Share of the population using the Internet in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of the population using the Internet was 88.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using the Internet in Montenegro, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population using the internet in Montenegro is 88.9%, measured 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, share of the population using the internet in Montenegro peaked at 88.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2004.
That places Montenegro 69th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of the population using the Internet in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 25.4% | — |
| 2005 | 27.1% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 35.1% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +59.6% |
| 2013 | 60.3% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 63.9% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 68.1% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 71.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 88.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 88.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population 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 | +59.6% | 35.6% | 56.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 25.4% | 35.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 35.6% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 77.6% | 88.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 share of the population using the internet in Montenegro?
- Share of the population using the internet in Montenegro was 88.9% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population using the internet recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Montenegro ranks 69th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.