Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6940000 | 1 |
| 1991 | 7175000 | 1 |
| 1992 | 7395000 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7634000 | 1 |
| 1994 | 7859000 | 1 |
| 1995 | 8124000 | 1 |
| 1996 | 8431000 | 1 |
| 1997 | 8860000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 9337000 | 1 |
| 1999 | 9613000 | 1 |
| 2000 | 9889000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 8158000 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8026000 | 3 |
| 2003 | 7846000 | 2 |
| 2004 | 7861000 | 2 |
| 2005 | 7600000 | 2 |
| 2006 | 7450000 | 3 |
| 2007 | 7404300 | 4, 2 |
| 2008 | 7317200 | 5, 2 |
| 2009 | 7320000 | 2, 6 |
| 2010 | 7169000 | 7, 8 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 46.6 | |
| 1991 | 47.85 | |
| 1992 | 48.96 | |
| 1993 | 50.18 | |
| 1994 | 51.3 | |
| 1995 | 52.68 | |
| 1996 | 54.33 | |
| 1997 | 56.77 | |
| 1998 | 59.51 | |
| 1999 | 60.94 | |
| 2000 | 62.34 | |
| 2001 | 51.14 | |
| 2002 | 50.02 | |
| 2003 | 48.62 | |
| 2004 | 48.45 | |
| 2005 | 46.61 | |
| 2006 | 45.49 | |
| 2007 | 45.03 | |
| 2008 | 44.34 | |
| 2009 | 44.2 | |
| 2010 | 43.15 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
