Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 490508 | |
| 1991 | 491394 | |
| 1992 | 531349 | |
| 1993 | 598287 | |
| 1994 | 658115 | |
| 1995 | 697929 | |
| 1996 | 800763 | |
| 1997 | 900384 | |
| 1998 | 990842 | |
| 1999 | 1129528 | |
| 2000 | 1224431 | |
| 2001 | 1335772 | |
| 2002 | 1411055 | |
| 2003 | 1530700 | |
| 2004 | 1590755 | |
| 2005 | 1679568 | |
| 2006 | 1775232 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1823120 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1906478 | 1 |
| 2009 | 2013223 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2085659 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 4.78 | |
| 1991 | 4.68 | |
| 1992 | 4.95 | |
| 1993 | 5.46 | |
| 1994 | 5.89 | |
| 1995 | 6.13 | |
| 1996 | 6.91 | |
| 1997 | 7.65 | |
| 1998 | 8.28 | |
| 1999 | 9.3 | |
| 2000 | 9.92 | |
| 2001 | 10.64 | |
| 2002 | 11.05 | |
| 2003 | 11.79 | |
| 2004 | 12.04 | |
| 2005 | 12.51 | |
| 2006 | 13.02 | |
| 2007 | 13.16 | |
| 2008 | 13.56 | |
| 2009 | 14.12 | |
| 2010 | 14.42 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
