People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro
Montenegro: People not using improved sanitation facilities was 12,115 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
People not using improved sanitation facilities 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 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for people not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro is 12,115 people, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 48.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro peaked at 42,614 people in 2006 and was at its lowest, 11,831 people, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 130th of 232 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39,026 people | 35,438 people | 42,614 people | 4 |
| 2010s | 22,321 people | 12,763 people | 33,048 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,010 people | 11,831 people | 12,152 people | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is people not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro?
- People not using improved sanitation facilities in Montenegro was 12,115 people 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 people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 42,614 people in 2006.
- What is the lowest people not using improved sanitation facilities recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,831 people in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for people not using improved sanitation facilities?
- Montenegro ranks 130th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is people not using improved sanitation facilities rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 People not using improved sanitation facilities. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
If no improved sanitation facility is available, people might practice open defecation or use unimproved sanitation facilities.