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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 119.5 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.89% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Montenegro vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Tanzania
2100 319,719 265,496,854
2099 323,351 263,162,785
2098 326,940 260,809,535
2097 330,574 258,412,520
2096 334,217 255,996,677
2095 337,856 253,567,416
2094 341,490 251,119,386
2093 345,159 248,628,881
2092 348,826 246,107,108
2091 352,520 243,557,182
2090 356,219 241,002,065
2089 359,924 238,416,591
2088 363,602 235,797,530
2087 367,324 233,167,455
2086 371,059 230,496,041
2085 374,829 227,800,292
2084 378,644 225,111,530
2083 382,455 222,421,279
2082 386,310 219,718,263
2081 390,224 216,995,478
2080 394,179 214,255,926
2079 398,175 211,486,253
2078 402,181 208,708,063
2077 406,200 205,918,120
2076 410,263 203,106,125
2075 414,376 200,297,474
2074 418,534 197,468,017
2073 422,748 194,642,633
2072 426,952 191,824,103
2071 431,230 188,992,017
2070 435,563 186,152,377
2069 439,868 183,311,218
2068 444,186 180,475,586
2067 448,555 177,639,469
2066 452,869 174,803,090
2065 457,298 171,913,445
2064 461,706 169,064,549
2063 466,110 166,217,933
2062 470,496 163,370,044
2061 474,871 160,537,159
2060 479,291 157,722,273
2059 483,635 154,920,005
2058 487,928 152,120,539
2057 492,253 149,325,489
2056 496,682 146,519,472
2055 501,038 143,736,540
2054 505,324 140,983,905
2053 509,555 138,262,668
2052 513,782 135,553,723
2051 517,954 132,851,383
2050 522,097 130,157,751
2049 526,241 127,495,278
2048 530,291 124,821,109
2047 534,410 122,158,290
2046 538,441 119,522,516
2045 542,441 116,914,785
2044 546,404 114,329,740
2043 550,390 111,776,234
2042 554,278 109,241,835
2041 558,200 106,748,632
2040 562,081 104,272,418
2039 565,966 101,814,304
2038 569,835 99,380,232
2037 573,678 96,983,729
2036 577,477 94,601,865
2035 581,230 92,257,269
2034 584,919 89,929,444
2033 588,552 87,654,982
2032 592,122 85,409,993
2031 595,610 83,180,507
2030 599,030 80,997,163
2029 602,416 78,838,461
2028 605,742 76,730,649
2027 608,990 74,647,063
2026 612,312 72,589,279
2025 621,659 70,552,589
2024 623,525 68,560,157
2023 623,529 66,617,606
2022 623,591 64,711,821
2021 625,053 62,830,412
2020 626,590 60,972,798
2019 626,753 59,174,891
2018 626,438 57,437,145
2017 625,982 55,652,890
2016 625,353 53,824,013
2015 624,651 52,020,962
2014 623,744 50,351,512
2013 622,587 48,824,128
2012 621,418 47,374,260
2011 620,345 46,029,367
2010 619,428 44,758,488
2009 618,294 43,633,982
2008 616,969 42,570,728
2007 615,875 41,435,512
2006 615,025 40,294,902
2005 614,261 39,182,076
2004 613,353 38,109,668
2003 612,267 37,089,555
2002 609,828 36,121,304
2001 607,389 35,198,299
2000 604,950 34,260,139
1999 606,001 33,300,330
1998 607,662 32,420,458
1997 609,520 31,578,089
1996 611,003 30,945,762
1995 611,712 30,383,497
1994 611,389 29,442,356
1993 610,170 28,332,692
1992 608,516 27,457,588
1991 607,105 26,780,436
1990 606,372 26,110,207
1989 606,571 25,438,759
1988 607,413 24,769,686
1987 608,144 24,030,378
1986 607,711 23,258,959
1985 605,398 22,501,693
1984 600,884 21,779,066
1983 594,506 21,079,874
1982 587,001 20,398,571
1981 579,445 19,784,703
1980 572,608 19,189,769
1979 566,888 18,592,038
1978 562,065 17,976,566
1977 557,576 17,352,929
1976 552,562 16,736,211
1975 546,487 16,138,361
1974 538,902 15,561,630
1973 530,220 15,010,101
1972 521,785 14,479,308
1971 515,449 13,971,451
1970 512,407 13,492,677
1969 513,340 13,036,700
1968 517,481 12,602,076
1967 522,796 12,200,109
1966 526,419 11,827,459
1965 526,327 11,470,728
1964 521,753 11,127,826
1963 513,409 10,799,528
1962 502,558 10,487,756
1961 491,140 10,187,886
1960 480,579 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Tanzania
2100 -1.12% 0.89%
2099 -1.1% 0.9%
2098 -1.1% 0.93%
2097 -1.09% 0.94%
2096 -1.08% 0.96%
2095 -1.06% 0.97%
2094 -1.06% 1%
2093 -1.05% 1.02%
2092 -1.05% 1.05%
2091 -1.04% 1.06%
2090 -1.03% 1.08%
2089 -1.01% 1.11%
2088 -1.01% 1.13%
2087 -1.01% 1.16%
2086 -1.01% 1.18%
2085 -1.01% 1.19%
2084 -1% 1.21%
2083 -1% 1.23%
2082 -1% 1.25%
2081 -1% 1.28%
2080 -1% 1.31%
2079 -1% 1.33%
2078 -0.99% 1.35%
2077 -0.99% 1.38%
2076 -0.99% 1.4%
2075 -0.99% 1.43%
2074 -1% 1.45%
2073 -0.98% 1.47%
2072 -0.99% 1.5%
2071 -0.99% 1.53%
2070 -0.98% 1.55%
2069 -0.97% 1.57%
2068 -0.97% 1.6%
2067 -0.95% 1.62%
2066 -0.97% 1.68%
2065 -0.95% 1.69%
2064 -0.94% 1.71%
2063 -0.93% 1.74%
2062 -0.92% 1.76%
2061 -0.92% 1.78%
2060 -0.9% 1.81%
2059 -0.88% 1.84%
2058 -0.88% 1.87%
2057 -0.89% 1.92%
2056 -0.87% 1.94%
2055 -0.85% 1.95%
2054 -0.83% 1.97%
2053 -0.82% 2%
2052 -0.81% 2.03%
2051 -0.79% 2.07%
2050 -0.79% 2.09%
2049 -0.76% 2.14%
2048 -0.77% 2.18%
2047 -0.75% 2.21%
2046 -0.74% 2.23%
2045 -0.73% 2.26%
2044 -0.72% 2.28%
2043 -0.7% 2.32%
2042 -0.7% 2.34%
2041 -0.69% 2.37%
2040 -0.69% 2.41%
2039 -0.68% 2.45%
2038 -0.67% 2.47%
2037 -0.66% 2.52%
2036 -0.65% 2.54%
2035 -0.63% 2.59%
2034 -0.62% 2.59%
2033 -0.6% 2.63%
2032 -0.59% 2.68%
2031 -0.57% 2.7%
2030 -0.56% 2.74%
2029 -0.55% 2.75%
2028 -0.53% 2.79%
2027 -0.54% 2.83%
2026 -1.5% 2.89%
2025 -0.3% 2.91%
2024 -0.001% 2.92%
2023 -0.01% 2.95%
2022 -0.23% 2.99%
2021 -0.25% 3.05%
2020 -0.03% 3.04%
2019 0.05% 3.03%
2018 0.07% 3.21%
2017 0.1% 3.4%
2016 0.11% 3.47%
2015 0.15% 3.32%
2014 0.19% 3.13%
2013 0.19% 3.06%
2012 0.17% 2.92%
2011 0.15% 2.84%
2010 0.18% 2.58%
2009 0.21% 2.5%
2008 0.18% 2.74%
2007 0.14% 2.83%
2006 0.12% 2.84%
2005 0.15% 2.81%
2004 0.18% 2.75%
2003 0.4% 2.68%
2002 0.4% 2.62%
2001 0.4% 2.74%
2000 -0.17% 2.88%
1999 -0.27% 2.71%
1998 -0.3% 2.67%
1997 -0.24% 2.04%
1996 -0.12% 1.85%
1995 0.05% 3.2%
1994 0.2% 3.92%
1993 0.27% 3.19%
1992 0.23% 2.53%
1991 0.12% 2.57%
1990 -0.03% 2.64%
1989 -0.14% 2.7%
1988 -0.12% 3.08%
1987 0.07% 3.32%
1986 0.38% 3.37%
1985 0.75% 3.32%
1984 1.07% 3.32%
1983 1.28% 3.34%
1982 1.3% 3.1%
1981 1.19% 3.1%
1980 1.01% 3.21%
1979 0.86% 3.42%
1978 0.81% 3.59%
1977 0.91% 3.68%
1976 1.11% 3.7%
1975 1.41% 3.71%
1974 1.64% 3.67%
1973 1.62% 3.67%
1972 1.23% 3.63%
1971 0.59% 3.55%
1970 -0.18% 3.5%
1969 -0.8% 3.45%
1968 -1.02% 3.29%
1967 -0.69% 3.15%
1966 0.02% 3.11%
1965 0.88% 3.08%
1964 1.63% 3.04%
1963 2.16% 2.97%
1962 2.32% 2.94%
1961 2.2% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Tanzania
Current population
612312
73145892
Population rank 166/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.88%
One net population change
3.26 months
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
13.4 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +5,322
Annual growth/decline -4 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 18/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -12,730
Net migration rank 131/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -12,730
2024 - -1,686 - -29,865
2023 686 12,000 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 0 26,332 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -2,062 -2,344 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -188 -3,310 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 627 -4,083 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 752 -5,058 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 939 -4,948 1,726,909 119,142
2016 1,125 -5,274 1,659,502 152,194
2015 1,062 -4,863 1,592,882 201,495
2014 1,560 -4,357 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 1,557 -2,478 1,509,008 1,241
2012 1,554 -1,583 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 1,365 0 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 1,797 -2,276 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 2,783 -3,456 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 2,530 -3,326 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 1,848 -3,056 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 1,599 -2,735 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 1,536 -2,247 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 2,146 -1,997 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 2,632 -3,178 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 2,988 -3,357 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 3,462 -3,511 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 3,751 -3,734 985,185 -9,701
1999 3,454 -3,487 948,659 -4,489
1998 3,889 -3,326 920,806 -105,184
1997 3,597 -3,077 882,544 -13,400
1996 4,155 -3,051 868,524 -473,007
1995 4,527 -3,082 838,980 -109,971
1994 4,381 -2,889 803,953 349,348
1993 4,638 -2,835 778,044 288,004
1992 5,015 -2,942 767,961 -83,825
1991 5,191 -2,630 762,011 -91,851
1990 5,010 -1,705 750,825 -80,529
1989 5,129 -1,730 743,854 -71,268
1988 5,529 -2,165 736,551 -71,012
1987 5,958 -2,569 718,580 94,498
1986 6,097 -2,747 705,677 24,101
1985 6,283 -3,013 697,867 86,864
1984 6,337 -3,074 687,435 -26,938
1983 6,482 -3,190 679,720 58,161
1982 6,419 -3,151 662,627 -37,883
1981 6,275 -2,287 645,496 -42,485
1980 6,383 -450 629,444 -42,588
1979 6,139 -718 613,388 -4,792
1978 6,408 -1,103 595,024 27,307
1977 6,650 -1,364 574,938 49,997
1976 6,845 -1,447 553,617 54,875
1975 6,878 -1,588 533,906 53,290
1974 6,919 -1,669 515,152 51,127
1973 7,096 -1,778 488,429 48,363
1972 7,252 -1,922 467,305 57,489
1971 7,168 -1,856 449,014 41,900
1970 7,069 -2,013 427,988 38,635
1969 7,449 -2,456 408,322 37,006
1968 7,497 -2,404 389,467 34,455
1967 7,961 -2,519 374,763 5,265
1966 8,661 -2,751 360,229 5,049
1965 9,010 -2,743 343,456 4,742
1964 9,227 -2,734 328,527 9,090
1963 9,449 -2,800 314,644 4,333
1962 9,402 -2,606 300,663 3,916
1961 9,278 -2,254 286,839 8,338
1960 9,144 -2,467 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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