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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 102,365,351 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 167.2 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.24% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Montenegro vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Vietnam
2100 319,719 92,239,801
2099 323,351 92,735,968
2098 326,940 93,227,318
2097 330,574 93,703,343
2096 334,217 94,178,675
2095 337,856 94,640,859
2094 341,490 95,098,747
2093 345,159 95,558,233
2092 348,826 96,015,030
2091 352,520 96,474,248
2090 356,219 96,938,026
2089 359,924 97,399,661
2088 363,602 97,858,300
2087 367,324 98,324,127
2086 371,059 98,788,452
2085 374,829 99,249,444
2084 378,644 99,710,990
2083 382,455 100,178,339
2082 386,310 100,650,389
2081 390,224 101,120,279
2080 394,179 101,584,408
2079 398,175 102,046,677
2078 402,181 102,496,244
2077 406,200 102,944,347
2076 410,263 103,374,514
2075 414,376 103,799,405
2074 418,534 104,214,107
2073 422,748 104,623,307
2072 426,952 105,022,092
2071 431,230 105,401,255
2070 435,563 105,773,681
2069 439,868 106,126,787
2068 444,186 106,471,025
2067 448,555 106,811,324
2066 452,869 107,143,716
2065 457,298 107,459,475
2064 461,706 107,761,108
2063 466,110 108,055,355
2062 470,496 108,339,650
2061 474,871 108,607,597
2060 479,291 108,859,065
2059 483,635 109,104,391
2058 487,928 109,337,395
2057 492,253 109,546,926
2056 496,682 109,732,352
2055 501,038 109,903,830
2054 505,324 110,052,946
2053 509,555 110,173,868
2052 513,782 110,270,266
2051 517,954 110,338,539
2050 522,097 110,361,987
2049 526,241 110,356,819
2048 530,291 110,313,849
2047 534,410 110,228,852
2046 538,441 110,108,051
2045 542,441 109,943,449
2044 546,404 109,748,671
2043 550,390 109,514,717
2042 554,278 109,242,604
2041 558,200 108,936,706
2040 562,081 108,611,523
2039 565,966 108,254,640
2038 569,835 107,877,983
2037 573,678 107,480,286
2036 577,477 107,075,099
2035 581,230 106,647,378
2034 584,919 106,206,100
2033 588,552 105,762,219
2032 592,122 105,299,476
2031 595,610 104,826,346
2030 599,030 104,330,461
2029 602,416 103,835,790
2028 605,742 103,316,499
2027 608,990 102,775,814
2026 612,312 102,213,157
2025 621,659 101,614,413
2024 623,525 100,987,686
2023 623,529 100,352,192
2022 623,591 99,680,655
2021 625,053 98,935,098
2020 626,590 98,079,191
2019 626,753 97,173,776
2018 626,438 96,237,319
2017 625,982 95,176,977
2016 625,353 94,000,117
2015 624,651 92,823,254
2014 623,744 91,679,578
2013 622,587 90,573,104
2012 621,418 89,510,356
2011 620,345 88,468,314
2010 619,428 87,455,152
2009 618,294 86,460,018
2008 616,969 85,175,788
2007 615,875 83,633,375
2006 615,025 82,167,897
2005 614,261 81,088,313
2004 613,353 80,338,971
2003 612,267 79,563,777
2002 609,828 78,772,224
2001 607,389 77,969,361
2000 604,950 77,154,011
1999 606,001 76,287,452
1998 607,662 75,299,660
1997 609,520 74,226,889
1996 611,003 73,156,447
1995 611,712 72,049,940
1994 611,389 70,854,391
1993 610,170 69,586,384
1992 608,516 68,260,337
1991 607,105 66,891,775
1990 606,372 65,504,552
1989 606,571 64,147,348
1988 607,413 62,843,228
1987 608,144 61,584,651
1986 607,711 60,347,048
1985 605,398 59,060,622
1984 600,884 57,706,067
1983 594,506 56,337,921
1982 587,001 55,011,289
1981 579,445 53,738,141
1980 572,608 52,490,101
1979 566,888 51,378,211
1978 562,065 50,249,552
1977 557,576 48,954,872
1976 552,562 47,684,931
1975 546,487 46,482,903
1974 538,902 45,413,537
1973 530,220 44,409,861
1972 521,785 43,429,168
1971 515,449 42,449,276
1970 512,407 41,475,230
1969 513,340 40,582,096
1968 517,481 39,734,609
1967 522,796 38,895,080
1966 526,419 38,024,836
1965 526,327 37,129,656
1964 521,753 36,201,563
1963 513,409 35,249,101
1962 502,558 34,288,560
1961 491,140 33,409,059
1960 480,579 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Vietnam
2100 -1.12% -0.54%
2099 -1.1% -0.53%
2098 -1.1% -0.51%
2097 -1.09% -0.5%
2096 -1.08% -0.49%
2095 -1.06% -0.48%
2094 -1.06% -0.48%
2093 -1.05% -0.48%
2092 -1.05% -0.48%
2091 -1.04% -0.48%
2090 -1.03% -0.47%
2089 -1.01% -0.47%
2088 -1.01% -0.47%
2087 -1.01% -0.47%
2086 -1.01% -0.46%
2085 -1.01% -0.46%
2084 -1% -0.47%
2083 -1% -0.47%
2082 -1% -0.46%
2081 -1% -0.46%
2080 -1% -0.45%
2079 -1% -0.44%
2078 -0.99% -0.44%
2077 -0.99% -0.42%
2076 -0.99% -0.41%
2075 -0.99% -0.4%
2074 -1% -0.39%
2073 -0.98% -0.38%
2072 -0.99% -0.36%
2071 -0.99% -0.35%
2070 -0.98% -0.33%
2069 -0.97% -0.32%
2068 -0.97% -0.32%
2067 -0.95% -0.31%
2066 -0.97% -0.29%
2065 -0.95% -0.28%
2064 -0.94% -0.27%
2063 -0.93% -0.26%
2062 -0.92% -0.25%
2061 -0.92% -0.23%
2060 -0.9% -0.22%
2059 -0.88% -0.21%
2058 -0.88% -0.19%
2057 -0.89% -0.17%
2056 -0.87% -0.16%
2055 -0.85% -0.14%
2054 -0.83% -0.11%
2053 -0.82% -0.09%
2052 -0.81% -0.06%
2051 -0.79% -0.02%
2050 -0.79% 0.005%
2049 -0.76% 0.04%
2048 -0.77% 0.08%
2047 -0.75% 0.11%
2046 -0.74% 0.15%
2045 -0.73% 0.18%
2044 -0.72% 0.21%
2043 -0.7% 0.25%
2042 -0.7% 0.28%
2041 -0.69% 0.3%
2040 -0.69% 0.33%
2039 -0.68% 0.35%
2038 -0.67% 0.37%
2037 -0.66% 0.38%
2036 -0.65% 0.4%
2035 -0.63% 0.42%
2034 -0.62% 0.42%
2033 -0.6% 0.44%
2032 -0.59% 0.45%
2031 -0.57% 0.48%
2030 -0.56% 0.48%
2029 -0.55% 0.5%
2028 -0.53% 0.53%
2027 -0.54% 0.55%
2026 -1.5% 0.59%
2025 -0.3% 0.62%
2024 -0.001% 0.63%
2023 -0.01% 0.67%
2022 -0.23% 0.75%
2021 -0.25% 0.87%
2020 -0.03% 0.93%
2019 0.05% 0.97%
2018 0.07% 1.11%
2017 0.1% 1.25%
2016 0.11% 1.27%
2015 0.15% 1.25%
2014 0.19% 1.22%
2013 0.19% 1.19%
2012 0.17% 1.18%
2011 0.15% 1.16%
2010 0.18% 1.15%
2009 0.21% 1.51%
2008 0.18% 1.84%
2007 0.14% 1.78%
2006 0.12% 1.33%
2005 0.15% 0.93%
2004 0.18% 0.97%
2003 0.4% 1%
2002 0.4% 1.03%
2001 0.4% 1.06%
2000 -0.17% 1.14%
1999 -0.27% 1.31%
1998 -0.3% 1.45%
1997 -0.24% 1.46%
1996 -0.12% 1.54%
1995 0.05% 1.69%
1994 0.2% 1.82%
1993 0.27% 1.94%
1992 0.23% 2.05%
1991 0.12% 2.12%
1990 -0.03% 2.12%
1989 -0.14% 2.08%
1988 -0.12% 2.04%
1987 0.07% 2.05%
1986 0.38% 2.18%
1985 0.75% 2.35%
1984 1.07% 2.43%
1983 1.28% 2.41%
1982 1.3% 2.37%
1981 1.19% 2.38%
1980 1.01% 2.16%
1979 0.86% 2.25%
1978 0.81% 2.64%
1977 0.91% 2.66%
1976 1.11% 2.59%
1975 1.41% 2.35%
1974 1.64% 2.26%
1973 1.62% 2.26%
1972 1.23% 2.31%
1971 0.59% 2.35%
1970 -0.18% 2.2%
1969 -0.8% 2.13%
1968 -1.02% 2.16%
1967 -0.69% 2.29%
1966 0.02% 2.41%
1965 0.88% 2.56%
1964 1.63% 2.7%
1963 2.16% 2.8%
1962 2.32% 2.63%
1961 2.2% 2.7%

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/vietnam | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Vietnam
Current population
612312
102365351
Population rank 166/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 1.24%
One net population change
3.26 months
49.6 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +0 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -4 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 123/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -48,171
Net migration rank 131/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -48,171
2024 - -1,686 - -59,645
2023 686 12,000 727,955 -81,789
2022 0 26,332 775,914 -78,977
2021 -2,062 -2,344 799,593 -5,418
2020 -188 -3,310 924,004 -6,457
2019 627 -4,083 895,262 -2,051
2018 752 -5,058 882,977 96,650
2017 939 -4,948 1,001,833 139,245
2016 1,125 -5,274 1,045,094 167,652
2015 1,062 -4,863 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 1,560 -4,357 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 1,557 -2,478 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 1,554 -1,583 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 1,365 0 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 1,797 -2,276 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 2,783 -3,456 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 2,530 -3,326 1,008,141 571,113
2007 1,848 -3,056 981,689 523,784
2006 1,599 -2,735 943,041 482,399
2005 1,536 -2,247 942,084 -208,337
2004 2,146 -1,997 985,438 -220,458
2003 2,632 -3,178 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 2,988 -3,357 991,427 -193,766
2001 3,462 -3,511 985,610 -177,586
2000 3,751 -3,734 966,894 -144,298
1999 3,454 -3,487 925,519 -15,010
1998 3,889 -3,326 959,016 106,091
1997 3,597 -3,077 1,028,116 52,382
1996 4,155 -3,051 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 4,527 -3,082 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 4,381 -2,889 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 4,638 -2,835 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 5,015 -2,942 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 5,191 -2,630 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 5,010 -1,705 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 5,129 -1,730 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 5,529 -2,165 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 5,958 -2,569 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 6,097 -2,747 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 6,283 -3,013 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 6,337 -3,074 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 6,482 -3,190 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 6,419 -3,151 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 6,275 -2,287 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 6,383 -450 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 6,139 -718 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 6,408 -1,103 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 6,650 -1,364 1,259,315 49,655
1976 6,845 -1,447 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 6,878 -1,588 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 6,919 -1,669 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 7,096 -1,778 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 7,252 -1,922 921,524 -1,920
1971 7,168 -1,856 963,259 76,961
1970 7,069 -2,013 905,902 1,997
1969 7,449 -2,456 878,359 0
1968 7,497 -2,404 815,116 1,489
1967 7,961 -2,519 862,071 394
1966 8,661 -2,751 876,283 1,769
1965 9,010 -2,743 913,761 -1,438
1964 9,227 -2,734 950,219 -6,328
1963 9,449 -2,800 961,067 0
1962 9,402 -2,606 960,046 0
1961 9,278 -2,254 798,978 0
1960 9,144 -2,467 955,268 0

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/vietnam | 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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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