Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2474998 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2642414 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2819797 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2992056 | 1 |
| 1994 | 3149280 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3277854 | 1 |
| 1996 | 3451241 | 1 |
| 1997 | 3646516 | 1 |
| 1998 | 3729191 | 1 |
| 1999 | 3868794 | 1 |
| 2000 | 3925843 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3897558 | 1 |
| 2002 | 3831829 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3806444 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3763350 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3792912 | 1 |
| 2006 | 3835936 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4209125 | 2, 3 |
| 2008 | 4183017 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4277297 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4345330 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 42.72 | |
| 1991 | 45.11 | |
| 1992 | 47.68 | |
| 1993 | 50.09 | |
| 1994 | 52.07 | |
| 1995 | 53.35 | |
| 1996 | 55.06 | |
| 1997 | 56.85 | |
| 1998 | 56.81 | |
| 1999 | 57.81 | |
| 2000 | 57.87 | |
| 2001 | 57.07 | |
| 2002 | 56.05 | |
| 2003 | 55.79 | |
| 2004 | 55.28 | |
| 2005 | 55.7 | |
| 2006 | 56.14 | |
| 2007 | 61.24 | |
| 2008 | 60.39 | |
| 2009 | 61.21 | |
| 2010 | 61.61 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
