Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia
Serbia: Share of the population that owns a mobile phone was 97.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia, 2016–2024
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 Serbia stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia peaked at 97.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 2016.
That places Serbia 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 91.8% | — |
| 2017 | 92.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.4% | +1.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 97.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.9%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 97.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.0%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.6% | 91.8% | 93.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 94.1% | 97.4% | 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 share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia?
- Share of the population that owns a mobile phone in Serbia was 97.4% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2024.
- 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 30th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population that owns a mobile phone rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%).