Share of the population using the Internet in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the population using the Internet was 87.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population using the Internet in Serbia, 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
Serbia recorded 87.7% for share of the population using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population using the internet in Serbia peaked at 87.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2004.
That places Serbia 75th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 23.5% | — |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +14.0% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 62.1% | +16.1% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 67.1% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 87.7% | +2.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 87.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 81.5%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 87.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.9%, 95% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.6% | 23.5% | 38.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 60.0% | 40.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 78.4% | 87.7% | 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)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 12 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 12 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population using the internet in Serbia?
- Share of the population using the internet in Serbia was 87.7% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population using the internet recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the population using the internet?
- Serbia ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population using the internet rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.3%. 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) – 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.