People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro
Montenegro: People using at least basic drinking water services, urban was 99.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro, 2006–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 99.2% for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro peaked at 99.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2006.
That places Montenegro 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 96.0% | — |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.0% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 67 Turks and Caicos Islands 99.2% compare
- 68 Honduras 99.2% compare
- 69 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 99.2% compare
- 71 Viet Nam 99.2% compare
- 72 Ghana 99.1% compare
- 73 Russian Federation 99.0% compare
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)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate -0.201 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0279 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0288 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro?
- People using at least basic drinking water services, urban in Montenegro was 99.2% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest people using at least basic drinking water services, urban recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for people using at least basic drinking water services, urban?
- Montenegro ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people using at least basic drinking water services, urban rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 (JMP) for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of people using at least basic water services. This indicator encompasses both people using basic water services as well as those using safely managed water services. Basic drinking water services is defined as drinking water from an improved source, provided collection time is not more than 30 minutes for a round trip. Improved water sources include piped water, boreholes or tubewells, protected dug wells, protected springs, and packaged or delivered water.