Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 54527953 | 1 |
| 1991 | 56259918 | 1 |
| 1992 | 57652436 | 1 |
| 1993 | 58830075 | 1 |
| 1994 | 60690000 | 2, 1 |
| 1995 | 62292000 | 2, 1 |
| 1996 | 64037000 | 2, 1 |
| 1997 | 65735000 | 2, 1 |
| 1998 | 62413286 | 1 |
| 1999 | 62053583 | 1 |
| 2000 | 61957097 | 1 |
| 2001 | 61325782 | 1 |
| 2002 | 60772460 | 1 |
| 2003 | 60219000 | 1 |
| 2004 | 59608000 | 1 |
| 2005 | 58053000 | 1, 3 |
| 2006 | 56029000 | 1 |
| 2007 | 51235000 | 4 |
| 2008 | 48426826 | 5, 6 |
| 2009 | 44363635 | 3, 5 |
| 2010 | 40418566 | 5, 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 44.6 | |
| 1991 | 45.85 | |
| 1992 | 46.8 | |
| 1993 | 47.58 | |
| 1994 | 48.91 | |
| 1995 | 50.04 | |
| 1996 | 51.31 | |
| 1997 | 52.55 | |
| 1998 | 49.8 | |
| 1999 | 49.43 | |
| 2000 | 49.28 | |
| 2001 | 48.71 | |
| 2002 | 48.21 | |
| 2003 | 47.72 | |
| 2004 | 47.2 | |
| 2005 | 45.93 | |
| 2006 | 44.3 | |
| 2007 | 40.5 | |
| 2008 | 38.27 | |
| 2009 | 35.06 | |
| 2010 | 31.94 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
