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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 12.7 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Montenegro vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Turkmenistan
2100 319,719 10,046,945
2099 323,351 10,075,740
2098 326,940 10,103,319
2097 330,574 10,129,577
2096 334,217 10,154,338
2095 337,856 10,178,163
2094 341,490 10,200,371
2093 345,159 10,221,349
2092 348,826 10,240,959
2091 352,520 10,259,026
2090 356,219 10,276,261
2089 359,924 10,291,819
2088 363,602 10,306,303
2087 367,324 10,319,501
2086 371,059 10,331,090
2085 374,829 10,341,183
2084 378,644 10,349,710
2083 382,455 10,356,602
2082 386,310 10,362,422
2081 390,224 10,366,587
2080 394,179 10,369,293
2079 398,175 10,370,130
2078 402,181 10,369,013
2077 406,200 10,366,366
2076 410,263 10,361,975
2075 414,376 10,355,755
2074 418,534 10,348,384
2073 422,748 10,339,415
2072 426,952 10,328,653
2071 431,230 10,316,618
2070 435,563 10,303,565
2069 439,868 10,289,578
2068 444,186 10,274,625
2067 448,555 10,258,518
2066 452,869 10,241,362
2065 457,298 10,223,420
2064 461,706 10,204,034
2063 466,110 10,183,241
2062 470,496 10,160,903
2061 474,871 10,136,928
2060 479,291 10,111,369
2059 483,635 10,083,631
2058 487,928 10,052,905
2057 492,253 10,019,547
2056 496,682 9,983,379
2055 501,038 9,943,931
2054 505,324 9,901,473
2053 509,555 9,854,931
2052 513,782 9,804,909
2051 517,954 9,751,221
2050 522,097 9,693,713
2049 526,241 9,632,600
2048 530,291 9,567,946
2047 534,410 9,500,139
2046 538,441 9,429,355
2045 542,441 9,356,194
2044 546,404 9,280,988
2043 550,390 9,204,466
2042 554,278 9,126,898
2041 558,200 9,048,356
2040 562,081 8,969,478
2039 565,966 8,890,225
2038 569,835 8,810,850
2037 573,678 8,731,367
2036 577,477 8,651,719
2035 581,230 8,572,231
2034 584,919 8,492,483
2033 588,552 8,412,113
2032 592,122 8,330,912
2031 595,610 8,248,129
2030 599,030 8,163,024
2029 602,416 8,070,023
2028 605,742 7,969,080
2027 608,990 7,860,774
2026 612,312 7,745,331
2025 621,659 7,623,184
2024 623,525 7,494,498
2023 623,529 7,364,438
2022 623,591 7,230,193
2021 625,053 7,092,043
2020 626,590 6,949,912
2019 626,753 6,803,944
2018 626,438 6,655,524
2017 625,982 6,507,061
2016 625,353 6,360,041
2015 624,651 6,215,770
2014 623,744 6,075,283
2013 622,587 5,939,341
2012 621,418 5,808,546
2011 620,345 5,683,417
2010 619,428 5,564,356
2009 618,294 5,451,592
2008 616,969 5,345,029
2007 615,875 5,244,046
2006 615,025 5,147,105
2005 614,261 5,052,257
2004 613,353 4,958,093
2003 612,267 4,863,865
2002 609,828 4,769,465
2001 607,389 4,675,409
2000 604,950 4,582,677
1999 606,001 4,492,170
1998 607,662 4,410,507
1997 609,520 4,336,730
1996 611,003 4,263,819
1995 611,712 4,191,203
1994 611,389 4,116,662
1993 610,170 4,032,407
1992 608,516 3,944,689
1991 607,105 3,855,894
1990 606,372 3,760,562
1989 606,571 3,662,459
1988 607,413 3,559,363
1987 608,144 3,452,731
1986 607,711 3,347,809
1985 605,398 3,247,534
1984 600,884 3,154,079
1983 594,506 3,067,534
1982 587,001 2,985,557
1981 579,445 2,907,187
1980 572,608 2,832,203
1979 566,888 2,760,358
1978 562,065 2,691,088
1977 557,576 2,623,948
1976 552,562 2,558,521
1975 546,487 2,494,570
1974 538,902 2,432,028
1973 530,220 2,370,919
1972 521,785 2,311,430
1971 515,449 2,253,119
1970 512,407 2,195,616
1969 513,340 2,139,024
1968 517,481 2,083,069
1967 522,796 2,027,403
1966 526,419 1,971,737
1965 526,327 1,915,916
1964 521,753 1,859,997
1963 513,409 1,804,272
1962 502,558 1,749,214
1961 491,140 1,695,400
1960 480,579 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Turkmenistan
2100 -1.12% -0.29%
2099 -1.1% -0.27%
2098 -1.1% -0.26%
2097 -1.09% -0.24%
2096 -1.08% -0.23%
2095 -1.06% -0.22%
2094 -1.06% -0.21%
2093 -1.05% -0.19%
2092 -1.05% -0.18%
2091 -1.04% -0.17%
2090 -1.03% -0.15%
2089 -1.01% -0.14%
2088 -1.01% -0.13%
2087 -1.01% -0.11%
2086 -1.01% -0.1%
2085 -1.01% -0.08%
2084 -1% -0.07%
2083 -1% -0.06%
2082 -1% -0.04%
2081 -1% -0.03%
2080 -1% -0.008%
2079 -1% 0.01%
2078 -0.99% 0.03%
2077 -0.99% 0.04%
2076 -0.99% 0.06%
2075 -0.99% 0.07%
2074 -1% 0.09%
2073 -0.98% 0.1%
2072 -0.99% 0.12%
2071 -0.99% 0.13%
2070 -0.98% 0.14%
2069 -0.97% 0.15%
2068 -0.97% 0.16%
2067 -0.95% 0.17%
2066 -0.97% 0.18%
2065 -0.95% 0.19%
2064 -0.94% 0.2%
2063 -0.93% 0.22%
2062 -0.92% 0.24%
2061 -0.92% 0.25%
2060 -0.9% 0.28%
2059 -0.88% 0.31%
2058 -0.88% 0.33%
2057 -0.89% 0.36%
2056 -0.87% 0.4%
2055 -0.85% 0.43%
2054 -0.83% 0.47%
2053 -0.82% 0.51%
2052 -0.81% 0.55%
2051 -0.79% 0.59%
2050 -0.79% 0.63%
2049 -0.76% 0.68%
2048 -0.77% 0.71%
2047 -0.75% 0.75%
2046 -0.74% 0.78%
2045 -0.73% 0.81%
2044 -0.72% 0.83%
2043 -0.7% 0.85%
2042 -0.7% 0.87%
2041 -0.69% 0.88%
2040 -0.69% 0.89%
2039 -0.68% 0.9%
2038 -0.67% 0.91%
2037 -0.66% 0.92%
2036 -0.65% 0.93%
2035 -0.63% 0.94%
2034 -0.62% 0.96%
2033 -0.6% 0.97%
2032 -0.59% 1%
2031 -0.57% 1.04%
2030 -0.56% 1.15%
2029 -0.55% 1.27%
2028 -0.53% 1.38%
2027 -0.54% 1.49%
2026 -1.5% 1.6%
2025 -0.3% 1.72%
2024 -0.001% 1.77%
2023 -0.01% 1.86%
2022 -0.23% 1.95%
2021 -0.25% 2.05%
2020 -0.03% 2.15%
2019 0.05% 2.23%
2018 0.07% 2.28%
2017 0.1% 2.31%
2016 0.11% 2.32%
2015 0.15% 2.31%
2014 0.19% 2.29%
2013 0.19% 2.25%
2012 0.17% 2.2%
2011 0.15% 2.14%
2010 0.18% 2.07%
2009 0.21% 1.99%
2008 0.18% 1.93%
2007 0.14% 1.88%
2006 0.12% 1.88%
2005 0.15% 1.9%
2004 0.18% 1.94%
2003 0.4% 1.98%
2002 0.4% 2.01%
2001 0.4% 2.02%
2000 -0.17% 2.01%
1999 -0.27% 1.85%
1998 -0.3% 1.7%
1997 -0.24% 1.71%
1996 -0.12% 1.73%
1995 0.05% 1.81%
1994 0.2% 2.09%
1993 0.27% 2.22%
1992 0.23% 2.3%
1991 0.12% 2.54%
1990 -0.03% 2.68%
1989 -0.14% 2.9%
1988 -0.12% 3.09%
1987 0.07% 3.13%
1986 0.38% 3.09%
1985 0.75% 2.96%
1984 1.07% 2.82%
1983 1.28% 2.75%
1982 1.3% 2.7%
1981 1.19% 2.65%
1980 1.01% 2.6%
1979 0.86% 2.57%
1978 0.81% 2.56%
1977 0.91% 2.56%
1976 1.11% 2.56%
1975 1.41% 2.57%
1974 1.64% 2.58%
1973 1.62% 2.57%
1972 1.23% 2.59%
1971 0.59% 2.62%
1970 -0.18% 2.65%
1969 -0.8% 2.69%
1968 -1.02% 2.75%
1967 -0.69% 2.82%
1966 0.02% 2.91%
1965 0.88% 3.01%
1964 1.63% 3.09%
1963 2.16% 3.15%
1962 2.32% 3.17%
1961 2.2% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Turkmenistan
Current population
612312
7776557
Population rank 166/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.09%
One net population change
3.26 months
4.04 minutes
One birth every
1.25 hours
3.28 minutes
One death every
1.39 hours
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +356
Annual growth/decline -4 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 61/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 +13,268
Net migration rank 131/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - 13,268
2024 - -1,686 - 14,646
2023 686 12,000 117,529 15,005
2022 0 26,332 121,814 14,141
2021 -2,062 -2,344 122,721 17,617
2020 -188 -3,310 124,014 19,913
2019 627 -4,083 128,275 19,735
2018 752 -5,058 129,537 19,293
2017 939 -4,948 131,417 16,678
2016 1,125 -5,274 132,581 13,365
2015 1,062 -4,863 132,663 9,936
2014 1,560 -4,357 129,677 8,696
2013 1,557 -2,478 126,217 7,287
2012 1,554 -1,583 120,957 7,125
2011 1,365 0 115,197 6,992
2010 1,797 -2,276 109,318 6,621
2009 2,783 -3,456 102,931 6,656
2008 2,530 -3,326 96,815 6,734
2007 1,848 -3,056 92,038 6,388
2006 1,599 -2,735 87,840 7,613
2005 1,536 -2,247 83,968 10,263
2004 2,146 -1,997 79,850 14,242
2003 2,632 -3,178 76,737 17,625
2002 2,988 -3,357 75,639 18,803
2001 3,462 -3,511 76,682 16,982
2000 3,751 -3,734 76,875 14,925
1999 3,454 -3,487 76,362 12,859
1998 3,889 -3,326 77,342 -3,239
1997 3,597 -3,077 79,045 -5,600
1996 4,155 -3,051 80,996 -8,627
1995 4,527 -3,082 86,289 -13,423
1994 4,381 -2,889 89,319 -13,094
1993 4,638 -2,835 92,596 -312
1992 5,015 -2,942 96,668 -13,517
1991 5,191 -2,630 99,297 -4,864
1990 5,010 -1,705 101,099 -4,864
1989 5,129 -1,730 103,553 -3,576
1988 5,529 -2,165 104,802 1,408
1987 5,958 -2,569 103,885 3,161
1986 6,097 -2,747 100,930 1,878
1985 6,283 -3,013 95,890 1,861
1984 6,337 -3,074 90,591 -1,427
1983 6,482 -3,190 85,183 -1,264
1982 6,419 -3,151 80,989 -961
1981 6,275 -2,287 77,829 -1,102
1980 6,383 -450 74,394 -1,152
1979 6,139 -718 71,135 -677
1978 6,408 -1,103 68,437 -350
1977 6,650 -1,364 66,318 -132
1976 6,845 -1,447 64,513 160
1975 6,878 -1,588 62,681 550
1974 6,919 -1,669 60,925 924
1973 7,096 -1,778 59,169 1,194
1972 7,252 -1,922 57,326 1,293
1971 7,168 -1,856 56,666 1,348
1970 7,069 -2,013 55,617 1,376
1969 7,449 -2,456 54,791 1,397
1968 7,497 -2,404 54,324 1,401
1967 7,961 -2,519 54,209 1,397
1966 8,661 -2,751 54,353 1,377
1965 9,010 -2,743 54,558 1,366
1964 9,227 -2,734 54,574 1,340
1963 9,449 -2,800 54,203 1,332
1962 9,402 -2,606 53,248 1,337
1961 9,278 -2,254 51,659 1,372
1960 9,144 -2,467 49,436 1,421

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/turkmenistan | 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 Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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