Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Senegal

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Senegal 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 3.82 in Senegal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs Senegal 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	Senegal
1960	3.53	7
1961	3.49	7.04
1962	3.44	7.08
1963	3.38	7.12
1964	3.28	7.16
1965	3.19	7.19
1966	3.09	7.22
1967	2.91	7.24
1968	2.8	7.25
1969	2.79	7.26
1970	2.69	7.26
1971	2.67	7.26
1972	2.61	7.26
1973	2.51	7.26
1974	2.43	7.25
1975	2.38	7.25
1976	2.35	7.26
1977	2.31	7.27
1978	2.25	7.28
1979	2.2	7.29
1980	2.22	7.29
1981	2.19	7.28
1982	2.19	7.25
1983	2.17	7.19
1984	2.14	7.11
1985	2.13	7.01
1986	2.09	6.9
1987	2.07	6.79
1988	2.01	6.58
1989	1.94	6.48
1990	1.95	6.4
1991	2.02	6.27
1992	2.01	6.15
1993	1.96	6.05
1994	1.94	5.92
1995	1.96	5.82
1996	1.92	5.72
1997	1.89	5.64
1998	1.89	5.58
1999	1.88	5.57
2000	1.9	5.5
2001	1.86	5.4
2002	1.81	5.3
2003	1.8	5.25
2004	1.73	5.19
2005	1.69	5.13
2006	1.73	5.06
2007	1.8	5.02
2008	1.89	5.02
2009	1.98	5.03
2010	1.7	5.06
2011	1.65	5.1
2012	1.72	5.13
2013	1.73	5.05
2014	1.75	4.88
2015	1.7	4.75
2016	1.8	4.65
2017	1.8	4.49
2018	1.8	4.29
2019	1.8	4.1
2020	1.75	4
2021	1.75	3.94
2022	1.8	3.86
2023	1.74	3.82
2024	1.74	3.76
2025	1.73	3.71
2026	1.73	3.66
2027	1.73	3.61
2028	1.73	3.57
2029	1.72	3.53
2030	1.72	3.49
2031	1.72	3.44
2032	1.71	3.4
2033	1.71	3.35
2034	1.71	3.32
2035	1.7	3.28
2036	1.7	3.24
2037	1.7	3.22
2038	1.69	3.17
2039	1.69	3.15
2040	1.69	3.11
2041	1.69	3.08
2042	1.68	3.05
2043	1.68	3.02
2044	1.68	2.99
2045	1.68	2.96
2046	1.68	2.93
2047	1.67	2.9
2048	1.67	2.87
2049	1.67	2.85
2050	1.67	2.82

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Senegal
1960	36.1%	44.2%
1961	36.3%	44.3%
1962	36.4%	44.3%
1963	36.2%	44.3%
1964	35.9%	44.3%
1965	35.5%	44.3%
1966	35.1%	44.3%
1967	34.5%	44.3%
1968	33.9%	44.2%
1969	33.3%	44.2%
1970	32.6%	44.2%
1971	32%	44.2%
1972	31.4%	44.2%
1973	30.9%	44.3%
1974	30.4%	44.4%
1975	29.9%	44.6%
1976	29.5%	44.8%
1977	29%	45.2%
1978	28.5%	45.6%
1979	28.1%	46%
1980	27.8%	46.4%
1981	27.5%	46.7%
1982	27.1%	46.9%
1983	26.9%	47.1%
1984	26.6%	47.2%
1985	26.4%	47.3%
1986	26.2%	47.3%
1987	26%	47.2%
1988	25.9%	47%
1989	25.7%	46.9%
1990	25.6%	46.6%
1991	25.4%	46.4%
1992	25.1%	46.1%
1993	24.7%	45.8%
1994	24.4%	45.4%
1995	24%	45.1%
1996	23.6%	44.9%
1997	23.2%	44.6%
1998	22.8%	44.4%
1999	22.4%	44.2%
2000	21.9%	43.9%
2001	21.5%	43.7%
2002	21.2%	43.5%
2003	20.9%	43.2%
2004	20.6%	43.1%
2005	20.4%	42.9%
2006	20.1%	42.8%
2007	19.9%	42.7%
2008	19.6%	42.7%
2009	19.4%	42.7%
2010	19.2%	42.7%
2011	19%	42.7%
2012	18.8%	42.7%
2013	18.7%	42.7%
2014	18.6%	42.6%
2015	18.6%	42.4%
2016	18.6%	42.1%
2017	18.5%	41.8%
2018	18.4%	41.3%
2019	18.4%	40.9%
2020	18.4%	40.3%
2021	18.5%	39.8%
2022	18.5%	39.2%
2023	18.3%	38.6%
2024	18.1%	38.2%
2025	17.9%	37.7%
2026	17.7%	37.3%
2027	17.5%	36.9%
2028	17.2%	36.6%
2029	17%	36.2%
2030	16.8%	35.9%
2031	16.6%	35.6%
2032	16.3%	35.4%
2033	16.2%	35.1%
2034	16%	34.9%
2035	15.8%	34.6%
2036	15.7%	34.4%
2037	15.5%	34.1%
2038	15.4%	33.9%
2039	15.3%	33.5%
2040	15.2%	33.2%
2041	15.1%	32.9%
2042	15.1%	32.6%
2043	15%	32.2%
2044	15%	31.9%
2045	15%	31.5%
2046	14.9%	31.2%
2047	14.9%	30.8%
2048	14.9%	30.5%
2049	14.9%	30.2%
2050	14.8%	29.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 38.2% in Senegal in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 46.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Senegal compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Senegal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +2.55% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	9,144	84,735
1961	9,278	87,322
1962	9,402	89,937
1963	9,449	92,264
1964	9,227	94,797
1965	9,010	97,912
1966	8,661	101,359
1967	7,961	104,824
1968	7,497	108,240
1969	7,449	112,393
1970	7,069	117,264
1971	7,168	122,511
1972	7,252	128,024
1973	7,096	133,834
1974	6,919	139,974
1975	6,878	147,311
1976	6,845	154,776
1977	6,650	161,636
1978	6,408	167,744
1979	6,139	173,425
1980	6,383	179,707
1981	6,275	185,917
1982	6,419	191,309
1983	6,482	197,673
1984	6,337	203,125
1985	6,283	208,218
1986	6,097	212,887
1987	5,958	218,522
1988	5,529	221,772
1989	5,129	227,797
1990	5,010	234,155
1991	5,191	237,713
1992	5,015	241,482
1993	4,638	245,742
1994	4,381	249,115
1995	4,527	252,552
1996	4,155	255,418
1997	3,597	261,200
1998	3,889	267,404
1999	3,454	277,944
2000	3,751	283,946
2001	3,462	289,690
2002	2,988	298,842
2003	2,632	308,856
2004	2,146	317,286
2005	1,536	323,908
2006	1,599	331,364
2007	1,848	339,963
2008	2,530	351,661
2009	2,783	362,238
2010	1,797	372,934
2011	1,365	387,290
2012	1,554	402,243
2013	1,557	406,582
2014	1,560	405,019
2015	1,062	407,008
2016	1,125	411,480
2017	939	410,366
2018	752	405,454
2019	627	399,436
2020	-188	400,910
2021	-2,062	403,019
2022	0	415,507
2023	686	431,006

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Senegal

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 237 deaths in Senegal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Senegal
1985	11	899
1986	11	820
1987	10	760
1988	10	709
1989	10	662
1990	10	640
1991	11	616
1992	11	598
1993	11	589
1994	11	579
1995	11	586
1996	12	601
1997	12	599
1998	12	605
1999	12	602
2000	11	581
2001	11	560
2002	10	531
2003	10	520
2004	9	501
2005	8	488
2006	8	462
2007	8	457
2008	8	463
2009	8	441
2010	7	436
2011	7	415
2012	7	405
2013	7	385
2014	7	373
2015	7	357
2016	6	345
2017	7	325
2018	7	305
2019	6	286
2020	15	252
2021	15	263
2022	13	228
2023	6	237

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 3.85% in Senegal. 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	Senegal
1960	-	29.3%
1961	-	29.4%
1962	-	29.5%
1963	-	29.6%
1964	-	29.7%
1965	-	29.7%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	29.6%
1968	-	29.4%
1969	-	29.2%
1970	-	28.8%
1971	-	28.4%
1972	-	27.8%
1973	-	27%
1974	-	26.2%
1975	-	25.3%
1976	-	24.2%
1977	-	23.1%
1978	-	22.1%
1979	-	21.2%
1980	-	20.4%
1981	-	19.7%
1982	-	19.1%
1983	-	18.5%
1984	2.72%	17.9%
1985	2.48%	17.1%
1986	2.25%	16.3%
1987	2.05%	15.4%
1988	1.89%	14.7%
1989	1.75%	14.1%
1990	1.65%	13.7%
1991	1.58%	13.6%
1992	1.54%	13.5%
1993	1.52%	13.6%
1994	1.51%	13.7%
1995	1.51%	13.8%
1996	1.51%	13.8%
1997	1.51%	13.9%
1998	1.49%	13.7%
1999	1.46%	13.4%
2000	1.42%	12.9%
2001	1.37%	12.2%
2002	1.3%	11.4%
2003	1.22%	10.5%
2004	1.14%	9.59%
2005	1.06%	8.8%
2006	0.97%	8.11%
2007	0.89%	7.52%
2008	0.8%	7.03%
2009	0.73%	6.63%
2010	0.66%	6.3%
2011	0.59%	6.01%
2012	0.54%	5.77%
2013	0.49%	5.57%
2014	0.45%	5.39%
2015	0.41%	5.24%
2016	0.38%	5.11%
2017	0.36%	4.97%
2018	0.33%	4.82%
2019	0.32%	4.65%
2020	0.3%	4.46%
2021	0.28%	4.25%
2022	0.27%	4.04%
2023	0.26%	3.85%