Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 7028300 | 1 |
| 1991 | 7344100 | 1 |
| 1992 | 7577900 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7820400 | 1 |
| 1994 | 8066000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8311000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 9241000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 9410000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9698200 | 1 |
| 1999 | 10074000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 10417000 | 2 |
| 2001 | 10669600 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10833300 | 1 |
| 2003 | 11109500 | 1 |
| 2004 | 12141956 | 1 |
| 2005 | 11666600 | 1 |
| 2006 | 12397133 | 3 |
| 2007 | 12905864 | 3 |
| 2008 | 13176871 | 3 |
| 2009 | 13026293 | 3 |
| 2010 | 12941340 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 13.61 | |
| 1991 | 14.21 | |
| 1992 | 14.68 | |
| 1993 | 15.17 | |
| 1994 | 15.7 | |
| 1995 | 16.26 | |
| 1996 | 18.2 | |
| 1997 | 18.69 | |
| 1998 | 19.45 | |
| 1999 | 20.41 | |
| 2000 | 21.31 | |
| 2001 | 22.02 | |
| 2002 | 22.55 | |
| 2003 | 23.32 | |
| 2004 | 25.68 | |
| 2005 | 24.86 | |
| 2006 | 26.61 | |
| 2007 | 27.89 | |
| 2008 | 28.65 | |
| 2009 | 28.49 | |
| 2010 | 28.47 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
