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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Montenegro was 623,525 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Montenegro's population is 612,312 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 37.1 times bigger than Montenegro's.
  • Montenegro is ranked the 166th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.007% for Montenegro vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Montenegro has had an average growth rate of +0.01% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Montenegro has decreased from 615K people to 612K (0.44% decline), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Montenegro vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Montenegro
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Montenegro Zambia
2100 319,719 65,217,429
2099 323,351 64,871,545
2098 326,940 64,515,891
2097 330,574 64,148,736
2096 334,217 63,777,313
2095 337,856 63,393,169
2094 341,490 62,992,652
2093 345,159 62,590,327
2092 348,826 62,175,930
2091 352,520 61,750,591
2090 356,219 61,321,399
2089 359,924 60,880,148
2088 363,602 60,434,676
2087 367,324 59,970,107
2086 371,059 59,499,234
2085 374,829 59,023,040
2084 378,644 58,535,857
2083 382,455 58,040,512
2082 386,310 57,538,672
2081 390,224 57,027,491
2080 394,179 56,506,421
2079 398,175 55,983,242
2078 402,181 55,449,777
2077 406,200 54,906,771
2076 410,263 54,361,075
2075 414,376 53,806,856
2074 418,534 53,246,777
2073 422,748 52,677,348
2072 426,952 52,101,139
2071 431,230 51,519,691
2070 435,563 50,931,614
2069 439,868 50,334,700
2068 444,186 49,737,479
2067 448,555 49,135,488
2066 452,869 48,530,443
2065 457,298 47,918,592
2064 461,706 47,299,740
2063 466,110 46,677,439
2062 470,496 46,048,819
2061 474,871 45,416,657
2060 479,291 44,777,347
2059 483,635 44,137,306
2058 487,928 43,494,451
2057 492,253 42,851,923
2056 496,682 42,206,898
2055 501,038 41,558,284
2054 505,324 40,906,492
2053 509,555 40,255,629
2052 513,782 39,603,888
2051 517,954 38,949,958
2050 522,097 38,294,607
2049 526,241 37,634,194
2048 530,291 36,971,309
2047 534,410 36,309,749
2046 538,441 35,645,868
2045 542,441 34,981,812
2044 546,404 34,316,981
2043 550,390 33,652,420
2042 554,278 32,990,657
2041 558,200 32,329,447
2040 562,081 31,664,262
2039 565,966 31,001,305
2038 569,835 30,335,662
2037 573,678 29,668,561
2036 577,477 29,000,264
2035 581,230 28,333,498
2034 584,919 27,671,195
2033 588,552 27,011,974
2032 592,122 26,356,580
2031 595,610 25,702,812
2030 599,030 25,055,216
2029 602,416 24,414,405
2028 605,742 23,780,809
2027 608,990 23,151,479
2026 612,312 22,529,742
2025 621,659 21,918,187
2024 623,525 21,314,956
2023 623,529 20,723,965
2022 623,591 20,152,938
2021 625,053 19,603,607
2020 626,590 19,059,395
2019 626,753 18,513,839
2018 626,438 17,973,569
2017 625,982 17,441,320
2016 625,353 16,914,423
2015 624,651 16,399,089
2014 623,744 15,895,315
2013 622,587 15,398,997
2012 621,418 14,913,629
2011 620,345 14,437,796
2010 619,428 13,965,594
2009 618,294 13,490,389
2008 616,969 13,021,324
2007 615,875 12,565,085
2006 615,025 12,129,553
2005 614,261 11,718,819
2004 613,353 11,338,198
2003 612,267 10,983,595
2002 609,828 10,647,949
2001 607,389 10,325,185
2000 604,950 10,017,631
1999 606,001 9,740,005
1998 607,662 9,482,408
1997 609,520 9,237,063
1996 611,003 9,004,053
1995 611,712 8,785,763
1994 611,389 8,576,269
1993 610,170 8,373,921
1992 608,516 8,176,680
1991 607,105 7,981,650
1990 606,372 7,786,169
1989 606,571 7,589,216
1988 607,413 7,391,440
1987 608,144 7,191,282
1986 607,711 6,986,471
1985 605,398 6,780,953
1984 600,884 6,580,490
1983 594,506 6,381,038
1982 587,001 6,178,637
1981 579,445 5,983,289
1980 572,608 5,802,833
1979 566,888 5,631,728
1978 562,065 5,465,374
1977 557,576 5,302,480
1976 552,562 5,143,842
1975 546,487 4,990,086
1974 538,902 4,842,746
1973 530,220 4,702,693
1972 521,785 4,569,309
1971 515,449 4,442,525
1970 512,407 4,321,718
1969 513,340 4,197,116
1968 517,481 4,065,593
1967 522,796 3,936,343
1966 526,419 3,812,003
1965 526,327 3,692,086
1964 521,753 3,577,017
1963 513,409 3,465,907
1962 502,558 3,358,099
1961 491,140 3,254,086
1960 480,579 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Montenegro increased by 10,328 people (a 1.68% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Montenegro lost 13,041 people (a 2.09% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Montenegro was ranked 162nd most populous country in 2006 and is 166th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Montenegro Zambia
2100 -1.12% 0.53%
2099 -1.1% 0.55%
2098 -1.1% 0.57%
2097 -1.09% 0.58%
2096 -1.08% 0.61%
2095 -1.06% 0.64%
2094 -1.06% 0.64%
2093 -1.05% 0.67%
2092 -1.05% 0.69%
2091 -1.04% 0.7%
2090 -1.03% 0.72%
2089 -1.01% 0.74%
2088 -1.01% 0.77%
2087 -1.01% 0.79%
2086 -1.01% 0.81%
2085 -1.01% 0.83%
2084 -1% 0.85%
2083 -1% 0.87%
2082 -1% 0.9%
2081 -1% 0.92%
2080 -1% 0.93%
2079 -1% 0.96%
2078 -0.99% 0.99%
2077 -0.99% 1%
2076 -0.99% 1.03%
2075 -0.99% 1.05%
2074 -1% 1.08%
2073 -0.98% 1.11%
2072 -0.99% 1.13%
2071 -0.99% 1.15%
2070 -0.98% 1.19%
2069 -0.97% 1.2%
2068 -0.97% 1.23%
2067 -0.95% 1.25%
2066 -0.97% 1.28%
2065 -0.95% 1.31%
2064 -0.94% 1.33%
2063 -0.93% 1.37%
2062 -0.92% 1.39%
2061 -0.92% 1.43%
2060 -0.9% 1.45%
2059 -0.88% 1.48%
2058 -0.88% 1.5%
2057 -0.89% 1.53%
2056 -0.87% 1.56%
2055 -0.85% 1.59%
2054 -0.83% 1.62%
2053 -0.82% 1.65%
2052 -0.81% 1.68%
2051 -0.79% 1.71%
2050 -0.79% 1.75%
2049 -0.76% 1.79%
2048 -0.77% 1.82%
2047 -0.75% 1.86%
2046 -0.74% 1.9%
2045 -0.73% 1.94%
2044 -0.72% 1.97%
2043 -0.7% 2.01%
2042 -0.7% 2.05%
2041 -0.69% 2.1%
2040 -0.69% 2.14%
2039 -0.68% 2.19%
2038 -0.67% 2.25%
2037 -0.66% 2.3%
2036 -0.65% 2.35%
2035 -0.63% 2.39%
2034 -0.62% 2.44%
2033 -0.6% 2.49%
2032 -0.59% 2.54%
2031 -0.57% 2.58%
2030 -0.56% 2.62%
2029 -0.55% 2.66%
2028 -0.53% 2.72%
2027 -0.54% 2.76%
2026 -1.5% 2.79%
2025 -0.3% 2.83%
2024 -0.001% 2.85%
2023 -0.01% 2.83%
2022 -0.23% 2.8%
2021 -0.25% 2.86%
2020 -0.03% 2.95%
2019 0.05% 3.01%
2018 0.07% 3.05%
2017 0.1% 3.12%
2016 0.11% 3.14%
2015 0.15% 3.17%
2014 0.19% 3.22%
2013 0.19% 3.25%
2012 0.17% 3.3%
2011 0.15% 3.38%
2010 0.18% 3.52%
2009 0.21% 3.6%
2008 0.18% 3.63%
2007 0.14% 3.59%
2006 0.12% 3.5%
2005 0.15% 3.36%
2004 0.18% 3.23%
2003 0.4% 3.15%
2002 0.4% 3.13%
2001 0.4% 3.07%
2000 -0.17% 2.85%
1999 -0.27% 2.72%
1998 -0.3% 2.66%
1997 -0.24% 2.59%
1996 -0.12% 2.48%
1995 0.05% 2.44%
1994 0.2% 2.42%
1993 0.27% 2.41%
1992 0.23% 2.44%
1991 0.12% 2.51%
1990 -0.03% 2.6%
1989 -0.14% 2.68%
1988 -0.12% 2.78%
1987 0.07% 2.93%
1986 0.38% 3.03%
1985 0.75% 3.05%
1984 1.07% 3.13%
1983 1.28% 3.28%
1982 1.3% 3.26%
1981 1.19% 3.11%
1980 1.01% 3.04%
1979 0.86% 3.04%
1978 0.81% 3.07%
1977 0.91% 3.08%
1976 1.11% 3.08%
1975 1.41% 3.04%
1974 1.64% 2.98%
1973 1.62% 2.92%
1972 1.23% 2.85%
1971 0.59% 2.8%
1970 -0.18% 2.97%
1969 -0.8% 3.24%
1968 -1.02% 3.28%
1967 -0.69% 3.26%
1966 0.02% 3.25%
1965 0.88% 3.22%
1964 1.63% 3.21%
1963 2.16% 3.21%
1962 2.32% 3.2%
1961 2.2% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Montenegro Zambia
Current population
612312
22697916
Population rank 166/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.007% 0.27%
One net population change
3.26 months
53.4 seconds
One birth every
1.25 hours
46 seconds
One death every
1.39 hours
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +0 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -4 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.0006% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 164/197 21/197
One migration net change every
56.8 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -9,279 +6,562
Net migration rank 131/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 92,237 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 134/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.4% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 45/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Montenegro
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Montenegro Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -9,279 - 6,562
2024 - -1,686 - 7,381
2023 686 12,000 577,660 9,521
2022 0 26,332 563,456 -8,566
2021 -2,062 -2,344 535,629 8,143
2020 -188 -3,310 536,484 8,156
2019 627 -4,083 528,089 18,385
2018 752 -5,058 515,644 18,431
2017 939 -4,948 504,630 25,789
2016 1,125 -5,274 497,521 25,860
2015 1,062 -4,863 491,021 16,261
2014 1,560 -4,357 483,663 16,574
2013 1,557 -2,478 476,846 15,542
2012 1,554 -1,583 469,406 8,958
2011 1,365 0 459,743 13,569
2010 1,797 -2,276 448,337 22,761
2009 2,783 -3,456 434,458 44,867
2008 2,530 -3,326 419,560 39,249
2007 1,848 -3,056 403,729 49,945
2006 1,599 -2,735 387,891 29,517
2005 1,536 -2,247 368,756 35,316
2004 2,146 -1,997 349,352 7,819
2003 2,632 -3,178 331,189 20,845
2002 2,988 -3,357 316,041 3,206
2001 3,462 -3,511 302,682 23,582
2000 3,751 -3,734 293,186 -4,338
1999 3,454 -3,487 283,297 -16,888
1998 3,889 -3,326 275,568 -26,796
1997 3,597 -3,077 268,198 -26,276
1996 4,155 -3,051 262,468 -38,358
1995 4,527 -3,082 257,897 -45,423
1994 4,381 -2,889 252,023 -45,504
1993 4,638 -2,835 245,917 -47,739
1992 5,015 -2,942 239,953 -43,656
1991 5,191 -2,630 237,957 -44,203
1990 5,010 -1,705 235,835 -38,619
1989 5,129 -1,730 233,429 -36,736
1988 5,529 -2,165 230,118 -31,270
1987 5,958 -2,569 227,813 -26,338
1986 6,097 -2,747 224,768 -16,610
1985 6,283 -3,013 221,351 -18,474
1984 6,337 -3,074 216,695 -18,652
1983 6,482 -3,190 212,712 -11,849
1982 6,419 -3,151 207,621 -3,676
1981 6,275 -2,287 202,822 -16,072
1980 6,383 -450 198,817 -24,664
1979 6,139 -718 197,578 -29,515
1978 6,408 -1,103 194,933 -30,284
1977 6,650 -1,364 191,557 -30,423
1976 6,845 -1,447 186,762 -30,612
1975 6,878 -1,588 182,258 -30,886
1974 6,919 -1,669 174,484 -31,178
1973 7,096 -1,778 168,258 -31,472
1972 7,252 -1,922 161,648 -31,672
1971 7,168 -1,856 155,249 -31,651
1970 7,069 -2,013 149,380 -31,370
1969 7,449 -2,456 142,660 -11,469
1968 7,497 -2,404 137,315 -5,447
1967 7,961 -2,519 131,938 -5,298
1966 8,661 -2,751 127,164 -5,129
1965 9,010 -2,743 122,814 -5,023
1964 9,227 -2,734 117,197 -4,851
1963 9,449 -2,800 114,555 -4,676
1962 9,402 -2,606 110,173 -4,428
1961 9,278 -2,254 106,318 -4,043
1960 9,144 -2,467 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/montenegro/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 92,237 residents or 14.4% of the population were not native-born in Montenegro, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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