Montenegro Population 2023

As of Monday, November 7, 2022, the population of Montenegro stands at 628,252, according to the latest United Nations estimates.

In 2020, the population of Montenegro was estimated at 628,066 people at mid-year, accounting for 0.01% of the total world population. Among countries and dependencies by population, Montenegro ranks 168th.

The population density in Montenegro is 47 people per square kilometer (121 per square mile), with a total land area of 13,450 square kilometers (5,193 square miles). The majority of the population, 67.6% or 424,767 people, live in urban areas.

The median age in Montenegro is 38.8 years.

Population of Montenegro (2020 And It’s Historical)

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country’s Share of World Pop	World Population	Montenegro Global Rank
2020	628,066	0.01 %	79	-480	38.8	1.75	47	67.6 %	424,767	0.01 %	7,794,798,739	168
2019	627,987	0.03 %	178	-480	37.9	1.72	47	67.3 %	422,615	0.01 %	7,713,468,100	168
2018	627,809	0.04 %	246	-480	37.9	1.72	47	67.0 %	420,403	0.01 %	7,631,091,040	168
2017	627,563	0.05 %	299	-480	37.9	1.72	47	66.6 %	418,113	0.01 %	7,547,858,925	167
2016	627,264	0.05 %	308	-480	37.9	1.72	47	66.3 %	415,772	0.01 %	7,464,022,049	166
2015	626,956	0.09 %	536	-622	37.7	1.71	47	65.9 %	413,376	0.01 %	7,379,797,139	166
2010	624,275	0.25 %	1,577	-137	36.4	1.82	46	64.1 %	400,419	0.01 %	6,956,823,603	166
2005	616,391	0.09 %	566	-1,600	35.0	1.85	46	62.5 %	385,027	0.01 %	6,541,907,027	165
2000	613,559	-0.22 %	-1,372	-4,318	34.4	1.91	46	58.5 %	359,202	0.01 %	6,143,493,823	162
1995	620,418	0.18 %	1,083	-4,050	32.2	2.05	46	53.4 %	331,085	0.01 %	5,744,212,979	161
1990	615,002	0.03 %	197	-5,993	29.8	2.11	46	48.0 %	295,431	0.01 %	5,327,231,061	159
1985	614,016	1.12 %	6,652	-400	28.3	2.21	46	42.3 %	259,884	0.01 %	4,870,921,740	159
1980	580,754	0.94 %	5,298	-1,480	26.7	2.31	43	36.8 %	213,791	0.01 %	4,458,003,514	159
1975	554,262	1.30 %	6,913	-400	24.9	2.62	41	31.6 %	175,266	0.01 %	4,079,480,606	156
1970	519,696	-0.53 %	-2,824	-10,755	24.1	2.89	39	26.9 %	139,552	0.01 %	3,700,437,046	156
1965	533,814	1.84 %	9,280	-400	23.5	3.42	40	22.6 %	120,459	0.02 %	3,339,583,597	153
1960	487,413	1.89 %	8,724	-400	22.9	3.80	36	18.8 %	91,576	0.02 %	3,034,949,748	153
1955	443,795	2.37 %	9,811	2,000	22.2	4.35	33	15.5 %	68,854	0.02 %	2,773,019,936	153

Montenegro Population Forecast

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Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Migrants (net)	Median Age	Fertility Rate	Density (P/Km²)	Urban Pop %	Urban Population	Country’s Share of World Pop	World Population	Montenegro Global Rank
2020	628,066	0.04 %	222	-480	38.8	1.75	47	67.6 %	424,767	0.01 %	7,794,798,739	168
2025	627,144	-0.03 %	-184	-480	40.1	1.75	47	69.3 %	434,519	0.01 %	8,184,437,460	170
2030	624,059	-0.10 %	-617	-480	41.3	1.75	46	70.9 %	442,718	0.01 %	8,548,487,400	171
2035	618,423	-0.18 %	-1,127	-480	42.4	1.75	46	72.6 %	448,985	0.01 %	8,887,524,213	172
2040	610,259	-0.27 %	-1,633	-480	43.4	1.75	45	74.2 %	452,905	0.01 %	9,198,847,240	172
2045	600,227	-0.33 %	-2,006	-480	44.2	1.75	45	75.7 %	454,493	0.01 %	9,481,803,274	172
2050	589,333	-0.37 %	-2,179		44.8	1.75	44	77.1 %	454,345	0.01 %	9,735,033,990	172

Montenegro Demographics

LIFE EXPECTANCY	INFANT MORTALITY	DEATHS UNDER AGE 5
77.39 years (life expectancy at birth, both sexes)	2.3 (infant deaths per 1,000 live births)	2.7 (per 1,000 live births)

Main Cities by Population in Montenegro

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

#	CITY NAME	POPULATION
1	Podgorica	136,473
2	Niksic	58,212
3	Herceg-Novi	19,536
4	Pljevlja	19,489
5	Budva	18,000
6	Bar	17,727
7	Bijelo Polje	15,400
8	Cetinje	15,137

Sources:

GeoNames
World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision – United Nations Population Division
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
World Urbanization Prospects – Population Division – United Nations
United Nations Statistics Division
World Bank

Montenegro Population 2023