Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services 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 %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro is 99.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro peaked at 99.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | 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. (55 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)
- 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro?
- Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services in Montenegro was 99.5% 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 share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services?
- Montenegro ranks 46th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the rural population using at least a 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 WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the rural population using at least a basic drinking water services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people who use an improved drinking water source, which is either located on their premises, or at a collection point, which takes no more than 30 minutes for a roundtrip.