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

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The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,129 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 613,759 people compared to 86,225,430 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 -0.009% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 614K (0.21% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Montenegro vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Turkey
2100 320,475 64,394,191
2099 324,115 65,045,868
2098 327,713 65,690,351
2097 331,355 66,342,622
2096 335,007 66,990,674
2095 338,654 67,642,188
2094 342,297 68,296,562
2093 345,975 68,963,773
2092 349,650 69,625,957
2091 353,353 70,290,255
2090 357,061 70,960,483
2089 360,774 71,623,547
2088 364,461 72,281,102
2087 368,192 72,928,397
2086 371,937 73,576,610
2085 375,715 74,223,570
2084 379,539 74,853,312
2083 383,359 75,483,067
2082 387,223 76,111,533
2081 391,147 76,726,689
2080 395,110 77,339,541
2079 399,116 77,938,889
2078 403,132 78,532,577
2077 407,160 79,120,573
2076 411,233 79,705,459
2075 415,356 80,277,544
2074 419,523 80,848,141
2073 423,747 81,396,237
2072 427,961 81,938,080
2071 432,249 82,465,112
2070 436,592 82,981,973
2069 440,907 83,480,362
2068 445,235 83,963,140
2067 449,615 84,428,242
2066 453,939 84,886,666
2065 458,379 85,336,225
2064 462,797 85,771,285
2063 467,212 86,187,013
2062 471,608 86,587,114
2061 475,993 86,962,577
2060 480,424 87,319,314
2059 484,778 87,663,392
2058 489,082 87,973,789
2057 493,417 88,264,809
2056 497,856 88,534,755
2055 502,222 88,764,080
2054 506,518 88,972,362
2053 510,759 89,151,673
2052 514,996 89,310,785
2051 519,179 89,437,110
2050 523,331 89,541,520
2049 527,485 89,614,107
2048 531,545 89,651,068
2047 535,674 89,659,415
2046 539,713 89,634,354
2045 543,724 89,608,012
2044 547,696 89,557,421
2043 551,691 89,493,042
2042 555,589 89,404,193
2041 559,520 89,303,546
2040 563,410 89,187,952
2039 567,304 89,051,669
2038 571,182 88,901,719
2037 575,034 88,727,471
2036 578,842 88,537,927
2035 582,604 88,343,153
2034 586,301 88,139,515
2033 589,943 87,918,397
2032 593,521 87,687,495
2031 597,018 87,437,150
2030 600,445 87,166,904
2029 603,840 86,903,490
2028 607,174 86,627,469
2027 610,430 86,350,539
2026 613,759 86,093,293
2025 623,129 85,878,556
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,594 people (a 1.85% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% 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 523,331 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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 -0.06% 0.42%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.06%, while Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Turkey
Current population
613759
86225430
Population rank 166/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 1.04%
One net population change
22.2 hours
1.46 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
33.5 seconds
One death every
1.38 hours
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1 +986
Annual growth/decline -396 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 163/197 138/197
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 624 -1,686 453,249 -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 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 34.5% of the population change in Montenegro is from natural causes (a gain of 3,565 people) and 65.5% is from migration (a gain of 6,766 people). In Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 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
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Ulcinj 11.5K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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