Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and Tuvalu

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs Tuvalu 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 3.21 in Tuvalu in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs Tuvalu 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	Tuvalu
1960	3.53	5.15
1961	3.49	5.09
1962	3.44	5
1963	3.38	4.91
1964	3.28	4.83
1965	3.19	4.73
1966	3.09	4.64
1967	2.91	4.49
1968	2.8	4.36
1969	2.79	4.23
1970	2.69	4.08
1971	2.67	3.94
1972	2.61	3.81
1973	2.51	3.71
1974	2.43	3.63
1975	2.38	3.58
1976	2.35	3.55
1977	2.31	3.56
1978	2.25	3.59
1979	2.2	3.65
1980	2.22	3.73
1981	2.19	3.8
1982	2.19	3.88
1983	2.17	3.91
1984	2.14	3.95
1985	2.13	3.97
1986	2.09	3.97
1987	2.07	3.94
1988	2.01	3.88
1989	1.94	3.8
1990	1.95	3.75
1991	2.02	3.79
1992	2.01	3.86
1993	1.96	3.92
1994	1.94	3.92
1995	1.96	3.96
1996	1.92	3.95
1997	1.89	3.95
1998	1.89	3.95
1999	1.88	3.92
2000	1.9	3.84
2001	1.86	3.75
2002	1.81	3.64
2003	1.8	3.58
2004	1.73	3.55
2005	1.69	3.55
2006	1.73	3.53
2007	1.8	3.45
2008	1.89	3.42
2009	1.98	3.43
2010	1.7	3.44
2011	1.65	3.46
2012	1.72	3.47
2013	1.73	3.39
2014	1.75	3.33
2015	1.7	3.31
2016	1.8	3.3
2017	1.8	3.3
2018	1.8	3.33
2019	1.8	3.33
2020	1.75	3.31
2021	1.75	3.28
2022	1.8	3.24
2023	1.74	3.21
2024	1.74	3.17
2025	1.73	3.14
2026	1.73	3.1
2027	1.73	3.06
2028	1.73	3.03
2029	1.72	3
2030	1.72	2.97
2031	1.72	2.94
2032	1.71	2.91
2033	1.71	2.88
2034	1.71	2.84
2035	1.7	2.82
2036	1.7	2.79
2037	1.7	2.77
2038	1.69	2.74
2039	1.69	2.72
2040	1.69	2.69
2041	1.69	2.67
2042	1.68	2.65
2043	1.68	2.63
2044	1.68	2.61
2045	1.68	2.58
2046	1.68	2.57
2047	1.67	2.54
2048	1.67	2.52
2049	1.67	2.5
2050	1.67	2.48

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	Tuvalu
1960	36.1%	41%
1961	36.3%	42.1%
1962	36.4%	43.1%
1963	36.2%	43.9%
1964	35.9%	44.1%
1965	35.5%	43.9%
1966	35.1%	43.9%
1967	34.5%	44.1%
1968	33.9%	44.3%
1969	33.3%	43.9%
1970	32.6%	43.2%
1971	32%	42.3%
1972	31.4%	41.3%
1973	30.9%	40.2%
1974	30.4%	39.4%
1975	29.9%	38.9%
1976	29.5%	38.1%
1977	29%	37%
1978	28.5%	35.5%
1979	28.1%	34.5%
1980	27.8%	34%
1981	27.5%	33.4%
1982	27.1%	32.8%
1983	26.9%	32.1%
1984	26.6%	31.6%
1985	26.4%	31.7%
1986	26.2%	32.3%
1987	26%	32.9%
1988	25.9%	33.5%
1989	25.7%	34.1%
1990	25.6%	34.5%
1991	25.4%	35%
1992	25.1%	35.4%
1993	24.7%	35.9%
1994	24.4%	36.1%
1995	24%	36.2%
1996	23.6%	36.3%
1997	23.2%	36.3%
1998	22.8%	36.3%
1999	22.4%	36.2%
2000	21.9%	36.3%
2001	21.5%	36.3%
2002	21.2%	36.3%
2003	20.9%	36%
2004	20.6%	35.5%
2005	20.4%	35%
2006	20.1%	34.5%
2007	19.9%	34%
2008	19.6%	33.5%
2009	19.4%	33.1%
2010	19.2%	32.8%
2011	19%	32.6%
2012	18.8%	32.5%
2013	18.7%	32.4%
2014	18.6%	32.1%
2015	18.6%	31.9%
2016	18.6%	31.8%
2017	18.5%	31.6%
2018	18.4%	31.6%
2019	18.4%	31.7%
2020	18.4%	31.7%
2021	18.5%	31.6%
2022	18.5%	32%
2023	18.3%	32.6%
2024	18.1%	32.9%
2025	17.9%	33%
2026	17.7%	32.9%
2027	17.5%	32.7%
2028	17.2%	32.3%
2029	17%	31.8%
2030	16.8%	31.2%
2031	16.6%	30.6%
2032	16.3%	29.9%
2033	16.2%	29.3%
2034	16%	28.7%
2035	15.8%	28.2%
2036	15.7%	27.8%
2037	15.5%	27.5%
2038	15.4%	27.1%
2039	15.3%	26.9%
2040	15.2%	26.9%
2041	15.1%	26.9%
2042	15.1%	26.9%
2043	15%	27%
2044	15%	27.1%
2045	15%	27.3%
2046	14.9%	27.4%
2047	14.9%	27.6%
2048	14.9%	27.7%
2049	14.9%	27.8%
2050	14.8%	27.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 32.9% in Tuvalu in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 34.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and Tuvalu compared.

Natural population change in Montenegro vs Tuvalu by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +1.48% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	9,144	126
1961	9,278	120
1962	9,402	113
1963	9,449	106
1964	9,227	98
1965	9,010	93
1966	8,661	91
1967	7,961	92
1968	7,497	97
1969	7,449	102
1970	7,069	102
1971	7,168	101
1972	7,252	94
1973	7,096	101
1974	6,919	102
1975	6,878	108
1976	6,845	117
1977	6,650	128
1978	6,408	141
1979	6,139	158
1980	6,383	173
1981	6,275	186
1982	6,419	198
1983	6,482	206
1984	6,337	212
1985	6,283	215
1986	6,097	219
1987	5,958	219
1988	5,529	215
1989	5,129	208
1990	5,010	204
1991	5,191	203
1992	5,015	196
1993	4,638	202
1994	4,381	195
1995	4,527	191
1996	4,155	182
1997	3,597	177
1998	3,889	172
1999	3,454	166
2000	3,751	159
2001	3,462	151
2002	2,988	141
2003	2,632	136
2004	2,146	132
2005	1,536	131
2006	1,599	129
2007	1,848	125
2008	2,530	125
2009	2,783	130
2010	1,797	136
2011	1,365	142
2012	1,554	148
2013	1,557	148
2014	1,560	149
2015	1,062	153
2016	1,125	157
2017	939	163
2018	752	169
2019	627	166
2020	-188	161
2021	-2,062	151
2022	0	150
2023	686	137

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs Tuvalu

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 170 deaths in Tuvalu.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	Tuvalu
1985	11	230
1986	11	226
1987	10	252
1988	10	300
1989	10	296
1990	10	291
1991	11	289
1992	11	312
1993	11	286
1994	11	284
1995	11	281
1996	12	277
1997	12	249
1998	12	245
1999	12	242
2000	11	237
2001	11	235
2002	10	234
2003	10	210
2004	9	209
2005	8	230
2006	8	226
2007	8	222
2008	8	219
2009	8	215
2010	7	213
2011	7	169
2012	7	168
2013	7	168
2014	7	168
2015	7	169
2016	6	170
2017	7	171
2018	7	153
2019	6	155
2020	15	206
2021	15	157
2022	13	220
2023	6	170

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 1.99% in Tuvalu. 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	Tuvalu
1960	-	17.7%
1961	-	17%
1962	-	16.3%
1963	-	15.6%
1964	-	14.9%
1965	-	14.2%
1966	-	13.6%
1967	-	12.9%
1968	-	12.3%
1969	-	11.7%
1970	-	11.1%
1971	-	10.5%
1972	-	9.93%
1973	-	9.37%
1974	-	8.81%
1975	-	8.31%
1976	-	7.84%
1977	-	7.43%
1978	-	7.08%
1979	-	6.76%
1980	-	6.49%
1981	-	6.26%
1982	-	6.06%
1983	-	5.9%
1984	2.72%	5.76%
1985	2.48%	5.66%
1986	2.25%	5.59%
1987	2.05%	5.53%
1988	1.89%	5.47%
1989	1.75%	5.42%
1990	1.65%	5.37%
1991	1.58%	5.31%
1992	1.54%	5.24%
1993	1.52%	5.15%
1994	1.51%	5.05%
1995	1.51%	4.94%
1996	1.51%	4.81%
1997	1.51%	4.67%
1998	1.49%	4.52%
1999	1.46%	4.39%
2000	1.42%	4.26%
2001	1.37%	4.16%
2002	1.3%	4.07%
2003	1.22%	3.98%
2004	1.14%	3.89%
2005	1.06%	3.8%
2006	0.97%	3.68%
2007	0.89%	3.56%
2008	0.8%	3.42%
2009	0.73%	3.28%
2010	0.66%	3.14%
2011	0.59%	3.02%
2012	0.54%	2.91%
2013	0.49%	2.8%
2014	0.45%	2.71%
2015	0.41%	2.61%
2016	0.38%	2.52%
2017	0.36%	2.43%
2018	0.33%	2.35%
2019	0.32%	2.27%
2020	0.3%	2.19%
2021	0.28%	2.12%
2022	0.27%	2.05%
2023	0.26%	1.99%