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Montenegro vs North Macedonia statistics compared

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Montenegro has a population of 624K (ranked 166/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Montenegro's land area is 5,193 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 156th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Montenegro ranks 156/197 ($8.07B) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Montenegro ranks 78/197 ($12,935), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Montenegro North Macedonia
Population
618209
1783115
Population rank 166/197 150/197
GDP
$8.07B
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 156/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$12,935
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 78/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,380
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$5.05B
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
60.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$8,103
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 65/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$12,008
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
5,193 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
120.1 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.74
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
40.6 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Montenegro and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Montenegro and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Montenegro North Macedonia
1990 - $4,699,646,643
1991 - $4,938,775,510
1992 - $2,436,849,342
1993 - $2,682,456,897
1994 - $3,559,608,640
1995 - $4,707,041,315
1996 - $4,642,021,256
1997 $838,288,806 $3,912,986,091
1998 $854,261,161 $3,765,745,023
1999 $828,950,327 $3,863,619,285
2000 $984,293,044 $3,772,859,034
2001 $1,159,869,246 $3,709,636,031
2002 $1,284,685,051 $4,018,365,747
2003 $1,707,710,053 $4,946,296,599
2004 $2,073,234,418 $5,682,784,472
2005 $2,257,174,481 $6,258,602,873
2006 $2,721,903,149 $6,861,226,972
2007 $3,680,711,744 $8,336,474,974
2008 $4,545,674,528 $9,909,552,435
2009 $4,159,330,370 $9,401,736,825
2010 $4,142,983,843 $9,407,170,321
2011 $4,544,428,421 $10,494,626,768
2012 $4,087,526,242 $9,745,261,301
2013 $4,465,772,400 $10,817,702,346
2014 $4,593,853,291 $11,362,265,253
2015 $4,054,730,078 $10,064,519,963
2016 $4,376,930,578 $10,672,467,073
2017 $4,856,599,481 $11,307,067,070
2018 $5,506,942,238 $12,683,068,114
2019 $5,542,054,181 $12,606,338,449
2020 $4,769,996,866 $12,361,036,914
2021 $5,861,427,505 $14,000,283,827
2022 $6,229,801,581 $13,932,436,550
2023 $7,530,593,375 $15,763,604,288
2024 $8,069,536,126 $16,685,236,492

Montenegro and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Montenegro North Macedonia
1990 - $2,277
1991 - $2,402
1992 - $1,199
1993 - $1,337
1994 - $1,786
1995 - $2,355
1996 - $2,307
1997 $1,375 $1,960
1998 $1,406 $1,876
1999 $1,368 $1,915
2000 $1,627 $1,862
2001 $1,910 $1,823
2002 $2,107 $1,989
2003 $2,789 $2,445
2004 $3,380 $2,819
2005 $3,675 $3,121
2006 $4,426 $3,440
2007 $5,976 $4,204
2008 $7,368 $5,026
2009 $6,727 $4,800
2010 $6,688 $4,833
2011 $7,326 $5,417
2012 $6,578 $5,050
2013 $7,173 $5,626
2014 $7,365 $5,925
2015 $6,491 $5,263
2016 $6,999 $5,598
2017 $7,758 $5,955
2018 $8,791 $6,714
2019 $8,842 $6,719
2020 $7,613 $6,660
2021 $9,377 $7,621
2022 $9,990 $7,606
2023 $12,077 $8,624
2024 $12,935 $9,310

Montenegro vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Montenegro North Macedonia
1950 58 50.6
1951 58.5 48.5
1952 59.1 52.5
1953 59.7 53.2
1954 60.8 55.7
1955 60.9 55.4
1956 62 58.5
1957 63 55.7
1958 63.8 60.3
1959 64.7 59.5
1960 65.7 60.5
1961 66.1 61.8
1962 66.4 59.3
1963 66.8 61.4
1964 67.4 61.5
1965 68.1 62.6
1966 68.6 63.5
1967 69.3 63.8
1968 69.8 64.6
1969 70.2 64
1970 70.4 65
1971 70.8 65.2
1972 71.2 65.6
1973 71.6 67.1
1974 71.6 67.1
1975 71.9 67.3
1976 72.1 67.9
1977 71.8 68.2
1978 71.9 69.1
1979 71.5 69.2
1980 72.2 69.1
1981 72.1 69.4
1982 72.3 69.8
1983 72.3 69.7
1984 72.3 70.2
1985 72.4 70.2
1986 72.8 70.3
1987 73.2 70.4
1988 73.4 70.5
1989 73.8 71.1
1990 73.9 71.3
1991 74 71.8
1992 73.8 71.3
1993 73.9 71.7
1994 73.8 71.5
1995 73.7 72
1996 73.6 71.9
1997 73.5 71.9
1998 73.4 71.8
1999 73.3 72.3
2000 73.6 72.6
2001 73.7 73
2002 74.1 72.7
2003 74.2 73
2004 74.4 73.4
2005 74.4 73.6
2006 74.7 73.8
2007 74.7 73.7
2008 75 74.4
2009 75.4 74.5
2010 75.7 75
2011 76 75.1
2012 76.2 75
2013 76.4 75.6
2014 76.5 75.6
2015 76.6 75.6
2016 76.6 75.6
2017 76.6 76.2
2018 76.9 76.9
2019 76.6 76.8
2020 75.9 74.5
2021 73.8 73.3
2022 75.9 76.6
2023 77.1 77.4
2024 77.3 77.5
2025 77.4 77.7

Montenegro and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year Population
Montenegro North Macedonia
1960 480,579 1,435,059
1961 491,140 1,455,171
1962 502,558 1,471,745
1963 513,409 1,488,737
1964 521,753 1,510,900
1965 526,327 1,533,466
1966 526,419 1,557,349
1967 522,796 1,582,492
1968 517,481 1,608,930
1969 513,340 1,636,345
1970 512,407 1,664,208
1971 515,449 1,691,216
1972 521,785 1,717,395
1973 530,220 1,743,816
1974 538,902 1,770,545
1975 546,487 1,797,972
1976 552,562 1,825,830
1977 557,576 1,853,138
1978 562,065 1,879,847
1979 566,888 1,906,523
1980 572,608 1,933,038
1981 579,445 1,959,065
1982 587,001 1,978,956
1983 594,506 1,991,901
1984 600,884 2,003,399
1985 605,398 2,014,331
1986 607,711 2,024,732
1987 608,144 2,035,157
1988 607,413 2,045,737
1989 606,571 2,055,649
1990 606,372 2,063,689
1991 607,105 2,055,994
1992 608,516 2,032,523
1993 610,170 2,006,854
1994 611,389 1,992,666
1995 611,712 1,998,534
1996 611,003 2,012,553
1997 609,520 1,996,869
1998 607,662 2,007,523
1999 606,001 2,017,142
2000 604,950 2,026,350
2001 607,389 2,034,882
2002 609,828 2,020,157
2003 612,267 2,022,725
2004 613,353 2,016,186
2005 614,261 2,005,330
2006 615,025 1,994,287
2007 615,875 1,982,933
2008 616,969 1,971,493
2009 618,294 1,958,782
2010 619,428 1,946,298
2011 620,345 1,937,398
2012 621,418 1,929,821
2013 622,587 1,922,716
2014 623,744 1,917,557
2015 624,651 1,912,430
2016 625,353 1,906,313
2017 625,982 1,898,657
2018 626,438 1,889,051
2019 626,753 1,876,262
2020 626,590 1,856,124
2021 625,053 1,837,114
2022 623,591 1,831,712
2023 623,529 1,827,816
2024 623,831 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Montenegro and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Montenegro North Macedonia
1960 3.53 3.83
1961 3.49 3.62
1962 3.44 3.5
1963 3.38 3.62
1964 3.28 3.56
1965 3.19 3.52
1966 3.09 3.43
1967 2.91 3.33
1968 2.8 3.22
1969 2.79 3.1
1970 2.69 3.01
1971 2.67 2.93
1972 2.61 2.87
1973 2.51 2.72
1974 2.43 2.7
1975 2.38 2.69
1976 2.35 2.62
1977 2.31 2.49
1978 2.25 2.42
1979 2.2 2.4
1980 2.22 2.36
1981 2.19 2.29
1982 2.19 2.29
1983 2.17 2.25
1984 2.14 2.24
1985 2.13 2.25
1986 2.09 2.25
1987 2.07 2.32
1988 2.01 2.32
1989 1.94 2.25
1990 1.95 2.27
1991 2.02 2.31
1992 2.01 2.28
1993 1.96 2.26
1994 1.94 2.23
1995 1.96 2.13
1996 1.92 2.06
1997 1.89 1.92
1998 1.89 1.89
1999 1.88 1.77
2000 1.9 1.86
2001 1.86 1.73
2002 1.81 1.79
2003 1.8 1.75
2004 1.73 1.52
2005 1.69 1.5
2006 1.73 1.46
2007 1.8 1.46
2008 1.89 1.47
2009 1.98 1.5
2010 1.7 1.6
2011 1.65 1.46
2012 1.72 1.5
2013 1.73 1.5
2014 1.75 1.5
2015 1.7 1.49
2016 1.8 1.5
2017 1.8 1.43
2018 1.8 1.42
2019 1.8 1.34
2020 1.75 1.31
2021 1.75 1.6
2022 1.8 1.6
2023 1.74 1.5

Montenegro and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Montenegro

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Montenegro North Macedonia
1960 22.7 21.8
1961 22.8 21.8
1962 22.9 21.9
1963 23.1 21.9
1964 23.2 21.9
1965 23.4 21.9
1966 23.5 22
1967 23.6 22.2
1968 23.7 22.4
1969 23.8 22.6
1970 23.9 22.8
1971 23.9 23.1
1972 24.1 23.3
1973 24.4 23.6
1974 24.7 23.9
1975 25 24.2
1976 25.3 24.5
1977 25.7 24.8
1978 26 25.2
1979 26.3 25.5
1980 26.5 25.9
1981 26.8 26.2
1982 27.2 26.5
1983 27.5 26.8
1984 27.9 27.2
1985 28.2 27.5
1986 28.6 27.8
1987 28.9 28
1988 29.2 28.3
1989 29.5 28.6
1990 29.7 28.9
1991 30.1 29.2
1992 30.4 29.6
1993 30.8 29.9
1994 31.2 30.3
1995 31.6 30.5
1996 31.9 30.8
1997 32.3 31
1998 32.7 31.2
1999 33 31.5
2000 33.3 31.9
2001 33.6 32.2
2002 33.9 32.6
2003 34.2 32.8
2004 34.4 33.2
2005 34.7 33.5
2006 35 33.9
2007 35.4 34.3
2008 35.7 34.7
2009 36 35.1
2010 36.3 35.5
2011 36.6 36
2012 36.9 36.4
2013 37.1 36.9
2014 37.5 37.3
2015 37.8 37.8
2016 38.2 38.3
2017 38.6 38.8
2018 39 39.4
2019 39.4 39.9
2020 39.7 40.3
2021 39.9 40.7
2022 40.1 40.9
2023 40.3 41.3
2024 40.6 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Montenegro North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$7.5B
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.63%
2023
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.38%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
13.1%
2023
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP
62.1%
2024
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
11.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
63.8
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2021
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2021
1.9%
2019
Listed domestic companies
112
2012
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.79B
2012
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.74B
2024
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$855M
2024
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2020
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
14.4%
2020
3.52%
2020
Banked people share
75.4%
2024
84.3%
2024

Energy

Montenegro North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,722 kg
2023
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.8
2023
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
72.2%
2022
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
39.6%
2021
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
20.6%
2023
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share
24.4%
2023
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
4,564 kWh
2023
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
61.8%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
53.1%
2023
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Montenegro North Macedonia
% of world population
0.008%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-1,686
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.01 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.58 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
64.3
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
46
2024
40
2024
Higher education index
60
2025
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.79
2023
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2021
97.6%
2012
English speaking
26%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
88.9%
2024
87.2%
2023

Health

Montenegro North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,107
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$407
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
77.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.75
2022
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
26.3 years
2010
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
6
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
18.7%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.7%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
48
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
32%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2019
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Montenegro North Macedonia
% of world land
0.009%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
8,324 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,017 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,193 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,823 mi
2010
8,812 mi
2017

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