Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1487710 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1598947 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1831670 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2082846 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2334218 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2463165 | 1 |
| 1996 | 2666845 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2803977 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2592317 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2550789 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2535966 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2704921 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2841771 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2956185 | 1 |
| 2004 | 3346462 | 1 |
| 2005 | 3650501 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4216794 | 1 |
| 2007 | 5195071 | 1 |
| 2008 | 6417775 | 1 |
| 2009 | 6866626 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7082887 | 2, 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 7.56 | |
| 1991 | 7.93 | |
| 1992 | 8.88 | |
| 1993 | 9.87 | |
| 1994 | 10.82 | |
| 1995 | 11.18 | |
| 1996 | 11.85 | |
| 1997 | 12.21 | |
| 1998 | 11.07 | |
| 1999 | 10.68 | |
| 2000 | 10.42 | |
| 2001 | 10.9 | |
| 2002 | 11.24 | |
| 2003 | 11.49 | |
| 2004 | 12.77 | |
| 2005 | 13.69 | |
| 2006 | 15.54 | |
| 2007 | 18.83 | |
| 2008 | 22.87 | |
| 2009 | 24.08 | |
| 2010 | 24.44 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
