Montenegro
Capital: Podgorica · Upper middle income · Pop. 623,525
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Montenegro, 85.5% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 90,411 people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 50.87% use safely managed sanitation services and 97.85% have at least a basic service (2024).
Agriculture accounts for about 0% of Montenegro's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Montenegro have safe drinking water?
85.5% of Montenegro's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 90,411 people do not.
Does Montenegro have enough freshwater?
Freshwater-resource data is limited for Montenegro.