Number of people using the Internet in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of people using the Internet was 554,205 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people using the Internet in Montenegro, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 554,205 people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Montenegro peaked at 554,205 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 155,485 people, in 2004.
Montenegro ranks 162nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of people using the Internet in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 155,485 people | — |
| 2005 | 166,465 people | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 177,742 people | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 189,690 people | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 202,983 people | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 217,021 people | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 232,286 people | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 220,914 people | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 353,206 people | +59.9% |
| 2013 | 375,482 people | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 398,491 people | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 425,511 people | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 437,007 people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 446,152 people | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 448,010 people | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 460,517 people | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 486,289 people | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 513,917 people | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 550,144 people | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 552,145 people | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 554,205 people | +0.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 554,205 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 11% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 554,205 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 10% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +59.9% | 220,914 people | 353,206 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184,898 people | 155,485 people | 217,021 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 379,758 people | 220,914 people | 460,517 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 531,340 people | 486,289 people | 554,205 people | 5 |
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More science & technology data for Montenegro
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 221.69 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 2.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 97.62 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Montenegro?
- Number of people using the internet in Montenegro was 554,205 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 554,205 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 155,485 people in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of people using the internet?
- Montenegro ranks 162nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.