Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 9409000 | |
| 1991 | 10075924 | |
| 1992 | 10841000 | |
| 1993 | 11303000 | |
| 1994 | 12269000 | |
| 1995 | 13263000 | |
| 1996 | 15105886 | |
| 1997 | 17038823 | |
| 1998 | 19986556 | |
| 1999 | 24985000 | |
| 2000 | 30926272 | |
| 2001 | 37430779 | |
| 2002 | 38810685 | |
| 2003 | 39205000 | |
| 2004 | 39578903 | |
| 2005 | 39852600 | |
| 2006 | 38800200 | 1 |
| 2007 | 39399622 | 2 |
| 2008 | 41235247 | 2 |
| 2009 | 41496998 | 2 |
| 2010 | 42141418 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6.29 | |
| 1991 | 6.62 | |
| 1992 | 7.01 | |
| 1993 | 7.2 | |
| 1994 | 7.7 | |
| 1995 | 8.19 | |
| 1996 | 9.19 | |
| 1997 | 10.21 | |
| 1998 | 11.8 | |
| 1999 | 14.53 | |
| 2000 | 17.73 | |
| 2001 | 21.16 | |
| 2002 | 21.65 | |
| 2003 | 21.58 | |
| 2004 | 21.53 | |
| 2005 | 21.43 | |
| 2006 | 20.64 | |
| 2007 | 20.76 | |
| 2008 | 21.53 | |
| 2009 | 21.47 | |
| 2010 | 21.62 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
