🇲🇪 Montenegro Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Montenegro is 626,233, ranking #171 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.54% per year. The biggest city is Podgorica with 236,852 inhabitants.
Live estimate
626,174
Growth rate
-0.54%
Density
45
people / km² (117 / mi²)
Median age
40.4
Fertility rate
1.79
births per woman
Life expectancy
77.6
years
Montenegro population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Montenegro is projected to reach 533,295, and 326,015 by 2100.
Montenegro population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 626,233 | -0.54% | 45.3 | 40.4 |
| 2025 | 632,729 | -1.51% | 45.8 | 40.0 |
| 2024 | 638,479 | -0.30% | 46.2 | 39.6 |
| 2023 | 633,552 | 1.86% | 45.9 | 39.3 |
| 2022 | 614,648 | 4.24% | 44.5 | 39.1 |
| 2021 | 603,850 | -0.74% | 43.7 | 38.9 |
| 2020 | 607,935 | -0.61% | 44.0 | 38.7 |
| 2019 | 611,666 | -0.61% | 44.3 | 38.3 |
| 2018 | 615,795 | -0.73% | 44.6 | 38.0 |
| 2017 | 620,114 | -0.67% | 44.9 | 37.6 |
| 2016 | 624,248 | -0.66% | 45.2 | 37.2 |
| 2015 | 628,145 | -0.58% | 45.5 | 36.8 |
| 2014 | 631,376 | -0.45% | 45.7 | 36.4 |
| 2013 | 633,202 | -0.13% | 45.8 | 36.1 |
| 2012 | 633,540 | 0.03% | 45.9 | 35.8 |
| 2011 | 632,688 | 0.24% | 45.8 | 35.6 |
| 2010 | 632,088 | -0.05% | 45.8 | 35.3 |
| 2009 | 632,438 | -0.06% | 45.8 | 35.0 |
| 2008 | 632,844 | -0.07% | 45.8 | 34.7 |
| 2007 | 633,378 | -0.10% | 45.9 | 34.4 |
| 2006 | 633,871 | -0.06% | 45.9 | 34.0 |
| 2005 | 634,050 | 0.00% | 45.9 | 33.7 |
| 2004 | 633,754 | 0.09% | 45.9 | 33.4 |
| 2003 | 633,560 | -0.03% | 45.9 | 33.1 |
| 2002 | 633,766 | -0.04% | 45.9 | 32.9 |
| 2001 | 633,991 | -0.04% | 45.9 | 32.6 |
| 2000 | 634,194 | -0.03% | 45.9 | 32.3 |
| 1999 | 634,282 | 0.00% | 45.9 | 32.0 |
| 1998 | 634,090 | 0.06% | 45.9 | 31.7 |
| 1997 | 633,532 | 0.12% | 45.9 | 31.3 |
| 1996 | 632,620 | 0.17% | 45.8 | 31.0 |
| 1995 | 631,381 | 0.22% | 45.7 | 30.6 |
| 1994 | 629,878 | 0.26% | 45.6 | 30.2 |
| 1993 | 628,099 | 0.31% | 45.5 | 29.8 |
| 1992 | 626,020 | 0.35% | 45.3 | 29.4 |
| 1991 | 623,559 | 0.43% | 45.1 | 29.0 |
| 1990 | 620,497 | 0.55% | 44.9 | 28.7 |
| 1989 | 617,042 | 0.56% | 44.7 | 28.5 |
| 1988 | 613,585 | 0.56% | 44.4 | 28.2 |
| 1987 | 610,170 | 0.56% | 44.2 | 27.9 |
| 1986 | 606,795 | 0.55% | 43.9 | 27.5 |
| 1985 | 603,500 | 0.54% | 43.7 | 27.2 |
| 1984 | 600,247 | 0.54% | 43.5 | 26.9 |
| 1983 | 596,956 | 0.56% | 43.2 | 26.5 |
| 1982 | 593,628 | 0.56% | 43.0 | 26.1 |
| 1981 | 589,908 | 0.70% | 42.7 | 25.7 |
| 1980 | 584,820 | 1.04% | 42.3 | 25.4 |
| 1979 | 579,012 | 0.96% | 41.9 | 25.2 |
| 1978 | 573,516 | 0.95% | 41.5 | 24.9 |
| 1977 | 568,093 | 0.95% | 41.1 | 24.6 |
| 1976 | 562,630 | 0.98% | 40.7 | 24.3 |
| 1975 | 557,151 | 0.97% | 40.3 | 24.0 |
| 1974 | 551,732 | 0.98% | 39.9 | 23.7 |
| 1973 | 546,262 | 1.01% | 39.5 | 23.3 |
| 1972 | 540,698 | 1.03% | 39.1 | 23.0 |
| 1971 | 535,109 | 1.04% | 38.7 | 22.8 |
| 1970 | 529,671 | 1.00% | 38.3 | 22.6 |
| 1969 | 524,446 | 0.98% | 38.0 | 22.6 |
| 1968 | 519,308 | 0.98% | 37.6 | 22.6 |
| 1967 | 514,096 | 1.03% | 37.2 | 22.6 |
| 1966 | 508,634 | 1.10% | 36.8 | 22.5 |
| 1965 | 502,892 | 1.17% | 36.4 | 22.4 |
| 1964 | 496,930 | 1.22% | 36.0 | 22.3 |
| 1963 | 490,788 | 1.27% | 35.5 | 22.1 |
| 1962 | 484,442 | 1.33% | 35.1 | 22.0 |
| 1961 | 477,827 | 1.42% | 34.6 | 21.8 |
| 1960 | 471,197 | 1.38% | 34.1 | 21.7 |
| 1959 | 464,898 | 1.31% | 33.7 | 21.5 |
| 1958 | 458,806 | 1.33% | 33.2 | 21.4 |
| 1957 | 452,741 | 1.33% | 32.8 | 21.2 |
| 1956 | 446,690 | 1.36% | 32.3 | 21.1 |
| 1955 | 440,584 | 1.40% | 31.9 | 20.9 |
| 1954 | 434,371 | 1.44% | 31.4 | 20.8 |
| 1953 | 427,479 | 1.76% | 30.9 | 20.7 |
| 1952 | 418,900 | 2.30% | 30.3 | 20.7 |
| 1951 | 410,073 | 1.95% | 29.7 | 20.7 |
| 1950 | 402,512 | 1.77% | 29.1 | 20.7 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 622,864 | -0.54% | 45.1 | 40.7 |
| 2028 | 619,494 | -0.55% | 44.9 | 41.1 |
| 2029 | 616,052 | -0.56% | 44.6 | 41.4 |
| 2030 | 612,562 | -0.57% | 44.3 | 41.6 |
| 2031 | 609,020 | -0.59% | 44.1 | 41.9 |
| 2032 | 605,400 | -0.60% | 43.8 | 42.1 |
| 2033 | 601,707 | -0.62% | 43.6 | 42.3 |
| 2034 | 597,952 | -0.63% | 43.3 | 42.5 |
| 2035 | 594,137 | -0.65% | 43.0 | 42.7 |
| 2036 | 590,265 | -0.66% | 42.7 | 42.9 |
| 2037 | 586,346 | -0.67% | 42.5 | 43.2 |
| 2038 | 582,392 | -0.68% | 42.2 | 43.3 |
| 2039 | 578,416 | -0.69% | 41.9 | 43.5 |
| 2040 | 574,434 | -0.69% | 41.6 | 43.7 |
| 2041 | 570,433 | -0.70% | 41.3 | 43.9 |
| 2042 | 566,428 | -0.70% | 41.0 | 44.0 |
| 2043 | 562,390 | -0.73% | 40.7 | 44.2 |
| 2044 | 558,315 | -0.73% | 40.4 | 44.3 |
| 2045 | 554,232 | -0.74% | 40.1 | 44.4 |
| 2046 | 550,114 | -0.75% | 39.8 | 44.5 |
| 2047 | 545,935 | -0.77% | 39.5 | 44.7 |
| 2048 | 541,746 | -0.77% | 39.2 | 44.8 |
| 2049 | 537,544 | -0.79% | 38.9 | 45.0 |
| 2050 | 533,295 | -0.80% | 38.6 | 45.1 |
| 2051 | 529,032 | -0.81% | 38.3 | 45.2 |
| 2052 | 524,724 | -0.83% | 38.0 | 45.3 |
| 2053 | 520,388 | -0.83% | 37.7 | 45.4 |
| 2054 | 516,020 | -0.85% | 37.4 | 45.6 |
| 2055 | 511,590 | -0.87% | 37.0 | 45.8 |
| 2056 | 507,085 | -0.90% | 36.7 | 46.0 |
| 2057 | 502,596 | -0.88% | 36.4 | 46.3 |
| 2058 | 498,178 | -0.88% | 36.1 | 46.5 |
| 2059 | 493,748 | -0.90% | 35.7 | 46.7 |
| 2060 | 489,254 | -0.93% | 35.4 | 46.9 |
| 2061 | 484,745 | -0.93% | 35.1 | 47.2 |
| 2062 | 480,253 | -0.94% | 34.8 | 47.4 |
| 2063 | 475,746 | -0.95% | 34.4 | 47.6 |
| 2064 | 471,227 | -0.96% | 34.1 | 47.8 |
| 2065 | 466,696 | -0.97% | 33.8 | 48.1 |
| 2066 | 462,213 | -0.96% | 33.5 | 48.3 |
| 2067 | 457,760 | -0.98% | 33.1 | 48.5 |
| 2068 | 453,306 | -0.98% | 32.8 | 48.7 |
| 2069 | 448,884 | -0.98% | 32.5 | 48.8 |
| 2070 | 444,455 | -1.00% | 32.2 | 49.0 |
| 2071 | 440,040 | -1.00% | 31.9 | 49.2 |
| 2072 | 435,691 | -0.99% | 31.5 | 49.4 |
| 2073 | 431,374 | -1.00% | 31.2 | 49.5 |
| 2074 | 427,082 | -1.00% | 30.9 | 49.7 |
| 2075 | 422,841 | -1.00% | 30.6 | 49.8 |
| 2076 | 418,648 | -0.99% | 30.3 | 49.9 |
| 2077 | 414,504 | -0.99% | 30.0 | 50.0 |
| 2078 | 410,390 | -1.00% | 29.7 | 50.1 |
| 2079 | 406,286 | -1.01% | 29.4 | 50.2 |
| 2080 | 402,210 | -1.01% | 29.1 | 50.3 |
| 2081 | 398,175 | -1.01% | 28.8 | 50.4 |
| 2082 | 394,191 | -1.00% | 28.5 | 50.5 |
| 2083 | 390,260 | -1.00% | 28.3 | 50.6 |
| 2084 | 386,350 | -1.01% | 28.0 | 50.7 |
| 2085 | 382,461 | -1.01% | 27.7 | 50.8 |
| 2086 | 378,612 | -1.01% | 27.4 | 50.9 |
| 2087 | 374,788 | -1.02% | 27.1 | 51.0 |
| 2088 | 370,994 | -1.02% | 26.9 | 51.1 |
| 2089 | 367,208 | -1.03% | 26.6 | 51.3 |
| 2090 | 363,412 | -1.04% | 26.3 | 51.4 |
| 2091 | 359,621 | -1.05% | 26.0 | 51.5 |
| 2092 | 355,847 | -1.06% | 25.8 | 51.7 |
| 2093 | 352,086 | -1.07% | 25.5 | 51.8 |
| 2094 | 348,341 | -1.07% | 25.2 | 52.0 |
| 2095 | 344,611 | -1.08% | 25.0 | 52.1 |
| 2096 | 340,877 | -1.10% | 24.7 | 52.3 |
| 2097 | 337,146 | -1.10% | 24.4 | 52.4 |
| 2098 | 333,442 | -1.10% | 24.1 | 52.6 |
| 2099 | 329,740 | -1.13% | 23.9 | 52.7 |
| 2100 | 326,015 | -1.14% | 23.6 | 52.9 |
States & provinces of Montenegro by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podgorica | 185,937 | 29.7% |
| 2 | Budva | 59,857 | 9.6% |
| 3 | Nikšic | 56,970 | 9.1% |
| 4 | Bar | 40,037 | 6.4% |
| 5 | Berane | 33,970 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Herceg Novi | 30,864 | 4.9% |
| 7 | Rožaje | 23,312 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Kotor | 22,601 | 3.6% |
| 9 | Ulcinj | 19,921 | 3.2% |
| 10 | Pljevlja | 19,489 | 3.1% |
| 11 | Cetinje | 18,482 | 3.0% |
| 12 | Bijelo Polje | 15,883 | 2.5% |
| 13 | Plav | 13,108 | 2.1% |
| 14 | Tivat | 10,149 | 1.6% |
| 15 | Danilovgrad | 5,208 | 0.8% |
| 16 | Andrijevica | 5,071 | 0.8% |
| 17 | Plužine | 4,295 | 0.7% |
| 18 | Mojkovac | 4,120 | 0.7% |
| 19 | Žabljak | 3,600 | 0.6% |
| 20 | Kolašin | 2,989 | 0.5% |
| 21 | Šavnik | 2,947 | 0.5% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Montenegro
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podgorica capital | Podgorica | 236,852 |
| 2 | Nikšić | Opština Nikšić | 58,212 |
| 3 | Herceg Novi | Herceg Novi | 19,536 |
| 4 | Pljevlja | Pljevlja | 19,489 |
| 5 | Budva | Budva | 18,000 |
| 6 | Bar | Bar | 17,727 |
| 7 | Bijelo Polje | Bijelo Polje | 15,400 |
| 8 | Cetinje | Cetinje | 15,137 |
FAQ
What is the population of Montenegro in 2026?
The population of Montenegro is 626,233 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Montenegro?
Podgorica is the biggest city in Montenegro with 236,852 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Montenegro growing or shrinking?
The population of Montenegro is shrinking at -0.54% per year.
Neighboring countries
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
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