Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 564504 | |
| 1991 | 539914 | |
| 1992 | 613711 | |
| 1993 | 673021 | |
| 1994 | 772390 | |
| 1995 | 1109231 | |
| 1996 | 1435147 | |
| 1997 | 1645920 | |
| 1998 | 1555093 | |
| 1999 | 1688000 | |
| 2000 | 1717117 | |
| 2001 | 1570956 | |
| 2002 | 1656624 | |
| 2003 | 1839165 | |
| 2004 | 2193599 | 1, 2 |
| 2005 | 2402626 | 1, 2 |
| 2006 | 2559232 | 1, 2 |
| 2007 | 2844309 | 1, 2 |
| 2008 | 3075428 | 3, 2 |
| 2009 | 3158833 | 3, 2 |
| 2010 | 3159885 | 3, 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.6 | |
| 1991 | 2.44 | |
| 1992 | 2.72 | |
| 1993 | 2.93 | |
| 1994 | 3.3 | |
| 1995 | 4.66 | |
| 1996 | 5.92 | |
| 1997 | 6.67 | |
| 1998 | 6.2 | |
| 1999 | 6.63 | |
| 2000 | 6.64 | |
| 2001 | 5.99 | |
| 2002 | 6.23 | |
| 2003 | 6.83 | |
| 2004 | 8.05 | |
| 2005 | 8.72 | |
| 2006 | 9.18 | |
| 2007 | 10.1 | |
| 2008 | 10.8 | |
| 2009 | 10.98 | |
| 2010 | 10.87 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
