Montenegro Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Montenegro vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Montenegro	World
1960	22.7	22.5
1961	22.8	22.5
1962	22.9	22.4
1963	23.1	22.2
1964	23.2	22
1965	23.4	21.8
1966	23.5	21.7
1967	23.6	21.6
1968	23.7	21.5
1969	23.8	21.5
1970	23.9	21.4
1971	23.9	21.4
1972	24.1	21.5
1973	24.4	21.5
1974	24.7	21.6
1975	25	21.7
1976	25.3	21.9
1977	25.7	22
1978	26	22.2
1979	26.3	22.3
1980	26.5	22.5
1981	26.8	22.6
1982	27.2	22.7
1983	27.5	22.9
1984	27.9	23
1985	28.2	23.2
1986	28.6	23.3
1987	28.9	23.4
1988	29.2	23.6
1989	29.5	23.8
1990	29.7	23.9
1991	30.1	24.1
1992	30.4	24.3
1993	30.8	24.5
1994	31.2	24.7
1995	31.6	25
1996	31.9	25.2
1997	32.3	25.4
1998	32.7	25.7
1999	33	25.9
2000	33.3	26.1
2001	33.6	26.3
2002	33.9	26.5
2003	34.2	26.7
2004	34.4	27
2005	34.7	27.2
2006	35	27.4
2007	35.4	27.6
2008	35.7	27.8
2009	36	28
2010	36.3	28.2
2011	36.6	28.4
2012	36.9	28.6
2013	37.1	28.9
2014	37.5	29.1
2015	37.8	29.3
2016	38.2	29.5
2017	38.6	29.8
2018	39	30
2019	39.4	30.3
2020	39.7	30.6
2021	39.9	30.8
2022	40.1	31
2023	40.3	31.3
2024	40.6	31.6
2025	41	31.9
2026	41.4	32.1
2027	41.7	32.3
2028	42.1	32.6
2029	42.4	32.8
2030	42.6	33
2031	42.9	33.2
2032	43.1	33.4
2033	43.3	33.6
2034	43.5	33.8
2035	43.7	34
2036	43.9	34.2
2037	44.1	34.4
2038	44.3	34.6
2039	44.5	34.8
2040	44.7	35
2041	44.9	35.2
2042	45	35.4
2043	45.2	35.6
2044	45.3	35.8
2045	45.4	36
2046	45.5	36.2
2047	45.7	36.4
2048	45.8	36.6
2049	46	36.8
2050	46.1	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Montenegro was 22.7 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 40.6 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 60th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Montenegro ranks 45th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Montenegro is expected to increase to around 46.1 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Montenegro demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Montenegro
	Male	Female
0-4	2.97%	2.77%
5-9	3.15%	2.91%
10-14	3.28%	3.06%
15-19	3.17%	3.01%
20-24	3.13%	3.05%
25-29	3.08%	3%
30-34	3.06%	2.99%
35-39	3.32%	3.28%
40-44	3.49%	3.59%
45-49	3.24%	3.53%
50-54	3.01%	3.36%
55-59	3.01%	3.31%
60-64	2.98%	3.43%
65-69	2.79%	3.23%
70-74	2.16%	2.81%
75-79	1.15%	1.84%
80+	1.14%	2.7%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Montenegro has low demographic potential with 42.6% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 149/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Montenegro			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	74.4%	63%	11.4%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	74.9%	63.5%	11.3%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	74.9%	63.6%	11.3%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	74.4%	63.2%	11.2%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	73.6%	62.4%	11.2%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	72.6%	61.3%	11.3%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	71.6%	60.2%	11.5%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	70.4%	58.9%	11.6%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	68.8%	57.3%	11.6%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	67.1%	55.6%	11.5%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	65.5%	54%	11.6%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	64.2%	52.5%	11.6%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	62.9%	51.2%	11.7%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	61.7%	50%	11.7%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	60.6%	48.8%	11.7%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	59.8%	47.8%	12%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	59.1%	46.9%	12.2%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	58.4%	46%	12.5%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	57.5%	45%	12.5%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	56.5%	44%	12.5%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	55.5%	43.2%	12.3%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	54.4%	42.4%	12%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	53.3%	41.6%	11.7%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	52.4%	40.9%	11.4%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	51.6%	40.4%	11.2%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	51.1%	39.9%	11.2%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	50.8%	39.5%	11.2%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	50.5%	39.2%	11.4%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	50.4%	38.9%	11.5%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	50.4%	38.7%	11.7%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	50.5%	38.5%	12%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	50.6%	38.2%	12.4%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	50.6%	37.7%	12.9%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	50.6%	37.2%	13.3%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	50.5%	36.7%	13.8%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	50.4%	36.1%	14.3%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	50.2%	35.5%	14.7%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	50%	34.9%	15.2%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	49.7%	34.1%	15.6%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	49.5%	33.4%	16.1%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	49.3%	32.8%	16.6%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	49.2%	32.2%	17.1%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	49.2%	31.6%	17.6%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	49.4%	31.2%	18.2%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	49.6%	30.8%	18.8%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	49.8%	30.5%	19.3%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	49.8%	30.1%	19.6%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	49.5%	29.7%	19.8%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	49.1%	29.3%	19.9%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	48.8%	28.9%	19.9%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	48.2%	28.5%	19.7%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	47.8%	28.1%	19.7%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	47.7%	27.8%	19.9%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	47.9%	27.7%	20.3%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	48.5%	27.7%	20.8%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	49.3%	27.8%	21.5%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.1%	27.8%	22.3%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	50.9%	27.9%	23%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.8%	28%	23.9%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.9%	28.2%	24.8%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	54%	28.4%	25.6%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54.8%	28.6%	26.2%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	55.3%	28.7%	26.6%	54%	39%	15%
2023	55.8%	28.6%	27.2%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	56.1%	28.3%	27.8%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Montenegro increased from 49.6% to 56.1% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Montenegro working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Montenegro	World
1960	57.3%	57.6%
1961	57.2%	57.5%
1962	57.2%	57.4%
1963	57.3%	57.2%
1964	57.6%	57%
1965	57.9%	56.9%
1966	58.3%	56.8%
1967	58.7%	56.9%
1968	59.2%	56.9%
1969	59.8%	56.9%
1970	60.4%	57%
1971	60.9%	57.1%
1972	61.4%	57.2%
1973	61.9%	57.3%
1974	62.3%	57.3%
1975	62.6%	57.4%
1976	62.8%	57.5%
1977	63.1%	57.7%
1978	63.5%	58%
1979	63.9%	58.4%
1980	64.3%	58.7%
1981	64.8%	59%
1982	65.2%	59.3%
1983	65.6%	59.6%
1984	66%	59.9%
1985	66.2%	60.1%
1986	66.3%	60.4%
1987	66.4%	60.5%
1988	66.5%	60.7%
1989	66.5%	60.8%
1990	66.4%	60.9%
1991	66.4%	61%
1992	66.4%	61.1%
1993	66.4%	61.2%
1994	66.4%	61.3%
1995	66.5%	61.5%
1996	66.6%	61.7%
1997	66.7%	61.9%
1998	66.8%	62.2%
1999	66.9%	62.5%
2000	67%	62.8%
2001	67%	63.1%
2002	67%	63.4%
2003	66.9%	63.7%
2004	66.8%	64%
2005	66.8%	64.3%
2006	66.8%	64.5%
2007	66.9%	64.7%
2008	67.1%	64.9%
2009	67.2%	65%
2010	67.5%	65.1%
2011	67.7%	65.2%
2012	67.7%	65.2%
2013	67.6%	65.2%
2014	67.3%	65.2%
2015	67%	65.1%
2016	66.6%	65.1%
2017	66.3%	65%
2018	65.9%	64.9%
2019	65.4%	64.9%
2020	64.9%	64.8%
2021	64.6%	64.9%
2022	64.4%	64.9%
2023	64.2%	65%
2024	64%	65.1%
2025	63.8%	65.2%
2026	63.6%	65.3%
2027	63.4%	65.4%
2028	63.2%	65.4%
2029	63.1%	65.4%
2030	62.9%	65.4%
2031	62.8%	65.4%
2032	62.7%	65.4%
2033	62.6%	65.4%
2034	62.5%	65.3%
2035	62.5%	65.2%
2036	62.4%	65%
2037	62.2%	64.9%
2038	62.1%	64.7%
2039	61.9%	64.6%
2040	61.7%	64.5%
2041	61.5%	64.4%
2042	61.2%	64.3%
2043	60.9%	64.2%
2044	60.6%	64.1%
2045	60.3%	63.9%
2046	59.9%	63.8%
2047	59.6%	63.7%
2048	59.2%	63.6%
2049	58.8%	63.4%
2050	58.5%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Montenegro changed from 66.8% to 64% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Montenegro	World
1960	36.1%	37.4%
1961	36.3%	37.5%
1962	36.4%	37.6%
1963	36.2%	37.8%
1964	35.9%	38%
1965	35.5%	38%
1966	35.1%	38%
1967	34.5%	38%
1968	33.9%	37.9%
1969	33.3%	37.8%
1970	32.6%	37.7%
1971	32%	37.6%
1972	31.4%	37.5%
1973	30.9%	37.3%
1974	30.4%	37.2%
1975	29.9%	37.1%
1976	29.5%	36.9%
1977	29%	36.7%
1978	28.5%	36.3%
1979	28.1%	35.9%
1980	27.8%	35.5%
1981	27.5%	35.2%
1982	27.1%	34.9%
1983	26.9%	34.6%
1984	26.6%	34.3%
1985	26.4%	34%
1986	26.2%	33.8%
1987	26%	33.6%
1988	25.9%	33.4%
1989	25.7%	33.2%
1990	25.6%	33%
1991	25.4%	32.9%
1992	25.1%	32.7%
1993	24.7%	32.5%
1994	24.4%	32.3%
1995	24%	32.1%
1996	23.6%	31.8%
1997	23.2%	31.5%
1998	22.8%	31.1%
1999	22.4%	30.8%
2000	21.9%	30.4%
2001	21.5%	30%
2002	21.2%	29.6%
2003	20.9%	29.2%
2004	20.6%	28.8%
2005	20.4%	28.5%
2006	20.1%	28.1%
2007	19.9%	27.9%
2008	19.6%	27.6%
2009	19.4%	27.5%
2010	19.2%	27.3%
2011	19%	27.1%
2012	18.8%	27%
2013	18.7%	26.9%
2014	18.6%	26.8%
2015	18.6%	26.6%
2016	18.6%	26.5%
2017	18.5%	26.4%
2018	18.4%	26.2%
2019	18.4%	26%
2020	18.4%	25.8%
2021	18.5%	25.6%
2022	18.5%	25.3%
2023	18.3%	25%
2024	18.1%	24.7%
2025	17.9%	24.4%
2026	17.7%	24.1%
2027	17.5%	23.8%
2028	17.2%	23.4%
2029	17%	23.1%
2030	16.8%	22.8%
2031	16.6%	22.6%
2032	16.3%	22.3%
2033	16.2%	22.1%
2034	16%	21.9%
2035	15.8%	21.7%
2036	15.7%	21.6%
2037	15.5%	21.5%
2038	15.4%	21.4%
2039	15.3%	21.3%
2040	15.2%	21.2%
2041	15.1%	21.1%
2042	15.1%	21%
2043	15%	21%
2044	15%	20.9%
2045	15%	20.8%
2046	14.9%	20.7%
2047	14.9%	20.7%
2048	14.9%	20.6%
2049	14.9%	20.5%
2050	14.8%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Montenegro decreased from 20.6% to 18.1% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Montenegro	World
1960	6.52%	4.97%
1961	6.48%	4.99%
1962	6.46%	5.01%
1963	6.45%	5.02%
1964	6.46%	5.04%
1965	6.55%	5.08%
1966	6.68%	5.12%
1967	6.79%	5.16%
1968	6.84%	5.2%
1969	6.9%	5.24%
1970	6.99%	5.28%
1971	7.09%	5.32%
1972	7.17%	5.37%
1973	7.22%	5.42%
1974	7.32%	5.47%
1975	7.48%	5.53%
1976	7.68%	5.59%
1977	7.86%	5.65%
1978	7.97%	5.71%
1979	7.98%	5.77%
1980	7.91%	5.81%
1981	7.79%	5.81%
1982	7.64%	5.8%
1983	7.5%	5.79%
1984	7.41%	5.8%
1985	7.41%	5.82%
1986	7.46%	5.86%
1987	7.54%	5.91%
1988	7.65%	5.95%
1989	7.8%	6.01%
1990	8%	6.07%
1991	8.25%	6.14%
1992	8.55%	6.21%
1993	8.87%	6.29%
1994	9.19%	6.37%
1995	9.51%	6.45%
1996	9.81%	6.53%
1997	10.1%	6.61%
1998	10.4%	6.68%
1999	10.7%	6.76%
2000	11.1%	6.84%
2001	11.4%	6.92%
2002	11.8%	7.01%
2003	12.2%	7.1%
2004	12.6%	7.18%
2005	12.9%	7.26%
2006	13.1%	7.34%
2007	13.3%	7.41%
2008	13.3%	7.47%
2009	13.4%	7.52%
2010	13.3%	7.58%
2011	13.3%	7.66%
2012	13.5%	7.78%
2013	13.7%	7.92%
2014	14%	8.08%
2015	14.4%	8.26%
2016	14.8%	8.45%
2017	15.2%	8.65%
2018	15.7%	8.88%
2019	16.2%	9.1%
2020	16.6%	9.33%
2021	16.9%	9.53%
2022	17.1%	9.74%
2023	17.5%	9.98%
2024	17.8%	10.2%
2025	18.3%	10.4%
2026	18.8%	10.6%
2027	19.2%	10.8%
2028	19.6%	11.1%
2029	19.9%	11.5%
2030	20.3%	11.7%
2031	20.6%	12%
2032	20.9%	12.3%
2033	21.2%	12.6%
2034	21.5%	12.8%
2035	21.7%	13.1%
2036	22%	13.4%
2037	22.3%	13.7%
2038	22.5%	13.9%
2039	22.8%	14.1%
2040	23.1%	14.3%
2041	23.4%	14.5%
2042	23.7%	14.7%
2043	24.1%	14.9%
2044	24.4%	15%
2045	24.8%	15.2%
2046	25.1%	15.4%
2047	25.5%	15.7%
2048	25.9%	15.9%
2049	26.3%	16.1%
2050	26.6%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Montenegro increased from 12.6% to 17.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.