People not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro
Montenegro: People not using improved drinking water sources was 1,044 people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
People not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1,044 people for people not using improved drinking water sources in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 76.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro peaked at 10,860 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,019 people, in 2021.
That places Montenegro 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
People not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10,860 people | — |
| 2007 | 10,033 people | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 9,214 people | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 8,406 people | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 7,607 people | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 6,827 people | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 6,054 people | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 5,277 people | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 4,497 people | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 3,721 people | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 3,034 people | -18.5% |
| 2017 | 2,511 people | -17.3% |
| 2018 | 2,003 people | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 1,512 people | -24.5% |
| 2020 | 1,037 people | -31.4% |
| 2021 | 1,019 people | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 1,026 people | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1,047 people | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,044 people | -0.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1,044 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61,603 people, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1,044 people is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,187 people, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,628 people | 8,406 people | 10,860 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 4,304 people | 1,512 people | 7,607 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,035 people | 1,019 people | 1,047 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro?
- People not using improved drinking water sources in Montenegro was 1,044 people in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10,860 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest people not using improved drinking water sources recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,019 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people not using improved drinking water sources?
- Montenegro ranks 152nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved drinking water sources rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of People not using improved drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people not using improved drinking water sources. These people might use surface water sources or unprotected springs or wells, as no safe and reliable improved drinking water source is available to them.