Montenegro vs Serbia
Montenegro vs Serbia: Internet users
Internet users in 2024: 88.9% in Montenegro and 87.7% in Serbia, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 1.2 percentage points, or 1.01 times that in Serbia.
% of people · ITU
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Serbia.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | Montenegro | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 88.9 | 87.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 88.6 | 85.4 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 88.2 | 83.5 | 67 |
| 2021 | 82.2 | 81.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 77.6 | 78.4 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 73.5 | 77.4 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 71.5 | 73.4 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 71.3 | 70.3 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 69.9 | 67.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 68.1 | 65.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 63.9 | 62.1 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 60.3 | 53.5 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 56.8 | 48.1 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 35.6 | 42.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 37.5 | 40.9 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 35.1 | 38.1 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 32.9 | 35.6 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 30.8 | 33.2 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 28.9 | 27.2 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 27.1 | 26.3 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 25.4 | 23.5 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Montenegro vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyMontenegro: 77.1 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMontenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMontenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMontenegro: 85.1% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionMontenegro: 2.56% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateMontenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMontenegro: 633,600 people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthMontenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMontenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMontenegro: 65.6% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageMontenegro: 39.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMontenegro: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateMontenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMontenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMontenegro: $163M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personMontenegro: $277 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMontenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMontenegro: 12,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerMontenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMontenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMontenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMontenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025