Mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population rose 0% to 34.5% in Kosovo in 2022, according to World Bank.
Historically, mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population in Kosovo reached an all time high of 34.5% in 2022 and an all time low of 30.9% in 2005. When compared to Kosovo's main peers, mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population in Albania amounted to 98.4%, 111% in Macedonia, 207% in Montenegro and 130% in Serbia in 2022.
Kosovo has been ranked 175th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of mobile phone penetration as a percentage of population, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Mobile Phone Penetration (As % of Population) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | % | 125% | 93.8% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 92.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 100% | 102% | 112% | 106% | 115% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 121% | 119% | 117% | 115% | 115% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 106% | 109% | 110% | 111% | 112% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 120% | 113% | 111% | 107% | 109% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 102% | 103% | 105% | 106% | 105% | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.3% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Macedonia | % | 103% | 103% | 101% | 99.5% | 105% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | 168% | 184% | 188% | 178% | 185% | |||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 114% | 115% | 116% | 116% | 119% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | 123% | 121% | 122% | 120% | 125% |