Montenegro Population
Montenegro had an estimated population of 623,129 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 169th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.01% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of −0.06% a year.
Montenegro at a glance
How Montenegro's population is changing
Montenegro's population is roughly stable: −0.06% a year, which works out to about −396 people per year, or −1 a day. Births (11.2 per 1,000) and deaths (10.2 per 1,000) alone would give +0.10% a year; net migration removes about 9,279 people a year (−1.49%). Roughly one in every 13,184 people on Earth lives in Montenegro.
Population of Montenegro since 1960
In 1960, Montenegro had 480,579 people. By 2025 that was 623,129 — 1.3× larger. The population peaked in 2019 at 626,753 and has declined since. The fastest growth came between 1972 and 1982, when the population rose by 12%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 480,579 | — |
| 1970 | 512,407 | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | −0.2% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 623,129 | −0.6% |
Montenegro from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Montenegro at about 126,582 people in 1800; the UN estimates 632,730 in 2025 (5× 1800) and projects 326,019 for 2100 in its medium scenario. The population is projected to peak around 2024 at 638,481 and decline afterwards.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 126,582 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 202,257 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 442,653 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 402,519 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 634,198 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 632,730 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 533,299 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 422,844 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 326,019 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Montenegro
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 623,129. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podgorica | 150,697 | UN urban centre | 24.18% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 2 | Nikšić | 54,508 | UN urban centre | 8.75% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Herceg Novi | 19,536 | GeoNames settlement | 3.14% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Pljevlja | 19,489 | GeoNames settlement | 3.13% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Budva | 18,000 | GeoNames settlement | 2.89% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 6 | Bar | 17,727 | GeoNames settlement | 2.84% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Bijelo Polje | 15,400 | GeoNames settlement | 2.47% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Cetinje | 15,137 | GeoNames settlement | 2.43% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Berane | 11,073 | GeoNames settlement | 1.78% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Ulcinj | 10,828 | GeoNames settlement | 1.74% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Montenegro compares
Montenegro has almost the same population as Suriname (639,850).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #167 |  Macau | 685,900 | +10% | compare → |
| #168 |  Suriname | 639,850 | +3% | compare → |
| #170 |  Malta | 579,704 | −7% | compare → |
| #171 |  Maldives | 529,676 | −15% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (5)
Serbia 6,549,143 · 10.5× the population · compare
Croatia 3,876,200 · 6.2× the population · compare
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,140,095 · 5.0× the population · compare
Albania 2,349,580 · 3.8× the population · compare
Kosovo 1,576,876 · 2.5× the population · compare
Montenegro's 5 neighbours together hold 17,491,894 people — 28.1× Montenegro's population. The most populous is Serbia (6,549,143).
In its region
Montenegro is the 48th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 0.1% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Podgorica, Nikšić, Herceg Novi, Pljevlja, Budva, Bar, Bijelo Polje, Cetinje — all Montenegro's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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