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

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The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,129 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 613,759 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 232.4 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 1.72% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of -0.009% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 614K (0.21% decline), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Montenegro vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Russia
2100 320,475 125,631,984
2099 324,115 125,735,285
2098 327,713 125,835,990
2097 331,355 125,914,480
2096 335,007 126,004,709
2095 338,654 126,072,890
2094 342,297 126,125,529
2093 345,975 126,181,074
2092 349,650 126,256,091
2091 353,353 126,304,823
2090 357,061 126,360,262
2089 360,774 126,412,664
2088 364,461 126,463,022
2087 368,192 126,511,263
2086 371,937 126,579,534
2085 375,715 126,655,806
2084 379,539 126,730,694
2083 383,359 126,805,713
2082 387,223 126,889,471
2081 391,147 126,973,300
2080 395,110 127,070,546
2079 399,116 127,191,346
2078 403,132 127,331,975
2077 407,160 127,489,152
2076 411,233 127,641,749
2075 415,356 127,825,235
2074 419,523 128,023,096
2073 423,747 128,238,922
2072 427,961 128,465,870
2071 432,249 128,745,681
2070 436,592 129,020,076
2069 440,907 129,309,803
2068 445,235 129,589,275
2067 449,615 129,873,991
2066 453,939 130,184,092
2065 458,379 130,515,828
2064 462,797 130,852,649
2063 467,212 131,199,458
2062 471,608 131,530,725
2061 475,993 131,881,030
2060 480,424 132,209,377
2059 484,778 132,568,882
2058 489,082 132,933,515
2057 493,417 133,272,997
2056 497,856 133,615,325
2055 502,222 133,963,055
2054 506,518 134,288,366
2053 510,759 134,609,198
2052 514,996 134,876,558
2051 519,179 135,141,211
2050 523,331 135,386,454
2049 527,485 135,609,441
2048 531,545 135,818,840
2047 535,674 136,013,698
2046 539,713 136,185,098
2045 543,724 136,368,416
2044 547,696 136,568,234
2043 551,691 136,791,498
2042 555,589 137,015,033
2041 559,520 137,266,491
2040 563,410 137,531,851
2039 567,304 137,833,822
2038 571,182 138,146,863
2037 575,034 138,485,780
2036 578,842 138,835,731
2035 582,604 139,197,452
2034 586,301 139,573,272
2033 589,943 139,960,175
2032 593,521 140,359,785
2031 597,018 140,785,026
2030 600,445 141,182,418
2029 603,840 141,571,268
2028 607,174 141,946,979
2027 610,430 142,315,155
2026 613,759 142,643,173
2025 623,129 143,513,328
2024 623,525 143,669,648
2023 623,529 143,826,130
2022 623,591 144,236,933
2021 625,053 144,746,762
2020 626,590 145,245,148
2019 626,753 145,453,291
2018 626,438 145,398,106
2017 625,982 145,293,260
2016 625,353 145,015,460
2015 624,651 144,640,716
2014 623,744 144,237,223
2013 622,587 143,805,638
2012 621,418 143,378,447
2011 620,345 143,018,195
2010 619,428 142,849,468
2009 618,294 142,785,348
2008 616,969 142,742,366
2007 615,875 142,805,114
2006 615,025 143,049,637
2005 614,261 143,518,814
2004 613,353 144,067,316
2003 612,267 144,648,618
2002 609,828 145,306,497
2001 607,389 145,976,482
2000 604,950 146,596,869
1999 606,001 147,214,776
1998 607,662 147,670,784
1997 609,520 147,915,361
1996 611,003 148,160,129
1995 611,712 148,375,787
1994 611,389 148,407,912
1993 610,170 148,458,777
1992 608,516 148,538,197
1991 607,105 148,394,216
1990 606,372 147,969,406
1989 606,571 147,721,000
1988 607,413 146,857,000
1987 608,144 145,908,000
1986 607,711 144,894,000
1985 605,398 143,858,000
1984 600,884 142,745,000
1983 594,506 141,668,000
1982 587,001 140,823,000
1981 579,445 139,941,000
1980 572,608 139,010,000
1979 566,888 138,027,000
1978 562,065 137,060,000
1977 557,576 136,100,000
1976 552,562 135,147,000
1975 546,487 134,200,000
1974 538,902 133,432,000
1973 530,220 132,669,000
1972 521,785 131,909,000
1971 515,449 131,155,000
1970 512,407 130,404,000
1969 513,340 129,664,000
1968 517,481 128,928,000
1967 522,796 128,196,000
1966 526,419 127,468,000
1965 526,327 126,745,000
1964 521,753 125,345,000
1963 513,409 123,960,000
1962 502,558 122,591,000
1961 491,140 121,236,000
1960 480,579 119,897,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 11,594 people (a 1.85% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Montenegro's population will shrink by 14.7% to 523,331 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33% of the population in Montenegro and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Russia
2100 -1.12% -0.08%
2099 -1.1% -0.08%
2098 -1.1% -0.06%
2097 -1.09% -0.07%
2096 -1.08% -0.05%
2095 -1.06% -0.04%
2094 -1.06% -0.04%
2093 -1.05% -0.06%
2092 -1.05% -0.04%
2091 -1.04% -0.04%
2090 -1.03% -0.04%
2089 -1.01% -0.04%
2088 -1.01% -0.04%
2087 -1.01% -0.05%
2086 -1.01% -0.06%
2085 -1.01% -0.06%
2084 -1% -0.06%
2083 -1% -0.07%
2082 -1% -0.07%
2081 -1% -0.08%
2080 -1% -0.09%
2079 -1% -0.11%
2078 -0.99% -0.12%
2077 -0.99% -0.12%
2076 -0.99% -0.14%
2075 -0.99% -0.15%
2074 -1% -0.17%
2073 -0.98% -0.18%
2072 -0.99% -0.22%
2071 -0.99% -0.21%
2070 -0.98% -0.22%
2069 -0.97% -0.22%
2068 -0.97% -0.22%
2067 -0.95% -0.24%
2066 -0.97% -0.25%
2065 -0.95% -0.26%
2064 -0.94% -0.26%
2063 -0.93% -0.25%
2062 -0.92% -0.27%
2061 -0.92% -0.25%
2060 -0.9% -0.27%
2059 -0.88% -0.27%
2058 -0.88% -0.25%
2057 -0.89% -0.26%
2056 -0.87% -0.26%
2055 -0.85% -0.24%
2054 -0.83% -0.24%
2053 -0.82% -0.2%
2052 -0.81% -0.2%
2051 -0.79% -0.18%
2050 -0.79% -0.16%
2049 -0.76% -0.15%
2048 -0.77% -0.14%
2047 -0.75% -0.13%
2046 -0.74% -0.13%
2045 -0.73% -0.15%
2044 -0.72% -0.16%
2043 -0.7% -0.16%
2042 -0.7% -0.18%
2041 -0.69% -0.19%
2040 -0.69% -0.22%
2039 -0.68% -0.23%
2038 -0.67% -0.24%
2037 -0.66% -0.25%
2036 -0.65% -0.26%
2035 -0.63% -0.27%
2034 -0.62% -0.28%
2033 -0.6% -0.28%
2032 -0.59% -0.3%
2031 -0.57% -0.28%
2030 -0.56% -0.27%
2029 -0.55% -0.26%
2028 -0.53% -0.26%
2027 -0.54% -0.23%
2026 -1.5% -0.61%
2025 -0.06% -0.11%
2024 -0.001% -0.11%
2023 -0.01% -0.28%
2022 -0.23% -0.35%
2021 -0.25% -0.34%
2020 -0.03% -0.14%
2019 0.05% 0.04%
2018 0.07% 0.07%
2017 0.1% 0.19%
2016 0.11% 0.26%
2015 0.15% 0.28%
2014 0.19% 0.3%
2013 0.19% 0.3%
2012 0.17% 0.25%
2011 0.15% 0.12%
2010 0.18% 0.04%
2009 0.21% 0.03%
2008 0.18% -0.04%
2007 0.14% -0.17%
2006 0.12% -0.33%
2005 0.15% -0.38%
2004 0.18% -0.4%
2003 0.4% -0.45%
2002 0.4% -0.46%
2001 0.4% -0.42%
2000 -0.17% -0.42%
1999 -0.27% -0.31%
1998 -0.3% -0.17%
1997 -0.24% -0.17%
1996 -0.12% -0.15%
1995 0.05% -0.02%
1994 0.2% -0.03%
1993 0.27% -0.05%
1992 0.23% 0.1%
1991 0.12% 0.29%
1990 -0.03% 0.17%
1989 -0.14% 0.59%
1988 -0.12% 0.65%
1987 0.07% 0.7%
1986 0.38% 0.72%
1985 0.75% 0.78%
1984 1.07% 0.76%
1983 1.28% 0.6%
1982 1.3% 0.63%
1981 1.19% 0.67%
1980 1.01% 0.71%
1979 0.86% 0.71%
1978 0.81% 0.71%
1977 0.91% 0.71%
1976 1.11% 0.71%
1975 1.41% 0.58%
1974 1.64% 0.58%
1973 1.62% 0.58%
1972 1.23% 0.57%
1971 0.59% 0.58%
1970 -0.18% 0.57%
1969 -0.8% 0.57%
1968 -1.02% 0.57%
1967 -0.69% 0.57%
1966 0.02% 0.57%
1965 0.88% 1.12%
1964 1.63% 1.12%
1963 2.16% 1.12%
1962 2.32% 1.12%
1961 2.2% 1.12%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/russia | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.06%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Russia
Current population
613759
142643173
Population rank 166/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 1.72%
One net population change
22.2 hours
3.37 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
26.1 seconds
One death every
1.38 hours
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -1 -428
Annual growth/decline -396 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 163/197 166/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -251,822
Net migration rank 131/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -251,822
2024 624 -1,686 -574,678 -178,042
2023 686 12,000 -503,392 27,807
2022 0 26,332 -576,948 765,629
2021 -2,062 -2,344 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 -188 -3,310 -697,177 334,094
2019 627 -4,083 -319,997 336,494
2018 752 -5,058 -232,637 339,972
2017 939 -4,948 -130,764 396,619
2016 1,125 -5,274 0 447,645
2015 1,062 -4,863 43,392 384,756
2014 1,560 -4,357 28,848 264,698
2013 1,557 -2,478 28,761 289,872
2012 1,554 -1,583 0 285,977
2011 1,365 0 -128,716 309,377
2010 1,797 -2,276 -242,844 307,555
2009 2,783 -3,456 -257,014 350,206
2008 2,530 -3,326 -356,856 360,840
2007 1,848 -3,056 -471,257 365,717
2006 1,599 -2,735 -686,638 308,370
2005 1,536 -2,247 -846,761 263,541
2004 2,146 -1,997 -792,370 261,519
2003 2,632 -3,178 -896,822 256,804
2002 2,988 -3,357 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 3,462 -3,511 -963,445 259,614
2000 3,751 -3,734 -967,540 550,401
1999 3,454 -3,487 -927,453 375,468
1998 3,889 -3,326 -694,053 528,135
1997 3,597 -3,077 -769,159 541,387
1996 4,155 -3,051 -785,248 587,171
1995 4,527 -3,082 -845,742 723,875
1994 4,381 -2,889 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 4,638 -2,835 -757,140 507,229
1992 5,015 -2,942 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 5,191 -2,630 103,876 125,505
1990 5,010 -1,705 325,533 299,863
1989 5,129 -1,730 576,112 89,400
1988 5,529 -2,165 778,343 269,862
1987 5,958 -2,569 977,583 275,611
1986 6,097 -2,747 985,279 283,553
1985 6,283 -3,013 762,447 280,614
1984 6,337 -3,074 756,548 247,026
1983 6,482 -3,190 906,676 200,159
1982 6,419 -3,151 830,855 107,520
1981 6,275 -2,287 713,700 36,686
1980 6,383 -450 681,149 10,440
1979 6,139 -718 690,135 -5,791
1978 6,408 -1,103 812,766 108,882
1977 6,650 -1,364 832,932 122,316
1976 6,845 -1,447 852,237 113,851
1975 6,878 -1,588 843,850 80,069
1974 6,919 -1,669 883,186 -51,759
1973 7,096 -1,778 846,561 -107,568
1972 7,252 -1,922 872,050 -111,168
1971 7,168 -1,856 854,999 -134,968
1970 7,069 -2,013 785,554 -264,464
1969 7,449 -2,456 753,088 -64,643
1968 7,497 -2,404 787,621 -83,221
1967 7,961 -2,519 854,554 -116,029
1966 8,661 -2,751 989,279 -111,360
1965 9,010 -2,743 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 9,227 -2,734 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 9,449 -2,800 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 9,402 -2,606 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 9,278 -2,254 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 9,144 -2,467 1,962,834 -234,895

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/russia | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 34.5% of the population change in Montenegro is from natural causes (a gain of 3,565 people) and 65.5% is from migration (a gain of 6,766 people). In Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

Biggest cities by population

Montenegro
City Population
Podgorica 151K
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Ulcinj 11.5K
Berane 11.1K
Mojkovac 3.59K
Kotor 961
Russia
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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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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