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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 398 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.95% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Montenegro vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Nigeria
2100 319,719 481,678,166
2099 323,351 481,494,914
2098 326,940 481,219,866
2097 330,574 480,876,108
2096 334,217 480,460,381
2095 337,856 479,976,454
2094 341,490 479,432,855
2093 345,159 478,807,152
2092 348,826 478,097,591
2091 352,520 477,274,569
2090 356,219 476,367,086
2089 359,924 475,363,859
2088 363,602 474,268,867
2087 367,324 473,072,894
2086 371,059 471,769,229
2085 374,829 470,365,292
2084 378,644 468,843,169
2083 382,455 467,224,322
2082 386,310 465,509,151
2081 390,224 463,679,779
2080 394,179 461,741,930
2079 398,175 459,680,797
2078 402,181 457,513,367
2077 406,200 455,254,796
2076 410,263 452,885,729
2075 414,376 450,402,898
2074 418,534 447,825,224
2073 422,748 445,152,156
2072 426,952 442,375,349
2071 431,230 439,499,004
2070 435,563 436,539,777
2069 439,868 433,472,204
2068 444,186 430,320,190
2067 448,555 427,066,199
2066 452,869 423,736,078
2065 457,298 420,318,527
2064 461,706 416,811,285
2063 466,110 413,231,409
2062 470,496 409,583,480
2061 474,871 405,859,509
2060 479,291 402,073,494
2059 483,635 398,228,736
2058 487,928 394,315,883
2057 492,253 390,341,867
2056 496,682 386,298,064
2055 501,038 382,193,151
2054 505,324 378,030,342
2053 509,555 373,799,276
2052 513,782 369,501,634
2051 517,954 365,149,555
2050 522,097 360,734,783
2049 526,241 356,271,401
2048 530,291 351,752,501
2047 534,410 347,169,674
2046 538,441 342,532,578
2045 542,441 337,834,528
2044 546,404 333,076,416
2043 550,390 328,256,555
2042 554,278 323,388,886
2041 558,200 318,469,120
2040 562,081 313,492,800
2039 565,966 308,474,350
2038 569,835 303,423,786
2037 573,678 298,351,344
2036 577,477 293,250,795
2035 581,230 288,138,368
2034 584,919 283,018,151
2033 588,552 277,897,810
2032 592,122 272,769,123
2031 595,610 267,666,779
2030 599,030 262,583,487
2029 602,416 257,504,936
2028 605,742 252,465,743
2027 608,990 247,457,208
2026 612,312 242,477,499
2025 621,659 237,546,527
2024 623,525 232,679,478
2023 623,529 227,882,945
2022 623,591 223,150,896
2021 625,053 218,529,286
2020 626,590 213,996,181
2019 626,753 209,485,641
2018 626,438 204,938,755
2017 625,982 200,254,579
2016 625,353 195,443,700
2015 624,651 190,671,878
2014 623,744 185,896,915
2013 622,587 181,049,443
2012 621,418 176,200,625
2011 620,345 171,379,598
2010 619,428 166,642,886
2009 618,294 162,049,464
2008 616,969 157,595,014
2007 615,875 153,267,261
2006 615,025 149,077,334
2005 614,261 145,017,253
2004 613,353 141,057,045
2003 612,267 137,202,644
2002 609,828 133,471,989
2001 607,389 129,862,595
2000 604,950 126,382,494
1999 606,001 123,047,320
1998 607,662 119,846,254
1997 609,520 116,754,792
1996 611,003 113,754,779
1995 611,712 110,819,428
1994 611,389 107,935,714
1993 610,170 105,122,069
1992 608,516 102,372,770
1991 607,105 99,720,162
1990 606,372 97,120,925
1989 606,571 94,531,014
1988 607,413 92,020,090
1987 608,144 89,591,716
1986 607,711 87,235,953
1985 605,398 84,897,973
1984 600,884 82,526,443
1983 594,506 80,438,260
1982 587,001 78,378,701
1981 579,445 76,068,103
1980 572,608 73,764,641
1979 566,888 71,498,242
1978 562,065 69,326,532
1977 557,576 67,234,590
1976 552,562 65,258,009
1975 546,487 63,410,815
1974 538,902 61,679,144
1973 530,220 60,082,139
1972 521,785 58,601,748
1971 515,449 57,214,684
1970 512,407 55,893,838
1969 513,340 54,631,914
1968 517,481 53,432,783
1967 522,796 52,293,065
1966 526,419 51,188,234
1965 526,327 50,086,764
1964 521,753 49,012,016
1963 513,409 47,973,575
1962 502,558 46,965,292
1961 491,140 45,989,310
1960 480,579 45,053,782

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Nigeria
2100 -1.12% 0.04%
2099 -1.1% 0.06%
2098 -1.1% 0.07%
2097 -1.09% 0.09%
2096 -1.08% 0.1%
2095 -1.06% 0.11%
2094 -1.06% 0.13%
2093 -1.05% 0.15%
2092 -1.05% 0.17%
2091 -1.04% 0.19%
2090 -1.03% 0.21%
2089 -1.01% 0.23%
2088 -1.01% 0.25%
2087 -1.01% 0.28%
2086 -1.01% 0.3%
2085 -1.01% 0.32%
2084 -1% 0.35%
2083 -1% 0.37%
2082 -1% 0.39%
2081 -1% 0.42%
2080 -1% 0.45%
2079 -1% 0.47%
2078 -0.99% 0.5%
2077 -0.99% 0.52%
2076 -0.99% 0.55%
2075 -0.99% 0.58%
2074 -1% 0.6%
2073 -0.98% 0.63%
2072 -0.99% 0.65%
2071 -0.99% 0.68%
2070 -0.98% 0.71%
2069 -0.97% 0.73%
2068 -0.97% 0.76%
2067 -0.95% 0.79%
2066 -0.97% 0.81%
2065 -0.95% 0.84%
2064 -0.94% 0.87%
2063 -0.93% 0.89%
2062 -0.92% 0.92%
2061 -0.92% 0.94%
2060 -0.9% 0.97%
2059 -0.88% 0.99%
2058 -0.88% 1.02%
2057 -0.89% 1.05%
2056 -0.87% 1.07%
2055 -0.85% 1.1%
2054 -0.83% 1.13%
2053 -0.82% 1.16%
2052 -0.81% 1.19%
2051 -0.79% 1.22%
2050 -0.79% 1.25%
2049 -0.76% 1.28%
2048 -0.77% 1.32%
2047 -0.75% 1.35%
2046 -0.74% 1.39%
2045 -0.73% 1.43%
2044 -0.72% 1.47%
2043 -0.7% 1.51%
2042 -0.7% 1.54%
2041 -0.69% 1.59%
2040 -0.69% 1.63%
2039 -0.68% 1.66%
2038 -0.67% 1.7%
2037 -0.66% 1.74%
2036 -0.65% 1.77%
2035 -0.63% 1.81%
2034 -0.62% 1.84%
2033 -0.6% 1.88%
2032 -0.59% 1.91%
2031 -0.57% 1.94%
2030 -0.56% 1.97%
2029 -0.55% 2%
2028 -0.53% 2.02%
2027 -0.54% 2.05%
2026 -1.5% 2.08%
2025 -0.3% 2.09%
2024 -0.001% 2.1%
2023 -0.01% 2.12%
2022 -0.23% 2.11%
2021 -0.25% 2.12%
2020 -0.03% 2.15%
2019 0.05% 2.22%
2018 0.07% 2.34%
2017 0.1% 2.46%
2016 0.11% 2.5%
2015 0.15% 2.57%
2014 0.19% 2.68%
2013 0.19% 2.75%
2012 0.17% 2.81%
2011 0.15% 2.84%
2010 0.18% 2.83%
2009 0.21% 2.83%
2008 0.18% 2.82%
2007 0.14% 2.81%
2006 0.12% 2.8%
2005 0.15% 2.81%
2004 0.18% 2.81%
2003 0.4% 2.8%
2002 0.4% 2.78%
2001 0.4% 2.75%
2000 -0.17% 2.71%
1999 -0.27% 2.67%
1998 -0.3% 2.65%
1997 -0.24% 2.64%
1996 -0.12% 2.65%
1995 0.05% 2.67%
1994 0.2% 2.68%
1993 0.27% 2.69%
1992 0.23% 2.66%
1991 0.12% 2.68%
1990 -0.03% 2.74%
1989 -0.14% 2.73%
1988 -0.12% 2.71%
1987 0.07% 2.7%
1986 0.38% 2.75%
1985 0.75% 2.87%
1984 1.07% 2.6%
1983 1.28% 2.63%
1982 1.3% 3.04%
1981 1.19% 3.12%
1980 1.01% 3.17%
1979 0.86% 3.13%
1978 0.81% 3.11%
1977 0.91% 3.03%
1976 1.11% 2.91%
1975 1.41% 2.81%
1974 1.64% 2.66%
1973 1.62% 2.53%
1972 1.23% 2.42%
1971 0.59% 2.36%
1970 -0.18% 2.31%
1969 -0.8% 2.24%
1968 -1.02% 2.18%
1967 -0.69% 2.16%
1966 0.02% 2.2%
1965 0.88% 2.19%
1964 1.63% 2.16%
1963 2.16% 2.15%
1962 2.32% 2.12%
1961 2.2% 2.08%

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

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In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Nigeria
Current population
612312
243824469
Population rank 166/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 2.94%
One net population change
3.26 months
6.58 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
4.2 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -4 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 48/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -15,258
Net migration rank 131/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -15,258
2024 - -1,686 - -35,202
2023 686 12,000 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 0 26,332 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -2,062 -2,344 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 -188 -3,310 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 627 -4,083 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 752 -5,058 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 939 -4,948 4,706,183 78,685
2016 1,125 -5,274 4,761,594 75,265
2015 1,062 -4,863 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 1,560 -4,357 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 1,557 -2,478 4,811,751 40,201
2012 1,554 -1,583 4,774,508 71,138
2011 1,365 0 4,728,363 67,808
2010 1,797 -2,276 4,629,173 47,966
2009 2,783 -3,456 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 2,530 -3,326 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 1,848 -3,056 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 1,599 -2,735 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 1,536 -2,247 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 2,146 -1,997 3,877,376 46,370
2003 2,632 -3,178 3,751,120 33,857
2002 2,988 -3,357 3,606,814 69,594
2001 3,462 -3,511 3,478,370 64,163
2000 3,751 -3,734 3,343,196 74,535
1999 3,454 -3,487 3,155,425 97,195
1998 3,889 -3,326 3,003,946 145,575
1997 3,597 -3,077 2,936,500 96,885
1996 4,155 -3,051 2,882,205 84,448
1995 4,527 -3,082 2,830,771 73,243
1994 4,381 -2,889 2,735,198 128,134
1993 4,638 -2,835 2,673,675 90,200
1992 5,015 -2,942 2,596,173 138,412
1991 5,191 -2,630 2,527,807 42,760
1990 5,010 -1,705 2,491,928 135,959
1989 5,129 -1,730 2,452,324 99,588
1988 5,529 -2,165 2,376,419 93,510
1987 5,958 -2,569 2,322,397 64,418
1986 6,097 -2,747 2,295,003 29,682
1985 6,283 -3,013 2,289,784 61,514
1984 6,337 -3,074 2,278,060 113,758
1983 6,482 -3,190 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 6,419 -3,151 2,233,401 101,116
1981 6,275 -2,287 2,179,884 106,723
1980 6,383 -450 2,121,618 198,672
1979 6,139 -718 2,074,807 137,721
1978 6,408 -1,103 2,019,621 111,258
1977 6,650 -1,364 1,923,917 129,075
1976 6,845 -1,447 1,827,289 72,889
1975 6,878 -1,588 1,718,623 75,603
1974 6,919 -1,669 1,624,813 44,281
1973 7,096 -1,778 1,525,485 -618
1972 7,252 -1,922 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 7,168 -1,856 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 7,069 -2,013 1,295,507 7,953
1969 7,449 -2,456 1,213,484 6,912
1968 7,497 -2,404 1,168,254 9,615
1967 7,961 -2,519 1,082,884 18,683
1966 8,661 -2,751 1,095,582 12,513
1965 9,010 -2,743 1,061,840 32,988
1964 9,227 -2,734 1,028,272 26,411
1963 9,449 -2,800 995,116 27,115
1962 9,402 -2,606 966,452 27,906
1961 9,278 -2,254 932,111 25,515
1960 9,144 -2,467 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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