Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 331406 | |
| 1991 | 321909 | |
| 1992 | 345583 | |
| 1993 | 357996 | |
| 1994 | 372719 | |
| 1995 | 382287 | |
| 1996 | 391841 | |
| 1997 | 411629 | |
| 1998 | 427288 | |
| 1999 | 455643 | |
| 2000 | 467067 | |
| 2001 | 472414 | |
| 2002 | 481891 | |
| 2003 | 486904 | |
| 2004 | 496973 | |
| 2005 | 504806 | 1 |
| 2006 | 516982 | |
| 2007 | 529000 | 2 |
| 2008 | 541000 | 2 |
| 2009 | 553500 | 2 |
| 2010 | 566300 | 2 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 15.87 | |
| 1991 | 15.85 | |
| 1992 | 17.96 | |
| 1993 | 19.93 | |
| 1994 | 22.09 | |
| 1995 | 23.48 | |
| 1996 | 24.07 | |
| 1997 | 24.52 | |
| 1998 | 24.23 | |
| 1999 | 24.53 | |
| 2000 | 24.07 | |
| 2001 | 23.51 | |
| 2002 | 23.28 | |
| 2003 | 22.89 | |
| 2004 | 22.7 | |
| 2005 | 22.3 | |
| 2006 | 21.99 | |
| 2007 | 21.61 | |
| 2008 | 21.23 | |
| 2009 | 20.92 | |
| 2010 | 20.69 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
