The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 611,567 people compared to 51,633,793 in South Korea.
Population statistics:
- South Korea's population is 84.4 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
- The countries together account for 0.63% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.62% for South Korea.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
- Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.56% decline), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.6% 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 39% in South Korea.
Montenegro vs South Korea: live population counter
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| Current population |
611567
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51633793
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 31/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.62% |
| One net population change |
3.26 months
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13.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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2.26 minutes
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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1.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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6.92 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | +75,963 |
| Daily growth/decline | +0 | +105 |
| Annual growth/decline | -4 | +38,446 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.0006% | +0.07% |
| Population growth rate rank | 165/197 | 161/197 |
Montenegro and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 25,012,374 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 25,765,673 | 2.2% | 3.01% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 26,513,030 | 2.32% | 2.9% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 27,261,747 | 2.16% | 2.82% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 27,984,155 | 1.63% | 2.65% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 28,704,674 | 0.88% | 2.57% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 29,435,571 | 0.02% | 2.55% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 30,130,983 | -0.69% | 2.36% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 30,838,302 | -1.02% | 2.35% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 31,544,266 | -0.8% | 2.29% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 32,240,827 | -0.18% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 32,882,704 | 0.59% | 1.99% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 33,505,406 | 1.23% | 1.89% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 34,103,149 | 1.62% | 1.78% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 34,692,266 | 1.64% | 1.73% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 35,280,725 | 1.41% | 1.7% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 35,848,523 | 1.11% | 1.61% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 36,411,795 | 0.91% | 1.57% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 36,969,185 | 0.81% | 1.53% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 37,534,236 | 0.86% | 1.53% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 38,123,775 | 1.01% | 1.57% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 38,723,248 | 1.19% | 1.57% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 39,326,352 | 1.3% | 1.56% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 39,910,403 | 1.28% | 1.49% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 40,405,956 | 1.07% | 1.24% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 40,805,744 | 0.75% | 0.99% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 41,213,674 | 0.38% | 1% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 41,621,690 | 0.07% | 0.99% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 42,031,247 | -0.12% | 0.98% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 42,449,038 | -0.14% | 0.99% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 42,869,283 | -0.03% | 0.99% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 43,295,704 | 0.12% | 0.99% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 43,747,962 | 0.23% | 1.04% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 44,194,628 | 0.27% | 1.02% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 44,641,540 | 0.2% | 1.01% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 45,092,991 | 0.05% | 1.01% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 45,524,681 | -0.12% | 0.96% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 45,953,580 | -0.24% | 0.94% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 46,286,503 | -0.3% | 0.72% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 46,616,677 | -0.27% | 0.71% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 47,008,111 | -0.17% | 0.84% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 47,370,164 | 0.4% | 0.77% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 47,644,736 | 0.4% | 0.58% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 47,892,330 | 0.4% | 0.52% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 48,082,519 | 0.18% | 0.4% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 48,184,561 | 0.15% | 0.21% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 48,438,292 | 0.12% | 0.53% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 48,683,638 | 0.14% | 0.51% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 49,054,708 | 0.18% | 0.76% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 49,307,835 | 0.21% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 49,554,112 | 0.18% | 0.5% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 49,936,638 | 0.15% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 50,199,853 | 0.17% | 0.53% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 50,428,893 | 0.19% | 0.46% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 50,746,659 | 0.19% | 0.63% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 51,014,947 | 0.15% | 0.53% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 51,217,803 | 0.11% | 0.4% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 51,361,911 | 0.1% | 0.28% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 51,585,058 | 0.07% | 0.43% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 51,764,822 | 0.05% | 0.35% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 51,836,239 | -0.03% | 0.14% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 51,769,539 | -0.25% | -0.13% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 51,672,569 | -0.23% | -0.19% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 51,712,619 | -0.01% | 0.08% |
| 2024 | 623,525 | 51,751,065 | -0.001% | 0.07% |
| 2025 | 617,905 | 51,700,480 | -0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 611,567 | 51,633,793 | -1.03% | -0.13% |
| 2027 | 608,272 | 51,552,198 | -0.54% | -0.16% |
| 2028 | 604,984 | 51,456,707 | -0.54% | -0.19% |
| 2029 | 601,622 | 51,347,230 | -0.56% | -0.21% |
| 2030 | 598,207 | 51,221,713 | -0.57% | -0.24% |
| 2031 | 594,755 | 51,081,220 | -0.58% | -0.27% |
| 2032 | 591,217 | 50,924,233 | -0.59% | -0.31% |
| 2033 | 587,611 | 50,747,132 | -0.61% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 583,943 | 50,549,508 | -0.62% | -0.39% |
| 2035 | 580,218 | 50,333,286 | -0.64% | -0.43% |
| 2036 | 576,430 | 50,098,951 | -0.65% | -0.47% |
| 2037 | 572,608 | 49,845,669 | -0.66% | -0.51% |
| 2038 | 568,748 | 49,573,234 | -0.67% | -0.55% |
| 2039 | 564,870 | 49,283,770 | -0.68% | -0.58% |
| 2040 | 560,978 | 48,980,369 | -0.69% | -0.62% |
| 2041 | 557,071 | 48,661,905 | -0.7% | -0.65% |
| 2042 | 553,158 | 48,331,004 | -0.7% | -0.68% |
| 2043 | 549,216 | 47,990,085 | -0.71% | -0.71% |
| 2044 | 545,240 | 47,634,183 | -0.72% | -0.74% |
| 2045 | 541,244 | 47,263,526 | -0.73% | -0.78% |
| 2046 | 537,224 | 46,881,228 | -0.74% | -0.81% |
| 2047 | 533,149 | 46,482,133 | -0.76% | -0.85% |
| 2048 | 529,052 | 46,063,595 | -0.77% | -0.9% |
| 2049 | 524,950 | 45,626,805 | -0.78% | -0.95% |
| 2050 | 520,801 | 45,172,356 | -0.79% | -1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost -13,786 (a 2.2% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 415,990 (a 0.81% growth).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.5% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.
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Population differences between Montenegro and South Korea
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| Life expectancy | 77.6 years | 84.6 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 44.8 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 46.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 0.72 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 1,373 ppl/mi² |
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