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Historical Values
Year Value
1996 632,000 (1987 est.)
1997 632,000 (1987 est.)
1998 632,000 (1987 est.)
1999 632,000 (1987 est.)
2000 675,000 (1995)
2001 675,000 (1997)
2002 675,000 (1997)
2003 675,000 (1997); note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April war
2004 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003)
2005 675,000; note - an unknown number of telephone lines were damaged or destroyed during the March-April 2003 war (2003)
2006 1,034,200 (2004)
2007 1.547 million (2005)
2008 1.547 million (2005)
2009 1.082 million (2008) country comparison to the world: 76
2010 1.108 million (2009) country comparison to the world: 73
2011 1.6 million (2010) country comparison to the world: 63
2012 1.794 million (2011) country comparison to the world: 62
2013 1.87 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 62
2014 1.87 million (2012) country comparison to the world: 62
2015 total subscriptions: 1.95 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59
2016 total subscriptions: 1.997 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59
2017 total subscriptions: 2.031 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (July 2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 59
2018 total subscriptions: 2,918,396 (2017 est.) | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2017 est.)
2019 total subscriptions: 2,918,396 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2017 est.)
2020 total subscriptions: 2,678,046 | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7.04 (2019 est.)
2021 total subscriptions: 4,166,461 (2020) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 10.36 (2020 est.)
2022 total subscriptions: 2,699,758 (2020 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2020 est.)
2023 total subscriptions: 3,048,736 (2021 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 7 (2021 est.)
2024 total subscriptions: 2.392 million (2022 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 5 (2022 est.)
2025 total subscriptions: 1.977 million (2023 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 4 (2023 est.)