The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,831 in 2024 vs 17,695 people in Palau in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 618,209 people compared to 17,663 in Palau.
Population statistics:
- Montenegro's population is 35 times bigger than Palau's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Palau is the 194th.
- The countries together account for 0.008% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.0002% for Palau.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs +0.02% in Palau.
- Since 2005, the population of Montenegro has increased from 614K people to 618K (0.64% growth), while Palau has declined from 19.8K to 17.7K (10.9% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.2% of the population in Montenegro and 27% in Palau.
Montenegro vs Palau: live population counter
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| Current population |
618209
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17663
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 194/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.0002% |
| One net population change |
1.21 days
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1.63 weeks
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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1.89 days
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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1.8 days
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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3.72 weeks
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | -14 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +0 |
| Annual growth/decline | +302 | -32 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | -0.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 163/197 | 176/197 |
Montenegro and Palau: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 9,328 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 9,555 | 2.2% | 2.43% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 9,793 | 2.32% | 2.49% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 10,037 | 2.16% | 2.49% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 10,292 | 1.63% | 2.54% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 10,547 | 0.88% | 2.48% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 10,805 | 0.02% | 2.45% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 10,988 | -0.69% | 1.69% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 11,080 | -1.02% | 0.84% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 11,159 | -0.8% | 0.71% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 11,368 | -0.18% | 1.87% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 11,759 | 0.59% | 3.44% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 12,194 | 1.23% | 3.7% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 12,552 | 1.62% | 2.94% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 12,687 | 1.64% | 1.08% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 12,655 | 1.41% | -0.25% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 12,598 | 1.11% | -0.45% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 12,525 | 0.91% | -0.58% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 12,440 | 0.81% | -0.68% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 12,337 | 0.86% | -0.83% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 12,271 | 1.01% | -0.53% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 12,402 | 1.19% | 1.07% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 12,694 | 1.3% | 2.35% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 13,006 | 1.28% | 2.46% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 13,337 | 1.07% | 2.54% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 13,688 | 0.75% | 2.63% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 14,024 | 0.38% | 2.45% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 14,334 | 0.07% | 2.21% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 14,645 | -0.12% | 2.17% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 14,945 | -0.14% | 2.05% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 15,259 | -0.03% | 2.1% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 15,614 | 0.12% | 2.33% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 15,989 | 0.23% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 16,372 | 0.27% | 2.4% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 16,770 | 0.2% | 2.43% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 17,195 | 0.05% | 2.53% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 17,654 | -0.12% | 2.67% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 18,108 | -0.24% | 2.57% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 18,524 | -0.3% | 2.3% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 18,901 | -0.27% | 2.04% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 19,178 | -0.17% | 1.47% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 19,352 | 0.4% | 0.91% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 19,503 | 0.4% | 0.78% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 19,659 | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 19,820 | 0.18% | 0.82% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 19,819 | 0.15% | -0.005% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 19,593 | 0.12% | -1.14% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 19,302 | 0.14% | -1.49% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 19,009 | 0.18% | -1.52% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 18,709 | 0.21% | -1.58% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 18,396 | 0.18% | -1.67% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 18,078 | 0.15% | -1.73% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 17,765 | 0.17% | -1.73% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 17,648 | 0.19% | -0.66% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 17,715 | 0.19% | 0.38% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 17,770 | 0.15% | 0.31% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 17,797 | 0.11% | 0.15% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 17,812 | 0.1% | 0.08% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 17,814 | 0.07% | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 17,798 | 0.05% | -0.09% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 17,792 | -0.03% | -0.03% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 17,783 | -0.25% | -0.05% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 17,759 | -0.23% | -0.13% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 17,727 | -0.01% | -0.18% |
| 2024 | 623,831 | 17,695 | 0.05% | -0.18% |
| 2025 | 618,209 | 17,663 | -0.9% | -0.18% |
| 2026 | 611,868 | 17,618 | -1.03% | -0.25% |
| 2027 | 608,570 | 17,564 | -0.54% | -0.31% |
| 2028 | 605,281 | 17,504 | -0.54% | -0.34% |
| 2029 | 601,917 | 17,436 | -0.56% | -0.39% |
| 2030 | 598,501 | 17,376 | -0.57% | -0.34% |
| 2031 | 595,047 | 17,299 | -0.58% | -0.44% |
| 2032 | 591,507 | 17,228 | -0.59% | -0.41% |
| 2033 | 587,900 | 17,163 | -0.61% | -0.38% |
| 2034 | 584,230 | 17,092 | -0.62% | -0.41% |
| 2035 | 580,502 | 17,012 | -0.64% | -0.47% |
| 2036 | 576,713 | 16,940 | -0.65% | -0.43% |
| 2037 | 572,889 | 16,858 | -0.66% | -0.48% |
| 2038 | 569,027 | 16,779 | -0.67% | -0.47% |
| 2039 | 565,147 | 16,689 | -0.68% | -0.54% |
| 2040 | 561,254 | 16,604 | -0.69% | -0.51% |
| 2041 | 557,345 | 16,510 | -0.7% | -0.57% |
| 2042 | 553,430 | 16,403 | -0.7% | -0.65% |
| 2043 | 549,485 | 16,302 | -0.71% | -0.61% |
| 2044 | 545,508 | 16,202 | -0.72% | -0.62% |
| 2045 | 541,510 | 16,097 | -0.73% | -0.65% |
| 2046 | 537,487 | 15,977 | -0.74% | -0.74% |
| 2047 | 533,411 | 15,863 | -0.76% | -0.71% |
| 2048 | 529,311 | 15,749 | -0.77% | -0.72% |
| 2049 | 525,208 | 15,632 | -0.78% | -0.74% |
| 2050 | 521,056 | 15,515 | -0.79% | -0.75% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,390 people (a 1.69% growth), while Palau lost 2,049 people (a 10.3% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Montenegro lost -6,442 (a 1.03% decline), while Palau's population decreased by -107 (a 0.6% decline).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2005 and is 166th in 2025. Palau was ranked 194th in 2005 and still ranked 194th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Montenegro's population will shrink by 15.7% to 521,056 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Palau will decrease by 12.2% to 15,515 people and rank change from 194th to 195th.
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Population differences between Montenegro and Palau
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| Life expectancy | 77.4 years | 69.5 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 38.4 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 39.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 53.9:46.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 1.91 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 99.6 ppl/mi² |
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