Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 31887000 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 33559719 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 35420843 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 37000000 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 38800000 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 42000000 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 44100000 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 45200000 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 46530000 | 1, 3 |
| 1999 | 48210000 | 1, 3 |
| 2000 | 50220000 | 1, 3 |
| 2001 | 52330000 | 1, 3 |
| 2002 | 53670000 | 1, 3 |
| 2003 | 54233000 | 1, 3 |
| 2004 | 54526000 | 1, 3 |
| 2005 | 54791000 | 1, 3 |
| 2006 | 54400000 | 1, 3 |
| 2007 | 53100000 | 1, 3 |
| 2008 | 50300000 | 4, 5 |
| 2009 | 47500000 | 4, 5 |
| 2010 | 45600000 | 4, 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 40.31 | |
| 1991 | 42.13 | |
| 1992 | 44.12 | |
| 1993 | 45.72 | |
| 1994 | 47.61 | |
| 1995 | 51.26 | |
| 1996 | 53.65 | |
| 1997 | 54.9 | |
| 1998 | 56.5 | |
| 1999 | 58.55 | |
| 2000 | 60.98 | |
| 2001 | 63.52 | |
| 2002 | 65.11 | |
| 2003 | 65.75 | |
| 2004 | 66.07 | |
| 2005 | 66.38 | |
| 2006 | 65.91 | |
| 2007 | 64.35 | |
| 2008 | 60.99 | |
| 2009 | 57.64 | |
| 2010 | 55.41 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division