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Population in Montenegro compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 114.6 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.85% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Montenegro vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro United Kingdom
2100 319,719 74,700,585
2099 323,351 74,831,175
2098 326,940 74,950,267
2097 330,574 75,064,397
2096 334,217 75,176,691
2095 337,856 75,287,063
2094 341,490 75,383,856
2093 345,159 75,482,205
2092 348,826 75,575,769
2091 352,520 75,666,091
2090 356,219 75,753,129
2089 359,924 75,835,723
2088 363,602 75,907,614
2087 367,324 75,978,712
2086 371,059 76,046,742
2085 374,829 76,105,680
2084 378,644 76,156,223
2083 382,455 76,205,894
2082 386,310 76,246,844
2081 390,224 76,274,040
2080 394,179 76,306,205
2079 398,175 76,334,949
2078 402,181 76,353,484
2077 406,200 76,371,123
2076 410,263 76,373,520
2075 414,376 76,386,071
2074 418,534 76,397,426
2073 422,748 76,406,554
2072 426,952 76,398,941
2071 431,230 76,388,223
2070 435,563 76,378,505
2069 439,868 76,371,827
2068 444,186 76,370,973
2067 448,555 76,363,548
2066 452,869 76,356,638
2065 457,298 76,355,841
2064 461,706 76,352,770
2063 466,110 76,353,175
2062 470,496 76,346,535
2061 474,871 76,344,206
2060 479,291 76,344,725
2059 483,635 76,345,215
2058 487,928 76,326,961
2057 492,253 76,307,006
2056 496,682 76,274,247
2055 501,038 76,235,304
2054 505,324 76,167,710
2053 509,555 76,094,051
2052 513,782 76,001,979
2051 517,954 75,895,690
2050 522,097 75,777,445
2049 526,241 75,646,044
2048 530,291 75,499,380
2047 534,410 75,338,951
2046 538,441 75,171,300
2045 542,441 74,993,186
2044 546,404 74,807,530
2043 550,390 74,607,485
2042 554,278 74,407,783
2041 558,200 74,203,292
2040 562,081 73,994,525
2039 565,966 73,782,112
2038 569,835 73,559,085
2037 573,678 73,335,723
2036 577,477 73,101,646
2035 581,230 72,850,722
2034 584,919 72,597,177
2033 588,552 72,322,802
2032 592,122 72,046,316
2031 595,610 71,757,868
2030 599,030 71,442,811
2029 602,416 71,123,782
2028 605,742 70,783,199
2027 608,990 70,421,923
2026 612,312 70,055,911
2025 621,659 69,658,188
2024 623,525 69,226,000
2023 623,529 68,492,000
2022 623,591 67,604,000
2021 625,053 66,984,000
2020 626,590 66,744,000
2019 626,753 66,631,000
2018 626,438 66,289,000
2017 625,982 65,966,000
2016 625,353 65,607,000
2015 624,651 65,088,000
2014 623,744 64,620,000
2013 622,587 64,139,000
2012 621,418 63,711,000
2011 620,345 63,258,810
2010 619,428 62,766,365
2009 618,294 62,276,270
2008 616,969 61,806,995
2007 615,875 61,322,463
2006 615,025 60,846,820
2005 614,261 60,401,206
2004 613,353 59,987,905
2003 612,267 59,647,577
2002 609,828 59,370,479
2001 607,389 59,119,673
2000 604,950 58,892,514
1999 606,001 58,682,466
1998 607,662 58,487,141
1997 609,520 58,316,954
1996 611,003 58,166,950
1995 611,712 58,019,030
1994 611,389 57,865,745
1993 610,170 57,718,614
1992 608,516 57,580,402
1991 607,105 57,424,897
1990 606,372 57,247,586
1989 606,571 57,076,711
1988 607,413 56,928,327
1987 608,144 56,802,050
1986 607,711 56,681,396
1985 605,398 56,550,268
1984 600,884 56,422,072
1983 594,506 56,332,848
1982 587,001 56,313,641
1981 579,445 56,333,829
1980 572,608 56,314,216
1979 566,888 56,246,951
1978 562,065 56,196,504
1977 557,576 56,193,492
1976 552,562 56,211,968
1975 546,487 56,225,800
1974 538,902 56,229,974
1973 530,220 56,194,527
1972 521,785 56,086,065
1971 515,449 55,896,223
1970 512,407 55,663,250
1969 513,340 55,441,750
1968 517,481 55,211,700
1967 522,796 54,943,600
1966 526,419 54,648,500
1965 526,327 54,348,050
1964 521,753 54,000,000
1963 513,409 53,650,000
1962 502,558 53,250,000
1961 491,140 52,800,000
1960 480,579 52,400,000

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro United Kingdom
2100 -1.12% -0.17%
2099 -1.1% -0.16%
2098 -1.1% -0.15%
2097 -1.09% -0.15%
2096 -1.08% -0.15%
2095 -1.06% -0.13%
2094 -1.06% -0.13%
2093 -1.05% -0.12%
2092 -1.05% -0.12%
2091 -1.04% -0.11%
2090 -1.03% -0.11%
2089 -1.01% -0.09%
2088 -1.01% -0.09%
2087 -1.01% -0.09%
2086 -1.01% -0.08%
2085 -1.01% -0.07%
2084 -1% -0.07%
2083 -1% -0.05%
2082 -1% -0.04%
2081 -1% -0.04%
2080 -1% -0.04%
2079 -1% -0.02%
2078 -0.99% -0.02%
2077 -0.99% -0.003%
2076 -0.99% -0.02%
2075 -0.99% -0.01%
2074 -1% -0.01%
2073 -0.98% 0.01%
2072 -0.99% 0.01%
2071 -0.99% 0.01%
2070 -0.98% 0.009%
2069 -0.97% 0.001%
2068 -0.97% 0.01%
2067 -0.95% 0.009%
2066 -0.97% 0.001%
2065 -0.95% 0.004%
2064 -0.94% -0%
2063 -0.93% 0.009%
2062 -0.92% 0.003%
2061 -0.92% -0.001%
2060 -0.9% -0.001%
2059 -0.88% 0.02%
2058 -0.88% 0.03%
2057 -0.89% 0.04%
2056 -0.87% 0.05%
2055 -0.85% 0.09%
2054 -0.83% 0.1%
2053 -0.82% 0.12%
2052 -0.81% 0.14%
2051 -0.79% 0.16%
2050 -0.79% 0.17%
2049 -0.76% 0.19%
2048 -0.77% 0.21%
2047 -0.75% 0.22%
2046 -0.74% 0.24%
2045 -0.73% 0.25%
2044 -0.72% 0.27%
2043 -0.7% 0.27%
2042 -0.7% 0.28%
2041 -0.69% 0.28%
2040 -0.69% 0.29%
2039 -0.68% 0.3%
2038 -0.67% 0.3%
2037 -0.66% 0.32%
2036 -0.65% 0.34%
2035 -0.63% 0.35%
2034 -0.62% 0.38%
2033 -0.6% 0.38%
2032 -0.59% 0.4%
2031 -0.57% 0.44%
2030 -0.56% 0.45%
2029 -0.55% 0.48%
2028 -0.53% 0.51%
2027 -0.54% 0.52%
2026 -1.5% 0.57%
2025 -0.3% 0.62%
2024 -0.001% 1.07%
2023 -0.01% 1.31%
2022 -0.23% 0.93%
2021 -0.25% 0.36%
2020 -0.03% 0.17%
2019 0.05% 0.52%
2018 0.07% 0.49%
2017 0.1% 0.55%
2016 0.11% 0.8%
2015 0.15% 0.72%
2014 0.19% 0.75%
2013 0.19% 0.67%
2012 0.17% 0.71%
2011 0.15% 0.78%
2010 0.18% 0.79%
2009 0.21% 0.76%
2008 0.18% 0.79%
2007 0.14% 0.78%
2006 0.12% 0.74%
2005 0.15% 0.69%
2004 0.18% 0.57%
2003 0.4% 0.47%
2002 0.4% 0.42%
2001 0.4% 0.39%
2000 -0.17% 0.36%
1999 -0.27% 0.33%
1998 -0.3% 0.29%
1997 -0.24% 0.26%
1996 -0.12% 0.25%
1995 0.05% 0.26%
1994 0.2% 0.25%
1993 0.27% 0.24%
1992 0.23% 0.27%
1991 0.12% 0.31%
1990 -0.03% 0.3%
1989 -0.14% 0.26%
1988 -0.12% 0.22%
1987 0.07% 0.21%
1986 0.38% 0.23%
1985 0.75% 0.23%
1984 1.07% 0.16%
1983 1.28% 0.03%
1982 1.3% -0.04%
1981 1.19% 0.03%
1980 1.01% 0.12%
1979 0.86% 0.09%
1978 0.81% 0.005%
1977 0.91% -0.03%
1976 1.11% -0.02%
1975 1.41% -0.007%
1974 1.64% 0.06%
1973 1.62% 0.19%
1972 1.23% 0.34%
1971 0.59% 0.42%
1970 -0.18% 0.4%
1969 -0.8% 0.42%
1968 -1.02% 0.49%
1967 -0.69% 0.54%
1966 0.02% 0.55%
1965 0.88% 0.64%
1964 1.63% 0.65%
1963 2.16% 0.75%
1962 2.32% 0.85%
1961 2.2% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Montenegro United Kingdom
Current population
612312
70154914
Population rank 166/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.85%
One net population change
3.26 months
43 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
45.9 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -4 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 97/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 +389,911
Net migration rank 131/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - 389,911
2024 - -1,686 - 417,114
2023 686 12,000 34,589 445,523
2022 0 26,332 39,751 487,029
2021 -2,062 -2,344 30,612 462,967
2020 -188 -3,310 -4,272 144,221
2019 627 -4,083 108,342 232,727
2018 752 -5,058 119,321 259,744
2017 939 -4,948 145,125 272,311
2016 1,125 -5,274 177,139 324,649
2015 1,062 -4,863 175,738 347,839
2014 1,560 -4,357 206,784 306,091
2013 1,557 -2,478 198,830 237,272
2012 1,554 -1,583 248,473 172,088
2011 1,365 0 259,361 228,773
2010 1,797 -2,276 251,066 274,811
2009 2,783 -3,456 230,422 249,639
2008 2,530 -3,326 216,325 263,390
2007 1,848 -3,056 196,232 309,385
2006 1,599 -2,735 176,455 288,923
2005 1,536 -2,247 144,963 308,279
2004 2,146 -1,997 131,974 276,077
2003 2,632 -3,178 89,471 211,846
2002 2,988 -3,357 65,308 203,577
2001 3,462 -3,511 65,032 175,133
2000 3,751 -3,734 70,671 153,917
1999 3,454 -3,487 64,551 152,653
1998 3,889 -3,326 87,730 125,541
1997 3,597 -3,077 99,138 59,723
1996 4,155 -3,051 98,884 54,964
1995 4,527 -3,082 87,028 61,385
1994 4,381 -2,889 127,304 45,339
1993 4,638 -2,835 103,893 27,403
1992 5,015 -2,942 149,709 17,846
1991 5,191 -2,630 143,562 27,601
1990 5,010 -1,705 154,569 57,132
1989 5,129 -1,730 119,861 49,586
1988 5,529 -2,165 136,628 13,952
1987 5,958 -2,569 136,325 8,266
1986 6,097 -2,747 90,690 41,836
1985 6,283 -3,013 79,170 83,164
1984 6,337 -3,074 84,633 71,107
1983 6,482 -3,190 61,966 27,063
1982 6,419 -3,151 56,314 -61,152
1981 6,275 -2,287 73,234 -83,876
1980 6,383 -450 95,734 -25,187
1979 6,139 -718 61,872 11,255
1978 6,408 -1,103 16,859 3,783
1977 6,650 -1,364 0 -21,636
1976 6,845 -1,447 -5,621 -19,135
1975 6,878 -1,588 33,735 -40,241
1974 6,919 -1,669 67,476 -65,710
1973 7,096 -1,778 112,389 -33,840
1972 7,252 -1,922 162,650 -1,406
1971 7,168 -1,856 257,123 1,175
1970 7,069 -2,013 244,918 -15,254
1969 7,449 -2,456 260,577 -60,655
1968 7,497 -2,404 292,622 -38,852
1967 7,961 -2,519 346,145 -39,659
1966 8,661 -2,751 333,356 -27,935
1965 9,010 -2,743 364,132 -24,955
1964 9,227 -2,734 405,000 -23,885
1963 9,449 -2,800 337,995 8,271
1962 9,402 -2,606 340,800 76,443
1961 9,278 -2,254 311,519 52,295
1960 9,144 -2,467 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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