Vaccination coverage in Montenegro
Montenegro: Vaccination coverage was 61.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vaccination coverage in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 61.0% for vaccination coverage in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 45.2% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vaccination coverage in Montenegro peaked at 93.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.0%, in 2023.
Montenegro ranks 178th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Vaccination coverage in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 90.0% | — |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 93.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 90.0% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 82.0% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 75.0% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 68.0% | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +45.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 61.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.5%, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 61.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.5%, 66% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Vaccination coverage in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +45.2% | 42.0% | 61.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.0% | 87.0% | 93.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.8% | 68.0% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 42.0% | 61.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vaccination coverage in Montenegro?
- Vaccination coverage in Montenegro was 61.0% in 2024, according to WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest vaccination coverage recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest vaccination coverage recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.0% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for vaccination coverage?
- Montenegro ranks 178th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vaccination coverage rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from WHO & UNICEF (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Vaccination coverage. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of one-year-olds who have had three doses of the hepatitis B vaccine in a given year.