Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 20.3 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.16% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Montenegro vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Tunisia
2100 319,719 10,722,837
2099 323,351 10,798,417
2098 326,940 10,872,527
2097 330,574 10,944,510
2096 334,217 11,017,262
2095 337,856 11,088,773
2094 341,490 11,159,761
2093 345,159 11,228,741
2092 348,826 11,296,441
2091 352,520 11,362,922
2090 356,219 11,428,150
2089 359,924 11,492,395
2088 363,602 11,554,451
2087 367,324 11,616,399
2086 371,059 11,677,706
2085 374,829 11,736,824
2084 378,644 11,795,185
2083 382,455 11,853,617
2082 386,310 11,911,196
2081 390,224 11,966,771
2080 394,179 12,023,486
2079 398,175 12,080,879
2078 402,181 12,138,513
2077 406,200 12,194,072
2076 410,263 12,247,445
2075 414,376 12,301,960
2074 418,534 12,355,470
2073 422,748 12,410,281
2072 426,952 12,463,568
2071 431,230 12,517,952
2070 435,563 12,571,557
2069 439,868 12,625,027
2068 444,186 12,677,388
2067 448,555 12,728,611
2066 452,869 12,778,160
2065 457,298 12,827,417
2064 461,706 12,873,288
2063 466,110 12,917,720
2062 470,496 12,960,075
2061 474,871 12,999,502
2060 479,291 13,037,172
2059 483,635 13,069,268
2058 487,928 13,098,461
2057 492,253 13,124,682
2056 496,682 13,147,057
2055 501,038 13,164,337
2054 505,324 13,177,456
2053 509,555 13,184,564
2052 513,782 13,188,052
2051 517,954 13,187,435
2050 522,097 13,181,992
2049 526,241 13,173,401
2048 530,291 13,160,968
2047 534,410 13,144,429
2046 538,441 13,125,908
2045 542,441 13,104,999
2044 546,404 13,081,801
2043 550,390 13,057,259
2042 554,278 13,031,516
2041 558,200 13,006,019
2040 562,081 12,979,703
2039 565,966 12,952,741
2038 569,835 12,925,306
2037 573,678 12,896,316
2036 577,477 12,865,989
2035 581,230 12,835,689
2034 584,919 12,803,284
2033 588,552 12,766,519
2032 592,122 12,728,299
2031 595,610 12,687,827
2030 599,030 12,644,489
2029 602,416 12,596,686
2028 605,742 12,542,752
2027 608,990 12,484,560
2026 612,312 12,420,467
2025 621,659 12,351,028
2024 623,525 12,277,109
2023 623,529 12,200,431
2022 623,591 12,119,334
2021 625,053 12,048,622
2020 626,590 11,974,057
2019 626,753 11,875,081
2018 626,438 11,765,514
2017 625,982 11,650,498
2016 625,353 11,528,674
2015 624,651 11,402,264
2014 623,744 11,274,288
2013 622,587 11,141,361
2012 621,418 11,009,647
2011 620,345 10,886,035
2010 619,428 10,765,980
2009 618,294 10,650,681
2008 616,969 10,542,635
2007 615,875 10,441,702
2006 615,025 10,346,410
2005 614,261 10,255,472
2004 613,353 10,166,163
2003 612,267 10,071,632
2002 609,828 9,971,515
2001 607,389 9,869,677
2000 604,950 9,764,935
1999 606,001 9,655,963
1998 607,662 9,541,667
1997 609,520 9,421,270
1996 611,003 9,294,432
1995 611,712 9,161,258
1994 611,389 9,018,448
1993 610,170 8,857,910
1992 608,516 8,682,512
1991 607,105 8,501,827
1990 606,372 8,324,509
1989 606,571 8,151,660
1988 607,413 7,974,440
1987 608,144 7,789,987
1986 607,711 7,600,301
1985 605,398 7,409,903
1984 600,884 7,220,044
1983 594,506 7,053,800
1982 587,001 6,908,642
1981 579,445 6,758,284
1980 572,608 6,606,195
1979 566,888 6,456,419
1978 562,065 6,309,390
1977 557,576 6,155,931
1976 552,562 5,996,994
1975 546,487 5,839,262
1974 538,902 5,684,674
1973 530,220 5,537,242
1972 521,785 5,396,557
1971 515,449 5,261,658
1970 512,407 5,131,396
1969 513,340 5,004,697
1968 517,481 4,879,899
1967 522,796 4,760,970
1966 526,419 4,652,287
1965 526,327 4,561,385
1964 521,753 4,489,869
1963 513,409 4,427,131
1962 502,558 4,369,136
1961 491,140 4,316,278
1960 480,579 4,267,288

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/tunisia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Tunisia
2100 -1.12% -0.7%
2099 -1.1% -0.68%
2098 -1.1% -0.66%
2097 -1.09% -0.66%
2096 -1.08% -0.64%
2095 -1.06% -0.64%
2094 -1.06% -0.61%
2093 -1.05% -0.6%
2092 -1.05% -0.59%
2091 -1.04% -0.57%
2090 -1.03% -0.56%
2089 -1.01% -0.54%
2088 -1.01% -0.53%
2087 -1.01% -0.52%
2086 -1.01% -0.5%
2085 -1.01% -0.49%
2084 -1% -0.49%
2083 -1% -0.48%
2082 -1% -0.46%
2081 -1% -0.47%
2080 -1% -0.48%
2079 -1% -0.47%
2078 -0.99% -0.46%
2077 -0.99% -0.44%
2076 -0.99% -0.44%
2075 -0.99% -0.43%
2074 -1% -0.44%
2073 -0.98% -0.43%
2072 -0.99% -0.43%
2071 -0.99% -0.43%
2070 -0.98% -0.42%
2069 -0.97% -0.41%
2068 -0.97% -0.4%
2067 -0.95% -0.39%
2066 -0.97% -0.38%
2065 -0.95% -0.36%
2064 -0.94% -0.34%
2063 -0.93% -0.33%
2062 -0.92% -0.3%
2061 -0.92% -0.29%
2060 -0.9% -0.25%
2059 -0.88% -0.22%
2058 -0.88% -0.2%
2057 -0.89% -0.17%
2056 -0.87% -0.13%
2055 -0.85% -0.1%
2054 -0.83% -0.05%
2053 -0.82% -0.03%
2052 -0.81% 0.005%
2051 -0.79% 0.04%
2050 -0.79% 0.07%
2049 -0.76% 0.09%
2048 -0.77% 0.13%
2047 -0.75% 0.14%
2046 -0.74% 0.16%
2045 -0.73% 0.18%
2044 -0.72% 0.19%
2043 -0.7% 0.2%
2042 -0.7% 0.2%
2041 -0.69% 0.2%
2040 -0.69% 0.21%
2039 -0.68% 0.21%
2038 -0.67% 0.22%
2037 -0.66% 0.24%
2036 -0.65% 0.24%
2035 -0.63% 0.25%
2034 -0.62% 0.29%
2033 -0.6% 0.3%
2032 -0.59% 0.32%
2031 -0.57% 0.34%
2030 -0.56% 0.38%
2029 -0.55% 0.43%
2028 -0.53% 0.47%
2027 -0.54% 0.52%
2026 -1.5% 0.56%
2025 -0.3% 0.6%
2024 -0.001% 0.63%
2023 -0.01% 0.67%
2022 -0.23% 0.59%
2021 -0.25% 0.62%
2020 -0.03% 0.83%
2019 0.05% 0.93%
2018 0.07% 0.99%
2017 0.1% 1.06%
2016 0.11% 1.11%
2015 0.15% 1.14%
2014 0.19% 1.19%
2013 0.19% 1.2%
2012 0.17% 1.14%
2011 0.15% 1.12%
2010 0.18% 1.08%
2009 0.21% 1.02%
2008 0.18% 0.97%
2007 0.14% 0.92%
2006 0.12% 0.89%
2005 0.15% 0.88%
2004 0.18% 0.94%
2003 0.4% 1%
2002 0.4% 1.03%
2001 0.4% 1.07%
2000 -0.17% 1.13%
1999 -0.27% 1.2%
1998 -0.3% 1.28%
1997 -0.24% 1.36%
1996 -0.12% 1.45%
1995 0.05% 1.58%
1994 0.2% 1.81%
1993 0.27% 2.02%
1992 0.23% 2.13%
1991 0.12% 2.13%
1990 -0.03% 2.12%
1989 -0.14% 2.22%
1988 -0.12% 2.37%
1987 0.07% 2.5%
1986 0.38% 2.57%
1985 0.75% 2.63%
1984 1.07% 2.36%
1983 1.28% 2.1%
1982 1.3% 2.22%
1981 1.19% 2.3%
1980 1.01% 2.32%
1979 0.86% 2.33%
1978 0.81% 2.49%
1977 0.91% 2.65%
1976 1.11% 2.7%
1975 1.41% 2.72%
1974 1.64% 2.66%
1973 1.62% 2.61%
1972 1.23% 2.56%
1971 0.59% 2.54%
1970 -0.18% 2.53%
1969 -0.8% 2.56%
1968 -1.02% 2.5%
1967 -0.69% 2.34%
1966 0.02% 1.99%
1965 0.88% 1.59%
1964 1.63% 1.42%
1963 2.16% 1.33%
1962 2.32% 1.22%
1961 2.2% 1.15%

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/tunisia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Tunisia
Current population
612312
12437803
Population rank 166/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.15%
One net population change
3.26 months
6.85 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
3.13 minutes
One death every
1.39 hours
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +210
Annual growth/decline -4 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 124/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -14,523
Net migration rank 131/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -14,523
2024 - -1,686 - -15,221
2023 686 12,000 93,663 -14,001
2022 0 26,332 96,531 -14,001
2021 -2,062 -2,344 68,087 -9,190
2020 -188 -3,310 109,431 -19,188
2019 627 -4,083 127,312 -19,612
2018 752 -5,058 132,445 -21,012
2017 939 -4,948 140,971 -22,365
2016 1,125 -5,274 148,870 -23,827
2015 1,062 -4,863 153,007 -25,229
2014 1,560 -4,357 154,762 -26,586
2013 1,557 -2,478 154,687 -17,020
2012 1,554 -1,583 151,812 -26,059
2011 1,365 0 143,401 -21,935
2010 1,797 -2,276 132,809 -14,168
2009 2,783 -3,456 125,465 -13,512
2008 2,530 -3,326 121,873 -17,742
2007 1,848 -3,056 118,920 -21,190
2006 1,599 -2,735 116,945 -24,098
2005 1,536 -2,247 115,374 -26,361
2004 2,146 -1,997 113,322 -23,735
2003 2,632 -3,178 111,926 -12,459
2002 2,988 -3,357 109,099 -8,334
2001 3,462 -3,511 110,146 -7,235
2000 3,751 -3,734 112,501 -5,937
1999 3,454 -3,487 114,829 -3,452
1998 3,889 -3,326 121,332 -4,111
1997 3,597 -3,077 128,327 -4,756
1996 4,155 -3,051 135,615 -5,506
1995 4,527 -3,082 144,345 -8,095
1994 4,381 -2,889 153,647 -4,271
1993 4,638 -2,835 160,922 10,771
1992 5,015 -2,942 163,978 15,124
1991 5,191 -2,630 166,245 16,021
1990 5,010 -1,705 168,180 4,183
1989 5,129 -1,730 169,221 4,100
1988 5,529 -2,165 177,176 3,934
1987 5,958 -2,569 184,101 3,711
1986 6,097 -2,747 188,107 3,464
1985 6,283 -3,013 186,344 2,887
1984 6,337 -3,074 182,386 8,109
1983 6,482 -3,190 179,878 -37,895
1982 6,419 -3,151 177,898 -29,559
1981 6,275 -2,287 176,628 -24,242
1980 6,383 -450 171,094 -19,321
1979 6,139 -718 171,463 -23,688
1978 6,408 -1,103 173,255 -26,968
1977 6,650 -1,364 174,539 -13,910
1976 6,845 -1,447 172,744 -15,499
1975 6,878 -1,588 166,991 -8,765
1974 6,919 -1,669 160,200 -9,254
1973 7,096 -1,778 153,525 -9,606
1972 7,252 -1,922 147,239 -9,790
1971 7,168 -1,856 142,296 -9,949
1970 7,069 -2,013 138,235 -10,054
1969 7,449 -2,456 135,257 -10,049
1968 7,497 -2,404 134,246 -9,848
1967 7,961 -2,519 132,626 -19,155
1966 8,661 -2,751 131,274 -27,393
1965 9,010 -2,743 127,673 -49,751
1964 9,227 -2,734 124,711 -59,602
1963 9,449 -2,800 120,865 -60,505
1962 9,402 -2,606 116,887 -61,260
1961 9,278 -2,254 111,459 -61,369
1960 9,144 -2,467 109,234 -61,334

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/tunisia | 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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

1x

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).

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

Help us show the world through your eyes

Share a photo of your city and help others discover what it looks like to live there. Your contribution makes our data come alive.

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)

Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) — you’re free to copy, share, remix, adapt, and use even commercially as long as you give appropriate credit and clearly indicate if you made changes. Other sources may be subject to different license terms.