Montenegro vs Russia: Population growth
Montenegro
-0.1%
in 2025
Russia
-0.1%
in 2025
Montenegro rank
175th
Russia rank
178th
Population growth over time
- Montenegro
- Russia
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Russia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Montenegro ahead.
Montenegro ranks 175th and Russia ranks 178th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Montenegro averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Russia |
| 1970s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Montenegro |
| 1980s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Russia |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | Montenegro |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 0.5% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | Russia |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | 0.1% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Montenegro or Russia?
- Montenegro, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Montenegro and Russia?
- 0.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Russia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Montenegro and Russia rank globally for population growth?
- Montenegro ranks 175th and Russia ranks 178th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.