The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,831 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 618,209 people compared to 142,718,132 in Russia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 230.9 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
- The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 1.73% for Russia.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
- Since 2005, the population of Montenegro has increased from 614K people to 618K (0.64% growth), while Russia has declined from 144M to 143M (0.56% 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 10.7% in Russia.
Montenegro vs Russia: live population counter
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| Current population |
618209
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142718132
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 9/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 1.73% |
| One net population change |
1.21 days
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1.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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25.5 seconds
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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18.1 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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2.95 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | -178,042 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | -801 |
| Annual growth/decline | +302 | -292,279 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | -0.2% |
| Population growth rate rank | 163/197 | 177/197 |
Montenegro and Russia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 119,897,000 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 121,236,000 | 2.2% | 1.12% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 122,591,000 | 2.32% | 1.12% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 123,960,000 | 2.16% | 1.12% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 125,345,000 | 1.63% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 126,745,000 | 0.88% | 1.12% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 127,468,000 | 0.02% | 0.57% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 128,196,000 | -0.69% | 0.57% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 128,928,000 | -1.02% | 0.57% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 129,664,000 | -0.8% | 0.57% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 130,404,000 | -0.18% | 0.57% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 131,155,000 | 0.59% | 0.58% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 131,909,000 | 1.23% | 0.57% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 132,669,000 | 1.62% | 0.58% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 133,432,000 | 1.64% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 134,200,000 | 1.41% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 135,147,000 | 1.11% | 0.71% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 136,100,000 | 0.91% | 0.71% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 137,060,000 | 0.81% | 0.71% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 138,027,000 | 0.86% | 0.71% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 139,010,000 | 1.01% | 0.71% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 139,941,000 | 1.19% | 0.67% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 140,823,000 | 1.3% | 0.63% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 141,668,000 | 1.28% | 0.6% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 142,745,000 | 1.07% | 0.76% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 143,858,000 | 0.75% | 0.78% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 144,894,000 | 0.38% | 0.72% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 145,908,000 | 0.07% | 0.7% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 146,857,000 | -0.12% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 147,721,000 | -0.14% | 0.59% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 147,969,406 | -0.03% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 148,394,216 | 0.12% | 0.29% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 148,538,197 | 0.23% | 0.1% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 148,458,777 | 0.27% | -0.05% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 148,407,912 | 0.2% | -0.03% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 148,375,787 | 0.05% | -0.02% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 148,160,129 | -0.12% | -0.15% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 147,915,361 | -0.24% | -0.17% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 147,670,784 | -0.3% | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 147,214,776 | -0.27% | -0.31% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 146,596,869 | -0.17% | -0.42% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 145,976,482 | 0.4% | -0.42% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 145,306,497 | 0.4% | -0.46% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 144,648,618 | 0.4% | -0.45% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 144,067,316 | 0.18% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 143,518,814 | 0.15% | -0.38% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 143,049,637 | 0.12% | -0.33% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 142,805,114 | 0.14% | -0.17% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 142,742,366 | 0.18% | -0.04% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 142,785,348 | 0.21% | 0.03% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 142,849,468 | 0.18% | 0.04% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 143,018,195 | 0.15% | 0.12% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 143,378,447 | 0.17% | 0.25% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 143,805,638 | 0.19% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 144,237,223 | 0.19% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 144,640,716 | 0.15% | 0.28% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 145,015,460 | 0.11% | 0.26% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 145,293,260 | 0.1% | 0.19% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 145,398,106 | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 145,453,291 | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 145,245,148 | -0.03% | -0.14% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 144,746,762 | -0.25% | -0.34% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 144,236,933 | -0.23% | -0.35% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 143,826,130 | -0.01% | -0.28% |
| 2024 | 623,831 | 143,533,851 | 0.05% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 618,209 | 142,718,132 | -0.9% | -0.57% |
| 2026 | 611,868 | 142,120,553 | -1.03% | -0.42% |
| 2027 | 608,570 | 141,773,330 | -0.54% | -0.24% |
| 2028 | 605,281 | 141,402,326 | -0.54% | -0.26% |
| 2029 | 601,917 | 141,021,009 | -0.56% | -0.27% |
| 2030 | 598,501 | 140,628,883 | -0.57% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 595,047 | 140,218,596 | -0.58% | -0.29% |
| 2032 | 591,507 | 139,807,207 | -0.59% | -0.29% |
| 2033 | 587,900 | 139,414,947 | -0.61% | -0.28% |
| 2034 | 584,230 | 139,034,543 | -0.62% | -0.27% |
| 2035 | 580,502 | 138,666,694 | -0.64% | -0.26% |
| 2036 | 576,713 | 138,311,757 | -0.65% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 572,889 | 137,968,177 | -0.66% | -0.25% |
| 2038 | 569,027 | 137,643,032 | -0.67% | -0.24% |
| 2039 | 565,147 | 137,336,299 | -0.68% | -0.22% |
| 2040 | 561,254 | 137,053,347 | -0.69% | -0.21% |
| 2041 | 557,345 | 136,795,588 | -0.7% | -0.19% |
| 2042 | 553,430 | 136,558,692 | -0.7% | -0.17% |
| 2043 | 549,485 | 136,335,849 | -0.71% | -0.16% |
| 2044 | 545,508 | 136,124,845 | -0.72% | -0.15% |
| 2045 | 541,510 | 135,933,758 | -0.73% | -0.14% |
| 2046 | 537,487 | 135,756,848 | -0.74% | -0.13% |
| 2047 | 533,411 | 135,574,181 | -0.76% | -0.13% |
| 2048 | 529,311 | 135,372,557 | -0.77% | -0.15% |
| 2049 | 525,208 | 135,156,911 | -0.78% | -0.16% |
| 2050 | 521,056 | 134,923,391 | -0.79% | -0.17% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,390 people (a 1.69% growth), while Russia gained 1,121,902 people (a 0.78% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Montenegro lost -6,442 (a 1.03% decline), while Russia's population decreased by -1,922,584 (a 1.33% decline).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2005 and is 166th in 2025. Russia was ranked 9th in 2005 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.46% to 134,923,391 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between Montenegro and Russia
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| Life expectancy | 77.4 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 40.8 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 40.9 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 46.4:53.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 22.7 ppl/mi² |
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