Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro

Montenegro: Live births by mother's age and legal marital status was 6,977 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6,977
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
59th
of 65 countries
All-time high
9,606
in 1991
All-time low
6,977
in 2024
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro, 1991–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1991200720241991: 9.6k1992: 9.5k1993: 8.9k1994: 8.9k1995: 9.5k1996: 9.1k1997: 8.8k1998: 9.2k1999: 8.8k2000: 9.2k2001: 8.8k2002: 8.5k2003: 8.3k2004: 7.8k2005: 7.4k2006: 7.5k2007: 7.8k2008: 8.3k2009: 8.6k2010: 7.4k2011: 7.2k2012: 7.5k2013: 7.5k2014: 7.5k2015: 7.4k2016: 7.6k2017: 7.4k2018: 7.3k2019: 7.2k2020: 7.1k2021: 7.0k2022: 7.0k2023: 7.0k2024: 7.0k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2024, live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro stood at 6,977. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro peaked at 9,606 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6,977, in 2024.

That places Montenegro 59th out of 65 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.

Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro, 1991 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1991 9,606 —
1992 9,524 -0.9%
1993 8,922 -6.3%
1994 8,887 -0.4%
1995 9,492 +6.8%
1996 9,094 -4.2%
1997 8,758 -3.7%
1998 9,211 +5.2%
1999 8,828 -4.2%
2000 9,184 +4.0%
2001 8,839 -3.8%
2002 8,499 -3.8%
2003 8,344 -1.8%
2004 7,849 -5.9%
2005 7,352 -6.3%
2006 7,531 +2.4%
2007 7,834 +4.0%
2008 8,258 +5.4%
2009 8,642 +4.7%
2010 7,418 -14.2%
2011 7,215 -2.7%
2012 7,459 +3.4%
2013 7,475 +0.2%
2014 7,529 +0.7%
2015 7,386 -1.9%
2016 7,569 +2.5%
2017 7,432 -1.8%
2018 7,264 -2.3%
2019 7,223 -0.6%
2020 7,097 -1.7%
2021 7,033 -0.9%
2022 7,021 -0.2%
2023 7,008 -0.2%
2024 6,977 -0.4%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 6,977 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54,013, 13% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 6,977 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36,590, 19% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,147 8,758 9,606 9
2000s 8,233 7,352 9,184 10
2010s 7,397 7,215 7,569 10
2020s 7,027 6,977 7,097 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 56 Cyprus 9,766 compare
  2. 57 Estonia 9,690 compare
  3. 57 Estonia 9,690 compare
  4. 60 Luxembourg 6,459 compare
  5. 61 Malta 4,374 compare
  6. 62 Iceland 4,311 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro?
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status in Montenegro was 6,977 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest live births by mother's age and legal marital status recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 9,606 in 1991.
What is the lowest live births by mother's age and legal marital status recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 6,977 in 2024.
How does Montenegro rank for live births by mother's age and legal marital status?
Montenegro ranks 59th out of 65 countries with data for 2024.
Is live births by mother's age and legal marital status rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Live births by mother's age and legal marital status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Live births by mother's age and legal marital status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
74 places, 3,877 data points, 1960–2024
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