Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6662 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
In 2025, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro stood at 0.6662 people per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro peaked at 0.6711 people per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2409 people per person, in 1960.
Montenegro ranks 103rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2409 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.2508 people per person | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.2582 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2649 people per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2721 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2808 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2916 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3045 people per person | +4.4% |
| 1968 | 0.3188 people per person | +4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.333 people per person | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3461 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3577 people per person | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 0.3683 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3787 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3895 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4014 people per person | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4142 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4273 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4397 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4505 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4589 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4636 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4651 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.4656 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4664 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.4683 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4717 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4767 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4829 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4897 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4967 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5037 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5115 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.521 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5323 people per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5453 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.56 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5756 people per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5913 people per person | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6062 people per person | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.6195 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.6277 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6342 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6384 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6428 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.647 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6505 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6531 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6548 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6558 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6562 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.657 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6578 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6573 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6552 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6518 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.648 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6439 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6398 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.636 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6331 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6311 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6446 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6653 people per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6711 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6662 people per person | -0.7% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.6662 people per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.6662 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2816 people per person | 0.2409 people per person | 0.333 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3973 people per person | 0.3461 people per person | 0.4505 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4709 people per person | 0.4589 people per person | 0.4897 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5444 people per person | 0.4967 people per person | 0.6062 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6424 people per person | 0.6195 people per person | 0.6558 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6503 people per person | 0.636 people per person | 0.6578 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6519 people per person | 0.6311 people per person | 0.6711 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Montenegro was 0.6662 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6711 people per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2409 people per person in 1960.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 103rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.