Serbia — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Serbia, 2004–2024.
Internet users for Serbia was 87.69% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 21 years, from 2004 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 23.50% in 2004 (about 3.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 6.81% per year.
Serbia ranks 75 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 91.93%, so Serbia sits below it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 41%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 42 of 55 economies; Czechia (87.69%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 22% in 2007. That is 16% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2004 level: doubled by 2012. Doubling roughly every 11 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 60th of 196 in 2004 → 78th of 200 in 2010 → 65th of 183 in 2020 → 70th of 180 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2004 to 2024
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 87.69% | +2.3 pp |
| 2023 | 85.36% | +1.8 pp |
| 2022 | 83.54% | +2.4 pp |
| 2021 | 81.17% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 78.37% | +1.0 pp |
| 2019 | 77.42% | +4.1 pp |
| 2018 | 73.36% | +3.0 pp |
| 2017 | 70.33% | +3.3 pp |
| 2016 | 67.06% | +1.7 pp |
| 2015 | 65.32% | +3.2 pp |
| 2014 | 62.08% | +8.6 pp |
| 2013 | 53.45% | +5.4 pp |
| 2012 | 48.1% | +5.9 pp |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +1.3 pp |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +2.8 pp |
| 2009 | 38.1% | +2.5 pp |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 33.15% | +5.9 pp |
| 2006 | 27.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 26.3% | +2.8 pp |
| 2004 | 23.5% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Serbia’s Internet users in 2005?
26.3% (2005). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Serbia’s Internet users growing or shrinking?
Between 2004 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +273.2% in total — about 6.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 87.69%; 2023: 85.36%; 2022: 83.54%; 2021: 81.17%; 2020: 78.37%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.