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Population in Montenegro compared to Morocco: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 38,081,173 people in Morocco in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 38,871,720 in Morocco.

Population statistics:

  • Morocco's population is 63.5 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Morocco is the 41st.
  • The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.47% for Morocco.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +1.09% in Morocco.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Morocco has grown from 30.8M to 38.9M (26.3% growth).

Montenegro vs Morocco: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Morocco
2100 319,719 38,181,184
2099 323,351 38,411,679
2098 326,940 38,639,306
2097 330,574 38,863,211
2096 334,217 39,084,772
2095 337,856 39,302,453
2094 341,490 39,515,556
2093 345,159 39,726,709
2092 348,826 39,934,218
2091 352,520 40,138,565
2090 356,219 40,337,690
2089 359,924 40,532,151
2088 363,602 40,718,654
2087 367,324 40,902,624
2086 371,059 41,085,174
2085 374,829 41,264,970
2084 378,644 41,438,801
2083 382,455 41,604,865
2082 386,310 41,768,393
2081 390,224 41,927,610
2080 394,179 42,082,087
2079 398,175 42,233,228
2078 402,181 42,377,404
2077 406,200 42,515,702
2076 410,263 42,648,054
2075 414,376 42,775,325
2074 418,534 42,898,811
2073 422,748 43,017,234
2072 426,952 43,128,932
2071 431,230 43,232,517
2070 435,563 43,332,679
2069 439,868 43,423,419
2068 444,186 43,507,485
2067 448,555 43,586,077
2066 452,869 43,654,657
2065 457,298 43,723,648
2064 461,706 43,781,054
2063 466,110 43,828,593
2062 470,496 43,871,197
2061 474,871 43,902,710
2060 479,291 43,927,001
2059 483,635 43,942,510
2058 487,928 43,944,996
2057 492,253 43,939,695
2056 496,682 43,927,624
2055 501,038 43,902,661
2054 505,324 43,866,486
2053 509,555 43,819,100
2052 513,782 43,759,239
2051 517,954 43,688,144
2050 522,097 43,605,074
2049 526,241 43,517,919
2048 530,291 43,417,554
2047 534,410 43,308,462
2046 538,441 43,192,511
2045 542,441 43,065,569
2044 546,404 42,925,634
2043 550,390 42,780,215
2042 554,278 42,623,872
2041 558,200 42,456,113
2040 562,081 42,280,578
2039 565,966 42,098,906
2038 569,835 41,902,451
2037 573,678 41,700,541
2036 577,477 41,488,891
2035 581,230 41,266,216
2034 584,919 41,037,058
2033 588,552 40,795,454
2032 592,122 40,544,755
2031 595,610 40,280,535
2030 599,030 40,005,642
2029 602,416 39,720,087
2028 605,742 39,422,016
2027 608,990 39,109,148
2026 612,312 38,783,685
2025 621,659 38,442,658
2024 623,525 38,081,173
2023 623,529 37,712,505
2022 623,591 37,329,064
2021 625,053 36,954,442
2020 626,590 36,584,208
2019 626,753 36,210,898
2018 626,438 35,839,760
2017 625,982 35,446,392
2016 625,353 35,023,457
2015 624,651 34,607,588
2014 623,744 34,204,780
2013 622,587 33,787,571
2012 621,418 33,355,241
2011 620,345 32,912,588
2010 619,428 32,467,016
2009 618,294 32,030,778
2008 616,969 31,606,767
2007 615,875 31,186,468
2006 615,025 30,771,178
2005 614,261 30,358,144
2004 613,353 29,953,018
2003 612,267 29,571,415
2002 609,828 29,198,142
2001 607,389 28,814,643
2000 604,950 28,423,435
1999 606,001 28,027,179
1998 607,662 27,621,648
1997 609,520 27,213,337
1996 611,003 26,808,107
1995 611,712 26,399,429
1994 611,389 26,000,822
1993 610,170 25,614,586
1992 608,516 25,212,468
1991 607,105 24,799,014
1990 606,372 24,375,551
1989 606,571 23,939,414
1988 607,413 23,500,524
1987 608,144 23,054,392
1986 607,711 22,600,803
1985 605,398 22,113,953
1984 600,884 21,593,778
1983 594,506 21,060,696
1982 587,001 20,520,318
1981 579,445 19,985,401
1980 572,608 19,459,943
1979 566,888 18,955,589
1978 562,065 18,477,385
1977 557,576 18,014,756
1976 552,562 17,574,182
1975 546,487 17,150,786
1974 538,902 16,733,842
1973 530,220 16,326,269
1972 521,785 15,924,692
1971 515,449 15,527,225
1970 512,407 15,129,449
1969 513,340 14,734,255
1968 517,481 14,347,899
1967 522,796 13,968,175
1966 526,419 13,597,065
1965 526,327 13,239,171
1964 521,753 12,898,886
1963 513,409 12,577,502
1962 502,558 12,253,092
1961 491,140 11,931,085
1960 480,579 11,624,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/morocco | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Morocco gained 4,252,279 people (a 13.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Morocco's population increased by 3,848,263 people (a 11% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Morocco was ranked 37th in 2006 and ranked 41st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Montenegro's population will shrink by 14.7% to 522,097 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Morocco will increase by 12.2% to 43,605,074 people and rank change from 41st to 50th.

Morocco is projected to reach its peak in 2058 at 43.9M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Morocco
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Morocco
2100 -1.12% -0.6%
2099 -1.1% -0.59%
2098 -1.1% -0.58%
2097 -1.09% -0.57%
2096 -1.08% -0.55%
2095 -1.06% -0.54%
2094 -1.06% -0.53%
2093 -1.05% -0.52%
2092 -1.05% -0.51%
2091 -1.04% -0.49%
2090 -1.03% -0.48%
2089 -1.01% -0.46%
2088 -1.01% -0.45%
2087 -1.01% -0.44%
2086 -1.01% -0.44%
2085 -1.01% -0.42%
2084 -1% -0.4%
2083 -1% -0.39%
2082 -1% -0.38%
2081 -1% -0.37%
2080 -1% -0.36%
2079 -1% -0.34%
2078 -0.99% -0.33%
2077 -0.99% -0.31%
2076 -0.99% -0.3%
2075 -0.99% -0.29%
2074 -1% -0.28%
2073 -0.98% -0.26%
2072 -0.99% -0.24%
2071 -0.99% -0.23%
2070 -0.98% -0.21%
2069 -0.97% -0.19%
2068 -0.97% -0.18%
2067 -0.95% -0.16%
2066 -0.97% -0.16%
2065 -0.95% -0.13%
2064 -0.94% -0.11%
2063 -0.93% -0.1%
2062 -0.92% -0.07%
2061 -0.92% -0.06%
2060 -0.9% -0.04%
2059 -0.88% -0.006%
2058 -0.88% 0.01%
2057 -0.89% 0.03%
2056 -0.87% 0.06%
2055 -0.85% 0.08%
2054 -0.83% 0.11%
2053 -0.82% 0.14%
2052 -0.81% 0.16%
2051 -0.79% 0.19%
2050 -0.79% 0.2%
2049 -0.76% 0.23%
2048 -0.77% 0.25%
2047 -0.75% 0.27%
2046 -0.74% 0.29%
2045 -0.73% 0.33%
2044 -0.72% 0.34%
2043 -0.7% 0.37%
2042 -0.7% 0.4%
2041 -0.69% 0.42%
2040 -0.69% 0.43%
2039 -0.68% 0.47%
2038 -0.67% 0.48%
2037 -0.66% 0.51%
2036 -0.65% 0.54%
2035 -0.63% 0.56%
2034 -0.62% 0.59%
2033 -0.6% 0.62%
2032 -0.59% 0.66%
2031 -0.57% 0.69%
2030 -0.56% 0.72%
2029 -0.55% 0.76%
2028 -0.53% 0.8%
2027 -0.54% 0.84%
2026 -1.5% 0.89%
2025 -0.3% 0.95%
2024 -0.001% 0.98%
2023 -0.01% 1.03%
2022 -0.23% 1.01%
2021 -0.25% 1.01%
2020 -0.03% 1.03%
2019 0.05% 1.04%
2018 0.07% 1.11%
2017 0.1% 1.21%
2016 0.11% 1.2%
2015 0.15% 1.18%
2014 0.19% 1.23%
2013 0.19% 1.3%
2012 0.17% 1.34%
2011 0.15% 1.37%
2010 0.18% 1.36%
2009 0.21% 1.34%
2008 0.18% 1.35%
2007 0.14% 1.35%
2006 0.12% 1.36%
2005 0.15% 1.35%
2004 0.18% 1.29%
2003 0.4% 1.28%
2002 0.4% 1.33%
2001 0.4% 1.38%
2000 -0.17% 1.41%
1999 -0.27% 1.47%
1998 -0.3% 1.5%
1997 -0.24% 1.51%
1996 -0.12% 1.55%
1995 0.05% 1.53%
1994 0.2% 1.51%
1993 0.27% 1.59%
1992 0.23% 1.67%
1991 0.12% 1.74%
1990 -0.03% 1.82%
1989 -0.14% 1.87%
1988 -0.12% 1.94%
1987 0.07% 2.01%
1986 0.38% 2.2%
1985 0.75% 2.41%
1984 1.07% 2.53%
1983 1.28% 2.63%
1982 1.3% 2.68%
1981 1.19% 2.7%
1980 1.01% 2.66%
1979 0.86% 2.59%
1978 0.81% 2.57%
1977 0.91% 2.51%
1976 1.11% 2.47%
1975 1.41% 2.49%
1974 1.64% 2.5%
1973 1.62% 2.52%
1972 1.23% 2.56%
1971 0.59% 2.63%
1970 -0.18% 2.68%
1969 -0.8% 2.69%
1968 -1.02% 2.72%
1967 -0.69% 2.73%
1966 0.02% 2.7%
1965 0.88% 2.64%
1964 1.63% 2.56%
1963 2.16% 2.65%
1962 2.32% 2.7%
1961 2.2% 2.63%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/morocco | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Morocco's population grew by 0.98%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Morocco
Current population
612312
38871720
Population rank 166/197 41/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.47%
One net population change
3.26 months
1.43 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
50.1 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.47 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +1,010
Annual growth/decline -4 +368,668
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +0.98%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 104/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
9.37 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -56,254
Net migration rank 131/196 176/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 111,069
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 129/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 182/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Morocco
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Morocco
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -56,254
2024 - -1,686 - -46,802
2023 686 12,000 417,213 -39,650
2022 0 26,332 427,903 -38,594
2021 -2,062 -2,344 407,829 -47,902
2020 -188 -3,310 415,999 -35,474
2019 627 -4,083 457,307 -91,217
2018 752 -5,058 464,375 -88,159
2017 939 -4,948 471,011 -60,472
2016 1,125 -5,274 474,637 -39,302
2015 1,062 -4,863 477,654 -81,248
2014 1,560 -4,357 481,295 -72,065
2013 1,557 -2,478 492,284 -67,096
2012 1,554 -1,583 504,698 -65,251
2011 1,365 0 513,305 -67,447
2010 1,797 -2,276 515,804 -70,510
2009 2,783 -3,456 509,386 -82,203
2008 2,530 -3,326 499,766 -78,912
2007 1,848 -3,056 493,526 -73,759
2006 1,599 -2,735 483,200 -72,364
2005 1,536 -2,247 474,285 -59,024
2004 2,146 -1,997 461,756 -66,749
2003 2,632 -3,178 452,650 -84,460
2002 2,988 -3,357 446,147 -67,802
2001 3,462 -3,511 452,621 -63,967
2000 3,751 -3,734 461,341 -67,569
1999 3,454 -3,487 473,071 -74,343
1998 3,889 -3,326 492,604 -80,286
1997 3,597 -3,077 500,807 -96,502
1996 4,155 -3,051 501,499 -95,331
1995 4,527 -3,082 496,573 -85,386
1994 4,381 -2,889 501,426 -115,404
1993 4,638 -2,835 507,707 -121,254
1992 5,015 -2,942 525,680 -107,911
1991 5,191 -2,630 539,850 -130,717
1990 5,010 -1,705 535,506 -97,711
1989 5,129 -1,730 538,996 -104,509
1988 5,529 -2,165 545,800 -102,484
1987 5,958 -2,569 553,005 -104,029
1986 6,097 -2,747 558,105 -99,905
1985 6,283 -3,013 560,810 -45,336
1984 6,337 -3,074 564,159 -39,319
1983 6,482 -3,190 566,301 -24,988
1982 6,419 -3,151 564,904 -25,471
1981 6,275 -2,287 552,936 -22,553
1980 6,383 -450 534,448 -13,899
1979 6,139 -718 515,554 -27,374
1978 6,408 -1,103 498,834 -30,600
1977 6,650 -1,364 489,173 -32,161
1976 6,845 -1,447 482,130 -58,019
1975 6,878 -1,588 474,631 -51,968
1974 6,919 -1,669 464,147 -52,927
1973 7,096 -1,778 455,699 -51,772
1972 7,252 -1,922 446,449 -47,226
1971 7,168 -1,856 435,104 -39,385
1970 7,069 -2,013 426,015 -26,168
1969 7,449 -2,456 414,931 -24,389
1968 7,497 -2,404 407,437 -25,267
1967 7,961 -2,519 400,594 -23,309
1966 8,661 -2,751 391,881 -26,945
1965 9,010 -2,743 383,989 -33,139
1964 9,227 -2,734 375,835 -46,106
1963 9,449 -2,800 369,250 -56,214
1962 9,402 -2,606 363,843 -28,071
1961 9,278 -2,254 348,650 -40,413
1960 9,144 -2,467 323,499 -19,434

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/morocco | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 52.4% of the population change in Montenegro is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people). In Morocco 88.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,495,223 people) and 11.7% is from migration (a loss of 594,083 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 111,069 people or 0.3% in Morocco.

Biggest cities by population

Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Ulcinj 19.9K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961
Morocco
City Population
Casablanca 3.22M
Tangier 1.28M
Fez 1.17M
Marrakesh 1M
Sale 945K
Meknes 601K
Rabat 573K
Agadir 538K
Kenitra 508K
Oujda 506K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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