Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	3.53	7.07
1961	3.49	7.05
1962	3.44	7.04
1963	3.38	7.03
1964	3.28	7.05
1965	3.19	7.02
1966	3.09	7
1967	2.91	6.97
1968	2.8	6.95
1969	2.79	6.97
1970	2.69	6.98
1971	2.67	6.99
1972	2.61	6.99
1973	2.51	7
1974	2.43	7.01
1975	2.38	6.99
1976	2.35	6.95
1977	2.31	6.92
1978	2.25	6.87
1979	2.2	6.82
1980	2.22	6.77
1981	2.19	6.71
1982	2.19	6.64
1983	2.17	6.57
1984	2.14	6.49
1985	2.13	6.38
1986	2.09	6.26
1987	2.07	6.12
1988	2.01	5.99
1989	1.94	5.87
1990	1.95	5.74
1991	2.02	5.62
1992	2.01	5.51
1993	1.96	5.45
1994	1.94	5.4
1995	1.96	5.34
1996	1.92	5.22
1997	1.89	5.09
1998	1.89	4.98
1999	1.88	4.86
2000	1.9	4.76
2001	1.86	4.67
2002	1.81	4.6
2003	1.8	4.54
2004	1.73	4.47
2005	1.69	4.41
2006	1.73	4.39
2007	1.8	4.37
2008	1.89	4.36
2009	1.98	4.35
2010	1.7	4.34
2011	1.65	4.34
2012	1.72	4.33
2013	1.73	4.33
2014	1.75	4.36
2015	1.7	4.29
2016	1.8	4.2
2017	1.8	4.06
2018	1.8	3.93
2019	1.8	3.8
2020	1.75	3.75
2021	1.75	3.69
2022	1.8	3.62
2023	1.74	3.56
2024	1.74	3.51
2025	1.73	3.47
2026	1.73	3.42
2027	1.73	3.37
2028	1.73	3.32
2029	1.72	3.28
2030	1.72	3.24
2031	1.72	3.2
2032	1.71	3.16
2033	1.71	3.12
2034	1.71	3.08
2035	1.7	3.04
2036	1.7	3
2037	1.7	2.97
2038	1.69	2.94
2039	1.69	2.91
2040	1.69	2.88
2041	1.69	2.84
2042	1.68	2.82
2043	1.68	2.79
2044	1.68	2.76
2045	1.68	2.73
2046	1.68	2.71
2047	1.67	2.68
2048	1.67	2.66
2049	1.67	2.63
2050	1.67	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
1960	36.1%	46.3%
1961	36.3%	46.1%
1962	36.4%	46%
1963	36.2%	45.9%
1964	35.9%	45.8%
1965	35.5%	45.9%
1966	35.1%	46%
1967	34.5%	46.2%
1968	33.9%	46.4%
1969	33.3%	46.6%
1970	32.6%	46.7%
1971	32%	46.8%
1972	31.4%	46.9%
1973	30.9%	47.1%
1974	30.4%	47.5%
1975	29.9%	47.9%
1976	29.5%	48.2%
1977	29%	48.3%
1978	28.5%	48.3%
1979	28.1%	48.3%
1980	27.8%	48.3%
1981	27.5%	48.2%
1982	27.1%	48.1%
1983	26.9%	47.9%
1984	26.6%	47.8%
1985	26.4%	47.5%
1986	26.2%	47.3%
1987	26%	46.9%
1988	25.9%	46.6%
1989	25.7%	46.2%
1990	25.6%	45.8%
1991	25.4%	45.4%
1992	25.1%	45.1%
1993	24.7%	44.8%
1994	24.4%	44.5%
1995	24%	44.3%
1996	23.6%	44%
1997	23.2%	43.8%
1998	22.8%	43.5%
1999	22.4%	43.2%
2000	21.9%	42.9%
2001	21.5%	42.5%
2002	21.2%	42.2%
2003	20.9%	41.9%
2004	20.6%	41.7%
2005	20.4%	41.5%
2006	20.1%	41.3%
2007	19.9%	41.2%
2008	19.6%	41.2%
2009	19.4%	41.1%
2010	19.2%	41%
2011	19%	40.8%
2012	18.8%	40.7%
2013	18.7%	40.4%
2014	18.6%	40.2%
2015	18.6%	40%
2016	18.6%	39.7%
2017	18.5%	39.4%
2018	18.4%	39%
2019	18.4%	38.7%
2020	18.4%	38.4%
2021	18.5%	38.1%
2022	18.5%	37.7%
2023	18.3%	37.4%
2024	18.1%	37%
2025	17.9%	36.6%
2026	17.7%	36.1%
2027	17.5%	35.7%
2028	17.2%	35.2%
2029	17%	34.7%
2030	16.8%	34.3%
2031	16.6%	33.9%
2032	16.3%	33.5%
2033	16.2%	33.2%
2034	16%	32.9%
2035	15.8%	32.7%
2036	15.7%	32.4%
2037	15.5%	32.2%
2038	15.4%	31.9%
2039	15.3%	31.7%
2040	15.2%	31.5%
2041	15.1%	31.2%
2042	15.1%	31%
2043	15%	30.7%
2044	15%	30.4%
2045	15%	30.2%
2046	14.9%	29.9%
2047	14.9%	29.6%
2048	14.9%	29.3%
2049	14.9%	29%
2050	14.8%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	9,144	4,119
1961	9,278	4,257
1962	9,402	4,408
1963	9,449	4,571
1964	9,227	4,747
1965	9,010	4,885
1966	8,661	5,028
1967	7,961	5,151
1968	7,497	5,285
1969	7,449	5,444
1970	7,069	5,575
1971	7,168	5,814
1972	7,252	6,074
1973	7,096	6,343
1974	6,919	6,612
1975	6,878	6,635
1976	6,845	7,058
1977	6,650	7,290
1978	6,408	7,598
1979	6,139	7,874
1980	6,383	8,156
1981	6,275	8,436
1982	6,419	8,720
1983	6,482	9,011
1984	6,337	9,299
1985	6,283	9,534
1986	6,097	9,656
1987	5,958	9,943
1988	5,529	10,142
1989	5,129	10,354
1990	5,010	10,561
1991	5,191	10,789
1992	5,015	11,029
1993	4,638	11,396
1994	4,381	11,771
1995	4,527	12,124
1996	4,155	12,328
1997	3,597	12,478
1998	3,889	12,658
1999	3,454	12,809
2000	3,751	12,938
2001	3,462	13,061
2002	2,988	13,195
2003	2,632	13,344
2004	2,146	13,444
2005	1,536	13,568
2006	1,599	13,799
2007	1,848	13,963
2008	2,530	14,225
2009	2,783	14,381
2010	1,797	14,604
2011	1,365	15,095
2012	1,554	15,585
2013	1,557	16,038
2014	1,560	16,652
2015	1,062	16,909
2016	1,125	17,027
2017	939	16,897
2018	752	16,790
2019	627	16,649
2020	-188	16,488
2021	-2,062	16,626
2022	0	17,253
2023	686	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Solomon Islands
1985	11	209
1986	11	226
1987	10	200
1988	10	193
1989	10	188
1990	10	184
1991	11	178
1992	11	174
1993	11	173
1994	11	170
1995	11	168
1996	12	166
1997	12	164
1998	12	165
1999	12	164
2000	11	166
2001	11	167
2002	10	168
2003	10	167
2004	9	164
2005	8	161
2006	8	159
2007	8	163
2008	8	153
2009	8	152
2010	7	148
2011	7	147
2012	7	146
2013	7	147
2014	7	147
2015	7	146
2016	6	143
2017	7	140
2018	7	136
2019	6	135
2020	15	131
2021	15	153
2022	13	126
2023	6	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.3%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.94%
1971	-	9.29%
1972	-	8.69%
1973	-	8.12%
1974	-	7.6%
1975	-	7.9%
1976	-	6.68%
1977	-	6.29%
1978	-	5.95%
1979	-	5.64%
1980	-	5.38%
1981	-	5.14%
1982	-	4.93%
1983	-	4.74%
1984	2.72%	4.58%
1985	2.48%	4.42%
1986	2.25%	4.28%
1987	2.05%	4.16%
1988	1.89%	4.04%
1989	1.75%	3.93%
1990	1.65%	3.82%
1991	1.58%	3.72%
1992	1.54%	3.62%
1993	1.52%	3.52%
1994	1.51%	3.43%
1995	1.51%	3.35%
1996	1.51%	3.27%
1997	1.51%	3.21%
1998	1.49%	3.16%
1999	1.46%	3.11%
2000	1.42%	3.07%
2001	1.37%	3.03%
2002	1.3%	2.99%
2003	1.22%	2.97%
2004	1.14%	2.94%
2005	1.06%	2.91%
2006	0.97%	2.88%
2007	0.89%	2.85%
2008	0.8%	2.81%
2009	0.73%	2.76%
2010	0.66%	2.72%
2011	0.59%	2.67%
2012	0.54%	2.62%
2013	0.49%	2.58%
2014	0.45%	2.53%
2015	0.41%	2.49%
2016	0.38%	2.45%
2017	0.36%	2.41%
2018	0.33%	2.36%
2019	0.32%	2.3%
2020	0.3%	2.24%
2021	0.28%	2.18%
2022	0.27%	2.12%
2023	0.26%	2.06%