Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and South Africa

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	3.53	6.11
1961	3.49	6.08
1962	3.44	6.05
1963	3.38	6.01
1964	3.28	5.96
1965	3.19	5.89
1966	3.09	5.91
1967	2.91	5.85
1968	2.8	5.78
1969	2.79	5.72
1970	2.69	5.63
1971	2.67	5.57
1972	2.61	5.49
1973	2.51	5.41
1974	2.43	5.3
1975	2.38	5.19
1976	2.35	5.07
1977	2.31	4.94
1978	2.25	4.85
1979	2.2	4.82
1980	2.22	4.78
1981	2.19	4.71
1982	2.19	4.7
1983	2.17	4.63
1984	2.14	4.57
1985	2.13	4.5
1986	2.09	4.41
1987	2.07	4.35
1988	2.01	4.18
1989	1.94	3.98
1990	1.95	3.72
1991	2.02	3.62
1992	2.01	3.48
1993	1.96	3.37
1994	1.94	3.26
1995	1.96	3.17
1996	1.92	2.99
1997	1.89	2.73
1998	1.89	2.63
1999	1.88	2.56
2000	1.9	2.41
2001	1.86	2.37
2002	1.81	2.32
2003	1.8	2.36
2004	1.73	2.44
2005	1.69	2.51
2006	1.73	2.55
2007	1.8	2.55
2008	1.89	2.68
2009	1.98	2.5
2010	1.7	2.44
2011	1.65	2.44
2012	1.72	2.45
2013	1.73	2.43
2014	1.75	2.42
2015	1.7	2.36
2016	1.8	2.26
2017	1.8	2.28
2018	1.8	2.27
2019	1.8	2.26
2020	1.75	2.26
2021	1.75	2.25
2022	1.8	2.23
2023	1.74	2.22
2024	1.74	2.21
2025	1.73	2.19
2026	1.73	2.17
2027	1.73	2.15
2028	1.73	2.13
2029	1.72	2.12
2030	1.72	2.1
2031	1.72	2.09
2032	1.71	2.07
2033	1.71	2.06
2034	1.71	2.05
2035	1.7	2.04
2036	1.7	2.03
2037	1.7	2.02
2038	1.69	2
2039	1.69	1.99
2040	1.69	1.98
2041	1.69	1.98
2042	1.68	1.97
2043	1.68	1.96
2044	1.68	1.95
2045	1.68	1.94
2046	1.68	1.93
2047	1.67	1.92
2048	1.67	1.91
2049	1.67	1.9
2050	1.67	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	South Africa
1960	36.1%	42.1%
1961	36.3%	42.1%
1962	36.4%	42.1%
1963	36.2%	42.1%
1964	35.9%	42.1%
1965	35.5%	42.1%
1966	35.1%	42.1%
1967	34.5%	42.2%
1968	33.9%	42.2%
1969	33.3%	42.2%
1970	32.6%	42.3%
1971	32%	42.2%
1972	31.4%	42.2%
1973	30.9%	42.1%
1974	30.4%	42%
1975	29.9%	41.9%
1976	29.5%	41.8%
1977	29%	41.7%
1978	28.5%	41.5%
1979	28.1%	41.3%
1980	27.8%	40.9%
1981	27.5%	40.5%
1982	27.1%	40.1%
1983	26.9%	39.8%
1984	26.6%	39.5%
1985	26.4%	39.2%
1986	26.2%	38.9%
1987	26%	38.7%
1988	25.9%	38.4%
1989	25.7%	38.1%
1990	25.6%	37.7%
1991	25.4%	37.5%
1992	25.1%	37.6%
1993	24.7%	37.3%
1994	24.4%	37.2%
1995	24%	37.5%
1996	23.6%	37.5%
1997	23.2%	37.2%
1998	22.8%	36.5%
1999	22.4%	35.7%
2000	21.9%	34.9%
2001	21.5%	34%
2002	21.2%	33.2%
2003	20.9%	32.3%
2004	20.6%	31.6%
2005	20.4%	31.1%
2006	20.1%	30.6%
2007	19.9%	30.2%
2008	19.6%	29.9%
2009	19.4%	29.7%
2010	19.2%	29.4%
2011	19%	29.1%
2012	18.8%	28.9%
2013	18.7%	28.7%
2014	18.6%	28.5%
2015	18.6%	28.3%
2016	18.6%	28.3%
2017	18.5%	28.3%
2018	18.4%	27.9%
2019	18.4%	27.4%
2020	18.4%	27%
2021	18.5%	26.6%
2022	18.5%	26.3%
2023	18.3%	26.1%
2024	18.1%	25.9%
2025	17.9%	25.7%
2026	17.7%	25.6%
2027	17.5%	25.4%
2028	17.2%	25.3%
2029	17%	25.2%
2030	16.8%	25.2%
2031	16.6%	25.1%
2032	16.3%	25%
2033	16.2%	24.8%
2034	16%	24.5%
2035	15.8%	24.3%
2036	15.7%	23.9%
2037	15.5%	23.6%
2038	15.4%	23.4%
2039	15.3%	23.1%
2040	15.2%	22.9%
2041	15.1%	22.7%
2042	15.1%	22.5%
2043	15%	22.4%
2044	15%	22.2%
2045	15%	22.1%
2046	14.9%	21.9%
2047	14.9%	21.8%
2048	14.9%	21.7%
2049	14.9%	21.6%
2050	14.8%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	9,144	421,263
1961	9,278	437,851
1962	9,402	455,634
1963	9,449	473,821
1964	9,227	490,606
1965	9,010	506,632
1966	8,661	534,862
1967	7,961	553,741
1968	7,497	571,841
1969	7,449	590,794
1970	7,069	605,102
1971	7,168	624,761
1972	7,252	638,754
1973	7,096	651,596
1974	6,919	658,438
1975	6,878	667,862
1976	6,845	675,011
1977	6,650	680,929
1978	6,408	694,341
1979	6,139	716,541
1980	6,383	738,415
1981	6,275	767,833
1982	6,419	807,550
1983	6,482	837,013
1984	6,337	869,011
1985	6,283	893,889
1986	6,097	903,644
1987	5,958	922,330
1988	5,529	909,221
1989	5,129	884,629
1990	5,010	835,421
1991	5,191	827,296
1992	5,015	794,415
1993	4,638	789,220
1994	4,381	698,609
1995	4,527	743,488
1996	4,155	710,868
1997	3,597	667,969
1998	3,889	627,027
1999	3,454	594,643
2000	3,751	526,963
2001	3,462	484,801
2002	2,988	430,926
2003	2,632	415,018
2004	2,146	442,540
2005	1,536	464,464
2006	1,599	487,584
2007	1,848	503,567
2008	2,530	595,332
2009	2,783	554,115
2010	1,797	566,834
2011	1,365	601,708
2012	1,554	643,723
2013	1,557	652,427
2014	1,560	674,754
2015	1,062	668,771
2016	1,125	641,365
2017	939	645,975
2018	752	648,319
2019	627	652,130
2020	-188	595,873
2021	-2,062	456,411
2022	0	603,636
2023	686	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	South Africa
1985	11	208
1986	11	200
1987	10	192
1988	10	184
1989	10	177
1990	10	170
1991	11	162
1992	11	152
1993	11	145
1994	11	133
1995	11	125
1996	12	150
1997	12	152
1998	12	152
1999	12	151
2000	11	175
2001	11	192
2002	10	225
2003	10	245
2004	9	259
2005	8	279
2006	8	283
2007	8	272
2008	8	272
2009	8	241
2010	7	226
2011	7	202
2012	7	194
2013	7	180
2014	7	162
2015	7	150
2016	6	141
2017	7	134
2018	7	128
2019	6	119
2020	15	118
2021	15	191
2022	13	129
2023	6	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1974	-	13.2%
1975	-	12.5%
1976	-	11.8%
1977	-	11.1%
1978	-	10.5%
1979	-	9.88%
1980	-	9.35%
1981	-	8.84%
1982	-	8.39%
1983	-	7.98%
1984	2.72%	7.6%
1985	2.48%	7.24%
1986	2.25%	6.89%
1987	2.05%	6.56%
1988	1.89%	6.26%
1989	1.75%	6.01%
1990	1.65%	5.82%
1991	1.58%	5.7%
1992	1.54%	5.66%
1993	1.52%	5.7%
1994	1.51%	5.82%
1995	1.51%	5.95%
1996	1.51%	6.11%
1997	1.51%	6.29%
1998	1.49%	6.56%
1999	1.46%	6.85%
2000	1.42%	7.11%
2001	1.37%	7.43%
2002	1.3%	7.69%
2003	1.22%	7.93%
2004	1.14%	8.1%
2005	1.06%	8.03%
2006	0.97%	7.75%
2007	0.89%	7.19%
2008	0.8%	6.42%
2009	0.73%	5.7%
2010	0.66%	5%
2011	0.59%	4.5%
2012	0.54%	4.25%
2013	0.49%	4.1%
2014	0.45%	3.96%
2015	0.41%	3.82%
2016	0.38%	3.68%
2017	0.36%	3.58%
2018	0.33%	3.49%
2019	0.32%	3.45%
2020	0.3%	3.41%
2021	0.28%	3.41%
2022	0.27%	3.44%
2023	0.26%	3.47%