The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 611,567 people compared to 10,663,982 in Portugal.
Population statistics:
- Portugal's population is 17.4 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
- The countries together account for 0.14% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.13% for Portugal.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
- Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.56% decline), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.35% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.1% of the population in Montenegro and 14.2% in Portugal.
Montenegro vs Portugal: live population counter
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| Current population |
611567
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10663982
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 92/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
3.26 months
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4.51 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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6.13 minutes
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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4.44 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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25.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | +20,648 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | -4 | +116,507 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.0006% | +1.1% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 95/197 |
Montenegro and Portugal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 8,857,716 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 8,929,316 | 2.2% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 8,993,985 | 2.32% | 0.72% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 9,030,355 | 2.16% | 0.4% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 9,035,365 | 1.63% | 0.06% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 8,998,595 | 0.88% | -0.41% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 8,930,990 | 0.02% | -0.75% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 8,874,520 | -0.69% | -0.63% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 8,836,650 | -1.02% | -0.43% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 8,757,705 | -0.8% | -0.89% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 8,680,431 | -0.18% | -0.88% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 8,643,756 | 0.59% | -0.42% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 8,630,430 | 1.23% | -0.15% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 8,633,100 | 1.62% | 0.03% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 8,754,365 | 1.64% | 1.4% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 9,093,470 | 1.41% | 3.87% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 9,355,810 | 1.11% | 2.88% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 9,455,675 | 0.91% | 1.07% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 9,558,250 | 0.81% | 1.08% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 9,661,265 | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 9,766,312 | 1.01% | 1.09% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 9,851,362 | 1.19% | 0.87% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 9,911,771 | 1.3% | 0.61% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 9,957,865 | 1.28% | 0.47% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 9,996,232 | 1.07% | 0.39% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 10,023,613 | 0.75% | 0.27% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 10,032,734 | 0.38% | 0.09% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 10,030,031 | 0.07% | -0.03% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 10,019,610 | -0.12% | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 10,005,000 | -0.14% | -0.15% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 9,983,218 | -0.03% | -0.22% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 9,960,235 | 0.12% | -0.23% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 9,952,494 | 0.23% | -0.08% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 9,964,675 | 0.27% | 0.12% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 9,991,525 | 0.2% | 0.27% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 10,026,176 | 0.05% | 0.35% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 10,063,945 | -0.12% | 0.38% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 10,108,977 | -0.24% | 0.45% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 10,160,196 | -0.3% | 0.51% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 10,217,828 | -0.27% | 0.57% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 10,289,898 | -0.17% | 0.71% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 10,362,722 | 0.4% | 0.71% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 10,419,631 | 0.4% | 0.55% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 10,458,821 | 0.4% | 0.38% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 10,483,861 | 0.18% | 0.24% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 10,503,330 | 0.15% | 0.19% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 10,522,288 | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 10,542,964 | 0.14% | 0.2% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 10,558,177 | 0.18% | 0.14% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 10,568,247 | 0.21% | 0.1% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 10,573,100 | 0.18% | 0.05% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 10,557,560 | 0.15% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 10,514,844 | 0.17% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 10,457,295 | 0.19% | -0.55% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 10,401,062 | 0.19% | -0.54% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 10,358,076 | 0.15% | -0.41% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 10,325,452 | 0.11% | -0.31% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 10,300,300 | 0.1% | -0.24% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 10,283,822 | 0.07% | -0.16% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 10,286,263 | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 10,297,081 | -0.03% | 0.11% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 10,361,831 | -0.25% | 0.63% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 10,434,332 | -0.23% | 0.7% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 10,578,174 | -0.01% | 1.38% |
| 2024 | 623,525 | 10,694,681 | -0.001% | 1.1% |
| 2025 | 617,905 | 10,680,873 | -0.9% | -0.13% |
| 2026 | 611,567 | 10,663,982 | -1.03% | -0.16% |
| 2027 | 608,272 | 10,646,150 | -0.54% | -0.17% |
| 2028 | 604,984 | 10,625,957 | -0.54% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 601,622 | 10,604,587 | -0.56% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 598,207 | 10,584,552 | -0.57% | -0.19% |
| 2031 | 594,755 | 10,564,548 | -0.58% | -0.19% |
| 2032 | 591,217 | 10,542,600 | -0.59% | -0.21% |
| 2033 | 587,611 | 10,519,640 | -0.61% | -0.22% |
| 2034 | 583,943 | 10,496,056 | -0.62% | -0.22% |
| 2035 | 580,218 | 10,472,033 | -0.64% | -0.23% |
| 2036 | 576,430 | 10,447,836 | -0.65% | -0.23% |
| 2037 | 572,608 | 10,423,350 | -0.66% | -0.23% |
| 2038 | 568,748 | 10,398,185 | -0.67% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 564,870 | 10,371,223 | -0.68% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 560,978 | 10,342,789 | -0.69% | -0.27% |
| 2041 | 557,071 | 10,314,869 | -0.7% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 553,158 | 10,287,416 | -0.7% | -0.27% |
| 2043 | 549,216 | 10,257,925 | -0.71% | -0.29% |
| 2044 | 545,240 | 10,226,892 | -0.72% | -0.3% |
| 2045 | 541,244 | 10,195,202 | -0.73% | -0.31% |
| 2046 | 537,224 | 10,162,323 | -0.74% | -0.32% |
| 2047 | 533,149 | 10,128,572 | -0.76% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 529,052 | 10,094,854 | -0.77% | -0.33% |
| 2049 | 524,950 | 10,059,522 | -0.78% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 520,801 | 10,022,734 | -0.79% | -0.37% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost -13,786 (a 2.2% decline), while Portugal's population increased by 338,530 (a 3.28% growth).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 6.01% to 10,022,734 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.
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Population differences between Montenegro and Portugal
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| Life expectancy | 77.6 years | 82.9 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 45.7 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 47.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 47.6:52.4 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 1.44 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 302 ppl/mi² |
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