Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 22350000 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 23071000 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 23709000 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 24167000 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 24542000 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 24845000 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 25259000 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 25698000 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 25986120 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 26502000 | 1, 2 |
| 2000 | 27153000 | 1, 2 |
| 2001 | 27353000 | 2, 3 |
| 2002 | 27142000 | 1, 2 |
| 2003 | 26596000 | 4, 2 |
| 2004 | 25957000 | 4, 2 |
| 2005 | 25049000 | 1, 2 |
| 2006 | 26890339 | 1, 2 |
| 2007 | 22417000 | 1, 2 |
| 2008 | 22039000 | 1, 5 |
| 2009 | 21699000 | 5 |
| 2010 | 21600000 | 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 39.33 | |
| 1991 | 40.58 | |
| 1992 | 41.67 | |
| 1993 | 42.44 | |
| 1994 | 43.08 | |
| 1995 | 43.61 | |
| 1996 | 44.36 | |
| 1997 | 45.17 | |
| 1998 | 45.71 | |
| 1999 | 46.6 | |
| 2000 | 47.65 | |
| 2001 | 47.82 | |
| 2002 | 47.2 | |
| 2003 | 45.96 | |
| 2004 | 44.55 | |
| 2005 | 42.69 | |
| 2006 | 45.51 | |
| 2007 | 37.68 | |
| 2008 | 36.8 | |
| 2009 | 36.02 | |
| 2010 | 35.67 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
