Fertility & birth rates in Montenegro and United States

Fertility rate in Montenegro vs United States by year

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Montenegro

United States

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Year	Fertility rate
	Montenegro	United States
2023	1.74	1.62
2022	1.8	1.66
2021	1.75	1.66
2020	1.75	1.64
2019	1.8	1.71
2018	1.8	1.73
2017	1.8	1.77
2016	1.8	1.82
2015	1.7	1.84
2014	1.75	1.86
2013	1.73	1.86
2012	1.72	1.88
2011	1.65	1.89
2010	1.7	1.93
2009	1.98	2
2008	1.89	2.07
2007	1.8	2.12
2006	1.73	2.11
2005	1.69	2.06
2004	1.73	2.05
2003	1.8	2.05
2002	1.81	2.02
2001	1.86	2.03
2000	1.9	2.06
1999	1.88	2.01
1998	1.89	2
1997	1.89	1.97
1996	1.92	1.98
1995	1.96	1.98
1994	1.94	2
1993	1.96	2.02
1992	2.01	2.05
1991	2.02	2.06
1990	1.95	2.08
1989	1.94	2.01
1988	2.01	1.93
1987	2.07	1.87
1986	2.09	1.84
1985	2.13	1.84
1984	2.14	1.81
1983	2.17	1.8
1982	2.19	1.83
1981	2.19	1.81
1980	2.22	1.84
1979	2.2	1.81
1978	2.25	1.76
1977	2.31	1.79
1976	2.35	1.74
1975	2.38	1.77
1974	2.43	1.84
1973	2.51	1.88
1972	2.61	2.01
1971	2.67	2.27
1970	2.69	2.48
1969	2.79	2.46
1968	2.8	2.46
1967	2.91	2.56
1966	3.09	2.72
1965	3.19	2.91
1964	3.28	3.19
1963	3.38	3.32
1962	3.44	3.46
1961	3.49	3.62
1960	3.53	3.65

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Montenegro was 1.74 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.62 in the United States in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Montenegro vs the United States population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Montenegro

United States

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Year	Natural population change
	Montenegro	United States
2023	686	502,372
2022	0	399,926
2021	-2,062	199,137
2020	-188	208,862
2019	627	887,476
2018	752	955,022
2017	939	1,028,037
2016	1,125	1,197,627
2015	1,062	1,270,126
2014	1,560	1,357,281
2013	1,557	1,322,711
2012	1,554	1,411,822
2011	1,365	1,441,697
2010	1,797	1,548,182
2009	2,783	1,717,920
2008	2,530	1,794,154
2007	1,848	1,897,757
2006	1,599	1,849,955
2005	1,536	1,684,445
2004	2,146	1,698,271
2003	2,632	1,653,615
2002	2,988	1,581,938
2001	3,462	1,595,826
2000	3,751	1,664,758
1999	3,454	1,564,050
1998	3,889	1,573,857
1997	3,597	1,501,014
1996	4,155	1,510,137
1995	4,527	1,546,031
1994	4,381	1,633,302
1993	4,638	1,717,685
1992	5,015	1,875,328
1991	5,191	1,926,543
1990	5,010	2,026,068
1989	5,129	1,875,826
1988	5,529	1,735,943
1987	5,958	1,720,252
1986	6,097	1,656,917
1985	6,283	1,689,258
1984	6,337	1,627,192
1983	6,482	1,636,544
1982	6,419	1,714,317
1981	6,275	1,652,153
1980	6,383	1,608,450
1979	6,139	1,597,894
1978	6,408	1,402,283
1977	6,650	1,431,556
1976	6,845	1,264,604
1975	6,878	1,252,644
1974	6,919	1,218,968
1973	7,096	1,165,499
1972	7,252	1,301,355
1971	7,168	1,640,519
1970	7,069	1,824,965
1969	7,449	1,702,487
1968	7,497	1,565,507
1967	7,961	1,669,181
1966	8,661	1,749,387
1965	9,010	1,943,030
1964	9,227	2,245,099
1963	9,449	2,289,826
1962	9,402	2,406,337
1961	9,278	2,571,681
1960	9,144	2,565,530

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.11% in Montenegro and +0.15% in the United States.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.07% in Montenegro and +0.25% in the United States.

Birth rate in Montenegro vs United States by year

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Montenegro

United States

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Montenegro	United States
2023	11.2	10.7
2022	11.3	11
2021	11.3	11
2020	11.3	10.9
2019	11.5	11.4
2018	11.6	11.6
2017	11.9	11.8
2016	12.1	12.2
2015	11.8	12.4
2014	12.1	12.5
2013	12	12.4
2012	12	12.6
2011	11.6	12.7
2010	12	13
2009	14	13.5
2008	13.4	14
2007	12.7	14.3
2006	12.3	14.3
2005	12	14
2004	12.8	14
2003	13.6	14.1
2002	13.9	14
2001	14.6	14.1
2000	15.2	14.4
1999	14.6	14.2
1998	15.1	14.3
1997	14.4	14.2
1996	15	14.4
1995	15.4	14.6
1994	15	15
1993	15.2	15.4
1992	15.8	15.8
1991	15.9	16.2
1990	15.5	16.7
1989	15.7	16.4
1988	16.4	16
1987	17.2	15.7
1986	17.5	15.6
1985	17.9	15.8
1984	18.1	15.6
1983	18.3	15.6
1982	18.3	15.9
1981	18.2	15.8
1980	18.3	15.9
1979	18.2	15.6
1978	18.6	15
1977	19.1	15.1
1976	19.4	14.6
1975	19.5	14.6
1974	19.8	14.8
1973	20.3	14.8
1972	20.9	15.6
1971	21.1	17.2
1970	21.1	18.4
1969	21.9	17.9
1968	21.9	17.6
1967	22.9	17.8
1966	24.4	18.4
1965	25.4	19.4
1964	26.3	21.1
1963	27.3	21.7
1962	27.9	22.4
1961	28.2	23.3
1960	28.6	23.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 11.2 in Montenegro and 10.7 in the United States, compared with 28.6 and 23.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Montenegro

Factual

UN forecast

United States

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Montenegro	United States
2100	11.9%	14.4%
2099	11.9%	14.4%
2098	12%	14.4%
2097	12%	14.4%
2096	12.1%	14.4%
2095	12.2%	14.5%
2094	12.2%	14.5%
2093	12.3%	14.5%
2092	12.4%	14.5%
2091	12.4%	14.6%
2090	12.5%	14.6%
2089	12.6%	14.7%
2088	12.6%	14.7%
2087	12.7%	14.7%
2086	12.8%	14.8%
2085	12.8%	14.8%
2084	12.8%	14.8%
2083	12.9%	14.9%
2082	12.9%	14.9%
2081	12.9%	14.9%
2080	12.9%	14.9%
2079	12.9%	14.9%
2078	12.9%	14.9%
2077	12.9%	14.9%
2076	13%	14.9%
2075	13%	14.9%
2074	13%	14.9%
2073	13%	14.9%
2072	13%	14.9%
2071	13.1%	14.9%
2070	13.1%	14.9%
2069	13.2%	14.9%
2068	13.2%	14.9%
2067	13.3%	14.9%
2066	13.4%	14.9%
2065	13.5%	15%
2064	13.6%	15%
2063	13.7%	15%
2062	13.8%	15.1%
2061	13.9%	15.1%
2060	14%	15.2%
2059	14.2%	15.3%
2058	14.3%	15.4%
2057	14.4%	15.5%
2056	14.5%	15.5%
2055	14.6%	15.6%
2054	14.6%	15.7%
2053	14.7%	15.8%
2052	14.8%	15.8%
2051	14.8%	15.9%
2050	14.8%	15.9%
2049	14.9%	16%
2048	14.9%	16%
2047	14.9%	16%
2046	15%	16%
2045	15%	16%
2044	15%	16%
2043	15.1%	16%
2042	15.1%	16%
2041	15.2%	15.9%
2040	15.2%	15.9%
2039	15.3%	15.9%
2038	15.4%	15.9%
2037	15.6%	15.9%
2036	15.7%	15.9%
2035	15.9%	15.9%
2034	16.1%	15.9%
2033	16.2%	16%
2032	16.4%	16.1%
2031	16.7%	16.2%
2030	16.9%	16.3%
2029	17.1%	16.5%
2028	17.3%	16.6%
2027	17.6%	16.8%
2026	17.7%	17%
2025	18%	17.2%
2024	18.1%	17.3%
2023	18.3%	17.6%
2022	18.5%	17.9%
2021	18.5%	18.1%
2020	18.4%	18.4%
2019	18.4%	18.6%
2018	18.4%	18.8%
2017	18.5%	18.9%
2016	18.6%	19.1%
2015	18.6%	19.2%
2014	18.6%	19.3%
2013	18.7%	19.4%
2012	18.8%	19.5%
2011	19%	19.6%
2010	19.2%	19.7%
2009	19.4%	19.8%
2008	19.6%	19.9%
2007	19.9%	20%
2006	20.1%	20.2%
2005	20.4%	20.3%
2004	20.6%	20.5%
2003	20.9%	20.7%
2002	21.2%	20.9%
2001	21.5%	21%
2000	21.9%	21.2%
1999	22.4%	21.3%
1998	22.8%	21.4%
1997	23.2%	21.5%
1996	23.6%	21.7%
1995	24%	21.8%
1994	24.4%	21.9%
1993	24.7%	21.9%
1992	25.1%	21.8%
1991	25.4%	21.7%
1990	25.6%	21.6%
1989	25.7%	21.5%
1988	25.9%	21.3%
1987	26%	21.3%
1986	26.2%	21.3%
1985	26.4%	21.5%
1984	26.6%	21.7%
1983	26.9%	21.8%
1982	27.1%	22%
1981	27.5%	22.1%
1980	27.8%	22.4%
1979	28.1%	22.8%
1978	28.5%	23.2%
1977	29%	23.8%
1976	29.5%	24.4%
1975	29.9%	25.2%
1974	30.4%	25.9%
1973	30.9%	26.6%
1972	31.4%	27.4%
1971	32%	28%
1970	32.6%	28.6%
1969	33.3%	29%
1968	33.9%	29.5%
1967	34.5%	30%
1966	35.1%	30.4%
1965	35.5%	30.7%
1964	35.9%	30.9%
1963	36.2%	31.1%
1962	36.4%	31.3%
1961	36.3%	31.4%
1960	36.1%	31.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 18.1% of the population in Montenegro and 17.3% in the United States in 2024, compared to 25.6% and 21.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Montenegro and the United States compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Montenegro vs United States

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Montenegro

United States

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Montenegro	United States
2023	6	17
2022	13	20
2021	15	31
2020	15	22
2019	6	18
2018	7	18
2017	7	18
2016	6	18
2015	7	17
2014	7	17
2013	7	16
2012	7	16
2011	7	15
2010	7	15
2009	8	15
2008	8	14
2007	8	13
2006	8	13
2005	8	13
2004	9	13
2003	10	13
2002	10	13
2001	11	13
2000	11	12
1999	12	12
1998	12	11
1997	12	11
1996	12	11
1995	11	12
1994	11	11
1993	11	12
1992	11	11
1991	11	12
1990	10	12
1989	10	12
1988	10	12
1987	10	11
1986	11	11
1985	11	11

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 17 deaths in the United States.

U.S. figures are less comparable to other countries, because reporting changes between 2003 and 2018 doubled the number of maternal deaths captured in official records without an actual doubling in mortality, and coding was revised again in 2018.

Under-five mortality rates

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Montenegro

United States

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Montenegro	United States
2023	0.26%	0.65%
2022	0.27%	0.65%
2021	0.28%	0.65%
2020	0.3%	0.65%
2019	0.32%	0.65%
2018	0.33%	0.65%
2017	0.36%	0.66%
2016	0.38%	0.67%
2015	0.41%	0.68%
2014	0.45%	0.68%
2013	0.49%	0.69%
2012	0.54%	0.7%
2011	0.59%	0.72%
2010	0.66%	0.73%
2009	0.73%	0.75%
2008	0.8%	0.76%
2007	0.89%	0.77%
2006	0.97%	0.79%
2005	1.06%	0.8%
2004	1.14%	0.81%
2003	1.22%	0.81%
2002	1.3%	0.82%
2001	1.37%	0.83%
2000	1.42%	0.84%
1999	1.46%	0.86%
1998	1.49%	0.87%
1997	1.51%	0.89%
1996	1.51%	0.92%
1995	1.51%	0.95%
1994	1.51%	0.98%
1993	1.52%	1.01%
1992	1.54%	1.05%
1991	1.58%	1.09%
1990	1.65%	1.12%
1989	1.75%	1.16%
1988	1.89%	1.19%
1987	2.05%	1.21%
1986	2.25%	1.24%
1985	2.48%	1.27%
1984	2.72%	1.3%
1983	-	1.34%
1982	-	1.39%
1981	-	1.44%
1980	-	1.5%
1979	-	1.56%
1978	-	1.63%
1977	-	1.71%
1976	-	1.79%
1975	-	1.88%
1974	-	1.97%
1973	-	2.06%
1972	-	2.15%
1971	-	2.24%
1970	-	2.32%
1969	-	2.41%
1968	-	2.49%
1967	-	2.57%
1966	-	2.64%
1965	-	2.71%
1964	-	2.77%
1963	-	2.83%
1962	-	2.89%
1961	-	2.95%
1960	-	3.01%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.26% in Montenegro and 0.65% in the United States. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.