Population growth rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Population growth rate was -1.14 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-1.14
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
221st
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.24
in 2022
All-time low
-1.51
in 2025
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Montenegro, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population growth rate in Montenegro is -1.14, measured in 2100.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Montenegro peaked at 4.24 in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.51, in 2025.
Montenegro ranks 221st of 239 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.57 | — |
| 1905 | 1.57 | -0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6673 | -57.4% |
| 1915 | -0.6593 | -198.8% |
| 1920 | -0.6642 | +0.7% |
| 1925 | -0.6643 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | -0.6643 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | -0.6643 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | -0.6644 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | -0.6642 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 1.77 | -366.0% |
| 1951 | 1.95 | +10.5% |
| 1952 | 2.3 | +17.9% |
| 1953 | 1.76 | -23.7% |
| 1954 | 1.44 | -17.8% |
| 1955 | 1.4 | -3.3% |
| 1956 | 1.36 | -2.9% |
| 1957 | 1.33 | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 1.33 | -0.7% |
| 1959 | 1.31 | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 1.38 | +5.1% |
| 1961 | 1.42 | +2.7% |
| 1962 | 1.33 | -5.7% |
| 1963 | 1.27 | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 1.22 | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 1.17 | -4.2% |
| 1966 | 1.1 | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 1.03 | -6.4% |
| 1968 | 0.985 | -4.6% |
| 1969 | 0.984 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.999 | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 1.04 | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 1.03 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.01 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.98 | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.975 | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.982 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.951 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 0.949 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.958 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 1.04 | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 0.696 | -32.9% |
| 1982 | 0.561 | -19.4% |
| 1983 | 0.556 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.543 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.538 | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.552 | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 0.558 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.559 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.565 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.551 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.433 | -21.4% |
| 1992 | 0.354 | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.309 | -12.7% |
| 1994 | 0.257 | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 0.22 | -14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.172 | -21.8% |
| 1997 | 0.116 | -32.6% |
| 1998 | 0.06 | -48.3% |
| 1999 | 0.001 | -98.3% |
| 2000 | -0.029 | -3000.0% |
| 2001 | -0.035 | +20.7% |
| 2002 | -0.036 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | -0.03 | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.091 | -403.3% |
| 2005 | 0.003 | -96.7% |
| 2006 | -0.059 | -2066.7% |
| 2007 | -0.096 | +62.7% |
| 2008 | -0.073 | -24.0% |
| 2009 | -0.056 | -23.3% |
| 2010 | -0.054 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.244 | -551.9% |
| 2012 | 0.026 | -89.3% |
| 2013 | -0.133 | -611.5% |
| 2014 | -0.446 | +235.3% |
| 2015 | -0.58 | +30.0% |
| 2016 | -0.664 | +14.5% |
| 2017 | -0.665 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -0.733 | +10.2% |
| 2019 | -0.612 | -16.5% |
| 2020 | -0.612 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | -0.737 | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 4.24 | -675.0% |
| 2023 | 1.86 | -56.2% |
| 2024 | -0.3 | -116.2% |
| 2025 | -1.51 | +405.0% |
| 2026 | -0.544 | -64.1% |
| 2027 | -0.535 | -1.7% |
| 2028 | -0.551 | +3.0% |
| 2029 | -0.564 | +2.4% |
| 2030 | -0.573 | +1.6% |
| 2031 | -0.587 | +2.4% |
| 2032 | -0.605 | +3.1% |
| 2033 | -0.619 | +2.3% |
| 2034 | -0.633 | +2.3% |
| 2035 | -0.648 | +2.4% |
| 2036 | -0.66 | +1.9% |
| 2037 | -0.672 | +1.8% |
| 2038 | -0.681 | +1.3% |
| 2039 | -0.689 | +1.2% |
| 2040 | -0.693 | +0.6% |
| 2041 | -0.705 | +1.7% |
| 2042 | -0.704 | -0.1% |
| 2043 | -0.727 | +3.3% |
| 2044 | -0.728 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | -0.74 | +1.6% |
| 2046 | -0.751 | +1.5% |
| 2047 | -0.774 | +3.1% |
| 2048 | -0.767 | -0.9% |
| 2049 | -0.791 | +3.1% |
| 2050 | -0.797 | +0.8% |
| 2051 | -0.809 | +1.5% |
| 2052 | -0.826 | +2.1% |
| 2053 | -0.834 | +1.0% |
| 2054 | -0.852 | +2.2% |
| 2055 | -0.873 | +2.5% |
| 2056 | -0.896 | +2.6% |
| 2057 | -0.882 | -1.6% |
| 2058 | -0.884 | +0.2% |
| 2059 | -0.902 | +2.0% |
| 2060 | -0.927 | +2.8% |
| 2061 | -0.925 | -0.2% |
| 2062 | -0.937 | +1.3% |
| 2063 | -0.949 | +1.3% |
| 2064 | -0.959 | +1.1% |
| 2065 | -0.973 | +1.5% |
| 2066 | -0.957 | -1.6% |
| 2067 | -0.979 | +2.3% |
| 2068 | -0.977 | -0.2% |
| 2069 | -0.984 | +0.7% |
| 2070 | -1 | +1.6% |
| 2071 | -0.997 | -0.3% |
| 2072 | -0.99 | -0.7% |
| 2073 | -1 | +1.2% |
| 2074 | -0.998 | -0.4% |
| 2075 | -0.998 | -0.0% |
| 2076 | -0.995 | -0.3% |
| 2077 | -0.994 | -0.1% |
| 2078 | -1 | +0.7% |
| 2079 | -1.01 | +0.8% |
| 2080 | -1.01 | -0.1% |
| 2081 | -1.01 | -0.0% |
| 2082 | -1 | -0.5% |
| 2083 | -1 | -0.2% |
| 2084 | -1.01 | +1.2% |
| 2085 | -1.01 | -0.2% |
| 2086 | -1.01 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | -1.02 | +0.6% |
| 2088 | -1.02 | -0.1% |
| 2089 | -1.03 | +1.8% |
| 2090 | -1.04 | +0.9% |
| 2091 | -1.05 | +0.9% |
| 2092 | -1.06 | +0.4% |
| 2093 | -1.07 | +1.1% |
| 2094 | -1.07 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | -1.08 | +1.2% |
| 2096 | -1.1 | +1.2% |
| 2097 | -1.1 | +0.8% |
| 2098 | -1.1 | -0.1% |
| 2099 | -1.13 | +2.3% |
| 2100 | -1.14 | +1.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -1.14 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 2.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -1.14 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 3.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3000.0% | 0.001 | -0.029 |
| 2006 | -2066.7% | 0.003 | -0.059 |
| 2022 | +675.0% | -0.737 | 4.24 |
| 2013 | -611.5% | 0.026 | -0.133 |
| 2011 | +551.9% | -0.054 | 0.244 |
| 2004 | +403.3% | -0.03 | 0.091 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.57 | 1.57 | 1.57 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.004 | -0.6593 | 0.6673 | 2 |
| 1920s | -0.6643 | -0.6643 | -0.6642 | 2 |
| 1930s | -0.6643 | -0.6643 | -0.6643 | 2 |
| 1940s | -0.6643 | -0.6644 | -0.6642 | 2 |
| 1950s | 1.59 | 1.31 | 2.3 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.19 | 0.984 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.9886 | 0.949 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6166 | 0.538 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2473 | 0.001 | 0.551 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.032 | -0.096 | 0.091 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3617 | -0.733 | 0.244 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0737 | -1.51 | 4.24 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.6367 | -0.689 | -0.573 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.738 | -0.791 | -0.693 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.8555 | -0.902 | -0.797 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.9567 | -0.984 | -0.925 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.9984 | -1.01 | -0.99 | 10 |
| 2080s | -1.01 | -1.03 | -1 | 10 |
| 2090s | -1.08 | -1.13 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 2100s | -1.14 | -1.14 | -1.14 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Montenegro?
- Population growth rate in Montenegro was -1.14 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.24 in 2022.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.51 in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for population growth rate?
- Montenegro ranks 221st out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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