Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
95.0%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 182 countries
All-time high
95.0%
in 2024
All-time low
89.2%
in 2019
Years of data
6
2019–2024
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro, 2019–2024
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro stood at 95.0%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Montenegro ranks 55th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 89.2% | — |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 95.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 95.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 99% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.2% | 89.2% | 89.2% | 1 |
| 2020s | 93.5% | 92.2% | 95.0% | 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)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 254.67 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Montenegro was 95.0% in 2024, according to International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2019.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Montenegro ranks 55th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that owns a mobile phone. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of individuals who own a mobile telephone, by sex (%).