Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1324522 | |
| 1991 | 1553160 | |
| 1992 | 1790029 | |
| 1993 | 2214519 | |
| 1994 | 2750839 | |
| 1995 | 3481997 | |
| 1996 | 4160158 | |
| 1997 | 4826684 | |
| 1998 | 5037549 | |
| 1999 | 5215636 | |
| 2000 | 5591084 | |
| 2001 | 6049129 | |
| 2002 | 6557023 | |
| 2003 | 6632409 | |
| 2004 | 6811615 | |
| 2005 | 7034662 | |
| 2006 | 7071633 | |
| 2007 | 7024049 | 1 |
| 2008 | 7394349 | 2 |
| 2009 | 7204936 | 2 |
| 2010 | 7008903 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.32 | |
| 1991 | 2.69 | |
| 1992 | 3.07 | |
| 1993 | 3.77 | |
| 1994 | 4.65 | |
| 1995 | 5.84 | |
| 1996 | 6.9 | |
| 1997 | 7.92 | |
| 1998 | 8.17 | |
| 1999 | 8.36 | |
| 2000 | 8.85 | |
| 2001 | 9.47 | |
| 2002 | 10.14 | |
| 2003 | 10.15 | |
| 2004 | 10.31 | |
| 2005 | 10.55 | |
| 2006 | 10.51 | |
| 2007 | 10.36 | |
| 2008 | 10.83 | |
| 2009 | 10.49 | |
| 2010 | 10.14 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
