003 | 20.38 | |
| 2004 | 20.57 | |
| 2005 | 21.08 | |
| 2006 | 20.55 | |
| 2007 | 20.8 | |
| 2008 | 21.02 | |
| 2009 | 21.02 | |
| 2010 | 20.2 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
