Number of people using the Internet in Serbia
Serbia: Number of people using the Internet was 5.78 million people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of people using the Internet in Serbia, 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
The most recent figure for number of people using the internet in Serbia is 5.78 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Serbia peaked at 5.78 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.75 million people, in 2004.
Serbia ranks 90th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Number of people using the Internet in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.75 million people | — |
| 2005 | 1.96 million people | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 2.02 million people | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million people | +21.4% |
| 2008 | 2.62 million people | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.79 million people | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 2.98 million people | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 3.05 million people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 3.46 million people | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 3.83 million people | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 4.43 million people | +15.6% |
| 2015 | 4.63 million people | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.73 million people | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 4.94 million people | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 5.12 million people | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.38 million people | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 5.41 million people | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.55 million people | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.57 million people | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.65 million people | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 5.78 million people | +2.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 5.78 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 5.78 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.26 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.79 million people | 6 |
| 2010s | 4.26 million people | 2.98 million people | 5.38 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.59 million people | 5.41 million people | 5.78 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 123.82 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 101.46 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0008 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Serbia?
- Number of people using the internet in Serbia was 5.78 million 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.78 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 million people in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for number of people using the internet?
- Serbia ranks 90th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.