Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and New Zealand

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs New Zealand chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.56 in New Zealand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs New Zealand population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Montenegro	New Zealand
1960	3.53	4.24
1961	3.49	4.31
1962	3.44	4.19
1963	3.38	4.05
1964	3.28	3.8
1965	3.19	3.54
1966	3.09	3.41
1967	2.91	3.35
1968	2.8	3.34
1969	2.79	3.28
1970	2.69	3.17
1971	2.67	3.18
1972	2.61	3
1973	2.51	2.76
1974	2.43	2.58
1975	2.38	2.37
1976	2.35	2.27
1977	2.31	2.21
1978	2.25	2.07
1979	2.2	2.12
1980	2.22	2.03
1981	2.19	2.01
1982	2.19	1.95
1983	2.17	1.92
1984	2.14	1.93
1985	2.13	1.93
1986	2.09	1.96
1987	2.07	2.03
1988	2.01	2.1
1989	1.94	2.12
1990	1.95	2.18
1991	2.02	2.09
1992	2.01	2.06
1993	1.96	2.04
1994	1.94	1.98
1995	1.96	1.98
1996	1.92	1.96
1997	1.89	1.96
1998	1.89	1.89
1999	1.88	1.97
2000	1.9	1.98
2001	1.86	1.97
2002	1.81	1.89
2003	1.8	1.93
2004	1.73	1.98
2005	1.69	1.97
2006	1.73	2.01
2007	1.8	2.18
2008	1.89	2.19
2009	1.98	2.13
2010	1.7	2.17
2011	1.65	2.09
2012	1.72	2.1
2013	1.73	2.01
2014	1.75	1.92
2015	1.7	1.99
2016	1.8	1.87
2017	1.8	1.81
2018	1.8	1.71
2019	1.8	1.72
2020	1.75	1.61
2021	1.75	1.64
2022	1.8	1.66
2023	1.74	1.56
2024	1.74	1.55
2025	1.73	1.54
2026	1.73	1.53
2027	1.73	1.53
2028	1.73	1.52
2029	1.72	1.52
2030	1.72	1.52
2031	1.72	1.52
2032	1.71	1.52
2033	1.71	1.51
2034	1.71	1.51
2035	1.7	1.51
2036	1.7	1.51
2037	1.7	1.51
2038	1.69	1.51
2039	1.69	1.51
2040	1.69	1.51
2041	1.69	1.51
2042	1.68	1.51
2043	1.68	1.51
2044	1.68	1.51
2045	1.68	1.51
2046	1.68	1.51
2047	1.67	1.51
2048	1.67	1.51
2049	1.67	1.51
2050	1.67	1.51

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	New Zealand
1960	36.1%	32.8%
1961	36.3%	33%
1962	36.4%	33%
1963	36.2%	32.9%
1964	35.9%	32.9%
1965	35.5%	32.7%
1966	35.1%	32.6%
1967	34.5%	32.5%
1968	33.9%	32.3%
1969	33.3%	32.2%
1970	32.6%	31.9%
1971	32%	31.7%
1972	31.4%	31.4%
1973	30.9%	31%
1974	30.4%	30.5%
1975	29.9%	30.1%
1976	29.5%	29.6%
1977	29%	29%
1978	28.5%	28.4%
1979	28.1%	27.8%
1980	27.8%	27.2%
1981	27.5%	26.7%
1982	27.1%	26.2%
1983	26.9%	25.6%
1984	26.6%	25.1%
1985	26.4%	24.6%
1986	26.2%	24.2%
1987	26%	23.8%
1988	25.9%	23.5%
1989	25.7%	23.3%
1990	25.6%	23.3%
1991	25.4%	23.2%
1992	25.1%	23.1%
1993	24.7%	23.1%
1994	24.4%	23.1%
1995	24%	23.1%
1996	23.6%	23%
1997	23.2%	23%
1998	22.8%	23%
1999	22.4%	22.9%
2000	21.9%	22.8%
2001	21.5%	22.6%
2002	21.2%	22.4%
2003	20.9%	22.1%
2004	20.6%	21.8%
2005	20.4%	21.5%
2006	20.1%	21.3%
2007	19.9%	21.1%
2008	19.6%	21%
2009	19.4%	20.9%
2010	19.2%	20.9%
2011	19%	20.8%
2012	18.8%	20.6%
2013	18.7%	20.4%
2014	18.6%	20.2%
2015	18.6%	19.9%
2016	18.6%	19.6%
2017	18.5%	19.5%
2018	18.4%	19.3%
2019	18.4%	19.2%
2020	18.4%	19%
2021	18.5%	18.9%
2022	18.5%	18.6%
2023	18.3%	18.4%
2024	18.1%	18.1%
2025	17.9%	17.9%
2026	17.7%	17.6%
2027	17.5%	17.4%
2028	17.2%	17.2%
2029	17%	17%
2030	16.8%	16.8%
2031	16.6%	16.6%
2032	16.3%	16.4%
2033	16.2%	16.3%
2034	16%	16.1%
2035	15.8%	16%
2036	15.7%	15.9%
2037	15.5%	15.8%
2038	15.4%	15.7%
2039	15.3%	15.6%
2040	15.2%	15.5%
2041	15.1%	15.4%
2042	15.1%	15.4%
2043	15%	15.4%
2044	15%	15.3%
2045	15%	15.3%
2046	14.9%	15.3%
2047	14.9%	15.3%
2048	14.9%	15.3%
2049	14.9%	15.2%
2050	14.8%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 18.1% in New Zealand in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 23.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and New Zealand compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs New Zealand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +0.51% in New Zealand. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Montenegro	New Zealand
1960	9,144	41,791
1961	9,278	43,482
1962	9,402	42,865
1963	9,449	42,027
1964	9,227	39,375
1965	9,010	36,982
1966	8,661	36,151
1967	7,961	37,974
1968	7,497	37,594
1969	7,449	38,098
1970	7,069	37,101
1971	7,168	40,000
1972	7,252	38,244
1973	7,096	35,239
1974	6,919	33,896
1975	6,878	31,355
1976	6,845	29,456
1977	6,650	28,020
1978	6,408	26,156
1979	6,139	26,675
1980	6,383	23,658
1981	6,275	25,374
1982	6,419	24,207
1983	6,482	24,315
1984	6,337	26,043
1985	6,283	24,126
1986	6,097	25,549
1987	5,958	27,603
1988	5,529	29,846
1989	5,129	30,749
1990	5,010	33,298
1991	5,191	33,518
1992	5,015	32,067
1993	4,638	31,685
1994	4,381	30,372
1995	4,527	29,828
1996	4,155	28,997
1997	3,597	30,137
1998	3,889	29,146
1999	3,454	28,916
2000	3,751	29,897
2001	3,462	27,939
2002	2,988	25,941
2003	2,632	28,150
2004	2,146	29,634
2005	1,536	30,674
2006	1,599	30,924
2007	1,848	35,480
2008	2,530	35,143
2009	2,783	33,560
2010	1,797	35,458
2011	1,365	31,302
2012	1,554	31,077
2013	1,557	29,096
2014	1,560	26,196
2015	1,062	29,408
2016	1,125	28,237
2017	939	26,282
2018	752	24,797
2019	627	25,344
2020	-188	24,993
2021	-2,062	23,767
2022	0	20,264
2023	686	19,039

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs New Zealand

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Montenegro, compared to 7 deaths in New Zealand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	New Zealand
1985	11	19
1986	11	18
1987	10	19
1988	10	19
1989	10	18
1990	10	18
1991	11	16
1992	11	15
1993	11	14
1994	11	13
1995	11	14
1996	12	14
1997	12	13
1998	12	12
1999	12	12
2000	11	11
2001	11	10
2002	10	11
2003	10	11
2004	9	11
2005	8	11
2006	8	10
2007	8	10
2008	8	10
2009	8	10
2010	7	10
2011	7	10
2012	7	9
2013	7	8
2014	7	7
2015	7	8
2016	6	8
2017	7	8
2018	7	7
2019	6	8
2020	15	8
2021	15	8
2022	13	23
2023	6	7

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 0.47% in New Zealand. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Montenegro	New Zealand
1960	-	2.78%
1961	-	2.68%
1962	-	2.58%
1963	-	2.48%
1964	-	2.39%
1965	-	2.31%
1966	-	2.25%
1967	-	2.2%
1968	-	2.16%
1969	-	2.12%
1970	-	2.08%
1971	-	2.03%
1972	-	1.98%
1973	-	1.94%
1974	-	1.88%
1975	-	1.83%
1976	-	1.77%
1977	-	1.71%
1978	-	1.66%
1979	-	1.61%
1980	-	1.56%
1981	-	1.52%
1982	-	1.48%
1983	-	1.45%
1984	2.72%	1.41%
1985	2.48%	1.38%
1986	2.25%	1.34%
1987	2.05%	1.29%
1988	1.89%	1.24%
1989	1.75%	1.18%
1990	1.65%	1.12%
1991	1.58%	1.06%
1992	1.54%	1%
1993	1.52%	0.95%
1994	1.51%	0.91%
1995	1.51%	0.87%
1996	1.51%	0.84%
1997	1.51%	0.81%
1998	1.49%	0.78%
1999	1.46%	0.76%
2000	1.42%	0.74%
2001	1.37%	0.72%
2002	1.3%	0.7%
2003	1.22%	0.69%
2004	1.14%	0.67%
2005	1.06%	0.66%
2006	0.97%	0.65%
2007	0.89%	0.65%
2008	0.8%	0.64%
2009	0.73%	0.63%
2010	0.66%	0.62%
2011	0.59%	0.61%
2012	0.54%	0.6%
2013	0.49%	0.59%
2014	0.45%	0.57%
2015	0.41%	0.56%
2016	0.38%	0.55%
2017	0.36%	0.53%
2018	0.33%	0.52%
2019	0.32%	0.51%
2020	0.3%	0.5%
2021	0.28%	0.49%
2022	0.27%	0.48%
2023	0.26%	0.47%