Fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Fixed telephone subscriptions was 30.1 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro, 2005–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 30.1 per 100 people for fixed telephone subscriptions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro peaked at 31.54 per 100 people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.71 per 100 people, in 2016.
Montenegro ranks 35th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.96 per 100 people | — |
| 2006 | 26.54 per 100 people | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.83 per 100 people | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 27.5 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 27.16 per 100 people | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 26.98 per 100 people | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 27 per 100 people | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.8 per 100 people | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.69 per 100 people | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 26.08 per 100 people | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 24.59 per 100 people | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 23.71 per 100 people | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 24.54 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 28.07 per 100 people | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 30.76 per 100 people | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 31.54 per 100 people | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 31.39 per 100 people | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 31.01 per 100 people | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 30.04 per 100 people | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 30.1 per 100 people | +0.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 30.1 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.63 per 100 people, 2.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 30.1 per 100 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.47 per 100 people, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.2 per 100 people | 26.54 per 100 people | 27.83 per 100 people | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.52 per 100 people | 23.71 per 100 people | 30.76 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.82 per 100 people | 30.04 per 100 people | 31.54 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More infrastructure data for Montenegro
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 192,212 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 192,212 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro?
- Fixed telephone subscriptions in Montenegro was 30.1 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 31.54 per 100 people in 2020.
- What is the lowest fixed telephone subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.71 per 100 people in 2016.
- How does Montenegro rank for fixed telephone subscriptions?
- Montenegro ranks 35th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fixed telephone subscriptions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. 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), published as part of Fixed telephone subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Fixed telephone subscriptions refers to the sum of active number of analogue fixed telephone lines, voice-over-IP (VoIP) subscriptions, fixed wireless local loop (WLL) subscriptions, ISDN voice-channel equivalents and fixed public payphones.