Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Panama

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Panama 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 2.12 in Panama in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs Panama 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	Panama
1960	3.53	5.83
1961	3.49	5.87
1962	3.44	5.87
1963	3.38	5.87
1964	3.28	5.81
1965	3.19	5.73
1966	3.09	5.65
1967	2.91	5.53
1968	2.8	5.41
1969	2.79	5.29
1970	2.69	5.18
1971	2.67	5.05
1972	2.61	4.91
1973	2.51	4.74
1974	2.43	4.58
1975	2.38	4.41
1976	2.35	4.26
1977	2.31	4.12
1978	2.25	3.98
1979	2.2	3.88
1980	2.22	3.8
1981	2.19	3.72
1982	2.19	3.66
1983	2.17	3.6
1984	2.14	3.52
1985	2.13	3.43
1986	2.09	3.34
1987	2.07	3.25
1988	2.01	3.17
1989	1.94	3.12
1990	1.95	3.07
1991	2.02	3
1992	2.01	2.95
1993	1.96	2.91
1994	1.94	2.88
1995	1.96	2.85
1996	1.92	2.83
1997	1.89	2.81
1998	1.89	2.79
1999	1.88	2.77
2000	1.9	2.74
2001	1.86	2.72
2002	1.81	2.7
2003	1.8	2.68
2004	1.73	2.68
2005	1.69	2.64
2006	1.73	2.62
2007	1.8	2.61
2008	1.89	2.61
2009	1.98	2.59
2010	1.7	2.59
2011	1.65	2.6
2012	1.72	2.59
2013	1.73	2.57
2014	1.75	2.55
2015	1.7	2.53
2016	1.8	2.5
2017	1.8	2.46
2018	1.8	2.4
2019	1.8	2.29
2020	1.75	2.18
2021	1.75	2.15
2022	1.8	2.14
2023	1.74	2.12
2024	1.74	2.11
2025	1.73	2.09
2026	1.73	2.07
2027	1.73	2.06
2028	1.73	2.04
2029	1.72	2.02
2030	1.72	2.01
2031	1.72	2
2032	1.71	1.99
2033	1.71	1.97
2034	1.71	1.96
2035	1.7	1.95
2036	1.7	1.95
2037	1.7	1.94
2038	1.69	1.93
2039	1.69	1.92
2040	1.69	1.91
2041	1.69	1.91
2042	1.68	1.9
2043	1.68	1.89
2044	1.68	1.89
2045	1.68	1.88
2046	1.68	1.88
2047	1.67	1.87
2048	1.67	1.87
2049	1.67	1.86
2050	1.67	1.86

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Panama
1960	36.1%	44.2%
1961	36.3%	44.3%
1962	36.4%	44.5%
1963	36.2%	44.6%
1964	35.9%	44.7%
1965	35.5%	44.8%
1966	35.1%	44.8%
1967	34.5%	44.8%
1968	33.9%	44.7%
1969	33.3%	44.6%
1970	32.6%	44.5%
1971	32%	44.3%
1972	31.4%	44.1%
1973	30.9%	43.9%
1974	30.4%	43.6%
1975	29.9%	43.3%
1976	29.5%	42.9%
1977	29%	42.4%
1978	28.5%	41.9%
1979	28.1%	41.4%
1980	27.8%	40.8%
1981	27.5%	40.3%
1982	27.1%	39.8%
1983	26.9%	39.3%
1984	26.6%	38.8%
1985	26.4%	38.3%
1986	26.2%	37.8%
1987	26%	37.4%
1988	25.9%	36.9%
1989	25.7%	36.5%
1990	25.6%	36.1%
1991	25.4%	35.7%
1992	25.1%	35.3%
1993	24.7%	34.9%
1994	24.4%	34.6%
1995	24%	34.2%
1996	23.6%	33.9%
1997	23.2%	33.5%
1998	22.8%	33.1%
1999	22.4%	32.8%
2000	21.9%	32.4%
2001	21.5%	32%
2002	21.2%	31.6%
2003	20.9%	31.3%
2004	20.6%	31%
2005	20.4%	30.6%
2006	20.1%	30.3%
2007	19.9%	30%
2008	19.6%	29.7%
2009	19.4%	29.5%
2010	19.2%	29.2%
2011	19%	28.9%
2012	18.8%	28.7%
2013	18.7%	28.4%
2014	18.6%	28.2%
2015	18.6%	27.9%
2016	18.6%	27.6%
2017	18.5%	27.4%
2018	18.4%	27.1%
2019	18.4%	26.7%
2020	18.4%	26.4%
2021	18.5%	26%
2022	18.5%	25.7%
2023	18.3%	25.3%
2024	18.1%	24.9%
2025	17.9%	24.5%
2026	17.7%	24.1%
2027	17.5%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	17%	23%
2030	16.8%	22.6%
2031	16.6%	22.2%
2032	16.3%	21.9%
2033	16.2%	21.6%
2034	16%	21.3%
2035	15.8%	21%
2036	15.7%	20.9%
2037	15.5%	20.7%
2038	15.4%	20.5%
2039	15.3%	20.3%
2040	15.2%	20.1%
2041	15.1%	20%
2042	15.1%	19.8%
2043	15%	19.6%
2044	15%	19.4%
2045	15%	19.3%
2046	14.9%	19.1%
2047	14.9%	18.9%
2048	14.9%	18.8%
2049	14.9%	18.6%
2050	14.8%	18.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 24.9% in Panama in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 36.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Panama compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Panama by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +1.31% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	9,144	35,431
1961	9,278	37,100
1962	9,402	38,537
1963	9,449	39,872
1964	9,227	40,806
1965	9,010	41,604
1966	8,661	42,457
1967	7,961	43,054
1968	7,497	43,641
1969	7,449	44,278
1970	7,069	45,075
1971	7,168	45,867
1972	7,252	46,311
1973	7,096	46,540
1974	6,919	46,932
1975	6,878	47,149
1976	6,845	47,307
1977	6,650	47,438
1978	6,408	47,694
1979	6,139	48,362
1980	6,383	49,077
1981	6,275	50,018
1982	6,419	50,858
1983	6,482	51,880
1984	6,337	52,436
1985	6,283	52,573
1986	6,097	52,681
1987	5,958	52,690
1988	5,529	52,767
1989	5,129	52,295
1990	5,010	53,451
1991	5,191	53,079
1992	5,015	53,186
1993	4,638	53,591
1994	4,381	53,845
1995	4,527	54,069
1996	4,155	54,512
1997	3,597	55,060
1998	3,889	55,482
1999	3,454	55,911
2000	3,751	56,236
2001	3,462	56,654
2002	2,988	57,011
2003	2,632	57,458
2004	2,146	58,281
2005	1,536	58,014
2006	1,599	58,067
2007	1,848	58,454
2008	2,530	58,961
2009	2,783	59,168
2010	1,797	59,418
2011	1,365	60,411
2012	1,554	60,471
2013	1,557	60,295
2014	1,560	60,227
2015	1,062	59,896
2016	1,125	59,454
2017	939	58,607
2018	752	57,508
2019	627	54,420
2020	-188	46,599
2021	-2,062	46,747
2022	0	50,556
2023	686	50,197

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Panama

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 37 deaths in Panama.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Panama
1985	11	95
1986	11	94
1987	10	93
1988	10	93
1989	10	96
1990	10	89
1991	11	87
1992	11	85
1993	11	81
1994	11	78
1995	11	77
1996	12	73
1997	12	70
1998	12	68
1999	12	65
2000	11	64
2001	11	62
2002	10	59
2003	10	58
2004	9	57
2005	8	57
2006	8	56
2007	8	55
2008	8	55
2009	8	55
2010	7	56
2011	7	55
2012	7	53
2013	7	52
2014	7	49
2015	7	48
2016	6	47
2017	7	47
2018	7	43
2019	6	41
2020	15	74
2021	15	59
2022	13	40
2023	6	37

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 1.33% in Panama. 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	Panama
1960	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.04%
1962	-	8.78%
1963	-	8.52%
1964	-	8.28%
1965	-	8.05%
1966	-	7.83%
1967	-	7.62%
1968	-	7.38%
1969	-	7.1%
1970	-	6.78%
1971	-	6.43%
1972	-	6.07%
1973	-	5.72%
1974	-	5.41%
1975	-	5.15%
1976	-	4.93%
1977	-	4.76%
1978	-	4.61%
1979	-	4.47%
1980	-	4.34%
1981	-	4.19%
1982	-	4.05%
1983	-	3.9%
1984	2.72%	3.75%
1985	2.48%	3.61%
1986	2.25%	3.47%
1987	2.05%	3.35%
1988	1.89%	3.24%
1989	1.75%	3.14%
1990	1.65%	3.05%
1991	1.58%	2.97%
1992	1.54%	2.91%
1993	1.52%	2.87%
1994	1.51%	2.83%
1995	1.51%	2.8%
1996	1.51%	2.77%
1997	1.51%	2.73%
1998	1.49%	2.68%
1999	1.46%	2.63%
2000	1.42%	2.56%
2001	1.37%	2.49%
2002	1.3%	2.41%
2003	1.22%	2.33%
2004	1.14%	2.25%
2005	1.06%	2.17%
2006	0.97%	2.1%
2007	0.89%	2.03%
2008	0.8%	1.97%
2009	0.73%	1.91%
2010	0.66%	1.86%
2011	0.59%	1.81%
2012	0.54%	1.77%
2013	0.49%	1.75%
2014	0.45%	1.73%
2015	0.41%	1.72%
2016	0.38%	1.7%
2017	0.36%	1.68%
2018	0.33%	1.65%
2019	0.32%	1.59%
2020	0.3%	1.52%
2021	0.28%	1.45%
2022	0.27%	1.39%
2023	0.26%	1.33%