Population of Montenegro
Current Population
623,525
10yr Growth Rate
-0.04%
Rank
#164 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Montenegro Population Analysis
Montenegro's population of 623,525 in 2024 reflects stagnation rather than growth, with a -0.04% change over the past decade indicating a net loss of approximately 250 residents annually. Ranked 164th globally among 209 countries, Montenegro is a micro-state whose demographic trajectory sharply contrasts with its peak growth period in the 1962s, when natural increase and migration drove substantial expansion. The 64-year dataset reveals a nation that has experienced sustained population decline in recent decades, likely driven by emigration of working-age citizens seeking economic opportunities abroad.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 623,525 | -0.00% |
| 2023 | 623,529 | -0.01% |
| 2022 | 623,591 | -0.23% |
| 2021 | 625,053 | -0.25% |
| 2020 | 626,590 | -0.03% |
| 2019 | 626,753 | +0.05% |
| 2018 | 626,438 | +0.07% |
| 2017 | 625,982 | +0.10% |
| 2016 | 625,353 | +0.11% |
| 2015 | 624,651 | +0.15% |
| 2014 | 623,744 | +0.19% |
| 2013 | 622,587 | +0.19% |
| 2012 | 621,418 | +0.17% |
| 2011 | 620,345 | +0.15% |
| 2010 | 619,428 | +0.18% |
| 2009 | 618,294 | +0.21% |
| 2008 | 616,969 | +0.18% |
| 2007 | 615,875 | +0.14% |
| 2006 | 615,025 | +0.12% |
| 2005 | 614,261 | +0.15% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 613,353 | +0.18% |
| 2003 | 612,267 | +0.40% |
| 2002 | 609,828 | +0.40% |
| 2001 | 607,389 | +0.40% |
| 2000 | 604,950 | -0.17% |
| 1999 | 606,001 | -0.27% |
| 1998 | 607,662 | -0.30% |
| 1997 | 609,520 | -0.24% |
| 1996 | 611,003 | -0.12% |
| 1995 | 611,712 | +0.05% |
| 1994 | 611,389 | +0.20% |
| 1993 | 610,170 | +0.27% |
| 1992 | 608,516 | +0.23% |
| 1991 | 607,105 | +0.12% |
| 1990 | 606,372 | -0.03% |
| 1989 | 606,571 | -0.14% |
| 1988 | 607,413 | -0.12% |
| 1987 | 608,144 | +0.07% |
| 1986 | 607,711 | +0.38% |
| 1985 | 605,398 | +0.75% |
| 1984 | 600,884 | +1.07% |
| 1983 | 594,506 | +1.28% |
| 1982 | 587,001 | +1.30% |
| 1981 | 579,445 | +1.19% |
| 1980 | 572,608 | +1.01% |
| 1979 | 566,888 | +0.86% |
| 1978 | 562,065 | +0.81% |
| 1977 | 557,576 | +0.91% |
| 1976 | 552,562 | +1.11% |
| 1975 | 546,487 | +1.41% |
| 1974 | 538,902 | +1.64% |
| 1973 | 530,220 | +1.62% |
| 1972 | 521,785 | +1.23% |
| 1971 | 515,449 | +0.59% |
| 1970 | 512,407 | -0.18% |
| 1969 | 513,340 | -0.80% |
| 1968 | 517,481 | -1.02% |
| 1967 | 522,796 | -0.69% |
| 1966 | 526,419 | +0.02% |
| 1965 | 526,327 | +0.88% |
| 1964 | 521,753 | +1.63% |
| 1963 | 513,409 | +2.16% |
| 1962 | 502,558 | +2.32% |
| 1961 | 491,140 | +2.20% |
| 1960 | 480,579 | — |