Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water was 87.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water 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
Montenegro recorded 87.3% for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Montenegro peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 36th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.9% | — |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.9% | 87.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.2% | 87.0% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Montenegro?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water in Montenegro was 87.3% 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 urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water?
- Montenegro ranks 36th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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 Share of urban and rural population using safely managed drinking water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using an improved drinking water source that is located on premises, available when needed and free from fecal and priority chemical contamination.