Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Papua New Guinea

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea 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 3.1 in Papua New Guinea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	3.53	6.02
1961	3.49	6.07
1962	3.44	6.14
1963	3.38	6.15
1964	3.28	6.19
1965	3.19	6.2
1966	3.09	6.23
1967	2.91	6.24
1968	2.8	6.25
1969	2.79	6.26
1970	2.69	6.25
1971	2.67	6.23
1972	2.61	6.2
1973	2.51	6.16
1974	2.43	6.11
1975	2.38	6.07
1976	2.35	6.02
1977	2.31	5.96
1978	2.25	5.88
1979	2.2	5.79
1980	2.22	5.71
1981	2.19	5.65
1982	2.19	5.59
1983	2.17	5.56
1984	2.14	5.51
1985	2.13	5.47
1986	2.09	5.42
1987	2.07	5.36
1988	2.01	5.3
1989	1.94	5.24
1990	1.95	5.18
1991	2.02	5.11
1992	2.01	5.03
1993	1.96	4.96
1994	1.94	4.87
1995	1.96	4.78
1996	1.92	4.73
1997	1.89	4.68
1998	1.89	4.63
1999	1.88	4.59
2000	1.9	4.53
2001	1.86	4.47
2002	1.81	4.42
2003	1.8	4.36
2004	1.73	4.28
2005	1.69	4.22
2006	1.73	4.15
2007	1.8	4.08
2008	1.89	4.01
2009	1.98	3.94
2010	1.7	3.88
2011	1.65	3.82
2012	1.72	3.75
2013	1.73	3.68
2014	1.75	3.63
2015	1.7	3.56
2016	1.8	3.5
2017	1.8	3.43
2018	1.8	3.38
2019	1.8	3.32
2020	1.75	3.27
2021	1.75	3.22
2022	1.8	3.17
2023	1.74	3.1
2024	1.74	3.07
2025	1.73	3.03
2026	1.73	2.99
2027	1.73	2.95
2028	1.73	2.92
2029	1.72	2.88
2030	1.72	2.84
2031	1.72	2.81
2032	1.71	2.78
2033	1.71	2.75
2034	1.71	2.73
2035	1.7	2.69
2036	1.7	2.67
2037	1.7	2.64
2038	1.69	2.61
2039	1.69	2.59
2040	1.69	2.56
2041	1.69	2.54
2042	1.68	2.51
2043	1.68	2.49
2044	1.68	2.48
2045	1.68	2.46
2046	1.68	2.44
2047	1.67	2.42
2048	1.67	2.4
2049	1.67	2.38
2050	1.67	2.36

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Papua New Guinea
1960	36.1%	43.4%
1961	36.3%	43.7%
1962	36.4%	43.9%
1963	36.2%	44.2%
1964	35.9%	44.4%
1965	35.5%	44.6%
1966	35.1%	44.9%
1967	34.5%	45.1%
1968	33.9%	45.3%
1969	33.3%	45.6%
1970	32.6%	45.8%
1971	32%	46%
1972	31.4%	46%
1973	30.9%	45.9%
1974	30.4%	45.8%
1975	29.9%	45.5%
1976	29.5%	45.2%
1977	29%	44.9%
1978	28.5%	44.4%
1979	28.1%	44%
1980	27.8%	43.5%
1981	27.5%	43.2%
1982	27.1%	43%
1983	26.9%	42.9%
1984	26.6%	42.8%
1985	26.4%	42.6%
1986	26.2%	42.5%
1987	26%	42.4%
1988	25.9%	42.4%
1989	25.7%	42.3%
1990	25.6%	42.1%
1991	25.4%	41.9%
1992	25.1%	41.7%
1993	24.7%	41.5%
1994	24.4%	41.2%
1995	24%	41%
1996	23.6%	40.8%
1997	23.2%	40.6%
1998	22.8%	40.4%
1999	22.4%	40.2%
2000	21.9%	40%
2001	21.5%	39.8%
2002	21.2%	39.5%
2003	20.9%	39.3%
2004	20.6%	39%
2005	20.4%	38.8%
2006	20.1%	38.5%
2007	19.9%	38.3%
2008	19.6%	38%
2009	19.4%	37.7%
2010	19.2%	37.5%
2011	19%	37.2%
2012	18.8%	37%
2013	18.7%	36.7%
2014	18.6%	36.5%
2015	18.6%	36.2%
2016	18.6%	35.9%
2017	18.5%	35.6%
2018	18.4%	35.3%
2019	18.4%	35%
2020	18.4%	34.7%
2021	18.5%	34.4%
2022	18.5%	34.1%
2023	18.3%	33.8%
2024	18.1%	33.5%
2025	17.9%	33.1%
2026	17.7%	32.8%
2027	17.5%	32.5%
2028	17.2%	32.1%
2029	17%	31.8%
2030	16.8%	31.4%
2031	16.6%	31.1%
2032	16.3%	30.7%
2033	16.2%	30.4%
2034	16%	30.1%
2035	15.8%	29.7%
2036	15.7%	29.4%
2037	15.5%	29.1%
2038	15.4%	28.8%
2039	15.3%	28.5%
2040	15.2%	28.3%
2041	15.1%	28%
2042	15.1%	27.8%
2043	15%	27.5%
2044	15%	27.3%
2045	15%	27.1%
2046	14.9%	26.9%
2047	14.9%	26.7%
2048	14.9%	26.5%
2049	14.9%	26.3%
2050	14.8%	26.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 33.5% in Papua New Guinea in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 42.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Papua New Guinea compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +2% in Papua New Guinea. 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	9,144	56,326
1961	9,278	58,151
1962	9,402	59,974
1963	9,449	62,260
1964	9,227	64,558
1965	9,010	66,693
1966	8,661	69,206
1967	7,961	71,519
1968	7,497	73,983
1969	7,449	76,454
1970	7,069	78,712
1971	7,168	80,599
1972	7,252	82,672
1973	7,096	83,821
1974	6,919	84,829
1975	6,878	85,809
1976	6,845	86,965
1977	6,650	87,954
1978	6,408	88,747
1979	6,139	89,330
1980	6,383	90,266
1981	6,275	91,767
1982	6,419	93,522
1983	6,482	95,982
1984	6,337	98,103
1985	6,283	100,333
1986	6,097	102,346
1987	5,958	104,367
1988	5,529	106,256
1989	5,129	108,199
1990	5,010	110,033
1991	5,191	111,453
1992	5,015	114,818
1993	4,638	118,668
1994	4,381	122,113
1995	4,527	125,410
1996	4,155	129,802
1997	3,597	134,458
1998	3,889	136,677
1999	3,454	143,592
2000	3,751	147,496
2001	3,462	151,431
2002	2,988	155,091
2003	2,632	158,611
2004	2,146	161,023
2005	1,536	163,888
2006	1,599	166,540
2007	1,848	169,306
2008	2,530	172,823
2009	2,783	175,421
2010	1,797	178,998
2011	1,365	181,842
2012	1,554	183,658
2013	1,557	185,790
2014	1,560	187,592
2015	1,062	188,600
2016	1,125	189,281
2017	939	189,715
2018	752	190,662
2019	627	190,662
2020	-188	189,130
2021	-2,062	183,766
2022	0	186,861
2023	686	187,637

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Papua New Guinea

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 189 deaths in Papua New Guinea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Papua New Guinea
1985	11	393
1986	11	386
1987	10	379
1988	10	377
1989	10	369
1990	10	360
1991	11	354
1992	11	340
1993	11	333
1994	11	324
1995	11	318
1996	12	316
1997	12	316
1998	12	325
1999	12	321
2000	11	323
2001	11	325
2002	10	329
2003	10	328
2004	9	326
2005	8	326
2006	8	325
2007	8	326
2008	8	315
2009	8	302
2010	7	289
2011	7	271
2012	7	257
2013	7	243
2014	7	232
2015	7	221
2016	6	214
2017	7	207
2018	7	205
2019	6	199
2020	15	194
2021	15	223
2022	13	189
2023	6	189

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 4.03% in Papua New Guinea. 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	Papua New Guinea
1960	-	19.8%
1961	-	19.2%
1962	-	18.6%
1963	-	18%
1964	-	17.4%
1965	-	16.9%
1966	-	16.3%
1967	-	15.8%
1968	-	15.2%
1969	-	14.7%
1970	-	14.2%
1971	-	13.7%
1972	-	13.3%
1973	-	12.9%
1974	-	12.4%
1975	-	12.1%
1976	-	11.7%
1977	-	11.3%
1978	-	11%
1979	-	10.7%
1980	-	10.4%
1981	-	10.2%
1982	-	9.94%
1983	-	9.71%
1984	2.72%	9.5%
1985	2.48%	9.3%
1986	2.25%	9.12%
1987	2.05%	8.96%
1988	1.89%	8.78%
1989	1.75%	8.63%
1990	1.65%	8.47%
1991	1.58%	8.31%
1992	1.54%	8.17%
1993	1.52%	8.03%
1994	1.51%	7.89%
1995	1.51%	7.77%
1996	1.51%	7.64%
1997	1.51%	7.52%
1998	1.49%	7.41%
1999	1.46%	7.3%
2000	1.42%	7.19%
2001	1.37%	7.08%
2002	1.3%	6.96%
2003	1.22%	6.84%
2004	1.14%	6.71%
2005	1.06%	6.58%
2006	0.97%	6.44%
2007	0.89%	6.31%
2008	0.8%	6.16%
2009	0.73%	6.02%
2010	0.66%	5.88%
2011	0.59%	5.73%
2012	0.54%	5.59%
2013	0.49%	5.44%
2014	0.45%	5.3%
2015	0.41%	5.17%
2016	0.38%	5.02%
2017	0.36%	4.87%
2018	0.33%	4.72%
2019	0.32%	4.59%
2020	0.3%	4.45%
2021	0.28%	4.31%
2022	0.27%	4.17%
2023	0.26%	4.03%