Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services was 40.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation 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
In 2024, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro stood at 40.7%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro peaked at 40.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.1%, in 2006.
Montenegro ranks 60th of 100 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.
Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 34.1% | — |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 35.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 39.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 40.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 40.7% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.9% | 34.1% | 35.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 36.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 39.3% | 40.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 57 Turks and Caicos Islands 43.9% compare
- 58 Bangladesh 41.9% compare
- 59 Pakistan 41.3% compare
- 61 Kenya 39.3% compare
- 62 China 38.1% compare
- 63 Costa Rica 36.0% compare
More population data for Montenegro
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7975 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 586.38 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1561 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 24.24 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 12,323 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro?
- Share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services in Montenegro was 40.7% 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 sanitation services recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.1% in 2006.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services?
- Montenegro ranks 60th out of 100 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 urban and rural population using safely managed sanitation services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities that are not shared with other households and where excreta are safely disposed in situ or transported and treated off-site.