Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 95.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
95.7%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
40th
of 141 countries
All-time high
95.7%
in 2023
All-time low
91.8%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia, 2016–2023
Source: International Telecommunication Union – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia stood at 95.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
That places Serbia 40th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 91.8% | 93.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 94.1% | 95.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More science & technology data for Serbia
- Scientific and technical journal articles 5,173 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 123.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 18 (2021)
- Share of the population using the Internet 87.7% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 138 (2021)
- Research and development expenditure 0.9% (2024)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,451 Thousand persons (2025)
- Number of people using the Internet 5.55 million users (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia was 95.7% in 2023, 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of the population that owns a mobile phone recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for share of the population that owns a mobile phone?
- Serbia ranks 40th out of 141 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Serbia 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 (%)