Serbia: Individuals using the Internet (% of population)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Serbia's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 2.33 percentage points on 2023 (from 85.36% to 87.69%).

Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +3.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 8.62 percentage points in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.54 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 99% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Serbia had the 62nd highest value of the 171 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Serbia in the 2024 ranking

• Portugal — 59th of 171: 88.49%
• Israel — 60th of 171: 88.18%
• Seychelles — 61st of 171: 87.82%
• Czechia — 63rd of 171: 87.69%
• Costa Rica — 64th of 171: 87.17%
• Greece — 65th of 171: 86.27%

What this measures

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.

Limitations: Operators have traditionally been the main source of telecommunications data, so information on subscriptions has been widely available for most countries. This gives a general idea of access, but a more precise measure is the penetration rate - the share of households with access to telecommunications. During the past few years more information on information and communication technology use has become available from household and business surveys. Also important are data on actual use of telecommunications services. Ideally, statistics on telecommunications (and other information and communications technologies) should be compiled for all three measures: subscriptions, access, and use.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 21 values

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in nearby economies

• Albania — 85.86% (2024)
• Andorra — 94.4% (2024)
• Armenia — 81.34% (2024)
• Austria — 91.93% (2025)
• Azerbaijan — 90.8% (2025)
• Belarus — 94.26% (2024)
• Belgium — 95.78% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 86.1% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 82.44% (2024)
• Croatia

More infrastructure data for Serbia

• Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) — 47.74% (2024)
• Research and development expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.94% (2024)
• Scientific and technical journal articles — 5,173 (2023)
• Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) — 2,925 (2021)
• Railways, passengers carried (million passenger-km) — 191 (2021)
• Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide — 43,287 (2023)
• Air transport, freight (million ton-km) — 19.33 (2023)
• Air transport, passengers carried — 3.87 million (2023)
• Rail lines (total route-km) — 3,348 (2021)
• Patent applications, nonresidents

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Questions people ask

What is Serbia's individuals using the Internet (% of population)?

87.69% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2004?

It is up 64.19 percentage points from 23.5% in 2004. The highest value was 87.69% in 2024 and the lowest 23.5% in 2004.

How does Serbia rank?

62nd highest of 171 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in individuals using the Internet (% of population) unusual for Serbia?

In 2024, Serbia's individuals using the Internet (% of population) rose 2.33 percentage points on 2023 (from 85.36% to 87.69%). Across the 19 yearly changes before that (2005 to 2023), the average change was +3.26 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.97 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/ Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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