Birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro
Montenegro: Birth rate by women's age group was 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
171st
of 236 countries
All-time high
43.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 1958
All-time low
9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro is 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro peaked at 43.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1958 and was at its lowest, 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 29.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 17.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -40.9% |
| 1952 | 26.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +52.5% |
| 1953 | 31.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +17.7% |
| 1954 | 38.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +22.8% |
| 1955 | 40.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.0% |
| 1956 | 41.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.5% |
| 1957 | 42.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 43.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1959 | 40.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.6% |
| 1960 | 42.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.4% |
| 1961 | 38.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.9% |
| 1962 | 37.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 35.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.7% |
| 1964 | 33.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.9% |
| 1965 | 34.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 36.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 37.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 37.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 33.53 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -10.6% |
| 1970 | 29.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -13.2% |
| 1971 | 28.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 32.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +14.2% |
| 1973 | 32.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 32.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 30.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 29.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 27.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.9% |
| 1978 | 26.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 24.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 17.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -27.7% |
| 1981 | 12.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -30.1% |
| 1982 | 15.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 25.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +71.8% |
| 1984 | 29.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +12.5% |
| 1985 | 30.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 31.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 30.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 29.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 27.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 27.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 26.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 25.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 23.52 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 23.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 22.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 21.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.4% |
| 1998 | 20.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 19.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 20.72 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 19.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 18.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 17.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 16.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 16.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 17.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 18.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 19.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 20.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 16.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 14.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -13.4% |
| 2012 | 13.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 12.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 11.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 11.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 10.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 10.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 10.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 10.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 10.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 34% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Birth rate by women's age group 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +71.8% | 15.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 25.92 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1952 | +52.5% | 17.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 26.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
| 1951 | -40.9% | 29.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 17.28 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 43.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 33.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 42.27 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 29.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 24.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 32.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 12.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 31.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 19.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 27.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 20.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 16.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 10.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 168 Malta 10.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 169 Falkland Islands 10.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 170 Monaco 9.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 172 Bhutan 9.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 173 Martinique 9.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
- 174 Wallis and Futuna 9.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
More population data for Montenegro
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.7975 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7672 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 586.38 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.1561 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -1.1% (2100)
- Population density 24.24 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 12,323 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro?
- Birth rate by women's age group in Montenegro was 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 43.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1958.
- What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for birth rate by women's age group?
- Montenegro ranks 171st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.