Montenegro birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Montenegro chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1986. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.96 — a -11% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Montenegro	World
1960	3.53	4.69
1961	3.49	4.56
1962	3.44	5.02
1963	3.38	5.31
1964	3.28	5.13
1965	3.19	5.08
1966	3.09	4.97
1967	2.91	4.87
1968	2.8	4.98
1969	2.79	4.88
1970	2.69	4.84
1971	2.67	4.69
1972	2.61	4.55
1973	2.51	4.42
1974	2.43	4.26
1975	2.38	4.07
1976	2.35	3.97
1977	2.31	3.84
1978	2.25	3.77
1979	2.2	3.76
1980	2.22	3.73
1981	2.19	3.71
1982	2.19	3.72
1983	2.17	3.59
1984	2.14	3.57
1985	2.13	3.53
1986	2.09	3.51
1987	2.07	3.48
1988	2.01	3.39
1989	1.94	3.35
1990	1.95	3.31
1991	2.02	3.13
1992	2.01	3.04
1993	1.96	2.97
1994	1.94	2.92
1995	1.96	2.87
1996	1.92	2.82
1997	1.89	2.78
1998	1.89	2.75
1999	1.88	2.72
2000	1.9	2.73
2001	1.86	2.69
2002	1.81	2.66
2003	1.8	2.64
2004	1.73	2.63
2005	1.69	2.61
2006	1.73	2.61
2007	1.8	2.6
2008	1.89	2.6
2009	1.98	2.59
2010	1.7	2.57
2011	1.65	2.55
2012	1.72	2.56
2013	1.73	2.53
2014	1.75	2.52
2015	1.7	2.49
2016	1.8	2.49
2017	1.8	2.46
2018	1.8	2.39
2019	1.8	2.35
2020	1.75	2.28
2021	1.75	2.25
2022	1.8	2.22
2023	1.74	2.2
2024	1.74	2.19
2025	1.73	2.18
2026	1.73	2.18
2027	1.73	2.17
2028	1.73	2.16
2029	1.72	2.15
2030	1.72	2.14
2031	1.72	2.13
2032	1.71	2.12
2033	1.71	2.12
2034	1.71	2.11
2035	1.7	2.1
2036	1.7	2.09
2037	1.7	2.09
2038	1.69	2.08
2039	1.69	2.08
2040	1.69	2.08
2041	1.69	2.07
2042	1.68	2.07
2043	1.68	2.07
2044	1.68	2.07
2045	1.68	2.06
2046	1.68	2.06
2047	1.67	2.06
2048	1.67	2.05
2049	1.67	2.05
2050	1.67	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 2.3% were to women under 20 years old, 44.6% to women ages 20-29, and 53.1% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 7.38%, 64.6%, and 28% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Montenegro by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Montenegro	World
1960	36.1%	37.4%
1961	36.3%	37.5%
1962	36.4%	37.6%
1963	36.2%	37.8%
1964	35.9%	38%
1965	35.5%	38%
1966	35.1%	38%
1967	34.5%	38%
1968	33.9%	37.9%
1969	33.3%	37.8%
1970	32.6%	37.7%
1971	32%	37.6%
1972	31.4%	37.5%
1973	30.9%	37.3%
1974	30.4%	37.2%
1975	29.9%	37.1%
1976	29.5%	36.9%
1977	29%	36.7%
1978	28.5%	36.3%
1979	28.1%	35.9%
1980	27.8%	35.5%
1981	27.5%	35.2%
1982	27.1%	34.9%
1983	26.9%	34.6%
1984	26.6%	34.3%
1985	26.4%	34%
1986	26.2%	33.8%
1987	26%	33.6%
1988	25.9%	33.4%
1989	25.7%	33.2%
1990	25.6%	33%
1991	25.4%	32.9%
1992	25.1%	32.7%
1993	24.7%	32.5%
1994	24.4%	32.3%
1995	24%	32.1%
1996	23.6%	31.8%
1997	23.2%	31.5%
1998	22.8%	31.1%
1999	22.4%	30.8%
2000	21.9%	30.4%
2001	21.5%	30%
2002	21.2%	29.6%
2003	20.9%	29.2%
2004	20.6%	28.8%
2005	20.4%	28.5%
2006	20.1%	28.1%
2007	19.9%	27.9%
2008	19.6%	27.6%
2009	19.4%	27.5%
2010	19.2%	27.3%
2011	19%	27.1%
2012	18.8%	27%
2013	18.7%	26.9%
2014	18.6%	26.8%
2015	18.6%	26.6%
2016	18.6%	26.5%
2017	18.5%	26.4%
2018	18.4%	26.2%
2019	18.4%	26%
2020	18.4%	25.8%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2022	18.5%	25.3%
2023	18.3%	25%
2024	18.1%	24.7%
2025	17.9%	24.4%
2026	17.7%	24.1%
2027	17.5%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	17%	23.1%
2030	16.8%	22.8%
2031	16.6%	22.6%
2032	16.3%	22.3%
2033	16.2%	22.1%
2034	16%	21.9%
2035	15.8%	21.7%
2036	15.7%	21.6%
2037	15.5%	21.5%
2038	15.4%	21.4%
2039	15.3%	21.3%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2041	15.1%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15%	21%
2044	15%	20.9%
2045	15%	20.8%
2046	14.9%	20.7%
2047	14.9%	20.7%
2048	14.9%	20.6%
2049	14.9%	20.5%
2050	14.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Montenegro was 36.1% in 1960, 24.7% in 1993, and 18.1% as of the latest data in 2025.

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Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Montenegro, excluding migration, has been +0.07% annually. On average, 450 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Montenegro
1960	9,144
1961	9,278
1962	9,402
1963	9,449
1964	9,227
1965	9,010
1966	8,661
1967	7,961
1968	7,497
1969	7,449
1970	7,069
1971	7,168
1972	7,252
1973	7,096
1974	6,919
1975	6,878
1976	6,845
1977	6,650
1978	6,408
1979	6,139
1980	6,383
1981	6,275
1982	6,419
1983	6,482
1984	6,337
1985	6,283
1986	6,097
1987	5,958
1988	5,529
1989	5,129
1990	5,010
1991	5,191
1992	5,015
1993	4,638
1994	4,381
1995	4,527
1996	4,155
1997	3,597
1998	3,889
1999	3,454
2000	3,751
2001	3,462
2002	2,988
2003	2,632
2004	2,146
2005	1,536
2006	1,599
2007	1,848
2008	2,530
2009	2,783
2010	1,797
2011	1,365
2012	1,554
2013	1,557
2014	1,560
2015	1,062
2016	1,125
2017	939
2018	752
2019	627
2020	-188
2021	-2,062
2022	0
2023	686

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Montenegro was 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.006% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -45.5% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	World
1985	11	460
1986	11	438
1987	10	429
1988	10	414
1989	10	401
1990	10	391
1991	11	395
1992	11	395
1993	11	389
1994	11	382
1995	11	371
1996	12	366
1997	12	358
1998	12	360
1999	12	340
2000	11	328
2001	11	321
2002	10	311
2003	10	301
2004	9	291
2005	8	283
2006	8	276
2007	8	269
2008	8	264
2009	8	258
2010	7	253
2011	7	247
2012	7	239
2013	7	235
2014	7	231
2015	7	228
2016	6	220
2017	7	215
2018	7	211
2019	6	207
2020	15	211
2021	15	242
2022	13	203
2023	6	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Montenegro was 2.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.26% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 14.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Montenegro	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	-	12.1%
1979	-	11.7%
1980	-	11.4%
1981	-	11%
1982	-	10.8%
1983	-	10.6%
1984	2.72%	10.4%
1985	2.48%	10.1%
1986	2.25%	9.81%
1987	2.05%	9.47%
1988	1.89%	9.31%
1989	1.75%	9.02%
1990	1.65%	8.81%
1991	1.58%	8.66%
1992	1.54%	8.46%
1993	1.52%	8.19%
1994	1.51%	7.98%
1995	1.51%	7.76%
1996	1.51%	7.52%
1997	1.51%	7.28%
1998	1.49%	7.05%
1999	1.46%	6.76%
2000	1.42%	6.48%
2001	1.37%	6.21%
2002	1.3%	5.94%
2003	1.22%	5.65%
2004	1.14%	5.43%
2005	1.06%	5.16%
2006	0.97%	4.92%
2007	0.89%	4.7%
2008	0.8%	4.5%
2009	0.73%	4.31%
2010	0.66%	4.11%
2011	0.59%	3.97%
2012	0.54%	3.77%
2013	0.49%	3.61%
2014	0.45%	3.48%
2015	0.41%	3.35%
2016	0.38%	3.23%
2017	0.36%	3.11%
2018	0.33%	2.97%
2019	0.32%	2.86%
2020	0.3%	2.75%
2021	0.28%	2.66%
2022	0.27%	2.59%
2023	0.26%	2.49%