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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 24,672,760 people in Syria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 26,829,400 in Syria.

Population statistics:

  • Syria's population is 43.8 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Syria is the 56th.
  • The countries together account for 0.33% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.32% for Syria.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +1.25% in Syria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Syria has grown from 19.6M to 26.8M (36.6% growth).

Montenegro vs Syria: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Syria
2100 319,719 44,620,090
2099 323,351 44,690,260
2098 326,940 44,750,249
2097 330,574 44,813,148
2096 334,217 44,867,740
2095 337,856 44,895,489
2094 341,490 44,945,231
2093 345,159 44,974,311
2092 348,826 45,003,795
2091 352,520 45,016,478
2090 356,219 45,048,083
2089 359,924 45,047,102
2088 363,602 45,041,864
2087 367,324 45,049,516
2086 371,059 45,068,928
2085 374,829 45,034,847
2084 378,644 44,999,929
2083 382,455 44,971,600
2082 386,310 44,910,859
2081 390,224 44,843,908
2080 394,179 44,744,718
2079 398,175 44,687,371
2078 402,181 44,649,760
2077 406,200 44,604,175
2076 410,263 44,520,132
2075 414,376 44,426,423
2074 418,534 44,328,795
2073 422,748 44,221,016
2072 426,952 44,084,262
2071 431,230 43,939,848
2070 435,563 43,795,999
2069 439,868 43,648,130
2068 444,186 43,465,442
2067 448,555 43,271,173
2066 452,869 43,060,752
2065 457,298 42,810,442
2064 461,706 42,559,554
2063 466,110 42,311,907
2062 470,496 42,062,193
2061 474,871 41,808,082
2060 479,291 41,522,274
2059 483,635 41,208,825
2058 487,928 40,925,728
2057 492,253 40,643,453
2056 496,682 40,332,578
2055 501,038 40,026,632
2054 505,324 39,691,425
2053 509,555 39,348,020
2052 513,782 39,045,268
2051 517,954 38,733,827
2050 522,097 38,410,423
2049 526,241 38,089,455
2048 530,291 37,784,449
2047 534,410 37,492,636
2046 538,441 37,181,526
2045 542,441 36,843,579
2044 546,404 36,526,509
2043 550,390 36,188,225
2042 554,278 35,825,419
2041 558,200 35,447,414
2040 562,081 35,042,107
2039 565,966 34,626,945
2038 569,835 34,183,740
2037 573,678 33,703,682
2036 577,477 33,223,843
2035 581,230 32,696,648
2034 584,919 32,148,814
2033 588,552 31,562,427
2032 592,122 30,967,322
2031 595,610 30,329,874
2030 599,030 29,672,629
2029 602,416 28,949,535
2028 605,742 28,217,748
2027 608,990 27,428,807
2026 612,312 26,607,148
2025 621,659 25,689,551
2024 623,525 24,672,760
2023 623,529 23,594,623
2022 623,591 22,462,173
2021 625,053 21,628,839
2020 626,590 21,049,429
2019 626,753 20,353,534
2018 626,438 19,577,845
2017 625,982 19,224,668
2016 625,353 19,193,834
2015 624,651 19,424,618
2014 623,744 20,273,659
2013 622,587 21,666,917
2012 621,418 22,759,763
2011 620,345 22,878,098
2010 619,428 22,482,421
2009 618,294 21,976,969
2008 616,969 21,636,564
2007 615,875 20,884,125
2006 615,025 19,637,022
2005 614,261 18,814,091
2004 613,353 18,336,875
2003 612,267 17,889,296
2002 609,828 17,468,332
2001 607,389 17,051,338
2000 604,950 16,637,888
1999 606,001 16,228,061
1998 607,662 15,820,413
1997 609,520 15,417,542
1996 611,003 15,018,104
1995 611,712 14,616,801
1994 611,389 14,208,583
1993 610,170 13,795,686
1992 608,516 13,385,571
1991 607,105 12,980,821
1990 606,372 12,579,208
1989 606,571 12,179,060
1988 607,413 11,782,264
1987 608,144 11,388,923
1986 607,711 11,002,844
1985 605,398 10,625,672
1984 600,884 10,258,398
1983 594,506 9,904,809
1982 587,001 9,572,511
1981 579,445 9,260,189
1980 572,608 8,957,663
1979 566,888 8,661,909
1978 562,065 8,372,759
1977 557,576 8,090,501
1976 552,562 7,817,320
1975 546,487 7,554,364
1974 538,902 7,302,160
1973 530,220 7,060,321
1972 521,785 6,826,024
1971 515,449 6,598,094
1970 512,407 6,380,609
1969 513,340 6,175,166
1968 517,481 5,978,742
1967 522,796 5,790,198
1966 526,419 5,609,047
1965 526,327 5,435,267
1964 521,753 5,269,087
1963 513,409 5,110,467
1962 502,558 4,959,340
1961 491,140 4,815,466
1960 480,579 4,673,500

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Syria lost 443,188 people (a 2.26% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Syria's population increased by 7,635,566 people (a 39.8% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Syria was ranked 58th in 2006 and ranked 56th 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 Syria will increase by 43.2% to 38,410,423 people and rank change from 56th to 53rd.

Syria is projected to reach its peak in 2086 at 45.1M 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
Syria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Syria
2100 -1.12% -0.16%
2099 -1.1% -0.13%
2098 -1.1% -0.14%
2097 -1.09% -0.12%
2096 -1.08% -0.06%
2095 -1.06% -0.11%
2094 -1.06% -0.06%
2093 -1.05% -0.07%
2092 -1.05% -0.03%
2091 -1.04% -0.07%
2090 -1.03% 0.002%
2089 -1.01% 0.01%
2088 -1.01% -0.02%
2087 -1.01% -0.04%
2086 -1.01% 0.08%
2085 -1.01% 0.08%
2084 -1% 0.06%
2083 -1% 0.14%
2082 -1% 0.15%
2081 -1% 0.22%
2080 -1% 0.13%
2079 -1% 0.08%
2078 -0.99% 0.1%
2077 -0.99% 0.19%
2076 -0.99% 0.21%
2075 -0.99% 0.22%
2074 -1% 0.24%
2073 -0.98% 0.31%
2072 -0.99% 0.33%
2071 -0.99% 0.33%
2070 -0.98% 0.34%
2069 -0.97% 0.42%
2068 -0.97% 0.45%
2067 -0.95% 0.49%
2066 -0.97% 0.58%
2065 -0.95% 0.59%
2064 -0.94% 0.59%
2063 -0.93% 0.59%
2062 -0.92% 0.61%
2061 -0.92% 0.69%
2060 -0.9% 0.76%
2059 -0.88% 0.69%
2058 -0.88% 0.69%
2057 -0.89% 0.77%
2056 -0.87% 0.76%
2055 -0.85% 0.84%
2054 -0.83% 0.87%
2053 -0.82% 0.78%
2052 -0.81% 0.8%
2051 -0.79% 0.84%
2050 -0.79% 0.84%
2049 -0.76% 0.81%
2048 -0.77% 0.78%
2047 -0.75% 0.84%
2046 -0.74% 0.92%
2045 -0.73% 0.87%
2044 -0.72% 0.93%
2043 -0.7% 1.01%
2042 -0.7% 1.07%
2041 -0.69% 1.16%
2040 -0.69% 1.2%
2039 -0.68% 1.3%
2038 -0.67% 1.42%
2037 -0.66% 1.44%
2036 -0.65% 1.61%
2035 -0.63% 1.7%
2034 -0.62% 1.86%
2033 -0.6% 1.92%
2032 -0.59% 2.1%
2031 -0.57% 2.21%
2030 -0.56% 2.5%
2029 -0.55% 2.59%
2028 -0.53% 2.88%
2027 -0.54% 3.09%
2026 -1.5% 3.57%
2025 -0.3% 4.12%
2024 -0.001% 4.57%
2023 -0.01% 5.04%
2022 -0.23% 3.85%
2021 -0.25% 2.75%
2020 -0.03% 3.42%
2019 0.05% 3.96%
2018 0.07% 1.84%
2017 0.1% 0.16%
2016 0.11% -1.19%
2015 0.15% -4.19%
2014 0.19% -6.43%
2013 0.19% -4.8%
2012 0.17% -0.52%
2011 0.15% 1.76%
2010 0.18% 2.3%
2009 0.21% 1.57%
2008 0.18% 3.6%
2007 0.14% 6.35%
2006 0.12% 4.37%
2005 0.15% 2.6%
2004 0.18% 2.5%
2003 0.4% 2.41%
2002 0.4% 2.45%
2001 0.4% 2.48%
2000 -0.17% 2.53%
1999 -0.27% 2.58%
1998 -0.3% 2.61%
1997 -0.24% 2.66%
1996 -0.12% 2.75%
1995 0.05% 2.87%
1994 0.2% 2.99%
1993 0.27% 3.06%
1992 0.23% 3.12%
1991 0.12% 3.19%
1990 -0.03% 3.29%
1989 -0.14% 3.37%
1988 -0.12% 3.45%
1987 0.07% 3.51%
1986 0.38% 3.55%
1985 0.75% 3.58%
1984 1.07% 3.57%
1983 1.28% 3.47%
1982 1.3% 3.37%
1981 1.19% 3.38%
1980 1.01% 3.41%
1979 0.86% 3.45%
1978 0.81% 3.49%
1977 0.91% 3.49%
1976 1.11% 3.48%
1975 1.41% 3.45%
1974 1.64% 3.43%
1973 1.62% 3.43%
1972 1.23% 3.45%
1971 0.59% 3.41%
1970 -0.18% 3.33%
1969 -0.8% 3.29%
1968 -1.02% 3.26%
1967 -0.69% 3.23%
1966 0.02% 3.2%
1965 0.88% 3.15%
1964 1.63% 3.1%
1963 2.16% 3.05%
1962 2.32% 2.99%
1961 2.2% 3.04%

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 Syria's population grew by 4.57%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Syria
Current population
612312
26829400
Population rank 166/197 56/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.32%
One net population change
3.26 months
29.3 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
1.01 minutes
One death every
1.39 hours
4.42 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +2,954
Annual growth/decline -4 +1,078,137
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +4.57%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 6/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
1.25 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 +421,693
Net migration rank 131/196 3/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 896,042
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 64/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 3.6%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 110/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Syria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Syria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - 421,693
2024 - -1,686 - 546,494
2023 686 12,000 402,713 757,309
2022 0 26,332 369,750 735,142
2021 -2,062 -2,344 350,560 211,220
2020 -188 -3,310 327,992 269,050
2019 627 -4,083 293,762 500,985
2018 752 -5,058 242,530 514,102
2017 939 -4,948 237,214 -287,501
2016 1,125 -5,274 236,007 -124,063
2015 1,062 -4,863 253,977 -827,496
2014 1,560 -4,357 333,116 -1,457,679
2013 1,557 -2,478 419,341 -2,081,303
2012 1,554 -1,583 475,520 -999,267
2011 1,365 0 543,950 -256,888
2010 1,797 -2,276 558,666 -54,359
2009 2,783 -3,456 559,314 -52,703
2008 2,530 -3,326 576,593 -402,393
2007 1,848 -3,056 529,162 801,514
2006 1,599 -2,735 480,616 682,911
2005 1,536 -2,247 468,960 13,382
2004 2,146 -1,997 461,209 10,881
2003 2,632 -3,178 457,000 -33,920
2002 2,988 -3,357 453,967 -35,096
2001 3,462 -3,511 451,503 -36,383
2000 3,751 -3,734 446,211 -34,425
1999 3,454 -3,487 439,261 -31,394
1998 3,889 -3,326 433,447 -26,025
1997 3,597 -3,077 429,887 -31,571
1996 4,155 -3,051 430,765 -30,197
1995 4,527 -3,082 430,172 -28,122
1994 4,381 -2,889 426,996 -12,630
1993 4,638 -2,835 420,244 -8,828
1992 5,015 -2,942 412,878 -4,063
1991 5,191 -2,630 410,830 -10,154
1990 5,010 -1,705 409,177 -6,620
1989 5,129 -1,730 406,111 -8,379
1988 5,529 -2,165 404,285 -8,426
1987 5,958 -2,569 399,159 -8,335
1986 6,097 -2,747 390,821 -9,485
1985 6,283 -3,013 379,231 -6,221
1984 6,337 -3,074 366,768 -5,245
1983 6,482 -3,190 355,375 -9,729
1982 6,419 -3,151 319,664 -721
1981 6,275 -2,287 330,237 -24,536
1980 6,383 -450 332,464 -33,114
1979 6,139 -718 324,943 -32,793
1978 6,408 -1,103 316,724 -30,567
1977 6,650 -1,364 306,630 -28,275
1976 6,845 -1,447 294,267 -26,268
1975 6,878 -1,588 282,299 -24,389
1974 6,919 -1,669 270,735 -24,242
1973 7,096 -1,778 254,687 -17,502
1972 7,252 -1,922 249,027 -17,610
1971 7,168 -1,856 239,610 -15,167
1970 7,069 -2,013 230,117 -19,594
1969 7,449 -2,456 219,114 -18,749
1968 7,497 -2,404 209,454 -16,968
1967 7,961 -2,519 199,223 -14,618
1966 8,661 -2,751 191,122 -13,434
1965 9,010 -2,743 182,560 -12,704
1964 9,227 -2,734 174,549 -12,044
1963 9,449 -2,800 166,555 -11,817
1962 9,402 -2,606 159,155 -11,641
1961 9,278 -2,254 151,485 -11,237
1960 9,144 -2,467 143,687 0

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

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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 Syria 91.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,047,621 people) and 8.72% is from migration (a gain of 291,069 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 896,042 people or 3.6% in Syria.

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
Syria
City Population
Damascus 2.69M
Aleppo 2M
Homs 775K
Latakia 709K
Hama 697K
Raqqa 300K
Deir ez-Zor 272K
Al-Hasakah 188K
Qamishli 184K
Idlib 165K

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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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