The current population of Montenegro is 618,209 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 623,831 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Montenegro is ranked 166/197 by population and was ranked 162nd in 2005.
- For the last 20 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of 0.03% per year.
- Montenegro accounts for 0.007% of the world's population.
- Montenegro's population peaked in 2019 at 627K people and has been in decline since.
- The UN estimates that Montenegro's population is going to decline by -15.7% to 521K people by 2050.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 614K people to 618K (0.64% growth in 20 years).
Montenegro population clock
Montenegro
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World
|
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
618209
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 166/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | N/A |
| One net population change |
1.21 days
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.25 hours
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
1.39 hours
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +302 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 163/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -1,686 | N/A |
Montenegro population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 480,579 | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 2.2% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 2.32% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 2.16% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 1.63% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 0.88% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 0.02% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | -0.69% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | -1.02% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | -0.18% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 0.59% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 1.23% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 1.62% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 1.64% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 1.41% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 1.11% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 0.91% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 0.81% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 0.86% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 1.01% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 1.19% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 1.3% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 1.07% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 0.75% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 0.38% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 0.07% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | -0.12% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | -0.14% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | -0.03% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 0.12% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 0.23% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 0.27% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 0.2% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 0.05% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | -0.12% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | -0.24% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | -0.27% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | -0.17% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 0.4% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 0.4% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 0.4% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 0.18% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 0.15% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 0.12% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 0.14% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 0.18% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 0.21% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 0.18% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 0.15% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 0.19% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 0.19% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 0.15% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 0.11% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 0.1% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 0.05% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | -0.25% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | -0.23% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | -0.01% |
| 2024 | 623,831 | 0.05% |
| 2025 | 618,209 | -0.9% |
| 2026 | 611,868 | -1.03% |
| 2027 | 608,570 | -0.54% |
| 2028 | 605,281 | -0.54% |
| 2029 | 601,917 | -0.56% |
| 2030 | 598,501 | -0.57% |
| 2031 | 595,047 | -0.58% |
| 2032 | 591,507 | -0.59% |
| 2033 | 587,900 | -0.61% |
| 2034 | 584,230 | -0.62% |
| 2035 | 580,502 | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 576,713 | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 572,889 | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 569,027 | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 565,147 | -0.68% |
| 2040 | 561,254 | -0.69% |
| 2041 | 557,345 | -0.7% |
| 2042 | 553,430 | -0.7% |
| 2043 | 549,485 | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 545,508 | -0.72% |
| 2045 | 541,510 | -0.73% |
| 2046 | 537,487 | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 533,411 | -0.76% |
| 2048 | 529,311 | -0.77% |
| 2049 | 525,208 | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 521,056 | -0.79% |
Montenegro has a population of 618K as of 2025, compared to 625K in 2015, 614K in 2005, and 612K in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to decrease by an average of 0.1% per year. Montenegro is ranked 165th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Montenegro will have 541,510 people (-12.4% decline) with a rank change from 166th to 169th.
By the year 2100, Montenegro's population is projected to decline by 48.5% to 319K people.
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Montenegro population statistics
|
Montenegro
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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