Mobile phone subscriptions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Mobile phone subscriptions was 1.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile phone subscriptions in Montenegro, 2004–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.42 million for mobile phone subscriptions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile phone subscriptions in Montenegro peaked at 1.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 483,766, in 2004.
Montenegro ranks 160th of 212 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 837,144 | 483,766 | 1.29 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 990,869 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.08 million | 1.42 million | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Montenegro
- Scientific and technical journal articles 254.67 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 221.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 221.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Share of the population using the Internet 88.9% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 5 (2020)
- Research and development expenditure 0.4% (2019)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 118.7 Thousand persons (2020)
- Number of people using the Internet 496,487 users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 32.31 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 206,263 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile phone subscriptions in Montenegro?
- Mobile phone subscriptions in Montenegro was 1.42 million in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mobile phone subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile phone subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,766 in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for mobile phone subscriptions?
- Montenegro ranks 160th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile phone subscriptions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Mobile phone subscriptions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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