The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 2,127,400 people in Slovenia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 611,567 people compared to 2,123,263 in Slovenia.
Population statistics:
- Slovenia's population is 3.47 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Slovenia is the 147th.
- The countries together account for 0.03% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.03% for Slovenia.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.29% in Slovenia.
- Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.56% decline), while Slovenia has grown from 2.01M to 2.12M (5.8% 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 17.3% in Slovenia.
Montenegro vs Slovenia: live population counter
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| Current population |
611567
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2123263
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 147/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.03% |
| One net population change |
3.26 months
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1.26 hours
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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31 minutes
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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24.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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2.64 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | +3,319 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +19 |
| Annual growth/decline | -4 | +6,939 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.0006% | +0.33% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 148/197 |
Montenegro and Slovenia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 1,584,720 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 1,594,131 | 2.2% | 0.59% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 1,603,649 | 2.32% | 0.6% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 1,616,971 | 2.16% | 0.83% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 1,632,114 | 1.63% | 0.94% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 1,649,160 | 0.88% | 1.04% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 1,669,905 | 0.02% | 1.26% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 1,689,528 | -0.69% | 1.18% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 1,704,546 | -1.02% | 0.89% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 1,713,874 | -0.8% | 0.55% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 1,724,891 | -0.18% | 0.64% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 1,738,335 | 0.59% | 0.78% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 1,752,233 | 1.23% | 0.8% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 1,766,697 | 1.62% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 1,776,132 | 1.64% | 0.53% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 1,793,581 | 1.41% | 0.98% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 1,820,249 | 1.11% | 1.49% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 1,842,377 | 0.91% | 1.22% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 1,862,548 | 0.81% | 1.09% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 1,882,599 | 0.86% | 1.08% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 1,901,315 | 1.01% | 0.99% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 1,906,531 | 1.19% | 0.27% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 1,910,334 | 1.3% | 0.2% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 1,922,321 | 1.28% | 0.63% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 1,932,154 | 1.07% | 0.51% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 1,941,641 | 0.75% | 0.49% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 1,965,964 | 0.38% | 1.25% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 1,989,776 | 0.07% | 1.21% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 1,995,196 | -0.12% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 1,996,351 | -0.14% | 0.06% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 1,998,161 | -0.03% | 0.09% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 1,999,429 | 0.12% | 0.06% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 1,996,498 | 0.23% | -0.15% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 1,991,746 | 0.27% | -0.24% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 1,989,443 | 0.2% | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 1,989,872 | 0.05% | 0.02% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 1,988,628 | -0.12% | -0.06% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 1,985,956 | -0.24% | -0.13% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 1,981,629 | -0.3% | -0.22% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 1,983,045 | -0.27% | 0.07% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 1,988,925 | -0.17% | 0.3% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 1,992,060 | 0.4% | 0.16% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 1,994,530 | 0.4% | 0.12% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 1,995,733 | 0.4% | 0.06% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 1,997,012 | 0.18% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 2,000,474 | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 2,006,868 | 0.12% | 0.32% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 2,018,122 | 0.14% | 0.56% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 2,021,316 | 0.18% | 0.16% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 2,039,669 | 0.21% | 0.91% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 2,048,583 | 0.18% | 0.44% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 2,052,843 | 0.15% | 0.21% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 2,057,159 | 0.17% | 0.21% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 2,059,953 | 0.19% | 0.14% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 2,061,980 | 0.19% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 2,063,531 | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 2,065,042 | 0.11% | 0.07% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 2,066,388 | 0.1% | 0.07% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 2,073,894 | 0.07% | 0.36% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 2,088,385 | 0.05% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 2,102,419 | -0.03% | 0.67% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 2,108,079 | -0.25% | 0.27% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 2,112,076 | -0.23% | 0.19% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 2,120,461 | -0.01% | 0.4% |
| 2024 | 623,525 | 2,127,400 | -0.001% | 0.33% |
| 2025 | 617,905 | 2,125,771 | -0.9% | -0.08% |
| 2026 | 611,567 | 2,123,263 | -1.03% | -0.12% |
| 2027 | 608,272 | 2,120,217 | -0.54% | -0.14% |
| 2028 | 604,984 | 2,116,494 | -0.54% | -0.18% |
| 2029 | 601,622 | 2,112,173 | -0.56% | -0.2% |
| 2030 | 598,207 | 2,107,590 | -0.57% | -0.22% |
| 2031 | 594,755 | 2,102,682 | -0.58% | -0.23% |
| 2032 | 591,217 | 2,097,639 | -0.59% | -0.24% |
| 2033 | 587,611 | 2,092,539 | -0.61% | -0.24% |
| 2034 | 583,943 | 2,087,474 | -0.62% | -0.24% |
| 2035 | 580,218 | 2,082,359 | -0.64% | -0.25% |
| 2036 | 576,430 | 2,076,980 | -0.65% | -0.26% |
| 2037 | 572,608 | 2,071,332 | -0.66% | -0.27% |
| 2038 | 568,748 | 2,065,836 | -0.67% | -0.27% |
| 2039 | 564,870 | 2,060,512 | -0.68% | -0.26% |
| 2040 | 560,978 | 2,055,171 | -0.69% | -0.26% |
| 2041 | 557,071 | 2,049,707 | -0.7% | -0.27% |
| 2042 | 553,158 | 2,043,776 | -0.7% | -0.29% |
| 2043 | 549,216 | 2,037,534 | -0.71% | -0.31% |
| 2044 | 545,240 | 2,031,130 | -0.72% | -0.31% |
| 2045 | 541,244 | 2,024,576 | -0.73% | -0.32% |
| 2046 | 537,224 | 2,017,955 | -0.74% | -0.33% |
| 2047 | 533,149 | 2,011,220 | -0.76% | -0.33% |
| 2048 | 529,052 | 2,004,390 | -0.77% | -0.34% |
| 2049 | 524,950 | 1,997,296 | -0.78% | -0.35% |
| 2050 | 520,801 | 1,989,697 | -0.79% | -0.38% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Slovenia gained 58,174 people (a 2.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost -13,786 (a 2.2% decline), while Slovenia's population increased by 58,221 (a 2.82% growth).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Slovenia was ranked 141st in 2006 and ranked 147th 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 Slovenia will decrease by 6.29% to 1,989,697 people and will still be ranked 147th.
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 |
| Ljubljana | 284K |
| Maribor | 96.2K |
| Kranj | 37.9K |
| Celje | 37.9K |
| Velenje | 25.6K |
| Novo Mesto | 24.2K |
| Nova Gorica | 13K |
| Izola | 11.7K |
| Murska Sobota | 11.2K |
| Piran | 3.79K |
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Population differences between Montenegro and Slovenia
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| Life expectancy | 77.6 years | 82.1 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 45.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 1.51 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 273.7 ppl/mi² |
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