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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 29,596,762 in Nepal.

Population statistics:

  • Nepal's population is 48.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.36% for Nepal.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Nepal has grown from 26.6M to 29.6M (11.4% growth).

Montenegro vs Nepal: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Nepal
2100 319,719 31,902,377
2099 323,351 32,090,762
2098 326,940 32,277,789
2097 330,574 32,464,318
2096 334,217 32,647,891
2095 337,856 32,828,594
2094 341,490 33,009,460
2093 345,159 33,186,290
2092 348,826 33,361,327
2091 352,520 33,532,505
2090 356,219 33,699,660
2089 359,924 33,863,636
2088 363,602 34,022,597
2087 367,324 34,175,457
2086 371,059 34,322,945
2085 374,829 34,468,441
2084 378,644 34,605,513
2083 382,455 34,735,114
2082 386,310 34,856,938
2081 390,224 34,972,075
2080 394,179 35,080,783
2079 398,175 35,183,584
2078 402,181 35,277,254
2077 406,200 35,362,658
2076 410,263 35,440,746
2075 414,376 35,510,291
2074 418,534 35,573,094
2073 422,748 35,627,375
2072 426,952 35,670,886
2071 431,230 35,709,979
2070 435,563 35,739,580
2069 439,868 35,759,193
2068 444,186 35,770,405
2067 448,555 35,774,081
2066 452,869 35,770,220
2065 457,298 35,758,824
2064 461,706 35,737,661
2063 466,110 35,709,945
2062 470,496 35,669,839
2061 474,871 35,623,365
2060 479,291 35,567,728
2059 483,635 35,503,043
2058 487,928 35,427,419
2057 492,253 35,345,633
2056 496,682 35,253,644
2055 501,038 35,155,433
2054 505,324 35,050,330
2053 509,555 34,936,594
2052 513,782 34,816,009
2051 517,954 34,684,328
2050 522,097 34,546,267
2049 526,241 34,400,898
2048 530,291 34,250,249
2047 534,410 34,091,495
2046 538,441 33,921,975
2045 542,441 33,747,892
2044 546,404 33,566,784
2043 550,390 33,380,395
2042 554,278 33,186,321
2041 558,200 32,987,097
2040 562,081 32,781,189
2039 565,966 32,569,731
2038 569,835 32,349,742
2037 573,678 32,125,036
2036 577,477 31,892,962
2035 581,230 31,653,976
2034 584,919 31,407,460
2033 588,552 31,152,292
2032 592,122 30,890,627
2031 595,610 30,623,706
2030 599,030 30,349,201
2029 602,416 30,068,368
2028 605,742 29,780,585
2027 608,990 29,627,864
2026 612,312 29,585,230
2025 621,659 29,605,298
2024 623,525 29,651,054
2023 623,529 29,694,614
2022 623,591 29,715,436
2021 625,053 29,475,010
2020 626,590 28,966,574
2019 626,753 28,414,064
2018 626,438 28,079,689
2017 625,982 28,011,258
2016 625,353 27,955,462
2015 624,651 27,823,629
2014 623,744 27,672,370
2013 622,587 27,589,996
2012 621,418 27,534,915
2011 620,345 27,464,494
2010 619,428 27,341,952
2009 618,294 27,173,035
2008 616,969 26,990,037
2007 615,875 26,788,492
2006 615,025 26,565,425
2005 614,261 26,309,458
2004 613,353 26,016,656
2003 612,267 25,688,758
2002 609,828 25,328,981
2001 607,389 24,946,748
2000 604,950 24,546,509
1999 606,001 24,125,199
1998 607,662 23,680,357
1997 609,520 23,219,463
1996 611,003 22,741,862
1995 611,712 22,245,439
1994 611,389 21,717,479
1993 610,170 21,180,159
1992 608,516 20,609,707
1991 607,105 20,036,500
1990 606,372 19,524,573
1989 606,571 19,057,807
1988 607,413 18,638,661
1987 608,144 18,250,505
1986 607,711 17,868,124
1985 605,398 17,477,692
1984 600,884 17,085,242
1983 594,506 16,689,119
1982 587,001 16,297,987
1981 579,445 15,922,423
1980 572,608 15,553,105
1979 566,888 15,190,590
1978 562,065 14,839,695
1977 557,576 14,499,175
1976 552,562 14,177,649
1975 546,487 13,870,695
1974 538,902 13,568,435
1973 530,220 13,275,239
1972 521,785 12,989,099
1971 515,449 12,710,061
1970 512,407 12,436,190
1969 513,340 12,167,036
1968 517,481 11,906,266
1967 522,796 11,652,716
1966 526,419 11,408,710
1965 526,327 11,173,411
1964 521,753 10,946,392
1963 513,409 10,729,818
1962 502,558 10,521,116
1961 491,140 10,318,396
1960 480,579 10,123,658

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/nepal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Nepal gained 1,390,037 people (a 5.23% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Nepal's population increased by 1,641,300 people (a 5.87% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2006 and ranked 52nd 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 Nepal will increase by 16.7% to 34,546,267 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.

Nepal is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 35.8M 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
Nepal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Nepal
2100 -1.12% -0.59%
2099 -1.1% -0.58%
2098 -1.1% -0.57%
2097 -1.09% -0.56%
2096 -1.08% -0.55%
2095 -1.06% -0.55%
2094 -1.06% -0.53%
2093 -1.05% -0.52%
2092 -1.05% -0.51%
2091 -1.04% -0.5%
2090 -1.03% -0.48%
2089 -1.01% -0.47%
2088 -1.01% -0.45%
2087 -1.01% -0.43%
2086 -1.01% -0.42%
2085 -1.01% -0.4%
2084 -1% -0.37%
2083 -1% -0.35%
2082 -1% -0.33%
2081 -1% -0.31%
2080 -1% -0.29%
2079 -1% -0.27%
2078 -0.99% -0.24%
2077 -0.99% -0.22%
2076 -0.99% -0.2%
2075 -0.99% -0.18%
2074 -1% -0.15%
2073 -0.98% -0.12%
2072 -0.99% -0.11%
2071 -0.99% -0.08%
2070 -0.98% -0.05%
2069 -0.97% -0.03%
2068 -0.97% -0.01%
2067 -0.95% 0.01%
2066 -0.97% 0.03%
2065 -0.95% 0.06%
2064 -0.94% 0.08%
2063 -0.93% 0.11%
2062 -0.92% 0.13%
2061 -0.92% 0.16%
2060 -0.9% 0.18%
2059 -0.88% 0.21%
2058 -0.88% 0.23%
2057 -0.89% 0.26%
2056 -0.87% 0.28%
2055 -0.85% 0.3%
2054 -0.83% 0.33%
2053 -0.82% 0.35%
2052 -0.81% 0.38%
2051 -0.79% 0.4%
2050 -0.79% 0.42%
2049 -0.76% 0.44%
2048 -0.77% 0.47%
2047 -0.75% 0.5%
2046 -0.74% 0.52%
2045 -0.73% 0.54%
2044 -0.72% 0.56%
2043 -0.7% 0.58%
2042 -0.7% 0.6%
2041 -0.69% 0.63%
2040 -0.69% 0.65%
2039 -0.68% 0.68%
2038 -0.67% 0.7%
2037 -0.66% 0.73%
2036 -0.65% 0.75%
2035 -0.63% 0.78%
2034 -0.62% 0.82%
2033 -0.6% 0.85%
2032 -0.59% 0.87%
2031 -0.57% 0.9%
2030 -0.56% 0.93%
2029 -0.55% 0.97%
2028 -0.53% 0.52%
2027 -0.54% 0.14%
2026 -1.5% -0.07%
2025 -0.3% -0.15%
2024 -0.001% -0.15%
2023 -0.01% -0.07%
2022 -0.23% 0.82%
2021 -0.25% 1.76%
2020 -0.03% 1.94%
2019 0.05% 1.19%
2018 0.07% 0.24%
2017 0.1% 0.2%
2016 0.11% 0.47%
2015 0.15% 0.55%
2014 0.19% 0.3%
2013 0.19% 0.2%
2012 0.17% 0.26%
2011 0.15% 0.45%
2010 0.18% 0.62%
2009 0.21% 0.68%
2008 0.18% 0.75%
2007 0.14% 0.84%
2006 0.12% 0.97%
2005 0.15% 1.13%
2004 0.18% 1.28%
2003 0.4% 1.42%
2002 0.4% 1.53%
2001 0.4% 1.63%
2000 -0.17% 1.75%
1999 -0.27% 1.88%
1998 -0.3% 1.98%
1997 -0.24% 2.1%
1996 -0.12% 2.23%
1995 0.05% 2.43%
1994 0.2% 2.54%
1993 0.27% 2.77%
1992 0.23% 2.86%
1991 0.12% 2.62%
1990 -0.03% 2.45%
1989 -0.14% 2.25%
1988 -0.12% 2.13%
1987 0.07% 2.14%
1986 0.38% 2.23%
1985 0.75% 2.3%
1984 1.07% 2.37%
1983 1.28% 2.4%
1982 1.3% 2.36%
1981 1.19% 2.37%
1980 1.01% 2.39%
1979 0.86% 2.36%
1978 0.81% 2.35%
1977 0.91% 2.27%
1976 1.11% 2.21%
1975 1.41% 2.23%
1974 1.64% 2.21%
1973 1.62% 2.2%
1972 1.23% 2.2%
1971 0.59% 2.2%
1970 -0.18% 2.21%
1969 -0.8% 2.19%
1968 -1.02% 2.18%
1967 -0.69% 2.14%
1966 0.02% 2.11%
1965 0.88% 2.07%
1964 1.63% 2.02%
1963 2.16% 1.98%
1962 2.32% 1.96%
1961 2.2% 1.92%

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/nepal | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Nepal's population declined by 0.15%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Nepal
Current population
612312
29596762
Population rank 166/197 52/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.36%
One net population change
3.26 months
12.1 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
54.9 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.55 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 -119
Annual growth/decline -4 -43,560
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% -0.15%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 174/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
1.45 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -364,699
Net migration rank 131/196 193/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 470,719
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 82/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 1.6%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 142/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Nepal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Nepal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -364,699
2024 - -1,686 - -401,282
2023 686 12,000 368,450 -409,782
2022 0 26,332 379,021 -379,321
2021 -2,062 -2,344 351,165 130,001
2020 -188 -3,310 373,553 162,139
2019 627 -4,083 387,113 182,203
2018 752 -5,058 394,576 -295,151
2017 939 -4,948 406,219 -368,787
2016 1,125 -5,274 415,921 -341,748
2015 1,062 -4,863 410,565 -221,062
2014 1,560 -4,357 423,166 -310,156
2013 1,557 -2,478 424,804 -373,064
2012 1,554 -1,583 430,151 -371,707
2011 1,365 0 429,957 -347,552
2010 1,797 -2,276 432,631 -269,963
2009 2,783 -3,456 441,290 -266,144
2008 2,530 -3,326 452,353 -261,540
2007 1,848 -3,056 464,780 -252,526
2006 1,599 -2,735 475,335 -241,455
2005 1,536 -2,247 489,093 -211,024
2004 2,146 -1,997 504,853 -197,336
2003 2,632 -3,178 516,575 -168,314
2002 2,988 -3,357 525,045 -153,730
2001 3,462 -3,511 542,118 -148,973
2000 3,751 -3,734 554,506 -147,193
1999 3,454 -3,487 557,847 -122,551
1998 3,889 -3,326 562,787 -108,400
1997 3,597 -3,077 565,882 -98,454
1996 4,155 -3,051 580,099 -92,307
1995 4,527 -3,082 591,283 -86,232
1994 4,381 -2,889 578,293 -27,415
1993 4,638 -2,835 561,549 -37,782
1992 5,015 -2,942 533,029 84,113
1991 5,191 -2,630 512,233 17,056
1990 5,010 -1,705 495,202 -640
1989 5,129 -1,730 478,771 -39,808
1988 5,529 -2,165 463,581 -64,246
1987 5,958 -2,569 449,400 -72,437
1986 6,097 -2,747 434,802 -47,017
1985 6,283 -3,013 423,240 -30,154
1984 6,337 -3,074 411,122 -19,300
1983 6,482 -3,190 399,103 1,304
1982 6,419 -3,151 385,741 -3,898
1981 6,275 -2,287 374,145 -4,855
1980 6,383 -450 364,254 5,084
1979 6,139 -718 355,597 88
1978 6,408 -1,103 345,765 346
1977 6,650 -1,364 332,843 2,108
1976 6,845 -1,447 323,222 -15,119
1975 6,878 -1,588 312,479 -6,686
1974 6,919 -1,669 303,078 -4,361
1973 7,096 -1,778 288,750 -1,076
1972 7,252 -1,922 286,708 -2,107
1971 7,168 -1,856 280,752 -7,284
1970 7,069 -2,013 272,439 1,847
1969 7,449 -2,456 264,560 -527
1968 7,497 -2,404 258,259 -746
1967 7,961 -2,519 249,240 347
1966 8,661 -2,751 241,716 -3,306
1965 9,010 -2,743 233,726 -1,551
1964 9,227 -2,734 227,948 -6,087
1963 9,449 -2,800 219,586 -8,303
1962 9,402 -2,606 215,368 -9,249
1961 9,278 -2,254 209,917 -10,601
1960 9,144 -2,467 203,374 -13,223

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/nepal | 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 Nepal 67.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,909,749 people) and 32.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,851,664 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 470,719 people or 1.6% in Nepal.

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
Nepal
City Population
Kathmandu 846K
Lalitpur 513K
Pokhara 354K
Birgunj 268K
Biratnagar 243K
Bheemdatta 105K
Dhangadhi 102K
Janakpur 97.8K
Hetauda 84.7K
Damak 75.1K

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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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