Mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia
Serbia: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 123.82 per 100 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in per 100 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia is 123.82 per 100 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia peaked at 141.04 per 100 people in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.17 per 100 people, in 2004.
Serbia ranks 80th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia, year by year
| Year | per 100 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 51.17 per 100 people | — |
| 2005 | 73.72 per 100 people | +44.1% |
| 2006 | 89.38 per 100 people | +21.2% |
| 2007 | 114.3 per 100 people | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 130.69 per 100 people | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 135.32 per 100 people | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 136.01 per 100 people | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 141.04 per 100 people | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 127.2 per 100 people | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 128.67 per 100 people | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 131.35 per 100 people | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 129.38 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 129.18 per 100 people | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 123.14 per 100 people | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 121.08 per 100 people | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 122.05 per 100 people | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 120.22 per 100 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 125.08 per 100 people | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 129.81 per 100 people | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 128.47 per 100 people | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 123.82 per 100 people | -3.6% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 123.82 per 100 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 120.08 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 123.82 per 100 people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 122.78 per 100 people, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +44.1% | 51.17 per 100 people | 73.72 per 100 people |
| 2007 | +27.9% | 89.38 per 100 people | 114.3 per 100 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.1 per 100 people | 51.17 per 100 people | 135.32 per 100 people | 6 |
| 2010s | 128.91 per 100 people | 121.08 per 100 people | 141.04 per 100 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.48 per 100 people | 120.22 per 100 people | 129.81 per 100 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More infrastructure data for Serbia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.18 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.42 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 36.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3679 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.24 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 8.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia?
- Mobile cellular subscriptions in Serbia was 123.82 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 141.04 per 100 people in 2011.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.17 per 100 people in 2004.
- How does Serbia rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mobile cellular subscriptions rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.