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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 60.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Montenegro vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Mozambique
2100 319,719 105,684,658
2099 323,351 105,291,198
2098 326,940 104,859,475
2097 330,574 104,428,679
2096 334,217 103,962,668
2095 337,856 103,480,514
2094 341,490 102,989,197
2093 345,159 102,464,565
2092 348,826 101,929,545
2091 352,520 101,410,418
2090 356,219 100,829,728
2089 359,924 100,211,758
2088 363,602 99,594,130
2087 367,324 98,943,096
2086 371,059 98,288,529
2085 374,829 97,609,760
2084 378,644 96,926,143
2083 382,455 96,193,441
2082 386,310 95,449,095
2081 390,224 94,708,064
2080 394,179 93,957,824
2079 398,175 93,171,561
2078 402,181 92,350,666
2077 406,200 91,530,198
2076 410,263 90,699,125
2075 414,376 89,848,943
2074 418,534 88,999,187
2073 422,748 88,113,398
2072 426,952 87,210,961
2071 431,230 86,283,286
2070 435,563 85,349,704
2069 439,868 84,361,565
2068 444,186 83,400,997
2067 448,555 82,437,397
2066 452,869 81,437,030
2065 457,298 80,446,244
2064 461,706 79,433,801
2063 466,110 78,430,632
2062 470,496 77,376,597
2061 474,871 76,274,806
2060 479,291 75,197,384
2059 483,635 74,082,771
2058 487,928 72,958,774
2057 492,253 71,828,186
2056 496,682 70,677,889
2055 501,038 69,542,373
2054 505,324 68,419,331
2053 509,555 67,306,817
2052 513,782 66,163,407
2051 517,954 65,032,770
2050 522,097 63,898,302
2049 526,241 62,731,532
2048 530,291 61,579,833
2047 534,410 60,424,101
2046 538,441 59,273,421
2045 542,441 58,132,244
2044 546,404 56,969,604
2043 550,390 55,814,906
2042 554,278 54,633,120
2041 558,200 53,476,191
2040 562,081 52,305,805
2039 565,966 51,136,087
2038 569,835 49,973,820
2037 573,678 48,827,661
2036 577,477 47,668,628
2035 581,230 46,520,419
2034 584,919 45,358,645
2033 588,552 44,229,218
2032 592,122 43,102,655
2031 595,610 41,993,535
2030 599,030 40,901,742
2029 602,416 39,818,379
2028 605,742 38,748,841
2027 608,990 37,696,739
2026 612,312 36,660,958
2025 621,659 35,650,681
2024 623,525 34,631,766
2023 623,529 33,635,160
2022 623,591 32,656,246
2021 625,053 31,707,800
2020 626,590 30,783,688
2019 626,753 29,884,380
2018 626,438 29,018,644
2017 625,982 28,166,393
2016 625,353 27,337,105
2015 624,651 26,547,572
2014 623,744 25,788,475
2013 622,587 25,051,611
2012 621,418 24,337,846
2011 620,345 23,649,039
2010 619,428 22,999,235
2009 618,294 22,391,745
2008 616,969 21,819,036
2007 615,875 21,287,635
2006 615,025 20,787,087
2005 614,261 20,304,569
2004 613,353 19,840,313
2003 612,267 19,392,475
2002 609,828 18,958,338
2001 607,389 18,537,729
2000 604,950 18,129,653
1999 606,001 17,734,506
1998 607,662 17,340,464
1997 609,520 16,949,982
1996 611,003 16,492,480
1995 611,712 15,960,530
1994 611,389 15,033,853
1993 610,170 14,051,192
1992 608,516 13,613,316
1991 607,105 13,352,090
1990 606,372 13,094,537
1989 606,571 12,906,842
1988 607,413 12,800,558
1987 608,144 12,822,574
1986 607,711 12,770,578
1985 605,398 12,548,949
1984 600,884 12,315,954
1983 594,506 12,073,822
1982 587,001 11,824,370
1981 579,445 11,568,127
1980 572,608 11,336,221
1979 566,888 11,028,809
1978 562,065 10,618,250
1977 557,576 10,224,975
1976 552,562 9,867,209
1975 546,487 9,540,817
1974 538,902 9,236,093
1973 530,220 8,954,242
1972 521,785 8,692,935
1971 515,449 8,456,317
1970 512,407 8,250,506
1969 513,340 8,066,951
1968 517,481 7,892,613
1967 522,796 7,724,550
1966 526,419 7,562,990
1965 526,327 7,406,421
1964 521,753 7,255,061
1963 513,409 7,109,828
1962 502,558 6,969,364
1961 491,140 6,834,936
1960 480,579 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Mozambique
2100 -1.12% 0.37%
2099 -1.1% 0.41%
2098 -1.1% 0.41%
2097 -1.09% 0.45%
2096 -1.08% 0.47%
2095 -1.06% 0.48%
2094 -1.06% 0.51%
2093 -1.05% 0.52%
2092 -1.05% 0.51%
2091 -1.04% 0.58%
2090 -1.03% 0.62%
2089 -1.01% 0.62%
2088 -1.01% 0.66%
2087 -1.01% 0.67%
2086 -1.01% 0.7%
2085 -1.01% 0.71%
2084 -1% 0.76%
2083 -1% 0.78%
2082 -1% 0.78%
2081 -1% 0.8%
2080 -1% 0.84%
2079 -1% 0.89%
2078 -0.99% 0.9%
2077 -0.99% 0.92%
2076 -0.99% 0.95%
2075 -0.99% 0.95%
2074 -1% 1.01%
2073 -0.98% 1.03%
2072 -0.99% 1.08%
2071 -0.99% 1.09%
2070 -0.98% 1.17%
2069 -0.97% 1.15%
2068 -0.97% 1.17%
2067 -0.95% 1.23%
2066 -0.97% 1.23%
2065 -0.95% 1.27%
2064 -0.94% 1.28%
2063 -0.93% 1.36%
2062 -0.92% 1.44%
2061 -0.92% 1.43%
2060 -0.9% 1.5%
2059 -0.88% 1.54%
2058 -0.88% 1.57%
2057 -0.89% 1.63%
2056 -0.87% 1.63%
2055 -0.85% 1.64%
2054 -0.83% 1.65%
2053 -0.82% 1.73%
2052 -0.81% 1.74%
2051 -0.79% 1.78%
2050 -0.79% 1.86%
2049 -0.76% 1.87%
2048 -0.77% 1.91%
2047 -0.75% 1.94%
2046 -0.74% 1.96%
2045 -0.73% 2.04%
2044 -0.72% 2.07%
2043 -0.7% 2.16%
2042 -0.7% 2.16%
2041 -0.69% 2.24%
2040 -0.69% 2.29%
2039 -0.68% 2.33%
2038 -0.67% 2.35%
2037 -0.66% 2.43%
2036 -0.65% 2.47%
2035 -0.63% 2.56%
2034 -0.62% 2.55%
2033 -0.6% 2.61%
2032 -0.59% 2.64%
2031 -0.57% 2.67%
2030 -0.56% 2.72%
2029 -0.55% 2.76%
2028 -0.53% 2.79%
2027 -0.54% 2.83%
2026 -1.5% 2.83%
2025 -0.3% 2.94%
2024 -0.001% 2.96%
2023 -0.01% 3%
2022 -0.23% 2.99%
2021 -0.25% 3%
2020 -0.03% 3.01%
2019 0.05% 2.98%
2018 0.07% 3.03%
2017 0.1% 3.03%
2016 0.11% 2.97%
2015 0.15% 2.94%
2014 0.19% 2.94%
2013 0.19% 2.93%
2012 0.17% 2.91%
2011 0.15% 2.83%
2010 0.18% 2.71%
2009 0.21% 2.62%
2008 0.18% 2.5%
2007 0.14% 2.41%
2006 0.12% 2.38%
2005 0.15% 2.34%
2004 0.18% 2.31%
2003 0.4% 2.29%
2002 0.4% 2.27%
2001 0.4% 2.25%
2000 -0.17% 2.23%
1999 -0.27% 2.27%
1998 -0.3% 2.3%
1997 -0.24% 2.77%
1996 -0.12% 3.33%
1995 0.05% 6.16%
1994 0.2% 6.99%
1993 0.27% 3.22%
1992 0.23% 1.96%
1991 0.12% 1.97%
1990 -0.03% 1.45%
1989 -0.14% 0.83%
1988 -0.12% -0.17%
1987 0.07% 0.41%
1986 0.38% 1.77%
1985 0.75% 1.89%
1984 1.07% 2.01%
1983 1.28% 2.11%
1982 1.3% 2.22%
1981 1.19% 2.05%
1980 1.01% 2.79%
1979 0.86% 3.87%
1978 0.81% 3.85%
1977 0.91% 3.63%
1976 1.11% 3.42%
1975 1.41% 3.3%
1974 1.64% 3.15%
1973 1.62% 3.01%
1972 1.23% 2.8%
1971 0.59% 2.49%
1970 -0.18% 2.28%
1969 -0.8% 2.21%
1968 -1.02% 2.18%
1967 -0.69% 2.14%
1966 0.02% 2.11%
1965 0.88% 2.09%
1964 1.63% 2.04%
1963 2.16% 2.02%
1962 2.32% 1.97%
1961 2.2% 1.81%

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/mozambique | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Mozambique
Current population
612312
36941128
Population rank 166/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.45%
One net population change
3.26 months
31.6 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
25 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -4 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 16/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -65,573
Net migration rank 131/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -65,573
2024 - -1,686 - -38,940
2023 686 12,000 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 0 26,332 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -2,062 -2,344 951,234 -23,103
2020 -188 -3,310 945,952 -25,864
2019 627 -4,083 927,581 -49,080
2018 752 -5,058 903,176 -50,224
2017 939 -4,948 876,594 -25,043
2016 1,125 -5,274 850,430 -43,398
2015 1,062 -4,863 824,435 -52,374
2014 1,560 -4,357 799,778 -53,625
2013 1,557 -2,478 784,641 -57,067
2012 1,554 -1,583 763,088 -63,131
2011 1,365 0 741,303 -63,638
2010 1,797 -2,276 719,025 -97,079
2009 2,783 -3,456 693,673 -100,625
2008 2,530 -3,326 654,920 -102,534
2007 1,848 -3,056 610,913 -100,490
2006 1,599 -2,735 586,009 -95,333
2005 1,536 -2,247 570,132 -95,770
2004 2,146 -1,997 554,973 -100,824
2003 2,632 -3,178 540,992 -99,484
2002 2,988 -3,357 529,867 -103,102
2001 3,462 -3,511 519,594 -105,130
2000 3,751 -3,734 506,162 -104,476
1999 3,454 -3,487 491,814 -103,223
1998 3,889 -3,326 474,453 -74,952
1997 3,597 -3,077 461,209 -79,732
1996 4,155 -3,051 442,559 90,975
1995 4,527 -3,082 421,630 108,751
1994 4,381 -2,889 384,821 938,163
1993 4,638 -2,835 369,518 272,829
1992 5,015 -2,942 362,373 -128,960
1991 5,191 -2,630 357,676 -68,644
1990 5,010 -1,705 353,290 -127,215
1989 5,129 -1,730 348,833 -199,509
1988 5,529 -2,165 349,480 -286,247
1987 5,958 -2,569 334,438 -441,710
1986 6,097 -2,747 332,609 -121,350
1985 6,283 -3,013 307,625 -75,642
1984 6,337 -3,074 304,524 -70,532
1983 6,482 -3,190 324,158 -73,899
1982 6,419 -3,151 321,493 -72,852
1981 6,275 -2,287 322,207 -58,347
1980 6,383 -450 349,586 -149,650
1979 6,139 -718 331,162 83,699
1978 6,408 -1,103 310,403 95,859
1977 6,650 -1,364 289,193 91,082
1976 6,845 -1,447 273,924 61,326
1975 6,878 -1,588 257,984 59,562
1974 6,919 -1,669 240,665 51,238
1973 7,096 -1,778 226,847 44,951
1972 7,252 -1,922 215,793 35,023
1971 7,168 -1,856 211,137 11,297
1970 7,069 -2,013 207,385 -18,197
1969 7,449 -2,456 202,174 -24,251
1968 7,497 -2,404 197,623 -26,872
1967 7,961 -2,519 193,044 -27,672
1966 8,661 -2,751 189,218 -31,462
1965 9,010 -2,743 185,931 -30,538
1964 9,227 -2,734 182,334 -35,005
1963 9,449 -2,800 180,867 -37,738
1962 9,402 -2,606 176,297 -38,504
1961 9,278 -2,254 171,236 -40,181
1960 9,144 -2,467 165,774 -54,351

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/mozambique | 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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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