People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro

Montenegro: People not using safely managed drinking water sources was 92,574 people in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
92,574 people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
106th
of 163 countries
All-time high
102,289 people
in 2006
All-time low
87,910 people
in 2021
Years of data
19
2006–2024

People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro, 2006–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2006201520242006: 102.3k people2007: 101.3k people2008: 100.4k people2009: 99.5k people2010: 98.7k people2011: 98.0k people2012: 97.4k people2013: 96.6k people2014: 95.6k people2015: 94.3k people2016: 93.1k people2017: 91.9k people2018: 90.8k people2019: 89.7k people2020: 88.6k people2021: 87.9k people2022: 89.4k people2023: 92.0k people2024: 92.6k people

Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2024, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro stood at 92,574 people.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro peaked at 102,289 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 87,910 people, in 2021.

Montenegro ranks 106th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100,867 people 99,536 people 102,289 people 4
2010s 94,603 people 89,664 people 98,706 people 10
2020s 90,091 people 87,910 people 92,574 people 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 103 Kiribati 114,222 people compare
  2. 104 Austria 101,101 people compare
  3. 105 Lithuania 93,391 people compare
  4. 107 Samoa 81,753 people compare
  5. 108 Tonga 73,341 people compare
  6. 109 Germany 69,927 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro?
People not using safely managed drinking water sources in Montenegro was 92,574 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 safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 102,289 people in 2006.
What is the lowest people not using safely managed drinking water sources recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 87,910 people in 2021.
How does Montenegro rank for people not using safely managed drinking water sources?
Montenegro ranks 106th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is people not using safely managed drinking water sources rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 safely managed drinking water sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
People not using safely managed drinking water sources
Unit
people
Source
WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,991 data points, 2000–2024
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People not using safely managed drinking water sources either use unimproved drinking water sources or the improved sources they use are not located on their premises, not available when needed, or not free of contamination.