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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 37.9 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Montenegro vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Taiwan
2100 319,719 10,150,338
2099 323,351 10,273,881
2098 326,940 10,399,680
2097 330,574 10,527,804
2096 334,217 10,657,536
2095 337,856 10,789,978
2094 341,490 10,925,075
2093 345,159 11,062,491
2092 348,826 11,202,670
2091 352,520 11,346,131
2090 356,219 11,494,369
2089 359,924 11,644,743
2088 363,602 11,799,177
2087 367,324 11,956,109
2086 371,059 12,116,149
2085 374,829 12,281,248
2084 378,644 12,451,872
2083 382,455 12,625,681
2082 386,310 12,803,442
2081 390,224 12,986,931
2080 394,179 13,174,137
2079 398,175 13,366,920
2078 402,181 13,564,788
2077 406,200 13,765,770
2076 410,263 13,969,802
2075 414,376 14,178,904
2074 418,534 14,391,331
2073 422,748 14,606,033
2072 426,952 14,824,987
2071 431,230 15,045,310
2070 435,563 15,266,143
2069 439,868 15,488,280
2068 444,186 15,714,125
2067 448,555 15,940,945
2066 452,869 16,167,553
2065 457,298 16,396,032
2064 461,706 16,625,600
2063 466,110 16,854,355
2062 470,496 17,084,600
2061 474,871 17,314,450
2060 479,291 17,541,998
2059 483,635 17,767,014
2058 487,928 17,988,239
2057 492,253 18,208,151
2056 496,682 18,423,453
2055 501,038 18,639,554
2054 505,324 18,853,384
2053 509,555 19,063,428
2052 513,782 19,270,076
2051 517,954 19,474,323
2050 522,097 19,677,203
2049 526,241 19,878,438
2048 530,291 20,073,645
2047 534,410 20,267,326
2046 538,441 20,454,154
2045 542,441 20,640,565
2044 546,404 20,819,477
2043 550,390 20,995,111
2042 554,278 21,166,213
2041 558,200 21,331,710
2040 562,081 21,491,361
2039 565,966 21,645,911
2038 569,835 21,794,529
2037 573,678 21,939,617
2036 577,477 22,077,701
2035 581,230 22,211,115
2034 584,919 22,340,809
2033 588,552 22,463,465
2032 592,122 22,582,449
2031 595,610 22,698,460
2030 599,030 22,809,605
2029 602,416 22,916,803
2028 605,742 23,022,058
2027 608,990 23,127,410
2026 612,312 23,229,461
2025 621,659 23,331,886
2024 623,525 23,410,331
2023 623,529 23,342,541
2022 623,591 23,319,977
2021 625,053 23,468,275
2020 626,590 23,582,179
2019 626,753 23,596,027
2018 626,438 23,580,080
2017 625,982 23,555,522
2016 625,353 23,515,945
2015 624,651 23,462,914
2014 623,744 23,403,635
2013 622,587 23,344,670
2012 621,418 23,270,367
2011 620,345 23,193,518
2010 619,428 23,140,948
2009 618,294 23,078,402
2008 616,969 22,997,696
2007 615,875 22,917,444
2006 615,025 22,823,455
2005 614,261 22,729,753
2004 613,353 22,646,836
2003 612,267 22,562,663
2002 609,828 22,463,172
2001 607,389 22,341,120
2000 604,950 22,184,530
1999 606,001 22,010,489
1998 607,662 21,835,703
1997 609,520 21,634,124
1996 611,003 21,441,432
1995 611,712 21,267,653
1994 611,389 21,086,645
1993 610,170 20,899,019
1992 608,516 20,704,227
1991 607,105 20,503,568
1990 606,372 20,278,946
1989 606,571 20,055,492
1988 607,413 19,839,704
1987 608,144 19,617,046
1986 607,711 19,411,454
1985 605,398 19,191,510
1984 600,884 18,929,866
1983 594,506 18,653,146
1982 587,001 18,354,855
1981 579,445 18,029,982
1980 572,608 17,704,538
1979 566,888 17,372,779
1978 562,065 17,042,272
1977 557,576 16,730,895
1976 552,562 16,401,413
1975 546,487 16,075,128
1974 538,902 15,784,817
1973 530,220 15,505,121
1972 521,785 15,220,495
1971 515,449 14,913,564
1970 512,407 14,582,944
1969 513,340 14,068,984
1968 517,481 13,548,537
1967 522,796 13,210,344
1966 526,419 12,874,153
1965 526,327 12,511,863
1964 521,753 12,137,143
1963 513,409 11,762,101
1962 502,558 11,392,513
1961 491,140 11,030,385
1960 480,579 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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 Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33% of the population in Montenegro and 39.9% in Taiwan.

Population growth rate by year

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Taiwan
2100 -1.12% -1.2%
2099 -1.1% -1.21%
2098 -1.1% -1.22%
2097 -1.09% -1.22%
2096 -1.08% -1.23%
2095 -1.06% -1.24%
2094 -1.06% -1.24%
2093 -1.05% -1.25%
2092 -1.05% -1.26%
2091 -1.04% -1.29%
2090 -1.03% -1.29%
2089 -1.01% -1.31%
2088 -1.01% -1.31%
2087 -1.01% -1.32%
2086 -1.01% -1.34%
2085 -1.01% -1.37%
2084 -1% -1.38%
2083 -1% -1.39%
2082 -1% -1.41%
2081 -1% -1.42%
2080 -1% -1.44%
2079 -1% -1.46%
2078 -0.99% -1.46%
2077 -0.99% -1.46%
2076 -0.99% -1.47%
2075 -0.99% -1.48%
2074 -1% -1.47%
2073 -0.98% -1.48%
2072 -0.99% -1.46%
2071 -0.99% -1.45%
2070 -0.98% -1.43%
2069 -0.97% -1.44%
2068 -0.97% -1.42%
2067 -0.95% -1.4%
2066 -0.97% -1.39%
2065 -0.95% -1.38%
2064 -0.94% -1.36%
2063 -0.93% -1.35%
2062 -0.92% -1.33%
2061 -0.92% -1.3%
2060 -0.9% -1.27%
2059 -0.88% -1.23%
2058 -0.88% -1.21%
2057 -0.89% -1.17%
2056 -0.87% -1.16%
2055 -0.85% -1.13%
2054 -0.83% -1.1%
2053 -0.82% -1.07%
2052 -0.81% -1.05%
2051 -0.79% -1.03%
2050 -0.79% -1.01%
2049 -0.76% -0.97%
2048 -0.77% -0.96%
2047 -0.75% -0.91%
2046 -0.74% -0.9%
2045 -0.73% -0.86%
2044 -0.72% -0.84%
2043 -0.7% -0.81%
2042 -0.7% -0.78%
2041 -0.69% -0.74%
2040 -0.69% -0.71%
2039 -0.68% -0.68%
2038 -0.67% -0.66%
2037 -0.66% -0.63%
2036 -0.65% -0.6%
2035 -0.63% -0.58%
2034 -0.62% -0.55%
2033 -0.6% -0.53%
2032 -0.59% -0.51%
2031 -0.57% -0.49%
2030 -0.56% -0.47%
2029 -0.55% -0.46%
2028 -0.53% -0.46%
2027 -0.54% -0.44%
2026 -1.5% -0.44%
2025 -0.3% -0.34%
2024 -0.001% 0.29%
2023 -0.01% 0.1%
2022 -0.23% -0.63%
2021 -0.25% -0.48%
2020 -0.03% -0.06%
2019 0.05% 0.07%
2018 0.07% 0.1%
2017 0.1% 0.17%
2016 0.11% 0.23%
2015 0.15% 0.25%
2014 0.19% 0.25%
2013 0.19% 0.32%
2012 0.17% 0.33%
2011 0.15% 0.23%
2010 0.18% 0.27%
2009 0.21% 0.35%
2008 0.18% 0.35%
2007 0.14% 0.41%
2006 0.12% 0.41%
2005 0.15% 0.37%
2004 0.18% 0.37%
2003 0.4% 0.44%
2002 0.4% 0.55%
2001 0.4% 0.71%
2000 -0.17% 0.79%
1999 -0.27% 0.8%
1998 -0.3% 0.93%
1997 -0.24% 0.9%
1996 -0.12% 0.82%
1995 0.05% 0.86%
1994 0.2% 0.9%
1993 0.27% 0.94%
1992 0.23% 0.98%
1991 0.12% 1.11%
1990 -0.03% 1.11%
1989 -0.14% 1.09%
1988 -0.12% 1.14%
1987 0.07% 1.06%
1986 0.38% 1.15%
1985 0.75% 1.38%
1984 1.07% 1.48%
1983 1.28% 1.63%
1982 1.3% 1.8%
1981 1.19% 1.84%
1980 1.01% 1.91%
1979 0.86% 1.94%
1978 0.81% 1.86%
1977 0.91% 2.01%
1976 1.11% 2.03%
1975 1.41% 1.84%
1974 1.64% 1.8%
1973 1.62% 1.87%
1972 1.23% 2.06%
1971 0.59% 2.27%
1970 -0.18% 3.65%
1969 -0.8% 3.84%
1968 -1.02% 2.56%
1967 -0.69% 2.61%
1966 0.02% 2.9%
1965 0.88% 3.09%
1964 1.63% 3.19%
1963 2.16% 3.24%
1962 2.32% 3.28%
1961 2.2% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Taiwan
Current population
612312
23229461
Population rank 166/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.28%
One net population change
3.26 months
6.72 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
3.9 minutes
One death every
1.39 hours
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 -215
Annual growth/decline -4 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 180/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 +47,029
Net migration rank 131/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 45/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -
2024 - -1,686 -67,188 47,029
2023 686 12,000 -69,794 225,599
2022 0 26,332 -68,327 -42,430
2021 -2,062 -2,344 -30,039 -156,010
2020 -188 -3,310 -7,782 -33,978
2019 627 -4,083 1,416 12,718
2018 752 -5,058 8,725 8,888
2017 939 -4,948 22,613 8,809
2016 1,125 -5,274 35,980 11,707
2015 1,062 -4,863 49,741 8,581
2014 1,560 -4,357 - -
2013 1,557 -2,478 - -
2012 1,554 -1,583 - -
2011 1,365 0 43,836 19,077
2010 1,797 -2,276 - -
2009 2,783 -3,456 - -
2008 2,530 -3,326 - -
2007 1,848 -3,056 - -
2006 1,599 -2,735 - -
2005 1,536 -2,247 - -
2004 2,146 -1,997 - -
2003 2,632 -3,178 - -
2002 2,988 -3,357 - -
2001 3,462 -3,511 132,707 -3,811
2000 3,751 -3,734 - -
1999 3,454 -3,487 - -
1998 3,889 -3,326 - -
1997 3,597 -3,077 - -
1996 4,155 -3,051 - -
1995 4,527 -3,082 - -
1994 4,381 -2,889 - -
1993 4,638 -2,835 - -
1992 5,015 -2,942 - -
1991 5,191 -2,630 215,698 -12,128
1990 5,010 -1,705 - -
1989 5,129 -1,730 - -
1988 5,529 -2,165 - -
1987 5,958 -2,569 - -
1986 6,097 -2,747 - -
1985 6,283 -3,013 - -
1984 6,337 -3,074 - -
1983 6,482 -3,190 - -
1982 6,419 -3,151 - -
1981 6,275 -2,287 326,883 4,508
1980 6,383 -450 - -
1979 6,139 -718 - -
1978 6,408 -1,103 - -
1977 6,650 -1,364 - -
1976 6,845 -1,447 - -
1975 6,878 -1,588 - -
1974 6,919 -1,669 - -
1973 7,096 -1,778 - -
1972 7,252 -1,922 - -
1971 7,168 -1,856 - -
1970 7,069 -2,013 - -
1969 7,449 -2,456 - -
1968 7,497 -2,404 - -
1967 7,961 -2,519 - -
1966 8,661 -2,751 346,958 18,774
1965 9,010 -2,743 - -
1964 9,227 -2,734 - -
1963 9,449 -2,800 - -
1962 9,402 -2,606 - -
1961 9,278 -2,254 - -
1960 9,144 -2,467 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/taiwan | 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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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