Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 124969 | |
| 1991 | 129964 | |
| 1992 | 164949 | |
| 1993 | 173503 | |
| 1994 | 235730 | |
| 1995 | 284777 | |
| 1996 | 325259 | |
| 1997 | 360410 | |
| 1998 | 386659 | |
| 1999 | 495340 | |
| 2000 | 625285 | |
| 2001 | 649879 | |
| 2002 | 667699 | |
| 2003 | 752645 | |
| 2004 | 887816 | |
| 2005 | 971455 | |
| 2006 | 1036777 | |
| 2007 | 1080083 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1077179 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1099128 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1000901 | 1, 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 2.34 | |
| 1991 | 2.4 | |
| 1992 | 3 | |
| 1993 | 3.11 | |
| 1994 | 4.16 | |
| 1995 | 4.97 | |
| 1996 | 5.62 | |
| 1997 | 6.17 | |
| 1998 | 6.58 | |
| 1999 | 8.38 | |
| 2000 | 10.53 | |
| 2001 | 10.89 | |
| 2002 | 11.15 | |
| 2003 | 12.53 | |
| 2004 | 14.73 | |
| 2005 | 16.06 | |
| 2006 | 17.07 | |
| 2007 | 17.7 | |
| 2008 | 17.57 | |
| 2009 | 17.84 | |
| 2010 | 16.16 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
