The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,831 in 2024 vs 634,431 people in Suriname in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 618,209 people compared to 644,193 in Suriname.
Population statistics:
- Suriname's population is 1.04 times bigger than Montenegro's.
- Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Suriname is the 165th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.008% for Suriname.
- For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.02% per year vs +0.99% in Suriname.
- Since 2005, the population of Montenegro has increased from 614K people to 618K (0.64% growth), while Suriname has grown from 519K to 644K (24% growth).
- Suriname is projected to reach its peak in 2071 at 753K people, while Montenegro's population already peaked in 2019 at 627K people and is projected to decrease to 319K people by 2100.
Montenegro vs Suriname: live population counter
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| Current population |
618209
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644193
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| Population rank | 166/197 | 165/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.007% | 0.008% |
| One net population change |
1.21 days
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1.58 hours
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| One birth every |
1.25 hours
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48.3 minutes
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| One death every |
1.39 hours
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2.1 hours
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| One migration net change every |
5.2 hours
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7.51 hours
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| Annual migration change | -1,686 | -1,166 |
| Daily growth/decline | +1 | +15 |
| Annual growth/decline | +302 | +5,545 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.05% | +0.88% |
| Population growth rate rank | 163/197 | 110/197 |
Montenegro and Suriname: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 480,579 | 263,918 | - | - |
| 1961 | 491,140 | 272,791 | 2.2% | 3.36% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | 283,912 | 2.32% | 4.08% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | 297,034 | 2.16% | 4.62% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | 309,041 | 1.63% | 4.04% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | 320,000 | 0.88% | 3.55% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | 331,135 | 0.02% | 3.48% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | 342,679 | -0.69% | 3.49% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | 354,616 | -1.02% | 3.48% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | 366,906 | -0.8% | 3.47% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | 379,442 | -0.18% | 3.42% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | 391,932 | 0.59% | 3.29% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | 397,413 | 1.23% | 1.4% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | 395,772 | 1.62% | -0.41% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | 393,676 | 1.64% | -0.53% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | 391,170 | 1.41% | -0.64% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | 388,289 | 1.11% | -0.74% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | 385,067 | 0.91% | -0.83% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | 381,502 | 0.81% | -0.93% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | 377,602 | 0.86% | -1.02% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | 375,377 | 1.01% | -0.59% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | 375,459 | 1.19% | 0.02% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | 376,555 | 1.3% | 0.29% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | 378,746 | 1.28% | 0.58% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | 382,193 | 1.07% | 0.91% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | 386,972 | 0.75% | 1.25% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | 392,330 | 0.38% | 1.38% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | 396,911 | 0.07% | 1.17% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | 402,227 | -0.12% | 1.34% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | 408,409 | -0.14% | 1.54% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | 412,493 | -0.03% | 1% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | 415,013 | 0.12% | 0.61% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | 417,589 | 0.23% | 0.62% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | 419,352 | 0.27% | 0.42% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | 422,375 | 0.2% | 0.72% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | 429,606 | 0.05% | 1.71% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | 438,830 | -0.12% | 2.15% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | 448,067 | -0.24% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | 457,406 | -0.3% | 2.08% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | 466,916 | -0.27% | 2.08% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | 476,643 | -0.17% | 2.08% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | 486,560 | 0.4% | 2.08% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | 496,551 | 0.4% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | 506,414 | 0.4% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 613,353 | 513,923 | 0.18% | 1.48% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | 519,313 | 0.15% | 1.05% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | 524,997 | 0.12% | 1.09% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | 531,016 | 0.14% | 1.15% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | 537,245 | 0.18% | 1.17% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | 543,568 | 0.21% | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | 549,923 | 0.18% | 1.17% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | 556,269 | 0.15% | 1.15% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | 562,633 | 0.17% | 1.14% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | 569,020 | 0.19% | 1.14% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | 575,373 | 0.19% | 1.12% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | 581,627 | 0.15% | 1.09% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | 587,757 | 0.11% | 1.05% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | 593,713 | 0.1% | 1.01% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | 599,513 | 0.07% | 0.98% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | 605,768 | 0.05% | 1.04% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | 612,317 | -0.03% | 1.08% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | 617,896 | -0.25% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | 623,164 | -0.23% | 0.85% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | 628,886 | -0.01% | 0.92% |
| 2024 | 623,831 | 634,431 | 0.05% | 0.88% |
| 2025 | 618,209 | 639,852 | -0.9% | 0.85% |
| 2026 | 611,868 | 645,257 | -1.03% | 0.84% |
| 2027 | 608,570 | 650,564 | -0.54% | 0.82% |
| 2028 | 605,281 | 655,783 | -0.54% | 0.8% |
| 2029 | 601,917 | 660,793 | -0.56% | 0.76% |
| 2030 | 598,501 | 665,650 | -0.57% | 0.74% |
| 2031 | 595,047 | 670,421 | -0.58% | 0.72% |
| 2032 | 591,507 | 675,070 | -0.59% | 0.69% |
| 2033 | 587,900 | 679,573 | -0.61% | 0.67% |
| 2034 | 584,230 | 683,911 | -0.62% | 0.64% |
| 2035 | 580,502 | 688,189 | -0.64% | 0.63% |
| 2036 | 576,713 | 692,343 | -0.65% | 0.6% |
| 2037 | 572,889 | 696,213 | -0.66% | 0.56% |
| 2038 | 569,027 | 699,908 | -0.67% | 0.53% |
| 2039 | 565,147 | 703,569 | -0.68% | 0.52% |
| 2040 | 561,254 | 707,156 | -0.69% | 0.51% |
| 2041 | 557,345 | 710,619 | -0.7% | 0.49% |
| 2042 | 553,430 | 713,900 | -0.7% | 0.46% |
| 2043 | 549,485 | 716,999 | -0.71% | 0.43% |
| 2044 | 545,508 | 719,920 | -0.72% | 0.41% |
| 2045 | 541,510 | 722,759 | -0.73% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 537,487 | 725,322 | -0.74% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 533,411 | 727,726 | -0.76% | 0.33% |
| 2048 | 529,311 | 730,038 | -0.77% | 0.32% |
| 2049 | 525,208 | 732,021 | -0.78% | 0.27% |
| 2050 | 521,056 | 733,898 | -0.79% | 0.26% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,390 people (a 1.69% growth), while Suriname gained 62,314 people (a 12% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Montenegro lost -6,442 (a 1.03% decline), while Suriname's population increased by 62,566 (a 10.8% growth).
Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2005 and is 166th in 2025. Suriname was ranked 164th in 2005 and ranked 165th 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 Suriname will increase by 13.9% to 733,898 people and will still be ranked 165th.
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 |
| Paramaribo | 224K |
| Nieuw Nickerie | 12.8K |
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Population differences between Montenegro and Suriname
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| Life expectancy | 77.4 years | 73.9 years |
| Average age | 40.3 years | 32.3 years |
| Median age | 40.6 years | 29.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.1:51.9 | 50:50 |
| Fertility rate | 1.74 births per woman | 2.25 births per woman |
| Population density | 120.1 ppl/mi² | 10.2 ppl/mi² |
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