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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,831 in 2024 vs 19,009,151 people in Somalia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 618,209 people compared to 20,177,806 in Somalia.

Population statistics:

  • Somalia's population is 32.6 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Somalia is the 66th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.24% for Somalia.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs +3.61% in Somalia.
  • Since 2005, the population of Montenegro has increased from 614K people to 618K (0.64% growth), while Somalia has grown from 10.6M to 20.2M (89.6% growth).
  • Somalia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 67.4M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 319K people by 2100.

Montenegro vs Somalia: live population counter

Montenegro Somalia
Current population
618209
20177806
Population rank 166/197 66/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.24%
One net population change
1.21 days
48.5 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
40 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.91 minutes
One migration net change every
5.2 hours
19.6 minutes
Annual migration change -1,686 +26,859
Daily growth/decline +1 +1,782
Annual growth/decline +302 +650,536
Annual growth/decline rate +0.05% +3.54%
Population growth rate rank 163/197 9/197

Montenegro and Somalia: population history and growth rate by year chart

Montenegro
Population

Growth rate
Somalia
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Montenegro Somalia Montenegro Somalia
1960 480,579 2,876,331 - -
1961 491,140 2,952,054 2.2% 2.63%
1962 502,558 3,030,091 2.32% 2.64%
1963 513,409 3,110,361 2.16% 2.65%
1964 521,753 3,192,796 1.63% 2.65%
1965 526,327 3,277,874 0.88% 2.66%
1966 526,419 3,365,106 0.02% 2.66%
1967 522,796 3,454,537 -0.69% 2.66%
1968 517,481 3,546,590 -1.02% 2.66%
1969 513,340 3,641,015 -0.8% 2.66%
1970 512,407 3,738,448 -0.18% 2.68%
1971 515,449 3,837,691 0.59% 2.65%
1972 521,785 3,939,436 1.23% 2.65%
1973 530,220 4,045,592 1.62% 2.69%
1974 538,902 4,151,842 1.64% 2.63%
1975 546,487 4,257,535 1.41% 2.55%
1976 552,562 4,365,812 1.11% 2.54%
1977 557,576 4,484,050 0.91% 2.71%
1978 562,065 4,814,892 0.81% 7.38%
1979 566,888 5,449,117 0.86% 13.2%
1980 572,608 5,936,154 1.01% 8.94%
1981 579,445 5,982,849 1.19% 0.79%
1982 587,001 6,003,840 1.3% 0.35%
1983 594,506 6,198,430 1.28% 3.24%
1984 600,884 6,428,389 1.07% 3.71%
1985 605,398 6,693,289 0.75% 4.12%
1986 607,711 6,974,788 0.38% 4.21%
1987 608,144 7,228,302 0.07% 3.63%
1988 607,413 7,235,360 -0.12% 0.1%
1989 606,571 7,114,817 -0.14% -1.67%
1990 606,372 7,082,811 -0.03% -0.45%
1991 607,105 6,813,760 0.12% -3.8%
1992 608,516 6,495,107 0.23% -4.68%
1993 610,170 6,681,399 0.27% 2.87%
1994 611,389 7,026,797 0.2% 5.17%
1995 611,712 7,285,007 0.05% 3.67%
1996 611,003 7,554,474 -0.12% 3.7%
1997 609,520 7,824,525 -0.24% 3.57%
1998 607,662 8,155,417 -0.3% 4.23%
1999 606,001 8,492,059 -0.27% 4.13%
2000 604,950 8,838,713 -0.17% 4.08%
2001 607,389 9,198,493 0.4% 4.07%
2002 609,828 9,550,063 0.4% 3.82%
2003 612,267 9,909,157 0.4% 3.76%
2004 613,353 10,280,998 0.18% 3.75%
2005 614,261 10,644,228 0.15% 3.53%
2006 615,025 10,975,502 0.12% 3.11%
2007 615,875 11,322,582 0.14% 3.16%
2008 616,969 11,663,084 0.18% 3.01%
2009 618,294 11,961,201 0.21% 2.56%
2010 619,428 12,261,756 0.18% 2.51%
2011 620,345 12,348,830 0.15% 0.71%
2012 621,418 12,461,160 0.17% 0.91%
2013 622,587 12,869,594 0.19% 3.28%
2014 623,744 13,339,491 0.19% 3.65%
2015 624,651 13,806,963 0.15% 3.5%
2016 625,353 14,348,740 0.11% 3.92%
2017 625,982 14,916,629 0.1% 3.96%
2018 626,438 15,452,487 0.07% 3.59%
2019 626,753 16,030,971 0.05% 3.74%
2020 626,590 16,651,191 -0.03% 3.87%
2021 625,053 17,271,431 -0.25% 3.72%
2022 623,591 17,801,897 -0.23% 3.07%
2023 623,529 18,358,615 -0.01% 3.13%
2024 623,831 19,009,151 0.05% 3.54%
2025 618,209 19,654,737 -0.9% 3.4%
2026 611,868 20,305,905 -1.03% 3.31%
2027 608,570 20,959,056 -0.54% 3.22%
2028 605,281 21,601,810 -0.54% 3.07%
2029 601,917 22,247,714 -0.56% 2.99%
2030 598,501 22,915,042 -0.57% 3%
2031 595,047 23,589,793 -0.58% 2.94%
2032 591,507 24,258,789 -0.59% 2.84%
2033 587,900 24,921,830 -0.61% 2.73%
2034 584,230 25,593,666 -0.62% 2.7%
2035 580,502 26,294,943 -0.64% 2.74%
2036 576,713 27,009,199 -0.65% 2.72%
2037 572,889 27,731,170 -0.66% 2.67%
2038 569,027 28,455,755 -0.67% 2.61%
2039 565,147 29,167,897 -0.68% 2.5%
2040 561,254 29,896,286 -0.69% 2.5%
2041 557,345 30,635,956 -0.7% 2.47%
2042 553,430 31,350,028 -0.7% 2.33%
2043 549,485 32,057,980 -0.71% 2.26%
2044 545,508 32,780,417 -0.72% 2.25%
2045 541,510 33,510,163 -0.73% 2.23%
2046 537,487 34,248,030 -0.74% 2.2%
2047 533,411 34,996,366 -0.76% 2.19%
2048 529,311 35,743,960 -0.77% 2.14%
2049 525,208 36,474,683 -0.78% 2.04%
2050 521,056 37,206,497 -0.79% 2.01%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,390 people (a 1.69% growth), while Somalia gained 3,162,735 people (a 29.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Montenegro lost -6,442 (a 1.03% decline), while Somalia's population increased by 6,370,843 (a 46.1% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2005 and is 166th in 2025. Somalia was ranked 75th in 2005 and ranked 66th 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 Somalia will increase by 84.4% to 37,206,497 people and rank change from 66th to 57th.

Biggest cities by population

Montenegro
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
Somalia
City Population
Mogadishu 2.12M
Hargeisa 760K
Baidoa 598K
Borama 68.1K

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