Population growth in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population growth was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population growth in Montenegro, 1961–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, population growth in Montenegro stood at -0.1%.
The figure is down 9,803.2% on the previous year and down 143.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth in Montenegro peaked at 2.3% in 1962 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 1968.
That places Montenegro 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.2% | — |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 2.1% | -7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.6% | -24.5% |
| 1965 | 0.9% | -45.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 1967 | -0.7% | -4051.3% |
| 1968 | -1.0% | +48.0% |
| 1969 | -0.8% | -21.4% |
| 1970 | -0.2% | -77.4% |
| 1971 | 0.6% | -425.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +106.4% |
| 1973 | 1.6% | +31.3% |
| 1974 | 1.6% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.9% | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.8% | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | +17.5% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +18.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.1% | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | -29.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -49.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | -81.3% |
| 1988 | -0.1% | -268.9% |
| 1989 | -0.1% | +15.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0% | -76.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -468.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +92.2% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +16.9% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -26.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -73.5% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -319.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2% | +109.5% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | +25.6% |
| 1999 | -0.4% | +37.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -93.3% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -1538.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -55.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +28.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +20.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -19.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -21.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -151.7% |
| 2021 | -0.2% | +844.2% |
| 2022 | -0.2% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -95.8% |
| 2024 | -0.0% | -93.5% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | +9803.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5%. (59 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3%. (57 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -9803.2% | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -4051.3% | 0.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | +1538.3% | -0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2021 | -844.2% | -0.0% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | +468.2% | -0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1971 | +425.4% | -0.2% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7% | -1.0% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.0% | -0.2% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7% | -0.1% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -0.4% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -0.0% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.0% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Montenegro
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 552.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 110.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 442.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4167 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 15.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0522 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth in Montenegro?
- Population growth in Montenegro was -0.1% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest population growth recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1962.
- What is the lowest population growth recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 1968.
- How does Montenegro rank for population growth?
- Montenegro ranks 175th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population growth rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 143.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.