Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and San Marino

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs San Marino 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 1.15 in San Marino in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs San Marino 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	San Marino
1960	3.53	2.43
1961	3.49	2.68
1962	3.44	2.43
1963	3.38	2.4
1964	3.28	2.37
1965	3.19	2.33
1966	3.09	2.33
1967	2.91	2.31
1968	2.8	2.3
1969	2.79	2.31
1970	2.69	2.32
1971	2.67	2.33
1972	2.61	2.29
1973	2.51	2.23
1974	2.43	2.13
1975	2.38	2.05
1976	2.35	1.95
1977	2.31	1.87
1978	2.25	1.77
1979	2.2	1.63
1980	2.22	1.53
1981	2.19	1.41
1982	2.19	1.3
1983	2.17	1.25
1984	2.14	1.2
1985	2.13	1.17
1986	2.09	1.15
1987	2.07	1.14
1988	2.01	1.14
1989	1.94	1.15
1990	1.95	1.16
1991	2.02	1.17
1992	2.01	1.15
1993	1.96	1.12
1994	1.94	1.14
1995	1.96	1.17
1996	1.92	1.21
1997	1.89	1.24
1998	1.89	1.26
1999	1.88	1.29
2000	1.9	1.4
2001	1.86	1.52
2002	1.81	1.43
2003	1.8	1.3
2004	1.73	1.3
2005	1.69	1.2
2006	1.73	1.24
2007	1.8	1.26
2008	1.89	1.52
2009	1.98	1.36
2010	1.7	1.46
2011	1.65	1.46
2012	1.72	1.29
2013	1.73	1.48
2014	1.75	1.26
2015	1.7	1.2
2016	1.8	1.13
2017	1.8	1.05
2018	1.8	1.08
2019	1.8	1.1
2020	1.75	1.11
2021	1.75	1.13
2022	1.8	1.14
2023	1.74	1.15
2024	1.74	1.16
2025	1.73	1.16
2026	1.73	1.17
2027	1.73	1.18
2028	1.73	1.18
2029	1.72	1.19
2030	1.72	1.2
2031	1.72	1.2
2032	1.71	1.21
2033	1.71	1.21
2034	1.71	1.22
2035	1.7	1.23
2036	1.7	1.23
2037	1.7	1.24
2038	1.69	1.24
2039	1.69	1.25
2040	1.69	1.25
2041	1.69	1.25
2042	1.68	1.26
2043	1.68	1.26
2044	1.68	1.27
2045	1.68	1.27
2046	1.68	1.28
2047	1.67	1.28
2048	1.67	1.29
2049	1.67	1.29
2050	1.67	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	San Marino
1960	36.1%	25%
1961	36.3%	25%
1962	36.4%	25%
1963	36.2%	24.8%
1964	35.9%	24.5%
1965	35.5%	24.3%
1966	35.1%	24.5%
1967	34.5%	24.9%
1968	33.9%	25.3%
1969	33.3%	25.6%
1970	32.6%	25.9%
1971	32%	26%
1972	31.4%	25.9%
1973	30.9%	25.7%
1974	30.4%	25.4%
1975	29.9%	25.1%
1976	29.5%	24.7%
1977	29%	23.9%
1978	28.5%	23%
1979	28.1%	22.4%
1980	27.8%	21.7%
1981	27.5%	21%
1982	27.1%	20.3%
1983	26.9%	19.7%
1984	26.6%	19.1%
1985	26.4%	18.6%
1986	26.2%	18%
1987	26%	17.5%
1988	25.9%	17%
1989	25.7%	16.5%
1990	25.6%	16.1%
1991	25.4%	15.8%
1992	25.1%	15.4%
1993	24.7%	15.2%
1994	24.4%	15%
1995	24%	14.9%
1996	23.6%	14.9%
1997	23.2%	14.9%
1998	22.8%	14.9%
1999	22.4%	14.9%
2000	21.9%	14.9%
2001	21.5%	15%
2002	21.2%	15.1%
2003	20.9%	15.2%
2004	20.6%	15.2%
2005	20.4%	15.3%
2006	20.1%	15.3%
2007	19.9%	15.3%
2008	19.6%	15.4%
2009	19.4%	15.4%
2010	19.2%	15.4%
2011	19%	15.3%
2012	18.8%	15.2%
2013	18.7%	15.1%
2014	18.6%	15.1%
2015	18.6%	14.9%
2016	18.6%	14.7%
2017	18.5%	14.4%
2018	18.4%	14%
2019	18.4%	13.7%
2020	18.4%	13.4%
2021	18.5%	13.2%
2022	18.5%	13%
2023	18.3%	12.7%
2024	18.1%	12.3%
2025	17.9%	11.9%
2026	17.7%	11.4%
2027	17.5%	11.1%
2028	17.2%	10.8%
2029	17%	10.5%
2030	16.8%	10.3%
2031	16.6%	10.1%
2032	16.3%	10%
2033	16.2%	9.97%
2034	16%	9.92%
2035	15.8%	9.9%
2036	15.7%	9.92%
2037	15.5%	9.98%
2038	15.4%	10.1%
2039	15.3%	10.2%
2040	15.2%	10.4%
2041	15.1%	10.6%
2042	15.1%	10.7%
2043	15%	10.9%
2044	15%	11%
2045	15%	11.2%
2046	14.9%	11.3%
2047	14.9%	11.4%
2048	14.9%	11.5%
2049	14.9%	11.6%
2050	14.8%	11.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 12.3% in San Marino in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 16.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and San Marino compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs San Marino by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and -0.1% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1960	9,144	139
1961	9,278	174
1962	9,402	155
1963	9,449	158
1964	9,227	163
1965	9,010	169
1966	8,661	173
1967	7,961	171
1968	7,497	171
1969	7,449	173
1970	7,069	173
1971	7,168	174
1972	7,252	173
1973	7,096	167
1974	6,919	153
1975	6,878	141
1976	6,845	126
1977	6,650	117
1978	6,408	121
1979	6,139	104
1980	6,383	90
1981	6,275	76
1982	6,419	61
1983	6,482	54
1984	6,337	46
1985	6,283	44
1986	6,097	40
1987	5,958	31
1988	5,529	34
1989	5,129	36
1990	5,010	41
1991	5,191	45
1992	5,015	42
1993	4,638	38
1994	4,381	43
1995	4,527	51
1996	4,155	63
1997	3,597	71
1998	3,889	74
1999	3,454	80
2000	3,751	107
2001	3,462	132
2002	2,988	112
2003	2,632	79
2004	2,146	121
2005	1,536	66
2006	1,599	75
2007	1,848	69
2008	2,530	159
2009	2,783	145
2010	1,797	126
2011	1,365	105
2012	1,554	54
2013	1,557	73
2014	1,560	46
2015	1,062	36
2016	1,125	10
2017	939	-51
2018	752	-11
2019	627	-17
2020	-188	-122
2021	-2,062	-99
2022	0	-58
2023	686	-92

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs San Marino

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 8 deaths in San Marino.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	San Marino
1985	11	12
1986	11	12
1987	10	12
1988	10	12
1989	10	12
1990	10	11
1991	11	11
1992	11	11
1993	11	11
1994	11	10
1995	11	10
1996	12	10
1997	12	10
1998	12	9
1999	12	9
2000	11	14
2001	11	14
2002	10	14
2003	10	13
2004	9	13
2005	8	12
2006	8	12
2007	8	8
2008	8	8
2009	8	8
2010	7	8
2011	7	8
2012	7	8
2013	7	8
2014	7	8
2015	7	8
2016	6	7
2017	7	7
2018	7	7
2019	6	7
2020	15	46
2021	15	35
2022	13	22
2023	6	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 0.14% in San Marino. 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	San Marino
1984	2.72%	-
1985	2.48%	1.99%
1986	2.25%	1.82%
1987	2.05%	1.66%
1988	1.89%	1.52%
1989	1.75%	1.39%
1990	1.65%	1.27%
1991	1.58%	1.16%
1992	1.54%	1.06%
1993	1.52%	0.97%
1994	1.51%	0.89%
1995	1.51%	0.81%
1996	1.51%	0.75%
1997	1.51%	0.69%
1998	1.49%	0.63%
1999	1.46%	0.58%
2000	1.42%	0.54%
2001	1.37%	0.5%
2002	1.3%	0.46%
2003	1.22%	0.42%
2004	1.14%	0.39%
2005	1.06%	0.37%
2006	0.97%	0.34%
2007	0.89%	0.32%
2008	0.8%	0.3%
2009	0.73%	0.28%
2010	0.66%	0.27%
2011	0.59%	0.25%
2012	0.54%	0.24%
2013	0.49%	0.23%
2014	0.45%	0.21%
2015	0.41%	0.2%
2016	0.38%	0.19%
2017	0.36%	0.18%
2018	0.33%	0.17%
2019	0.32%	0.17%
2020	0.3%	0.16%
2021	0.28%	0.15%
2022	0.27%	0.15%
2023	0.26%	0.14%