Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 25368000 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 25911000 | 1, 3 |
| 1992 | 26514000 | 1, 3 |
| 1993 | 27336000 | 1, 3 |
| 1994 | 28358000 | 1, 3 |
| 1995 | 29411411 | 1, 3 |
| 1996 | 30677755 | 1, 3 |
| 1997 | 31879000 | 1, 3 |
| 1998 | 32829000 | 1, 3 |
| 1999 | 34021000 | 1, 3 |
| 2000 | 35228000 | 1, 3 |
| 2001 | 34579000 | 1, 3 |
| 2002 | 34737600 | 1, 3 |
| 2003 | 34550320 | 1, 3 |
| 2004 | 34576487 | 1, 3 |
| 2005 | 34068428 | 1, 3 |
| 2006 | 33848510 | 1, 3 |
| 2007 | 33462200 | 4, 5 |
| 2008 | 34237000 | 1, 6 |
| 2009 | 33530000 | 6 |
| 2010 | 33320000 | 6 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 44.34 | |
| 1991 | 45.17 | |
| 1992 | 46.09 | |
| 1993 | 47.39 | |
| 1994 | 49.03 | |
| 1995 | 50.71 | |
| 1996 | 52.75 | |
| 1997 | 54.66 | |
| 1998 | 56.13 | |
| 1999 | 57.99 | |
| 2000 | 59.84 | |
| 2001 | 58.51 | |
| 2002 | 58.54 | |
| 2003 | 57.97 | |
| 2004 | 57.73 | |
| 2005 | 56.59 | |
| 2006 | 55.91 | |
| 2007 | 54.95 | |
| 2008 | 55.88 | |
| 2009 | 54.39 | |
| 2010 | 53.71 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
