Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro
Montenegro: Mobile cellular subscriptions was 1.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro, 2004–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Analysis
The most recent figure for mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro is 1.42 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mobile cellular subscriptions in Montenegro peaked at 1.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 483,766, in 2004.
Montenegro ranks 160th 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 483,766 | — |
| 2005 | 543,220 | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 643,681 | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 900,000 | +39.8% |
| 2008 | 1.16 million | +28.7% |
| 2009 | 1.29 million | +11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million | -9.6% |
| 2011 | 1.16 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 990,869 | -14.5% |
| 2013 | 993,902 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.04 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.13 million | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 1.12 million | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 1.31 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.42 million | +7.8% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.42 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.01 million, 18% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.42 million is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.64 million, 19% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 837,144 | 483,766 | 1.29 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.07 million | 990,869 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 million | 1.08 million | 1.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More infrastructure data for Montenegro
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.69 per 100 people (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 1.42 million 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 1.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest mobile cellular subscriptions recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 483,766 in 2004.
- How does Montenegro rank for mobile cellular subscriptions?
- Montenegro ranks 160th 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 39.7%. 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. 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.