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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 50,448,963 people in Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 53,335,233 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 87.1 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.64% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +2.67% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 53.3M (66.7% growth).

Montenegro vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Sudan
2100 319,719 137,695,876
2099 323,351 137,114,644
2098 326,940 136,500,499
2097 330,574 135,860,701
2096 334,217 135,222,218
2095 337,856 134,553,615
2094 341,490 133,902,112
2093 345,159 133,186,791
2092 348,826 132,427,642
2091 352,520 131,674,049
2090 356,219 130,893,042
2089 359,924 130,075,970
2088 363,602 129,234,968
2087 367,324 128,358,981
2086 371,059 127,463,823
2085 374,829 126,555,673
2084 378,644 125,612,419
2083 382,455 124,663,868
2082 386,310 123,716,124
2081 390,224 122,772,016
2080 394,179 121,805,246
2079 398,175 120,822,781
2078 402,181 119,802,944
2077 406,200 118,776,597
2076 410,263 117,748,457
2075 414,376 116,688,549
2074 418,534 115,601,159
2073 422,748 114,499,847
2072 426,952 113,374,089
2071 431,230 112,235,978
2070 435,563 111,102,687
2069 439,868 109,945,533
2068 444,186 108,791,037
2067 448,555 107,581,192
2066 452,869 106,357,353
2065 457,298 105,145,307
2064 461,706 103,903,801
2063 466,110 102,642,643
2062 470,496 101,354,095
2061 474,871 100,067,335
2060 479,291 98,765,585
2059 483,635 97,461,067
2058 487,928 96,135,716
2057 492,253 94,800,344
2056 496,682 93,458,640
2055 501,038 92,089,717
2054 505,324 90,711,253
2053 509,555 89,342,122
2052 513,782 87,962,125
2051 517,954 86,581,277
2050 522,097 85,194,794
2049 526,241 83,803,171
2048 530,291 82,442,635
2047 534,410 81,085,689
2046 538,441 79,725,126
2045 542,441 78,359,927
2044 546,404 77,006,049
2043 550,390 75,652,858
2042 554,278 74,312,465
2041 558,200 72,968,877
2040 562,081 71,640,015
2039 565,966 70,319,906
2038 569,835 69,001,239
2037 573,678 67,665,904
2036 577,477 66,337,650
2035 581,230 65,001,359
2034 584,919 63,664,516
2033 588,552 62,329,849
2032 592,122 61,007,985
2031 595,610 59,695,860
2030 599,030 58,384,521
2029 602,416 57,082,767
2028 605,742 55,800,806
2027 608,990 54,523,219
2026 612,312 52,894,744
2025 621,659 51,256,148
2024 623,525 50,448,963
2023 623,529 50,042,791
2022 623,591 49,383,346
2021 625,053 48,066,924
2020 626,590 46,789,231
2019 626,753 45,548,175
2018 626,438 44,230,596
2017 625,982 42,714,306
2016 625,353 41,259,892
2015 624,651 40,024,431
2014 623,744 38,823,318
2013 622,587 37,785,849
2012 621,418 36,923,178
2011 620,345 36,140,806
2010 619,428 35,414,399
2009 618,294 34,569,113
2008 616,969 33,623,980
2007 615,875 32,764,135
2006 615,025 31,992,435
2005 614,261 31,262,444
2004 613,353 30,556,637
2003 612,267 29,896,035
2002 609,828 29,228,727
2001 607,389 28,516,770
2000 604,950 27,816,745
1999 606,001 27,130,613
1998 607,662 26,458,999
1997 609,520 25,799,821
1996 611,003 25,231,528
1995 611,712 24,672,143
1994 611,389 24,043,948
1993 610,170 23,445,592
1992 608,516 22,927,355
1991 607,105 22,470,676
1990 606,372 22,021,481
1989 606,571 21,578,022
1988 607,413 21,138,431
1987 608,144 20,704,904
1986 607,711 20,288,238
1985 605,398 19,905,872
1984 600,884 19,546,528
1983 594,506 19,109,770
1982 587,001 18,486,645
1981 579,445 17,780,572
1980 572,608 17,058,905
1979 566,888 16,355,352
1978 562,065 15,695,003
1977 557,576 15,086,614
1976 552,562 14,569,716
1975 546,487 14,064,798
1974 538,902 13,580,723
1973 530,220 13,049,315
1972 521,785 12,527,856
1971 515,449 12,105,539
1970 512,407 11,695,771
1969 513,340 11,298,936
1968 517,481 10,917,999
1967 522,796 10,550,597
1966 526,419 10,197,578
1965 526,327 9,858,030
1964 521,753 9,531,109
1963 513,409 9,218,077
1962 502,558 8,919,028
1961 491,140 8,634,941
1960 480,579 8,364,489

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/sudan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,075,341 people (a 29.3% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 59.7% to 85,194,794 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 138M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Sudan
2100 -1.12% 0.42%
2099 -1.1% 0.45%
2098 -1.1% 0.47%
2097 -1.09% 0.47%
2096 -1.08% 0.5%
2095 -1.06% 0.49%
2094 -1.06% 0.54%
2093 -1.05% 0.57%
2092 -1.05% 0.57%
2091 -1.04% 0.6%
2090 -1.03% 0.63%
2089 -1.01% 0.65%
2088 -1.01% 0.68%
2087 -1.01% 0.7%
2086 -1.01% 0.72%
2085 -1.01% 0.75%
2084 -1% 0.76%
2083 -1% 0.77%
2082 -1% 0.77%
2081 -1% 0.79%
2080 -1% 0.81%
2079 -1% 0.85%
2078 -0.99% 0.86%
2077 -0.99% 0.87%
2076 -0.99% 0.91%
2075 -0.99% 0.94%
2074 -1% 0.96%
2073 -0.98% 0.99%
2072 -0.99% 1.01%
2071 -0.99% 1.02%
2070 -0.98% 1.05%
2069 -0.97% 1.06%
2068 -0.97% 1.12%
2067 -0.95% 1.15%
2066 -0.97% 1.15%
2065 -0.95% 1.19%
2064 -0.94% 1.23%
2063 -0.93% 1.27%
2062 -0.92% 1.29%
2061 -0.92% 1.32%
2060 -0.9% 1.34%
2059 -0.88% 1.38%
2058 -0.88% 1.41%
2057 -0.89% 1.44%
2056 -0.87% 1.49%
2055 -0.85% 1.52%
2054 -0.83% 1.53%
2053 -0.82% 1.57%
2052 -0.81% 1.59%
2051 -0.79% 1.63%
2050 -0.79% 1.66%
2049 -0.76% 1.65%
2048 -0.77% 1.67%
2047 -0.75% 1.71%
2046 -0.74% 1.74%
2045 -0.73% 1.76%
2044 -0.72% 1.79%
2043 -0.7% 1.8%
2042 -0.7% 1.84%
2041 -0.69% 1.85%
2040 -0.69% 1.88%
2039 -0.68% 1.91%
2038 -0.67% 1.97%
2037 -0.66% 2%
2036 -0.65% 2.06%
2035 -0.63% 2.1%
2034 -0.62% 2.14%
2033 -0.6% 2.17%
2032 -0.59% 2.2%
2031 -0.57% 2.25%
2030 -0.56% 2.28%
2029 -0.55% 2.3%
2028 -0.53% 2.34%
2027 -0.54% 3.08%
2026 -1.5% 3.2%
2025 -0.3% 1.6%
2024 -0.001% 0.81%
2023 -0.01% 1.34%
2022 -0.23% 2.74%
2021 -0.25% 2.73%
2020 -0.03% 2.72%
2019 0.05% 2.98%
2018 0.07% 3.55%
2017 0.1% 3.53%
2016 0.11% 3.09%
2015 0.15% 3.09%
2014 0.19% 2.75%
2013 0.19% 2.34%
2012 0.17% 2.16%
2011 0.15% 2.05%
2010 0.18% 2.45%
2009 0.21% 2.81%
2008 0.18% 2.62%
2007 0.14% 2.41%
2006 0.12% 2.34%
2005 0.15% 2.31%
2004 0.18% 2.21%
2003 0.4% 2.28%
2002 0.4% 2.5%
2001 0.4% 2.52%
2000 -0.17% 2.53%
1999 -0.27% 2.54%
1998 -0.3% 2.55%
1997 -0.24% 2.25%
1996 -0.12% 2.27%
1995 0.05% 2.61%
1994 0.2% 2.55%
1993 0.27% 2.26%
1992 0.23% 2.03%
1991 0.12% 2.04%
1990 -0.03% 2.06%
1989 -0.14% 2.08%
1988 -0.12% 2.09%
1987 0.07% 2.05%
1986 0.38% 1.92%
1985 0.75% 1.84%
1984 1.07% 2.29%
1983 1.28% 3.37%
1982 1.3% 3.97%
1981 1.19% 4.23%
1980 1.01% 4.3%
1979 0.86% 4.21%
1978 0.81% 4.03%
1977 0.91% 3.55%
1976 1.11% 3.59%
1975 1.41% 3.56%
1974 1.64% 4.07%
1973 1.62% 4.16%
1972 1.23% 3.49%
1971 0.59% 3.5%
1970 -0.18% 3.51%
1969 -0.8% 3.49%
1968 -1.02% 3.48%
1967 -0.69% 3.46%
1966 0.02% 3.44%
1965 0.88% 3.43%
1964 1.63% 3.4%
1963 2.16% 3.35%
1962 2.32% 3.29%
1961 2.2% 3.23%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Sudan's population grew by 0.81%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Sudan
Current population
612312
53335233
Population rank 166/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.64%
One net population change
3.26 months
1.29 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
18.7 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +1,113
Annual growth/decline -4 +406,172
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +0.81%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 116/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 +291,469
Net migration rank 131/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - 291,469
2024 - -1,686 - -544,257
2023 686 12,000 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 0 26,332 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -2,062 -2,344 1,293,817 31,664
2020 -188 -3,310 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 627 -4,083 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 752 -5,058 1,257,387 125,499
2017 939 -4,948 1,208,046 441,623
2016 1,125 -5,274 1,174,422 84,728
2015 1,062 -4,863 1,145,259 66,476
2014 1,560 -4,357 1,097,962 92,504
2013 1,557 -2,478 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 1,554 -1,583 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 1,365 0 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 1,797 -2,276 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 2,783 -3,456 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 2,530 -3,326 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 1,848 -3,056 992,819 -201,769
2006 1,599 -2,735 963,740 -211,387
2005 1,536 -2,247 907,017 -199,378
2004 2,146 -1,997 889,382 -185,392
2003 2,632 -3,178 898,226 -281,001
2002 2,988 -3,357 897,965 -180,603
2001 3,462 -3,511 880,284 -173,745
2000 3,751 -3,734 858,536 -165,030
1999 3,454 -3,487 835,840 -157,090
1998 3,889 -3,326 814,752 -150,271
1997 3,597 -3,077 802,245 -148,368
1996 4,155 -3,051 792,926 -310,221
1995 4,527 -3,082 780,700 -144,670
1994 4,381 -2,889 764,645 -144,324
1993 4,638 -2,835 743,249 -166,861
1992 5,015 -2,942 731,177 -271,093
1991 5,191 -2,630 714,612 -261,341
1990 5,010 -1,705 699,953 -254,825
1989 5,129 -1,730 683,743 -241,979
1988 5,529 -2,165 672,604 -235,213
1987 5,958 -2,569 658,416 -228,756
1986 6,097 -2,747 649,649 -245,968
1985 6,283 -3,013 583,382 -222,315
1984 6,337 -3,074 577,405 -219,755
1983 6,482 -3,190 570,198 -54,325
1982 6,419 -3,151 606,362 124,007
1981 6,275 -2,287 585,087 96,697
1980 6,383 -450 552,930 208,602
1979 6,139 -718 524,942 120,613
1978 6,408 -1,103 497,987 177,153
1977 6,650 -1,364 483,089 58,540
1976 6,845 -1,447 470,019 22,147
1975 6,878 -1,588 454,813 62,843
1974 6,919 -1,669 444,456 6,023
1973 7,096 -1,778 439,201 173,143
1972 7,252 -1,922 428,340 2,238
1971 7,168 -1,856 417,641 -3,577
1970 7,069 -2,013 401,013 4,479
1969 7,449 -2,456 385,712 2,476
1968 7,497 -2,404 370,917 2,776
1967 7,961 -2,519 356,599 4,508
1966 8,661 -2,751 342,118 2,813
1965 9,010 -2,743 327,799 6,367
1964 9,227 -2,734 315,166 4,505
1963 9,449 -2,800 302,132 4,263
1962 9,402 -2,606 287,317 4,387
1961 9,278 -2,254 272,562 3,904
1960 9,144 -2,467 262,235 2,194

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/sudan | 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 Sudan 95.1% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,459,977 people) and 4.88% is from migration (a loss of 639,596 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in Sudan.

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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Khartoum North 936K
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K

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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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