How many people live in Montenegro right now?
Right now, according to UN estimates
625,164
| Today | In 2026 | |
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| Deaths | · | · |
| Net migration | · | · |
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2026 figures
- Rank by population
- 171 of 237
- Share of world population
- 0.0075%
- Median age
- 40.4 years
- Children per woman
- 1.79
- Life expectancy
- 77.6 years
- People per km²
- 45
According to UN estimates, about 625,164 people live in Montenegro right now. It ranks 171st out of 237 countries and territories by population, between Suriname and Western Sahara, and it is home to one in every 13,300 people on the planet.
Every day, about 18 people are born there and about 20 die. More people leave than arrive: net migration reduces the population by about 2,800 people a year. Overall, the population shrinks by about 9 people a day (0.54% a year).
In 1950, about 402,512 people lived there. Since then, the population has grown by 55%. It peaked in 2024, at about 638,479, and has been falling since. By 2050 it is projected to have about 533,295 people (15% fewer than today), and by 2100 about 326,015.
Half of its people are younger than 40 (worldwide, 31). Women have an average of 1.79 children each, below the 2.1 needed for each generation to replace the one before, and life expectancy at birth is 78 years (worldwide, 74). There are 45 people per square kilometer.
UN estimates up to today and projections (medium variant) from today onward.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the population of Montenegro in 2026?
- Montenegro has about 625,164 people right now, according to the UN's World Population Prospects 2024. On July 1, 2026, there were 626,233.
- How many people are born each day in Montenegro?
- About 18 a day (6,700 a year). About 20 people die each day (7,300 a year).
- Is the population of Montenegro growing?
- No: it shrinks by 0.54% a year, or about 3,400 people.
- What will the population of Montenegro be in 2050?
- According to the UN projection (medium variant), about 533,295.
- Why doesn't this figure match the country's official statistics?
- The UN estimates the population of every country with the same method, based on censuses, surveys and registers, and projects it year by year. Each national statistics office uses its own censuses and registers, which may be more up to date or count foreign residents differently. That is why the figures can differ slightly.
Countries with a similar population
- Macao 723,468
- Luxembourg 689,603
- Suriname 646,933
- Western Sahara 613,811
- Malta 549,632
- Maldives 532,122
More countries in Europe
- Russia 143,283,433
- Germany 83,580,384
- United Kingdom 70,045,969
- France 66,775,475
- Italy 58,850,894
- Spain 47,835,423
- Ukraine 39,443,585
- Poland 37,796,208
- Romania 18,766,006
- Netherlands 18,476,987
- Belgium 11,779,073
- Sweden 10,713,760
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Where these figures come from
The figures are estimates from the United Nations Population Division, published in World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant): the reference used by international organizations and by most population counters. The UN estimates how many people there are on July 1 of each year and how many are born, die and migrate; between one date and the next, this counter spreads the change continuously, second by second.
It is not a real-time headcount: nobody can count every person in a country at once. It is the best available estimate, and it may differ slightly from the figures of each country's statistics office, which use their own censuses and population registers.