People using at least a basic drinking water source in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using at least a basic drinking water source was 633,883 people in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least a basic drinking water source 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
In 2024, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Montenegro stood at 633,883 people. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least a basic drinking water source in Montenegro peaked at 633,883 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 599,522 people, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 166th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 605,284 people | 603,300 people | 607,304 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 611,347 people | 606,049 people | 615,177 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 615,244 people | 599,522 people | 633,883 people | 5 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Aquaculture production 1,555 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 854.06 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,409 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0145 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 827,000 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least a basic drinking water source in Montenegro?
- People using at least a basic drinking water source in Montenegro was 633,883 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 using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 633,883 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest people using at least a basic drinking water source recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 599,522 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using at least a basic drinking water source?
- Montenegro ranks 166th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least a basic drinking water source rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 using at least a basic drinking water source. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people using an improved drinking water source, which is either available on premises, or collection time is no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.