Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6861458 | 1 |
| 1991 | 8151740 | 1 |
| 1992 | 9410486 | 1 |
| 1993 | 10935523 | 1 |
| 1994 | 12212000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 13127000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 14286478 | 1 |
| 1997 | 15579000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 16807000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 17912000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 18395171 | 1 |
| 2001 | 18904486 | 1 |
| 2002 | 18890000 | 2 |
| 2003 | 18916721 | 2 |
| 2004 | 19125163 | 2 |
| 2005 | 18978223 | 2 |
| 2006 | 18831616 | 2 |
| 2007 | 18201006 | 3, 4 |
| 2008 | 17502205 | 3 |
| 2009 | 16534356 | 3 |
| 2010 | 16201466 | 5 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 12.68 | |
| 1991 | 14.8 | |
| 1992 | 16.8 | |
| 1993 | 19.2 | |
| 1994 | 21.09 | |
| 1995 | 22.3 | |
| 1996 | 23.88 | |
| 1997 | 25.63 | |
| 1998 | 27.22 | |
| 1999 | 28.57 | |
| 2000 | 28.91 | |
| 2001 | 29.29 | |
| 2002 | 28.86 | |
| 2003 | 28.52 | |
| 2004 | 28.44 | |
| 2005 | 27.85 | |
| 2006 | 27.27 | |
| 2007 | 26 | |
| 2008 | 24.68 | |
| 2009 | 23.01 | |
| 2010 | 22.27 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
