Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 5074734 | 1 |
| 1991 | 5809929 | 1 |
| 1992 | 6796748 | 1 |
| 1993 | 8025586 | 1 |
| 1994 | 9795304 | 1 |
| 1995 | 11978000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 14542651 | 1 |
| 1997 | 17801696 | 1 |
| 1998 | 21593686 | 1 |
| 1999 | 26511345 | 1 |
| 2000 | 32436134 | 1 |
| 2001 | 38536187 | 1 |
| 2002 | 41420000 | 1 |
| 2003 | 42000000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 46198025 | 1 |
| 2005 | 50176509 | 1 |
| 2006 | 40770000 | 1, 2 |
| 2007 | 39250000 | 1, 3 |
| 2008 | 37900000 | 4, 3 |
| 2009 | 37060000 | 4, 3 |
| 2010 | 35090000 | 3, 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.58 | |
| 1991 | 0.65 | |
| 1992 | 0.75 | |
| 1993 | 0.86 | |
| 1994 | 1.04 | |
| 1995 | 1.24 | |
| 1996 | 1.48 | |
| 1997 | 1.78 | |
| 1998 | 2.12 | |
| 1999 | 2.56 | |
| 2000 | 3.08 | |
| 2001 | 3.6 | |
| 2002 | 3.8 | |
| 2003 | 3.8 | |
| 2004 | 4.11 | |
| 2005 | 4.4 | |
| 2006 | 3.52 | |
| 2007 | 3.34 | |
| 2008 | 3.18 | |
| 2009 | 3.07 | |
| 2010 | 2.87 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
