Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) was 8.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of urban population living in slums in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of urban population living in slums in Montenegro is 8.8%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of urban population living in slums in Montenegro peaked at 19.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 108th out of 211 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of urban population living in slums (%) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.1% | — |
| 2002 | 19.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.5% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 16.1% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | -12.2% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.8% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 8.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.3%, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 8.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2%, 36.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.0% | 16.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 10.0% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More infrastructure data for Montenegro
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.42 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 192,212 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3083 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.9814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 192,212 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.27 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of urban population living in slums in Montenegro?
- Proportion of urban population living in slums in Montenegro was 8.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of urban population living in slums recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for proportion of urban population living in slums?
- Montenegro ranks 108th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of urban population living in slums (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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