Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1585744 | |
| 1991 | 1816860 | |
| 1992 | 2091578 | |
| 1993 | 2410721 | |
| 1994 | 2863755 | |
| 1995 | 3332447 | |
| 1996 | 3771314 | |
| 1997 | 4223042 | |
| 1998 | 4384148 | |
| 1999 | 4430799 | |
| 2000 | 4628000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 4709564 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4669903 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4571561 | 1 |
| 2004 | 4446265 | 1 |
| 2005 | 4365647 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4342100 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4350000 | 2 |
| 2008 | 4514000 | 3 |
| 2009 | 4524000 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4573000 | 3 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 8.71 | |
| 1991 | 9.71 | |
| 1992 | 10.89 | |
| 1993 | 12.24 | |
| 1994 | 14.17 | |
| 1995 | 16.08 | |
| 1996 | 17.75 | |
| 1997 | 19.39 | |
| 1998 | 19.64 | |
| 1999 | 19.38 | |
| 2000 | 19.77 | |
| 2001 | 19.65 | |
| 2002 | 19.05 | |
| 2003 | 18.24 | |
| 2004 | 17.37 | |
| 2005 | 16.73 | |
| 2006 | 16.33 | |
| 2007 | 16.08 | |
| 2008 | 16.41 | |
| 2009 | 16.19 | |
| 2010 | 16.1 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
