Telecommunication in North Macedonia

Development of telephone and internet connections

With an average download speed of 28.91 Mbit/second for fixed-network broadband internet, North Macedonia ranked 103rd in an international comparison. The upload rate of only 10.12 Mbit/second was significantly lower (108th place). The quality of the Internet, consisting of signal fluctuations (jitter) and latency, is very far ahead at 6th place.
In mobile internet, i.e. on tablets and smartphones, North Macedonia comes 28th with a download speed of 58.48 Mbit/second. The upload speed of around 18 Mbit was enough for 13th place.

The Speedtest Global Index published regularly by Ookla is based on several million individual measurements in May 2022 from 182 countries.

The following diagrams show the development of the various 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 connection.

Access to the Internet in North Macedonia from 1990 - 2020

Broadband internet in North Macedonia 2005 - 2020

North Macedonia is lagging behind in the expansion of broadband Internet connections. Around 81% of all residents have access to the Internet. Around 23% have their own fast Internet connection, which is at least faster than the former ISDN (more than 256 kbit/s). All fixed connections via DSL, cable or satellite were counted here, but not those connected to the Internet via mobile communications. With around 3.6 people per household, this means that around 82.9 percent of all households are equipped with a fast Internet connection.