Fixed line penetration as a percentage of population rose 2.13% to 30.5% in Montenegro in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Montenegro reached an all time high of 30.5% in 2020 and an all time low of 23.4% in 2016. When compared to Montenegro's main peers, fixed line penetration as a percentage of population in Albania amounted to 7.79%, 21.3% in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 31.7% in Croatia and 37.4% in Serbia in 2020.
Montenegro has been ranked 32nd within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of fixed line penetration as a percentage of population, 16 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Fixed Line Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | % | 7.87% | 8.63% | 8.57% | 8.64% | 8.45% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 21.9% | 21.4% | 22.1% | 23.3% | 21.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 34.7% | 34.0% | 33.4% | 32.6% | 32.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 48.7% | 48.4% | 48.4% | 48.1% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 31.4% | 31.8% | 32.0% | 31.5% | 31.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 33.6% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 34.1% | 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.11% | ... | ... | ... | 6.11% | ... | ... | ||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 17.6% | 17.5% | 17.4% | 18.1% | 18.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.4% | 23.4% | 24.1% | 27.4% | 29.9% | ||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 21.5% | 20.8% | 19.7% | 18.7% | 17.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | 39.2% | 38.1% | 37.3% | 37.0% | 37.0% | |||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 36.2% | 34.9% | 35.2% | 34.3% | 33.5% |
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