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

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The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,129 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 613,759 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 71 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 -0.009% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 614K (0.21% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Montenegro vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Yemen
2100 320,475 111,481,288
2099 324,115 111,166,365
2098 327,713 110,823,878
2097 331,355 110,463,393
2096 335,007 110,075,677
2095 338,654 109,669,492
2094 342,297 109,238,445
2093 345,975 108,785,158
2092 349,650 108,301,955
2091 353,353 107,796,487
2090 357,061 107,270,820
2089 360,774 106,721,736
2088 364,461 106,150,572
2087 368,192 105,558,607
2086 371,937 104,947,326
2085 375,715 104,309,237
2084 379,539 103,657,284
2083 383,359 102,986,631
2082 387,223 102,302,622
2081 391,147 101,596,159
2080 395,110 100,875,201
2079 399,116 100,134,051
2078 403,132 99,378,110
2077 407,160 98,609,975
2076 411,233 97,818,664
2075 415,356 97,013,320
2074 419,523 96,187,203
2073 423,747 95,346,716
2072 427,961 94,485,874
2071 432,249 93,603,848
2070 436,592 92,709,049
2069 440,907 91,795,290
2068 445,235 90,865,447
2067 449,615 89,921,194
2066 453,939 88,958,695
2065 458,379 87,982,501
2064 462,797 86,994,159
2063 467,212 85,982,061
2062 471,608 84,947,120
2061 475,993 83,896,256
2060 480,424 82,829,722
2059 484,778 81,744,993
2058 489,082 80,641,636
2057 493,417 79,527,942
2056 497,856 78,400,761
2055 502,222 77,261,521
2054 506,518 76,109,237
2053 510,759 74,951,358
2052 514,996 73,780,088
2051 519,179 72,598,574
2050 523,331 71,404,664
2049 527,485 70,211,386
2048 531,545 69,012,729
2047 535,674 67,813,135
2046 539,713 66,608,054
2045 543,724 65,404,355
2044 547,696 64,201,447
2043 551,691 63,002,861
2042 555,589 61,810,280
2041 559,520 60,624,401
2040 563,410 59,448,342
2039 567,304 58,277,392
2038 571,182 57,109,914
2037 575,034 55,948,438
2036 578,842 54,784,372
2035 582,604 53,617,795
2034 586,301 52,452,522
2033 589,943 51,284,323
2032 593,521 50,117,732
2031 597,018 48,947,870
2030 600,445 47,764,521
2029 603,840 46,573,906
2028 607,174 45,382,831
2027 610,430 44,183,742
2026 613,759 42,980,680
2025 623,129 41,773,878
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 11,594 people (a 1.85% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% 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 523,331 people with a rank change from 166th to 170th. The population of Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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 -0.06% 2.93%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/yemen | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Montenegro declined by 0.06%, while Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Yemen
Current population
613759
43598646
Population rank 166/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.52%
One net population change
22.2 hours
26.6 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
22.6 seconds
One death every
1.38 hours
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -1 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -396 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.06% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 163/197 15/197
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 624 -1,686 1,202,276 -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 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/yemen | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 34.5% of the population change in Montenegro is from natural causes (a gain of 3,565 people) and 65.5% is from migration (a gain of 6,766 people). In Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 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
Cetinje 14K
Plav 13.8K
Bar 13.7K
Budva 13.3K
Ulcinj 11.5K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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