Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 221.69 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
In 2024, mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro stood at 221.69 per 100 people. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro peaked at 221.69 per 100 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.33 per 100 people, in 2004.
Montenegro ranks 3rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 76.33 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 85.67 per 100 people | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 101.55 per 100 people | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 142.09 per 100 people | +39.9% |
| 2008 | 182.99 per 100 people | +28.8% |
| 2009 | 204.63 per 100 people | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 185.1 per 100 people | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 183.2 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 156.4 per 100 people | -14.6% |
| 2013 | 156.96 per 100 people | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 160.49 per 100 people | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 160.46 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 166.72 per 100 people | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 168.47 per 100 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 184.22 per 100 people | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 188.17 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 177.66 per 100 people | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 185.49 per 100 people | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 207.28 per 100 people | +11.7% |
| 2023 | 207.24 per 100 people | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 221.69 per 100 people | +7.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 221.69 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 1.8× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 221.69 per 100 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 122.78 per 100 people, 1.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 132.21 per 100 people | 76.33 per 100 people | 204.63 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 171.02 per 100 people | 156.4 per 100 people | 188.17 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 199.87 per 100 people | 177.66 per 100 people | 221.69 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 1 Fiji 574.15 per 100 people compare
- 2 Hong Kong 364.85 per 100 people compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 203.21 per 100 people compare
- 5 Macao 201.14 per 100 people compare
- 6 Antigua and Barbuda 200.54 per 100 people compare
More infrastructure data for Montenegro
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 192,212 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.1 per 100 people (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 mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro was 221.69 per 100 people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 221.69 per 100 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.33 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Montenegro ranks 3rd out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. 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 Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Mobile cellular telephone subscriptions are subscriptions to a public mobile telephone service that provide access to the PSTN using cellular technology. The indicator includes (and is split into) the number of postpaid subscriptions, and the number of active prepaid accounts (i.e. that have been used during the last three months). The indicator applies to all mobile cellular subscriptions that offer voice communications. It excludes subscriptions via data cards or USB modems, subscriptions to public mobile data services, private trunked mobile radio, telepoint, radio paging and telemetry services.