Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 28084922 | 1 |
| 1991 | 29100000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 30100000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 30900000 | 2, 1 |
| 1994 | 31700000 | 2, 1 |
| 1995 | 32400000 | 2, 1 |
| 1996 | 32900000 | 2, 1 |
| 1997 | 33700000 | 2, 3 |
| 1998 | 34098847 | 2, 3 |
| 1999 | 33887995 | 2, 3 |
| 2000 | 33987106 | 2, 3 |
| 2001 | 34083938 | 2, 3 |
| 2002 | 34124175 | 2, 3 |
| 2003 | 33913000 | 2, 3 |
| 2004 | 33703000 | 2, 3 |
| 2005 | 33707000 | 2, 3 |
| 2006 | 34125000 | 2, 3 |
| 2007 | 34800000 | 2, 3 |
| 2008 | 35100000 | 2, 4 |
| 2009 | 35400000 | 5 |
| 2010 | 35200000 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 49.53 | |
| 1991 | 51.09 | |
| 1992 | 52.63 | |
| 1993 | 53.82 | |
| 1994 | 55.01 | |
| 1995 | 56.01 | |
| 1996 | 56.67 | |
| 1997 | 57.83 | |
| 1998 | 58.29 | |
| 1999 | 57.68 | |
| 2000 | 57.56 | |
| 2001 | 57.39 | |
| 2002 | 57.09 | |
| 2003 | 56.35 | |
| 2004 | 55.62 | |
| 2005 | 55.26 | |
| 2006 | 55.6 | |
| 2007 | 56.36 | |
| 2008 | 56.52 | |
| 2009 | 56.69 | |
| 2010 | 56.06 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
