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Population in Montenegro compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 36.2 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Montenegro vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Sri Lanka
2100 319,719 20,270,496
2099 323,351 20,383,669
2098 326,940 20,498,567
2097 330,574 20,611,123
2096 334,217 20,723,560
2095 337,856 20,834,629
2094 341,490 20,943,809
2093 345,159 21,052,131
2092 348,826 21,158,833
2091 352,520 21,263,961
2090 356,219 21,371,263
2089 359,924 21,475,426
2088 363,602 21,577,177
2087 367,324 21,677,510
2086 371,059 21,777,420
2085 374,829 21,876,464
2084 378,644 21,970,336
2083 382,455 22,062,801
2082 386,310 22,151,745
2081 390,224 22,240,834
2080 394,179 22,326,555
2079 398,175 22,411,438
2078 402,181 22,489,772
2077 406,200 22,565,028
2076 410,263 22,637,463
2075 414,376 22,707,112
2074 418,534 22,778,489
2073 422,748 22,844,703
2072 426,952 22,905,707
2071 431,230 22,964,866
2070 435,563 23,022,515
2069 439,868 23,076,310
2068 444,186 23,129,541
2067 448,555 23,184,596
2066 452,869 23,234,419
2065 457,298 23,285,901
2064 461,706 23,331,390
2063 466,110 23,372,184
2062 470,496 23,409,522
2061 474,871 23,441,893
2060 479,291 23,474,032
2059 483,635 23,502,132
2058 487,928 23,528,076
2057 492,253 23,550,580
2056 496,682 23,570,923
2055 501,038 23,582,432
2054 505,324 23,591,414
2053 509,555 23,601,371
2052 513,782 23,605,361
2051 517,954 23,606,194
2050 522,097 23,603,330
2049 526,241 23,597,604
2048 530,291 23,587,307
2047 534,410 23,570,881
2046 538,441 23,547,409
2045 542,441 23,515,133
2044 546,404 23,483,546
2043 550,390 23,446,242
2042 554,278 23,404,983
2041 558,200 23,357,358
2040 562,081 23,306,148
2039 565,966 23,248,341
2038 569,835 23,187,512
2037 573,678 23,120,775
2036 577,477 23,053,427
2035 581,230 22,981,808
2034 584,919 22,906,587
2033 588,552 22,826,414
2032 592,122 22,742,267
2031 595,610 22,655,907
2030 599,030 22,564,038
2029 602,416 22,470,759
2028 605,742 22,370,999
2027 608,990 22,266,017
2026 612,312 22,155,543
2025 621,659 22,039,908
2024 623,525 21,916,000
2023 623,529 22,037,000
2022 623,591 22,181,000
2021 625,053 22,156,000
2020 626,590 21,919,000
2019 626,753 21,803,000
2018 626,438 21,670,000
2017 625,982 21,453,000
2016 625,353 21,209,000
2015 624,651 20,970,000
2014 623,744 20,778,000
2013 622,587 20,585,000
2012 621,418 21,169,458
2011 620,345 21,009,048
2010 619,428 20,879,089
2009 618,294 20,756,435
2008 616,969 20,629,378
2007 615,875 20,492,545
2006 615,025 20,352,411
2005 614,261 20,216,524
2004 613,353 20,087,605
2003 612,267 19,951,521
2002 609,828 19,805,752
2001 607,389 19,600,362
2000 604,950 19,293,054
1999 606,001 18,944,731
1998 607,662 18,596,003
1997 609,520 18,248,200
1996 611,003 17,905,018
1995 611,712 17,564,068
1994 611,389 17,275,773
1993 610,170 17,025,918
1992 608,516 16,739,284
1991 607,105 16,475,354
1990 606,372 16,352,458
1989 606,571 16,248,557
1988 607,413 16,078,621
1987 608,144 15,916,576
1986 607,711 15,731,256
1985 605,398 15,544,154
1984 600,884 15,441,860
1983 594,506 15,388,794
1982 587,001 15,286,567
1981 579,445 15,099,414
1980 572,608 14,847,974
1979 566,888 14,579,614
1978 562,065 14,310,128
1977 557,576 14,049,371
1976 552,562 13,796,770
1975 546,487 13,548,984
1974 538,902 13,305,693
1973 530,220 13,060,916
1972 521,785 12,809,205
1971 515,449 12,551,910
1970 512,407 12,287,110
1969 513,340 12,013,858
1968 517,481 11,736,088
1967 522,796 11,457,328
1966 526,419 11,183,928
1965 526,327 10,916,965
1964 521,753 10,653,397
1963 513,409 10,395,040
1962 502,558 10,143,754
1961 491,140 9,899,372
1960 480,579 9,661,389

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Montenegro's population will shrink by 14.7% to 522,097 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 320K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Sri Lanka
2100 -1.12% -0.56%
2099 -1.1% -0.56%
2098 -1.1% -0.55%
2097 -1.09% -0.54%
2096 -1.08% -0.53%
2095 -1.06% -0.52%
2094 -1.06% -0.51%
2093 -1.05% -0.5%
2092 -1.05% -0.49%
2091 -1.04% -0.5%
2090 -1.03% -0.49%
2089 -1.01% -0.47%
2088 -1.01% -0.46%
2087 -1.01% -0.46%
2086 -1.01% -0.45%
2085 -1.01% -0.43%
2084 -1% -0.42%
2083 -1% -0.4%
2082 -1% -0.4%
2081 -1% -0.38%
2080 -1% -0.38%
2079 -1% -0.35%
2078 -0.99% -0.33%
2077 -0.99% -0.32%
2076 -0.99% -0.31%
2075 -0.99% -0.31%
2074 -1% -0.29%
2073 -0.98% -0.27%
2072 -0.99% -0.26%
2071 -0.99% -0.25%
2070 -0.98% -0.23%
2069 -0.97% -0.23%
2068 -0.97% -0.24%
2067 -0.95% -0.21%
2066 -0.97% -0.22%
2065 -0.95% -0.19%
2064 -0.94% -0.17%
2063 -0.93% -0.16%
2062 -0.92% -0.14%
2061 -0.92% -0.14%
2060 -0.9% -0.12%
2059 -0.88% -0.11%
2058 -0.88% -0.1%
2057 -0.89% -0.09%
2056 -0.87% -0.05%
2055 -0.85% -0.04%
2054 -0.83% -0.04%
2053 -0.82% -0.02%
2052 -0.81% -0.004%
2051 -0.79% 0.01%
2050 -0.79% 0.02%
2049 -0.76% 0.04%
2048 -0.77% 0.07%
2047 -0.75% 0.1%
2046 -0.74% 0.14%
2045 -0.73% 0.13%
2044 -0.72% 0.16%
2043 -0.7% 0.18%
2042 -0.7% 0.2%
2041 -0.69% 0.22%
2040 -0.69% 0.25%
2039 -0.68% 0.26%
2038 -0.67% 0.29%
2037 -0.66% 0.29%
2036 -0.65% 0.31%
2035 -0.63% 0.33%
2034 -0.62% 0.35%
2033 -0.6% 0.37%
2032 -0.59% 0.38%
2031 -0.57% 0.41%
2030 -0.56% 0.42%
2029 -0.55% 0.45%
2028 -0.53% 0.47%
2027 -0.54% 0.5%
2026 -1.5% 0.52%
2025 -0.3% 0.57%
2024 -0.001% -0.55%
2023 -0.01% -0.65%
2022 -0.23% 0.11%
2021 -0.25% 1.08%
2020 -0.03% 0.53%
2019 0.05% 0.61%
2018 0.07% 1.01%
2017 0.1% 1.15%
2016 0.11% 1.14%
2015 0.15% 0.92%
2014 0.19% 0.94%
2013 0.19% -2.76%
2012 0.17% 0.76%
2011 0.15% 0.62%
2010 0.18% 0.59%
2009 0.21% 0.62%
2008 0.18% 0.67%
2007 0.14% 0.69%
2006 0.12% 0.67%
2005 0.15% 0.64%
2004 0.18% 0.68%
2003 0.4% 0.74%
2002 0.4% 1.05%
2001 0.4% 1.59%
2000 -0.17% 1.84%
1999 -0.27% 1.88%
1998 -0.3% 1.91%
1997 -0.24% 1.92%
1996 -0.12% 1.94%
1995 0.05% 1.67%
1994 0.2% 1.47%
1993 0.27% 1.71%
1992 0.23% 1.6%
1991 0.12% 0.75%
1990 -0.03% 0.64%
1989 -0.14% 1.06%
1988 -0.12% 1.02%
1987 0.07% 1.18%
1986 0.38% 1.2%
1985 0.75% 0.66%
1984 1.07% 0.34%
1983 1.28% 0.67%
1982 1.3% 1.24%
1981 1.19% 1.69%
1980 1.01% 1.84%
1979 0.86% 1.88%
1978 0.81% 1.86%
1977 0.91% 1.83%
1976 1.11% 1.83%
1975 1.41% 1.83%
1974 1.64% 1.87%
1973 1.62% 1.97%
1972 1.23% 2.05%
1971 0.59% 2.16%
1970 -0.18% 2.27%
1969 -0.8% 2.37%
1968 -1.02% 2.43%
1967 -0.69% 2.44%
1966 0.02% 2.45%
1965 0.88% 2.47%
1964 1.63% 2.49%
1963 2.16% 2.48%
1962 2.32% 2.47%
1961 2.2% 2.46%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Sri Lanka
Current population
612312
22185425
Population rank 166/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.27%
One net population change
3.26 months
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
2.13 minutes
One death every
1.39 hours
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 -332
Annual growth/decline -4 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 188/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -30,724
Net migration rank 131/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -30,724
2024 - -1,686 - -27,245
2023 686 12,000 66,111 -28,011
2022 0 26,332 95,378 -27,435
2021 -2,062 -2,344 121,858 -29,586
2020 -188 -3,310 170,968 -29,875
2019 627 -4,083 172,243 -28,426
2018 752 -5,058 183,610 -28,607
2017 939 -4,948 187,993 -22,324
2016 1,125 -5,274 194,232 -18,388
2015 1,062 -4,863 201,815 -29,797
2014 1,560 -4,357 211,541 -33,672
2013 1,557 -2,478 221,021 -37,754
2012 1,554 -1,583 229,138 -41,955
2011 1,365 0 224,461 -90,839
2010 1,797 -2,276 224,325 -98,060
2009 2,783 -3,456 200,175 -81,130
2008 2,530 -3,326 232,225 -97,144
2007 1,848 -3,056 248,287 -109,695
2006 1,599 -2,735 248,706 -107,045
2005 1,536 -2,247 248,683 -118,594
2004 2,146 -1,997 212,527 -84,795
2003 2,632 -3,178 252,008 -107,573
2002 2,988 -3,357 252,840 -105,718
2001 3,462 -3,511 244,377 19,273
2000 3,751 -3,734 227,060 123,894
1999 3,454 -3,487 206,876 138,799
1998 3,889 -3,326 201,059 150,724
1997 3,597 -3,077 208,193 135,636
1996 4,155 -3,051 215,290 127,236
1995 4,527 -3,082 221,957 117,416
1994 4,381 -2,889 228,904 8,323
1993 4,638 -2,835 226,257 36,232
1992 5,015 -2,942 222,230 88,542
1991 5,191 -2,630 218,117 -1,047
1990 5,010 -1,705 224,454 -195,736
1989 5,129 -1,730 212,401 -33,305
1988 5,529 -2,165 219,184 -58,415
1987 5,958 -2,569 226,414 -63,105
1986 6,097 -2,747 233,782 -26,460
1985 6,283 -3,013 247,836 -80,950
1984 6,337 -3,074 263,175 -225,450
1983 6,482 -3,190 277,768 -209,362
1982 6,419 -3,151 300,030 -163,987
1981 6,275 -2,287 328,096 -89,824
1980 6,383 -450 328,155 -63,541
1979 6,139 -718 329,791 -57,683
1978 6,408 -1,103 317,055 -50,189
1977 6,650 -1,364 300,038 -45,383
1976 6,845 -1,447 291,816 -41,258
1975 6,878 -1,588 282,496 -37,475
1974 6,919 -1,669 275,521 -33,979
1973 7,096 -1,778 278,577 -30,582
1972 7,252 -1,922 282,494 -27,071
1971 7,168 -1,856 281,200 -22,021
1970 7,069 -2,013 286,719 -16,299
1969 7,449 -2,456 286,218 -10,152
1968 7,497 -2,404 286,642 -7,163
1967 7,961 -2,519 284,738 -6,696
1966 8,661 -2,751 275,549 -6,794
1965 9,010 -2,743 272,422 -7,249
1964 9,227 -2,734 269,584 -7,614
1963 9,449 -2,800 262,880 -8,118
1962 9,402 -2,606 256,719 -8,909
1961 9,278 -2,254 251,087 -10,144
1960 9,144 -2,467 247,631 -12,610

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/sri-lanka | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 52.4% of the population change in Montenegro is from natural causes (a gain of 4,501 people) and 47.6% is from migration (a gain of 4,095 people). In Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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