Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 5354500 | 1, 2 |
| 1991 | 6024800 | 1, 2 |
| 1992 | 6753652 | 1, 2 |
| 1993 | 7620880 | 1, 2 |
| 1994 | 8492521 | 1, 2 |
| 1995 | 8801030 | 1, 2 |
| 1996 | 8826148 | 1, 2 |
| 1997 | 9253715 | 1, 2 |
| 1998 | 9926879 | 1, 2 |
| 1999 | 10927385 | 2 |
| 2000 | 12331676 | 2 |
| 2001 | 13774146 | 2 |
| 2002 | 14975085 | 2 |
| 2003 | 16330066 | 2 |
| 2004 | 18073238 | 2, 3 |
| 2005 | 19512024 | 2 |
| 2006 | 19861299 | 2 |
| 2007 | 19997903 | 2 |
| 2008 | 20491430 | 4 |
| 2009 | 19336623 | 4 |
| 2010 | 19891462 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6.35 | |
| 1991 | 7.01 | |
| 1992 | 7.72 | |
| 1993 | 8.55 | |
| 1994 | 9.36 | |
| 1995 | 9.54 | |
| 1996 | 9.4 | |
| 1997 | 9.7 | |
| 1998 | 10.23 | |
| 1999 | 11.09 | |
| 2000 | 12.34 | |
| 2001 | 13.59 | |
| 2002 | 14.59 | |
| 2003 | 15.72 | |
| 2004 | 17.18 | |
| 2005 | 18.32 | |
| 2006 | 18.42 | |
| 2007 | 18.31 | |
| 2008 | 18.52 | |
| 2009 | 17.26 | |
| 2010 | 17.54 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
