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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 140.5 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Montenegro vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Turkey
2100 319,719 64,274,243
2099 323,351 64,924,706
2098 326,940 65,567,989
2097 330,574 66,219,045
2096 334,217 66,865,890
2095 337,856 67,516,190
2094 341,490 68,169,346
2093 345,159 68,835,313
2092 348,826 69,496,264
2091 352,520 70,159,325
2090 356,219 70,828,304
2089 359,924 71,490,133
2088 363,602 72,146,464
2087 367,324 72,792,552
2086 371,059 73,439,558
2085 374,829 74,085,313
2084 378,644 74,713,882
2083 382,455 75,342,464
2082 386,310 75,969,760
2081 390,224 76,583,769
2080 394,179 77,195,480
2079 398,175 77,793,711
2078 402,181 78,386,293
2077 406,200 78,973,194
2076 410,263 79,556,991
2075 414,376 80,128,010
2074 418,534 80,697,544
2073 422,748 81,244,619
2072 426,952 81,785,452
2071 431,230 82,311,503
2070 435,563 82,827,402
2069 439,868 83,324,862
2068 444,186 83,806,741
2067 448,555 84,270,976
2066 452,869 84,728,547
2065 457,298 85,177,268
2064 461,706 85,611,517
2063 466,110 86,026,471
2062 470,496 86,425,827
2061 474,871 86,800,591
2060 479,291 87,156,663
2059 483,635 87,500,101
2058 487,928 87,809,920
2057 492,253 88,100,397
2056 496,682 88,369,840
2055 501,038 88,598,739
2054 505,324 88,806,632
2053 509,555 88,985,609
2052 513,782 89,144,425
2051 517,954 89,270,515
2050 522,097 89,374,730
2049 526,241 89,447,182
2048 530,291 89,484,074
2047 534,410 89,492,406
2046 538,441 89,467,391
2045 542,441 89,441,098
2044 546,404 89,390,601
2043 550,390 89,326,342
2042 554,278 89,237,658
2041 558,200 89,137,199
2040 562,081 89,021,820
2039 565,966 88,885,792
2038 569,835 88,736,121
2037 573,678 88,562,197
2036 577,477 88,373,007
2035 581,230 88,178,595
2034 584,919 87,975,336
2033 588,552 87,754,631
2032 592,122 87,524,158
2031 595,610 87,274,280
2030 599,030 87,004,538
2029 602,416 86,741,614
2028 605,742 86,466,107
2027 608,990 86,189,693
2026 612,312 85,932,926
2025 621,659 85,718,588
2024 623,525 85,518,661
2023 623,529 85,325,965
2022 623,591 84,979,913
2021 625,053 84,147,318
2020 626,590 83,384,680
2019 626,753 82,579,440
2018 626,438 81,407,204
2017 625,982 80,312,698
2016 625,353 79,277,962
2015 624,651 78,218,479
2014 623,744 77,181,884
2013 622,587 76,147,624
2012 621,418 75,175,827
2011 620,345 74,223,629
2010 619,428 73,142,150
2009 618,294 72,039,206
2008 616,969 71,051,678
2007 615,875 70,158,112
2006 615,025 70,045,349
2005 614,261 69,329,557
2004 613,353 68,592,617
2003 612,267 67,831,730
2002 609,828 67,048,795
2001 607,389 66,245,128
2000 604,950 65,425,961
1999 606,001 64,591,923
1998 607,662 63,734,383
1997 609,520 62,852,966
1996 611,003 61,951,134
1995 611,712 61,024,503
1994 611,389 60,033,836
1993 610,170 58,999,167
1992 608,516 57,990,118
1991 607,105 57,009,887
1990 606,372 56,015,628
1989 606,571 54,976,723
1988 607,413 53,909,626
1987 608,144 52,843,670
1986 607,711 51,777,772
1985 605,398 50,687,115
1984 600,884 49,574,069
1983 594,506 48,447,410
1982 587,001 47,322,096
1981 579,445 46,321,190
1980 572,608 45,408,815
1979 566,888 44,510,429
1978 562,065 43,645,306
1977 557,576 42,773,298
1976 552,562 41,899,984
1975 546,487 41,053,126
1974 538,902 40,210,234
1973 530,220 39,329,533
1972 521,785 38,430,221
1971 515,449 37,518,611
1970 512,407 36,638,465
1969 513,340 35,787,774
1968 517,481 34,921,684
1967 522,796 34,050,421
1966 526,419 33,177,672
1965 526,327 32,345,220
1964 521,753 31,543,072
1963 513,409 30,726,841
1962 502,558 29,916,147
1961 491,140 29,119,238
1960 480,579 28,329,898

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/turkey | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Turkey
2100 -1.12% -1%
2099 -1.1% -0.98%
2098 -1.1% -0.98%
2097 -1.09% -0.97%
2096 -1.08% -0.96%
2095 -1.06% -0.96%
2094 -1.06% -0.97%
2093 -1.05% -0.95%
2092 -1.05% -0.95%
2091 -1.04% -0.94%
2090 -1.03% -0.93%
2089 -1.01% -0.91%
2088 -1.01% -0.89%
2087 -1.01% -0.88%
2086 -1.01% -0.87%
2085 -1.01% -0.84%
2084 -1% -0.83%
2083 -1% -0.83%
2082 -1% -0.8%
2081 -1% -0.79%
2080 -1% -0.77%
2079 -1% -0.76%
2078 -0.99% -0.74%
2077 -0.99% -0.73%
2076 -0.99% -0.71%
2075 -0.99% -0.71%
2074 -1% -0.67%
2073 -0.98% -0.66%
2072 -0.99% -0.64%
2071 -0.99% -0.62%
2070 -0.98% -0.6%
2069 -0.97% -0.57%
2068 -0.97% -0.55%
2067 -0.95% -0.54%
2066 -0.97% -0.53%
2065 -0.95% -0.51%
2064 -0.94% -0.48%
2063 -0.93% -0.46%
2062 -0.92% -0.43%
2061 -0.92% -0.41%
2060 -0.9% -0.39%
2059 -0.88% -0.35%
2058 -0.88% -0.33%
2057 -0.89% -0.3%
2056 -0.87% -0.26%
2055 -0.85% -0.23%
2054 -0.83% -0.2%
2053 -0.82% -0.18%
2052 -0.81% -0.14%
2051 -0.79% -0.12%
2050 -0.79% -0.08%
2049 -0.76% -0.04%
2048 -0.77% -0.009%
2047 -0.75% 0.03%
2046 -0.74% 0.03%
2045 -0.73% 0.06%
2044 -0.72% 0.07%
2043 -0.7% 0.1%
2042 -0.7% 0.11%
2041 -0.69% 0.13%
2040 -0.69% 0.15%
2039 -0.68% 0.17%
2038 -0.67% 0.2%
2037 -0.66% 0.21%
2036 -0.65% 0.22%
2035 -0.63% 0.23%
2034 -0.62% 0.25%
2033 -0.6% 0.26%
2032 -0.59% 0.29%
2031 -0.57% 0.31%
2030 -0.56% 0.3%
2029 -0.55% 0.32%
2028 -0.53% 0.32%
2027 -0.54% 0.3%
2026 -1.5% 0.25%
2025 -0.3% 0.23%
2024 -0.001% 0.23%
2023 -0.01% 0.41%
2022 -0.23% 0.99%
2021 -0.25% 0.91%
2020 -0.03% 0.98%
2019 0.05% 1.44%
2018 0.07% 1.36%
2017 0.1% 1.31%
2016 0.11% 1.35%
2015 0.15% 1.34%
2014 0.19% 1.36%
2013 0.19% 1.29%
2012 0.17% 1.28%
2011 0.15% 1.48%
2010 0.18% 1.53%
2009 0.21% 1.39%
2008 0.18% 1.27%
2007 0.14% 0.16%
2006 0.12% 1.03%
2005 0.15% 1.07%
2004 0.18% 1.12%
2003 0.4% 1.17%
2002 0.4% 1.21%
2001 0.4% 1.25%
2000 -0.17% 1.29%
1999 -0.27% 1.35%
1998 -0.3% 1.4%
1997 -0.24% 1.46%
1996 -0.12% 1.52%
1995 0.05% 1.65%
1994 0.2% 1.75%
1993 0.27% 1.74%
1992 0.23% 1.72%
1991 0.12% 1.77%
1990 -0.03% 1.89%
1989 -0.14% 1.98%
1988 -0.12% 2.02%
1987 0.07% 2.06%
1986 0.38% 2.15%
1985 0.75% 2.25%
1984 1.07% 2.33%
1983 1.28% 2.38%
1982 1.3% 2.16%
1981 1.19% 2.01%
1980 1.01% 2.02%
1979 0.86% 1.98%
1978 0.81% 2.04%
1977 0.91% 2.08%
1976 1.11% 2.06%
1975 1.41% 2.1%
1974 1.64% 2.24%
1973 1.62% 2.34%
1972 1.23% 2.43%
1971 0.59% 2.4%
1970 -0.18% 2.38%
1969 -0.8% 2.48%
1968 -1.02% 2.56%
1967 -0.69% 2.63%
1966 0.02% 2.57%
1965 0.88% 2.54%
1964 1.63% 2.66%
1963 2.16% 2.71%
1962 2.32% 2.74%
1961 2.2% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Turkey
Current population
612312
86002379
Population rank 166/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 1.04%
One net population change
3.26 months
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
33 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +528
Annual growth/decline -4 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 154/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -258,205
Net migration rank 131/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -258,205
2024 - -1,686 - -275,952
2023 686 12,000 426,630 -318,070
2022 0 26,332 535,373 -301,544
2021 -2,062 -2,344 521,713 20,283
2020 -188 -3,310 608,708 37,934
2019 627 -4,083 751,472 -15,690
2018 752 -5,058 830,353 187,570
2017 939 -4,948 875,408 659,846
2016 1,125 -5,274 895,841 352,063
2015 1,062 -4,863 930,799 1,063,140
2014 1,560 -4,357 957,055 1,033,384
2013 1,557 -2,478 921,386 438,618
2012 1,554 -1,583 917,145 258,623
2011 1,365 0 875,839 68,849
2010 1,797 -2,276 892,334 55,532
2009 2,783 -3,456 900,491 24,276
2008 2,530 -3,326 868,749 47,915
2007 1,848 -3,056 876,626 -186,402
2006 1,599 -2,735 897,351 -190,194
2005 1,536 -2,247 898,650 -174,177
2004 2,146 -1,997 896,025 -146,574
2003 2,632 -3,178 893,683 -121,383
2002 2,988 -3,357 922,927 -129,444
2001 3,462 -3,511 980,560 -166,759
2000 3,751 -3,734 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 3,454 -3,487 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 3,889 -3,326 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 3,597 -3,077 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 4,155 -3,051 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 4,527 -3,082 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 4,381 -2,889 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 4,638 -2,835 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 5,015 -2,942 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 5,191 -2,630 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 5,010 -1,705 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 5,129 -1,730 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 5,529 -2,165 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 5,958 -2,569 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 6,097 -2,747 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 6,283 -3,013 1,098,846 8,960
1984 6,337 -3,074 1,096,529 21,787
1983 6,482 -3,190 1,095,106 39,871
1982 6,419 -3,151 1,091,863 23,728
1981 6,275 -2,287 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 6,383 -450 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 6,139 -718 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 6,408 -1,103 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 6,650 -1,364 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 6,845 -1,447 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 6,878 -1,588 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 6,919 -1,669 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 7,096 -1,778 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 7,252 -1,922 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 7,168 -1,856 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 7,069 -2,013 991,950 -150,924
1969 7,449 -2,456 970,958 -110,578
1968 7,497 -2,404 950,778 -78,973
1967 7,961 -2,519 936,727 -65,993
1966 8,661 -2,751 925,790 -50,999
1965 9,010 -2,743 904,016 -113,911
1964 9,227 -2,734 884,152 -69,978
1963 9,449 -2,800 862,626 -44,317
1962 9,402 -2,606 837,473 -34,353
1961 9,278 -2,254 816,911 -26,187
1960 9,144 -2,467 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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