Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Thailand

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Thailand 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 1.21 in Thailand in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs Thailand 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	Thailand
1960	3.53	6.33
1961	3.49	6.32
1962	3.44	6.33
1963	3.38	6.34
1964	3.28	6.31
1965	3.19	6.26
1966	3.09	6.18
1967	2.91	6.08
1968	2.8	5.93
1969	2.79	5.7
1970	2.69	5.45
1971	2.67	5.25
1972	2.61	5.08
1973	2.51	4.85
1974	2.43	4.6
1975	2.38	4.36
1976	2.35	4.12
1977	2.31	3.87
1978	2.25	3.62
1979	2.2	3.45
1980	2.22	3.29
1981	2.19	3.13
1982	2.19	2.94
1983	2.17	2.76
1984	2.14	2.58
1985	2.13	2.45
1986	2.09	2.36
1987	2.07	2.26
1988	2.01	2.17
1989	1.94	2.14
1990	1.95	2.07
1991	2.02	2.04
1992	2.01	2.01
1993	1.96	1.97
1994	1.94	1.93
1995	1.96	1.89
1996	1.92	1.87
1997	1.89	1.85
1998	1.89	1.82
1999	1.88	1.77
2000	1.9	1.73
2001	1.86	1.71
2002	1.81	1.69
2003	1.8	1.67
2004	1.73	1.67
2005	1.69	1.64
2006	1.73	1.63
2007	1.8	1.62
2008	1.89	1.59
2009	1.98	1.57
2010	1.7	1.56
2011	1.65	1.57
2012	1.72	1.56
2013	1.73	1.53
2014	1.75	1.48
2015	1.7	1.45
2016	1.8	1.4
2017	1.8	1.36
2018	1.8	1.32
2019	1.8	1.29
2020	1.75	1.26
2021	1.75	1.23
2022	1.8	1.22
2023	1.74	1.21
2024	1.74	1.2
2025	1.73	1.19
2026	1.73	1.19
2027	1.73	1.19
2028	1.73	1.19
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	1.22
2036	1.7	1.23
2037	1.7	1.23
2038	1.69	1.24
2039	1.69	1.24
2040	1.69	1.25
2041	1.69	1.25
2042	1.68	1.26
2043	1.68	1.26
2044	1.68	1.26
2045	1.68	1.27
2046	1.68	1.27
2047	1.67	1.28
2048	1.67	1.28
2049	1.67	1.28
2050	1.67	1.29

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Thailand
1960	36.1%	44.3%
1961	36.3%	44.6%
1962	36.4%	44.8%
1963	36.2%	45.1%
1964	35.9%	45.3%
1965	35.5%	45.4%
1966	35.1%	45.4%
1967	34.5%	45.3%
1968	33.9%	45.2%
1969	33.3%	45%
1970	32.6%	44.8%
1971	32%	44.4%
1972	31.4%	44%
1973	30.9%	43.5%
1974	30.4%	43%
1975	29.9%	42.4%
1976	29.5%	41.8%
1977	29%	41.1%
1978	28.5%	40.3%
1979	28.1%	39.5%
1980	27.8%	38.7%
1981	27.5%	37.8%
1982	27.1%	37%
1983	26.9%	36%
1984	26.6%	35.1%
1985	26.4%	34.1%
1986	26.2%	33.2%
1987	26%	32.4%
1988	25.9%	31.5%
1989	25.7%	30.7%
1990	25.6%	30%
1991	25.4%	29.2%
1992	25.1%	28.5%
1993	24.7%	28%
1994	24.4%	27.4%
1995	24%	26.9%
1996	23.6%	26.4%
1997	23.2%	25.9%
1998	22.8%	25.4%
1999	22.4%	24.9%
2000	21.9%	24.4%
2001	21.5%	23.9%
2002	21.2%	23.4%
2003	20.9%	23%
2004	20.6%	22.6%
2005	20.4%	22.2%
2006	20.1%	21.7%
2007	19.9%	21.3%
2008	19.6%	20.9%
2009	19.4%	20.6%
2010	19.2%	20.1%
2011	19%	19.7%
2012	18.8%	19.2%
2013	18.7%	18.8%
2014	18.6%	18.5%
2015	18.6%	18.1%
2016	18.6%	17.7%
2017	18.5%	17.3%
2018	18.4%	16.9%
2019	18.4%	16.6%
2020	18.4%	16.2%
2021	18.5%	15.8%
2022	18.5%	15.4%
2023	18.3%	15.1%
2024	18.1%	14.7%
2025	17.9%	14.4%
2026	17.7%	14.1%
2027	17.5%	13.7%
2028	17.2%	13.4%
2029	17%	13.1%
2030	16.8%	12.9%
2031	16.6%	12.7%
2032	16.3%	12.5%
2033	16.2%	12.3%
2034	16%	12.2%
2035	15.8%	12.1%
2036	15.7%	12%
2037	15.5%	11.9%
2038	15.4%	11.9%
2039	15.3%	11.8%
2040	15.2%	11.8%
2041	15.1%	11.8%
2042	15.1%	11.8%
2043	15%	11.7%
2044	15%	11.7%
2045	15%	11.7%
2046	14.9%	11.7%
2047	14.9%	11.6%
2048	14.9%	11.6%
2049	14.9%	11.6%
2050	14.8%	11.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 14.7% in Thailand in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 30% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Thailand compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Thailand by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +0.18% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	9,144	774,190
1961	9,278	801,140
1962	9,402	828,741
1963	9,449	860,728
1964	9,227	885,137
1965	9,010	909,000
1966	8,661	929,469
1967	7,961	944,980
1968	7,497	953,806
1969	7,449	948,314
1970	7,069	937,116
1971	7,168	936,215
1972	7,252	940,420
1973	7,096	933,540
1974	6,919	923,151
1975	6,878	911,980
1976	6,845	894,072
1977	6,650	871,232
1978	6,408	847,799
1979	6,139	843,434
1980	6,383	845,575
1981	6,275	839,297
1982	6,419	817,951
1983	6,482	794,239
1984	6,337	779,856
1985	6,283	776,935
1986	6,097	783,430
1987	5,958	774,498
1988	5,529	765,252
1989	5,129	774,563
1990	5,010	760,808
1991	5,191	760,508
1992	5,015	754,999
1993	4,638	737,696
1994	4,381	712,589
1995	4,527	682,703
1996	4,155	661,397
1997	3,597	644,834
1998	3,889	617,318
1999	3,454	578,073
2000	3,751	543,884
2001	3,462	524,230
2002	2,988	504,299
2003	2,632	488,003
2004	2,146	466,542
2005	1,536	456,378
2006	1,599	441,211
2007	1,848	425,362
2008	2,530	401,730
2009	2,783	382,636
2010	1,797	370,466
2011	1,365	365,670
2012	1,554	351,485
2013	1,557	325,059
2014	1,560	294,628
2015	1,062	266,362
2016	1,125	226,255
2017	939	194,695
2018	752	159,383
2019	627	116,867
2020	-188	84,107
2021	-2,062	57,382
2022	0	-61,046
2023	686	-46,105

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Thailand

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 34 deaths in Thailand.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Thailand
1985	11	88
1986	11	78
1987	10	72
1988	10	67
1989	10	64
1990	10	60
1991	11	59
1992	11	58
1993	11	57
1994	11	54
1995	11	52
1996	12	49
1997	12	48
1998	12	47
1999	12	48
2000	11	49
2001	11	47
2002	10	44
2003	10	42
2004	9	44
2005	8	40
2006	8	38
2007	8	38
2008	8	37
2009	8	37
2010	7	37
2011	7	37
2012	7	36
2013	7	35
2014	7	34
2015	7	34
2016	6	34
2017	7	34
2018	7	34
2019	6	34
2020	15	36
2021	15	38
2022	13	112
2023	6	34

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 0.92% in Thailand. 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	Thailand
1960	-	14.7%
1961	-	14.2%
1962	-	13.7%
1963	-	13.2%
1964	-	12.8%
1965	-	12.3%
1966	-	11.8%
1967	-	11.4%
1968	-	10.9%
1969	-	10.4%
1970	-	9.95%
1971	-	9.47%
1972	-	9.01%
1973	-	8.56%
1974	-	8.14%
1975	-	7.73%
1976	-	7.35%
1977	-	7%
1978	-	6.67%
1979	-	6.36%
1980	-	6.07%
1981	-	5.79%
1982	-	5.53%
1983	-	5.28%
1984	2.72%	5.03%
1985	2.48%	4.8%
1986	2.25%	4.57%
1987	2.05%	4.34%
1988	1.89%	4.12%
1989	1.75%	3.91%
1990	1.65%	3.69%
1991	1.58%	3.49%
1992	1.54%	3.3%
1993	1.52%	3.12%
1994	1.51%	2.96%
1995	1.51%	2.81%
1996	1.51%	2.67%
1997	1.51%	2.53%
1998	1.49%	2.41%
1999	1.46%	2.29%
2000	1.42%	2.18%
2001	1.37%	2.08%
2002	1.3%	1.98%
2003	1.22%	1.89%
2004	1.14%	1.81%
2005	1.06%	1.73%
2006	0.97%	1.66%
2007	0.89%	1.59%
2008	0.8%	1.53%
2009	0.73%	1.47%
2010	0.66%	1.42%
2011	0.59%	1.37%
2012	0.54%	1.32%
2013	0.49%	1.27%
2014	0.45%	1.23%
2015	0.41%	1.19%
2016	0.38%	1.15%
2017	0.36%	1.11%
2018	0.33%	1.08%
2019	0.32%	1.04%
2020	0.3%	1.01%
2021	0.28%	0.98%
2022	0.27%	0.95%
2023	0.26%	0.92%