Telephone lines
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 1402844 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1458455 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1528900 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1543300 | 1 |
| 1994 | 1557100 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1544200 | 2 |
| 1996 | 1531300 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1541000 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1536700 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1599380 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1655044 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1662963 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1681127 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1717068 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1750400 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1793500 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1841870 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1822146 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1849563 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1856592 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1863600 | 4 |
Telephone lines per 100 inhabitants
| Year | Value | Footnotes |
|---|
| 1990 | 6.84 | |
| 1991 | 6.94 | |
| 1992 | 7.11 | |
| 1993 | 7.02 | |
| 1994 | 6.93 | |
| 1995 | 6.74 | |
| 1996 | 6.56 | |
| 1997 | 6.49 | |
| 1998 | 6.37 | |
| 1999 | 6.54 | |
| 2000 | 6.68 | |
| 2001 | 6.64 | |
| 2002 | 6.65 | |
| 2003 | 6.74 | |
| 2004 | 6.81 | |
| 2005 | 6.91 | |
| 2006 | 7.03 | |
| 2007 | 6.88 | |
| 2008 | 6.9 | |
| 2009 | 6.84 | |
| 2010 | 6.79 | |
Source: United Nations Statistics Division
