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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 86.8 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Montenegro vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Uganda
2100 319,719 122,497,526
2099 323,351 122,436,109
2098 326,940 122,364,302
2097 330,574 122,266,255
2096 334,217 122,146,810
2095 337,856 121,976,411
2094 341,490 121,799,752
2093 345,159 121,584,860
2092 348,826 121,336,796
2091 352,520 121,070,447
2090 356,219 120,767,412
2089 359,924 120,427,771
2088 363,602 120,064,594
2087 367,324 119,668,549
2086 371,059 119,256,686
2085 374,829 118,815,763
2084 378,644 118,339,179
2083 382,455 117,821,938
2082 386,310 117,274,958
2081 390,224 116,707,394
2080 394,179 116,096,095
2079 398,175 115,474,153
2078 402,181 114,805,376
2077 406,200 114,118,687
2076 410,263 113,390,189
2075 414,376 112,637,851
2074 418,534 111,863,410
2073 422,748 111,070,771
2072 426,952 110,240,940
2071 431,230 109,392,890
2070 435,563 108,505,633
2069 439,868 107,607,659
2068 444,186 106,677,578
2067 448,555 105,722,829
2066 452,869 104,739,111
2065 457,298 103,737,893
2064 461,706 102,701,560
2063 466,110 101,646,533
2062 470,496 100,561,859
2061 474,871 99,450,764
2060 479,291 98,334,788
2059 483,635 97,187,498
2058 487,928 96,014,439
2057 492,253 94,821,765
2056 496,682 93,613,209
2055 501,038 92,385,049
2054 505,324 91,132,827
2053 509,555 89,857,705
2052 513,782 88,568,311
2051 517,954 87,270,603
2050 522,097 85,957,376
2049 526,241 84,632,277
2048 530,291 83,284,965
2047 534,410 81,928,165
2046 538,441 80,569,225
2045 542,441 79,208,662
2044 546,404 77,834,944
2043 550,390 76,453,982
2042 554,278 75,075,287
2041 558,200 73,701,695
2040 562,081 72,333,375
2039 565,966 70,963,211
2038 569,835 69,580,447
2037 573,678 68,186,136
2036 577,477 66,804,746
2035 581,230 65,411,934
2034 584,919 64,023,352
2033 588,552 62,634,483
2032 592,122 61,235,174
2031 595,610 59,825,075
2030 599,030 58,415,479
2029 602,416 57,006,283
2028 605,742 55,596,520
2027 608,990 54,191,271
2026 612,312 52,792,624
2025 621,659 51,400,003
2024 623,525 50,015,092
2023 623,529 48,656,601
2022 623,591 47,312,719
2021 625,053 45,910,930
2020 626,590 44,457,152
2019 626,753 42,999,637
2018 626,438 41,565,831
2017 625,982 40,177,388
2016 625,353 38,799,152
2015 624,651 37,531,446
2014 623,744 36,395,539
2013 622,587 35,337,042
2012 621,418 34,337,438
2011 620,345 33,354,543
2010 619,428 32,390,802
2009 618,294 31,451,151
2008 616,969 30,539,553
2007 615,875 29,653,430
2006 615,025 28,794,003
2005 614,261 27,963,289
2004 613,353 27,154,515
2003 612,267 26,352,124
2002 609,828 25,532,870
2001 607,389 24,745,676
2000 604,950 24,000,150
1999 606,001 23,257,281
1998 607,662 22,515,806
1997 609,520 21,856,046
1996 611,003 21,231,550
1995 611,712 20,665,667
1994 611,389 20,108,801
1993 610,170 19,445,161
1992 608,516 18,785,032
1991 607,105 18,155,901
1990 606,372 17,569,897
1989 606,571 17,010,698
1988 607,413 16,470,483
1987 608,144 15,954,170
1986 607,711 15,467,579
1985 605,398 15,023,681
1984 600,884 14,607,677
1983 594,506 14,221,881
1982 587,001 13,873,631
1981 579,445 13,556,452
1980 572,608 13,275,741
1979 566,888 13,002,163
1978 562,065 12,692,113
1977 557,576 12,359,669
1976 552,562 12,037,294
1975 546,487 11,725,240
1974 538,902 11,424,846
1973 530,220 11,144,236
1972 521,785 10,885,796
1971 515,449 10,618,206
1970 512,407 10,321,603
1969 513,340 10,014,858
1968 517,481 9,708,632
1967 522,796 9,408,924
1966 526,419 9,122,864
1965 526,327 8,849,203
1964 521,753 8,586,363
1963 513,409 8,333,663
1962 502,558 8,092,231
1961 491,140 7,862,217
1960 480,579 7,640,973

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/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Uganda
2100 -1.12% 0.05%
2099 -1.1% 0.06%
2098 -1.1% 0.08%
2097 -1.09% 0.1%
2096 -1.08% 0.14%
2095 -1.06% 0.15%
2094 -1.06% 0.18%
2093 -1.05% 0.2%
2092 -1.05% 0.22%
2091 -1.04% 0.25%
2090 -1.03% 0.28%
2089 -1.01% 0.3%
2088 -1.01% 0.33%
2087 -1.01% 0.35%
2086 -1.01% 0.37%
2085 -1.01% 0.4%
2084 -1% 0.44%
2083 -1% 0.47%
2082 -1% 0.49%
2081 -1% 0.53%
2080 -1% 0.54%
2079 -1% 0.58%
2078 -0.99% 0.6%
2077 -0.99% 0.64%
2076 -0.99% 0.67%
2075 -0.99% 0.69%
2074 -1% 0.71%
2073 -0.98% 0.75%
2072 -0.99% 0.78%
2071 -0.99% 0.82%
2070 -0.98% 0.83%
2069 -0.97% 0.87%
2068 -0.97% 0.9%
2067 -0.95% 0.94%
2066 -0.97% 0.97%
2065 -0.95% 1.01%
2064 -0.94% 1.04%
2063 -0.93% 1.08%
2062 -0.92% 1.12%
2061 -0.92% 1.13%
2060 -0.9% 1.18%
2059 -0.88% 1.22%
2058 -0.88% 1.26%
2057 -0.89% 1.29%
2056 -0.87% 1.33%
2055 -0.85% 1.37%
2054 -0.83% 1.42%
2053 -0.82% 1.46%
2052 -0.81% 1.49%
2051 -0.79% 1.53%
2050 -0.79% 1.57%
2049 -0.76% 1.62%
2048 -0.77% 1.66%
2047 -0.75% 1.69%
2046 -0.74% 1.72%
2045 -0.73% 1.76%
2044 -0.72% 1.81%
2043 -0.7% 1.84%
2042 -0.7% 1.86%
2041 -0.69% 1.89%
2040 -0.69% 1.93%
2039 -0.68% 1.99%
2038 -0.67% 2.04%
2037 -0.66% 2.07%
2036 -0.65% 2.13%
2035 -0.63% 2.17%
2034 -0.62% 2.22%
2033 -0.6% 2.29%
2032 -0.59% 2.36%
2031 -0.57% 2.41%
2030 -0.56% 2.47%
2029 -0.55% 2.54%
2028 -0.53% 2.59%
2027 -0.54% 2.65%
2026 -1.5% 2.71%
2025 -0.3% 2.77%
2024 -0.001% 2.79%
2023 -0.01% 2.84%
2022 -0.23% 3.05%
2021 -0.25% 3.27%
2020 -0.03% 3.39%
2019 0.05% 3.45%
2018 0.07% 3.46%
2017 0.1% 3.55%
2016 0.11% 3.38%
2015 0.15% 3.12%
2014 0.19% 3%
2013 0.19% 2.91%
2012 0.17% 2.95%
2011 0.15% 2.98%
2010 0.18% 2.99%
2009 0.21% 2.98%
2008 0.18% 2.99%
2007 0.14% 2.98%
2006 0.12% 2.97%
2005 0.15% 2.98%
2004 0.18% 3.04%
2003 0.4% 3.21%
2002 0.4% 3.18%
2001 0.4% 3.11%
2000 -0.17% 3.19%
1999 -0.27% 3.29%
1998 -0.3% 3.02%
1997 -0.24% 2.94%
1996 -0.12% 2.74%
1995 0.05% 2.77%
1994 0.2% 3.41%
1993 0.27% 3.51%
1992 0.23% 3.47%
1991 0.12% 3.34%
1990 -0.03% 3.29%
1989 -0.14% 3.28%
1988 -0.12% 3.24%
1987 0.07% 3.15%
1986 0.38% 2.95%
1985 0.75% 2.85%
1984 1.07% 2.71%
1983 1.28% 2.51%
1982 1.3% 2.34%
1981 1.19% 2.11%
1980 1.01% 2.1%
1979 0.86% 2.44%
1978 0.81% 2.69%
1977 0.91% 2.68%
1976 1.11% 2.66%
1975 1.41% 2.63%
1974 1.64% 2.52%
1973 1.62% 2.37%
1972 1.23% 2.52%
1971 0.59% 2.87%
1970 -0.18% 3.06%
1969 -0.8% 3.15%
1968 -1.02% 3.19%
1967 -0.69% 3.14%
1966 0.02% 3.09%
1965 0.88% 3.06%
1964 1.63% 3.03%
1963 2.16% 2.98%
1962 2.32% 2.93%
1961 2.2% 2.9%

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/uganda | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Uganda
Current population
612312
53170946
Population rank 166/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.64%
One net population change
3.26 months
23.2 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
18.4 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -4 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 22/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -119,059
Net migration rank 131/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -119,059
2024 - -1,686 - -117,924
2023 686 12,000 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 0 26,332 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -2,062 -2,344 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -188 -3,310 1,397,288 43,464
2019 627 -4,083 1,367,044 107,210
2018 752 -5,058 1,332,600 60,724
2017 939 -4,948 1,290,658 92,879
2016 1,125 -5,274 1,249,565 123,379
2015 1,062 -4,863 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 1,560 -4,357 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 1,557 -2,478 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 1,554 -1,583 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 1,365 0 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 1,797 -2,276 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 2,783 -3,456 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 2,530 -3,326 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 1,848 -3,056 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 1,599 -2,735 999,958 -156,232
2005 1,536 -2,247 969,096 -151,386
2004 2,146 -1,997 938,623 -138,770
2003 2,632 -3,178 901,374 -96,429
2002 2,988 -3,357 868,756 -35,149
2001 3,462 -3,511 836,751 -95,956
2000 3,751 -3,734 803,069 -52,824
1999 3,454 -3,487 775,166 -39,695
1998 3,889 -3,326 741,175 6,277
1997 3,597 -3,077 727,523 -155,461
1996 4,155 -3,051 699,707 -22,795
1995 4,527 -3,082 697,218 -242,378
1994 4,381 -2,889 675,092 -16,198
1993 4,638 -2,835 650,032 18,349
1992 5,015 -2,942 627,139 24,723
1991 5,191 -2,630 602,740 3,643
1990 5,010 -1,705 587,291 -21,688
1989 5,129 -1,730 565,367 -12,576
1988 5,529 -2,165 547,759 -20,113
1987 5,958 -2,569 527,397 -22,415
1986 6,097 -2,747 487,693 -19,485
1985 6,283 -3,013 462,534 -42,942
1984 6,337 -3,074 421,241 -8,818
1983 6,482 -3,190 404,940 -45,776
1982 6,419 -3,151 390,820 -53,497
1981 6,275 -2,287 380,028 -83,010
1980 6,383 -450 370,287 -105,900
1979 6,139 -718 381,626 -98,863
1978 6,408 -1,103 371,930 -34,606
1977 6,650 -1,364 365,216 -37,671
1976 6,845 -1,447 359,458 -42,259
1975 6,878 -1,588 354,278 -47,359
1974 6,919 -1,669 345,773 -51,910
1973 7,096 -1,778 340,780 -73,439
1972 7,252 -1,922 335,935 -86,409
1971 7,168 -1,856 328,294 -42,642
1970 7,069 -2,013 333,202 -25,646
1969 7,449 -2,456 320,486 -14,548
1968 7,497 -2,404 309,725 -3,214
1967 7,961 -2,519 296,692 -3,773
1966 8,661 -2,751 282,225 -3,021
1965 9,010 -2,743 271,830 -3,716
1964 9,227 -2,734 260,733 -3,169
1963 9,449 -2,800 250,885 -3,058
1962 9,402 -2,606 241,513 -6,470
1961 9,278 -2,254 232,894 -7,893
1960 9,144 -2,467 225,080 -7,586

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/uganda | 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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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