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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 70.8 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Montenegro vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Yemen
2100 319,719 111,531,602
2099 323,351 111,216,538
2098 326,940 110,873,896
2097 330,574 110,513,248
2096 334,217 110,125,357
2095 337,856 109,718,989
2094 341,490 109,287,747
2093 345,159 108,834,256
2092 348,826 108,350,834
2091 352,520 107,845,139
2090 356,219 107,319,234
2089 359,924 106,769,903
2088 363,602 106,198,480
2087 367,324 105,606,248
2086 371,059 104,994,691
2085 374,829 104,356,315
2084 378,644 103,704,067
2083 382,455 103,033,111
2082 386,310 102,348,794
2081 390,224 101,642,012
2080 394,179 100,920,728
2079 398,175 100,179,245
2078 402,181 99,422,962
2077 406,200 98,654,481
2076 410,263 97,862,812
2075 414,376 97,057,105
2074 418,534 96,230,615
2073 422,748 95,389,748
2072 426,952 94,528,518
2071 431,230 93,646,094
2070 435,563 92,750,891
2069 439,868 91,836,719
2068 444,186 90,906,457
2067 448,555 89,961,778
2066 452,869 88,998,844
2065 457,298 88,022,210
2064 461,706 87,033,422
2063 466,110 86,020,867
2062 470,496 84,985,459
2061 474,871 83,934,120
2060 479,291 82,867,105
2059 483,635 81,781,887
2058 487,928 80,678,032
2057 492,253 79,563,835
2056 496,682 78,436,146
2055 501,038 77,296,391
2054 505,324 76,143,587
2053 509,555 74,985,186
2052 513,782 73,813,387
2051 517,954 72,631,340
2050 522,097 71,436,891
2049 526,241 70,243,074
2048 530,291 69,043,876
2047 534,410 67,843,741
2046 538,441 66,638,116
2045 542,441 65,433,874
2044 546,404 64,230,423
2043 550,390 63,031,296
2042 554,278 61,838,177
2041 558,200 60,651,763
2040 562,081 59,475,172
2039 565,966 58,303,694
2038 569,835 57,135,690
2037 573,678 55,973,689
2036 577,477 54,809,098
2035 581,230 53,641,994
2034 584,919 52,476,195
2033 588,552 51,307,469
2032 592,122 50,140,351
2031 595,610 48,969,961
2030 599,030 47,786,079
2029 602,416 46,594,926
2028 605,742 45,403,313
2027 608,990 44,203,683
2026 612,312 43,000,078
2025 621,659 41,792,731
2024 623,525 40,583,164
2023 623,529 39,390,799
2022 623,591 38,222,876
2021 625,053 37,140,230
2020 626,590 36,134,863
2019 626,753 35,111,408
2018 626,438 34,085,182
2017 625,982 33,090,921
2016 625,353 32,109,010
2015 624,651 31,159,379
2014 623,744 30,226,309
2013 622,587 29,312,952
2012 621,418 28,433,647
2011 620,345 27,582,897
2010 619,428 26,754,387
2009 618,294 25,927,724
2008 616,969 25,111,941
2007 615,875 24,318,082
2006 615,025 23,543,083
2005 614,261 22,790,085
2004 613,353 22,095,167
2003 612,267 21,456,379
2002 609,828 20,835,086
2001 607,389 20,226,147
2000 604,950 19,624,141
1999 606,001 19,029,420
1998 607,662 18,446,013
1997 609,520 17,873,936
1996 611,003 17,313,177
1995 611,712 16,740,058
1994 611,389 16,149,147
1993 610,170 15,563,914
1992 608,516 14,989,494
1991 607,105 14,430,201
1990 606,372 13,887,862
1989 606,571 13,364,174
1988 607,413 12,859,708
1987 608,144 12,369,912
1986 607,711 11,901,040
1985 605,398 11,453,825
1984 600,884 11,025,597
1983 594,506 10,621,499
1982 587,001 10,241,006
1981 579,445 9,882,362
1980 572,608 9,543,358
1979 566,888 9,224,194
1978 562,065 8,926,586
1977 557,576 8,648,222
1976 552,562 8,384,113
1975 546,487 8,133,598
1974 538,902 7,896,783
1973 530,220 7,672,796
1972 521,785 7,460,068
1971 515,449 7,257,462
1970 512,407 7,065,279
1969 513,340 6,875,859
1968 517,481 6,690,524
1967 522,796 6,516,444
1966 526,419 6,351,494
1965 526,327 6,195,593
1964 521,753 6,048,006
1963 513,409 5,911,135
1962 502,558 5,782,221
1961 491,140 5,655,232
1960 480,579 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Yemen
2100 -1.12% 0.28%
2099 -1.1% 0.31%
2098 -1.1% 0.33%
2097 -1.09% 0.35%
2096 -1.08% 0.37%
2095 -1.06% 0.39%
2094 -1.06% 0.42%
2093 -1.05% 0.45%
2092 -1.05% 0.47%
2091 -1.04% 0.49%
2090 -1.03% 0.51%
2089 -1.01% 0.54%
2088 -1.01% 0.56%
2087 -1.01% 0.58%
2086 -1.01% 0.61%
2085 -1.01% 0.63%
2084 -1% 0.65%
2083 -1% 0.67%
2082 -1% 0.7%
2081 -1% 0.71%
2080 -1% 0.74%
2079 -1% 0.76%
2078 -0.99% 0.78%
2077 -0.99% 0.81%
2076 -0.99% 0.83%
2075 -0.99% 0.86%
2074 -1% 0.88%
2073 -0.98% 0.91%
2072 -0.99% 0.94%
2071 -0.99% 0.97%
2070 -0.98% 1%
2069 -0.97% 1.02%
2068 -0.97% 1.05%
2067 -0.95% 1.08%
2066 -0.97% 1.11%
2065 -0.95% 1.14%
2064 -0.94% 1.18%
2063 -0.93% 1.22%
2062 -0.92% 1.25%
2061 -0.92% 1.29%
2060 -0.9% 1.33%
2059 -0.88% 1.37%
2058 -0.88% 1.4%
2057 -0.89% 1.44%
2056 -0.87% 1.47%
2055 -0.85% 1.51%
2054 -0.83% 1.54%
2053 -0.82% 1.59%
2052 -0.81% 1.63%
2051 -0.79% 1.67%
2050 -0.79% 1.7%
2049 -0.76% 1.74%
2048 -0.77% 1.77%
2047 -0.75% 1.81%
2046 -0.74% 1.84%
2045 -0.73% 1.87%
2044 -0.72% 1.9%
2043 -0.7% 1.93%
2042 -0.7% 1.96%
2041 -0.69% 1.98%
2040 -0.69% 2.01%
2039 -0.68% 2.04%
2038 -0.67% 2.08%
2037 -0.66% 2.12%
2036 -0.65% 2.18%
2035 -0.63% 2.22%
2034 -0.62% 2.28%
2033 -0.6% 2.33%
2032 -0.59% 2.39%
2031 -0.57% 2.48%
2030 -0.56% 2.56%
2029 -0.55% 2.62%
2028 -0.53% 2.71%
2027 -0.54% 2.8%
2026 -1.5% 2.89%
2025 -0.3% 2.98%
2024 -0.001% 3.03%
2023 -0.01% 3.06%
2022 -0.23% 2.92%
2021 -0.25% 2.78%
2020 -0.03% 2.91%
2019 0.05% 3.01%
2018 0.07% 3%
2017 0.1% 3.06%
2016 0.11% 3.05%
2015 0.15% 3.09%
2014 0.19% 3.12%
2013 0.19% 3.09%
2012 0.17% 3.08%
2011 0.15% 3.1%
2010 0.18% 3.19%
2009 0.21% 3.25%
2008 0.18% 3.26%
2007 0.14% 3.29%
2006 0.12% 3.3%
2005 0.15% 3.15%
2004 0.18% 2.98%
2003 0.4% 2.98%
2002 0.4% 3.01%
2001 0.4% 3.07%
2000 -0.17% 3.13%
1999 -0.27% 3.16%
1998 -0.3% 3.2%
1997 -0.24% 3.24%
1996 -0.12% 3.42%
1995 0.05% 3.66%
1994 0.2% 3.76%
1993 0.27% 3.83%
1992 0.23% 3.88%
1991 0.12% 3.91%
1990 -0.03% 3.92%
1989 -0.14% 3.92%
1988 -0.12% 3.96%
1987 0.07% 3.94%
1986 0.38% 3.9%
1985 0.75% 3.88%
1984 1.07% 3.8%
1983 1.28% 3.72%
1982 1.3% 3.63%
1981 1.19% 3.55%
1980 1.01% 3.46%
1979 0.86% 3.33%
1978 0.81% 3.22%
1977 0.91% 3.15%
1976 1.11% 3.08%
1975 1.41% 3%
1974 1.64% 2.92%
1973 1.62% 2.85%
1972 1.23% 2.79%
1971 0.59% 2.72%
1970 -0.18% 2.75%
1969 -0.8% 2.77%
1968 -1.02% 2.67%
1967 -0.69% 2.6%
1966 0.02% 2.52%
1965 0.88% 2.44%
1964 1.63% 2.32%
1963 2.16% 2.23%
1962 2.32% 2.25%
1961 2.2% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.0006%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Yemen
Current population
612312
43325643
Population rank 166/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.52%
One net population change
3.26 months
26.4 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
22.7 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -4 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 13/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -9,279 -16,291
Net migration rank 131/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - -16,291
2024 - -1,686 - -10,482
2023 686 12,000 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 0 26,332 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -2,062 -2,344 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -188 -3,310 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 627 -4,083 1,056,432 2,129
2018 752 -5,058 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 939 -4,948 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 1,125 -5,274 975,697 -6,492
2015 1,062 -4,863 939,922 -9,883
2014 1,560 -4,357 920,330 15,764
2013 1,557 -2,478 884,929 5,697
2012 1,554 -1,583 845,645 22,349
2011 1,365 0 806,359 27,184
2010 1,797 -2,276 803,246 20,269
2009 2,783 -3,456 798,911 30,919
2008 2,530 -3,326 779,123 22,621
2007 1,848 -3,056 764,780 21,210
2006 1,599 -2,735 750,082 13,940
2005 1,536 -2,247 726,708 15,283
2004 2,146 -1,997 710,493 -62,641
2003 2,632 -3,178 694,457 -64,737
2002 2,988 -3,357 672,494 -59,648
2001 3,462 -3,511 658,704 -53,698
2000 3,751 -3,734 646,694 -47,713
1999 3,454 -3,487 633,166 -42,731
1998 3,889 -3,326 615,488 -39,096
1997 3,597 -3,077 604,443 -36,694
1996 4,155 -3,051 588,786 -35,043
1995 4,527 -3,082 607,966 -15,485
1994 4,381 -2,889 602,363 -13,040
1993 4,638 -2,835 595,459 -14,332
1992 5,015 -2,942 582,072 -14,372
1991 5,191 -2,630 565,837 -14,964
1990 5,010 -1,705 549,654 -15,847
1989 5,129 -1,730 530,464 -16,876
1988 5,529 -2,165 513,296 -17,952
1987 5,958 -2,569 493,337 -9,097
1986 6,097 -2,747 464,665 -11,151
1985 6,283 -3,013 455,576 -14,660
1984 6,337 -3,074 434,674 -19,143
1983 6,482 -3,190 414,823 -22,152
1982 6,419 -3,151 392,302 -23,981
1981 6,275 -2,287 374,482 -25,499
1980 6,383 -450 355,767 -26,740
1979 6,139 -718 336,378 -27,090
1978 6,408 -1,103 312,439 -26,524
1977 6,650 -1,364 296,115 -25,305
1976 6,845 -1,447 281,078 -23,669
1975 6,878 -1,588 266,815 -23,192
1974 6,919 -1,669 252,737 -22,726
1973 7,096 -1,778 240,235 -22,282
1972 7,252 -1,922 229,322 -21,826
1971 7,168 -1,856 219,095 -21,386
1970 7,069 -2,013 207,613 -20,966
1969 7,449 -2,456 196,305 -4,121
1968 7,497 -2,404 182,518 -4,031
1967 7,961 -2,519 173,637 -3,959
1966 8,661 -2,751 164,091 -3,874
1965 9,010 -2,743 155,398 -3,797
1964 9,227 -2,734 147,299 -3,712
1963 9,449 -2,800 133,781 -3,640
1962 9,402 -2,606 131,262 -3,572
1961 9,278 -2,254 129,787 -3,503
1960 9,144 -2,467 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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