Telecommunication in Montenegro

Compared to the European Union, Montenegro is at the forefront of the development of telecommunications. Under the country code +382, there were a total of 1.31 million connections in 2018. Among them were 1.13 million million mobile phones, which corresponds to an average of 1.8 per person. In the EU, this figure is 1.2 mobile phones per person.

In the expansion of broadband Internet connections, Montenegro is back. Around 72% of all residents have access to the Internet. Approximately 26% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the previous ISDN (more than 2048 kbit/s).

With about 10,088 webhosts, Montenegro is below the world's average by population.


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Development of telephone and internet connections

The following diagrams show the development of the different telephone and Internet connections as a percentage of the country's population. Values above 100% mean that on average every inhabitant has more than one subscription.


Spread of internet connections in Montenegro 2004 - 2018




Broadband internet in Montenegro 2005 - 2018




Landlines in the years 2005 - 2018




Mobile phones in Montenegro 2004 - 2018




Spreading in 2018 Montenegro
Total		 Montenegro
percent		 EU
Total		 EU
percent
Internet users 445,084.05 71.52 % 431.28 m 84.04 %
Broadband users 159,029.00 25.55 % 179.62 m 35.00 %
Landlines 172,880.00 27.78 % 197.06 m 38.40 %
Mobile cellulars 1.13 m 182.28 % 624.52 m 121.69 %