The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 611,567 people compared to 18,211,637 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- The Netherlands' population is 29.8 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.23% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.56% decline), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.4% growth).
- The Netherlands is projected to reach its peak in 2041 at 18.8M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 318K people by 2100.
Montenegro vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
611567
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18211637
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
3.26 months
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4.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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3.2 minutes
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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3.09 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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4.32 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | -4 | +116,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.0006% | +0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 122/197 |
Montenegro and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 11,638,712 | 2.2% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 11,805,689 | 2.32% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 11,965,966 | 2.16% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 12,127,120 | 1.63% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 12,294,732 | 0.88% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 12,456,251 | 0.02% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 12,598,201 | -0.69% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 12,729,721 | -1.02% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 12,877,984 | -0.8% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 13,038,526 | -0.18% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 13,194,497 | 0.59% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 13,328,593 | 1.23% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 13,439,322 | 1.62% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 13,545,056 | 1.64% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 13,666,335 | 1.41% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 13,774,037 | 1.11% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 13,856,185 | 0.91% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 13,941,700 | 0.81% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 14,038,270 | 0.86% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 14,149,800 | 1.01% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 14,247,208 | 1.19% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 14,312,690 | 1.3% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 14,367,070 | 1.28% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 14,424,211 | 1.07% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 14,491,632 | 0.75% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 14,572,278 | 0.38% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 14,665,037 | 0.07% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 14,760,094 | -0.12% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 14,848,907 | -0.14% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 14,951,510 | -0.03% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 15,069,798 | 0.12% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 15,184,166 | 0.23% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 15,290,368 | 0.27% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 15,382,838 | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 15,459,006 | 0.05% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 15,530,498 | -0.12% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 15,610,650 | -0.24% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 15,707,209 | -0.3% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 15,812,088 | -0.27% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 15,925,513 | -0.17% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 16,046,180 | 0.4% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 16,148,929 | 0.4% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 16,225,302 | 0.4% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 16,281,779 | 0.18% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 16,319,868 | 0.15% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 16,346,101 | 0.12% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 16,381,696 | 0.14% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 16,445,593 | 0.18% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 16,530,388 | 0.21% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 16,615,394 | 0.18% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 16,693,074 | 0.15% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 16,754,962 | 0.17% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 16,804,432 | 0.19% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 16,865,008 | 0.19% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 16,939,923 | 0.15% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 17,030,314 | 0.11% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 17,131,296 | 0.1% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 17,231,624 | 0.07% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 17,344,874 | 0.05% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 17,441,500 | -0.03% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 17,533,044 | -0.25% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 17,700,982 | -0.23% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 17,877,117 | -0.01% | 1% |
| 2024 | 623,525 | 17,993,485 | -0.001% | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 617,905 | 18,110,044 | -0.9% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 611,567 | 18,210,675 | -1.03% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 608,272 | 18,298,766 | -0.54% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 604,984 | 18,378,805 | -0.54% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 601,622 | 18,451,273 | -0.56% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 598,207 | 18,515,139 | -0.57% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 594,755 | 18,571,158 | -0.58% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 591,217 | 18,620,309 | -0.59% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 587,611 | 18,664,195 | -0.61% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 583,943 | 18,701,674 | -0.62% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 580,218 | 18,732,440 | -0.64% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 576,430 | 18,759,270 | -0.65% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 572,608 | 18,781,008 | -0.66% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 568,748 | 18,797,497 | -0.67% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 564,870 | 18,809,490 | -0.68% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 560,978 | 18,816,959 | -0.69% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 557,071 | 18,820,083 | -0.7% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 553,158 | 18,818,821 | -0.7% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 549,216 | 18,814,475 | -0.71% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 545,240 | 18,806,778 | -0.72% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 541,244 | 18,796,219 | -0.73% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 537,224 | 18,784,939 | -0.74% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 533,149 | 18,770,867 | -0.76% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 529,052 | 18,753,541 | -0.77% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 524,950 | 18,734,516 | -0.78% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 520,801 | 18,713,797 | -0.79% | -0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost -13,786 (a 2.2% decline), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Montenegro's population will shrink by 14.8% to 520,801 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
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Population differences between Montenegro and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 77.6 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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