Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 843346 | |
| 1991 | 1116113 | |
| 1992 | 1243569 | |
| 1993 | 1528470 | |
| 1994 | 1830000 | |
| 1995 | 2127344 | |
| 1996 | 2376786 | |
| 1997 | 2557619 | |
| 1998 | 2661000 | |
| 1999 | 2874000 | |
| 2000 | 3053460 | |
| 2001 | 3252000 | |
| 2002 | 3655474 | |
| 2003 | 4047423 | |
| 2004 | 4502230 | |
| 2005 | 5227831 | |
| 2006 | 5240012 | |
| 2007 | 4806206 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4416737 | 1 |
| 2009 | 3523242 | 1 |
| 2010 | 3419271 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 0.75 | |
| 1991 | 0.97 | |
| 1992 | 1.05 | |
| 1993 | 1.26 | |
| 1994 | 1.47 | |
| 1995 | 1.67 | |
| 1996 | 1.82 | |
| 1997 | 1.91 | |
| 1998 | 1.93 | |
| 1999 | 2.03 | |
| 2000 | 2.11 | |
| 2001 | 2.2 | |
| 2002 | 2.43 | |
| 2003 | 2.64 | |
| 2004 | 2.89 | |
| 2005 | 3.3 | |
| 2006 | 3.24 | |
| 2007 | 2.92 | |
| 2008 | 2.64 | |
| 2009 | 2.07 | |
| 2010 | 1.97 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
