Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population using at least basic drinking-water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 177 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2020
All-time low
93.8%
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 99.5% for population using at least basic drinking-water services in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 46th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 93.8% | — |
| 2007 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 99.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 94.8%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 99.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.9%, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.8% | 94.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.9% | 95.1% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 43 Saudi Arabia 99.6% compare
- 44 Costa Rica 99.6% compare
- 45 Sweden 99.6% compare
- 47 Samoa 99.3% compare
- 48 Bhutan 99.3% compare
- 49 Wallis and Futuna 99.3% compare
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)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro?
- Population using at least basic drinking-water services in Montenegro was 99.5% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic drinking-water services recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for population using at least basic drinking-water services?
- Montenegro ranks 46th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic drinking-water services rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic drinking-water services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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