Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 3315022 | |
| 1991 | 3434788 | |
| 1992 | 3458126 | |
| 1993 | 3593851 | |
| 1994 | 3775355 | |
| 1995 | 4002180 | |
| 1996 | 4258639 | |
| 1997 | 4645065 | |
| 1998 | 5075417 | |
| 1999 | 5492838 | |
| 2000 | 4961743 | |
| 2001 | 4924458 | |
| 2002 | 4844000 | |
| 2003 | 4821000 | |
| 2004 | 4850000 | |
| 2005 | 4729000 | |
| 2006 | 4642000 | |
| 2007 | 4532000 | 1 |
| 2008 | 4425000 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4319800 | 1 |
| 2010 | 4225000 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9.01 | |
| 1991 | 9.11 | |
| 1992 | 8.95 | |
| 1993 | 9.07 | |
| 1994 | 9.31 | |
| 1995 | 9.67 | |
| 1996 | 10.1 | |
| 1997 | 10.83 | |
| 1998 | 11.66 | |
| 1999 | 12.44 | |
| 2000 | 11.09 | |
| 2001 | 10.85 | |
| 2002 | 10.53 | |
| 2003 | 10.34 | |
| 2004 | 10.27 | |
| 2005 | 9.89 | |
| 2006 | 9.6 | |
| 2007 | 9.28 | |
| 2008 | 8.97 | |
| 2009 | 8.68 | |
| 2010 | 8.43 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
