Montenegro Population Pyramid 1998
Montenegro in 1998
As of 1998, Montenegro counted 634,090 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1988, the population was 613,584; it has grown by 3.3% since.
The median age was 32.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 34.1 children under 15 and 15.6 people aged 65 or over. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Montenegro was 1.74 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 77.6 years on average (80.2 years for girls, 75.1 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
91,271 immigrants live in Montenegro, 14.3% of the population.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31,869 |
| Ukraine | 21,948 |
| Croatia | 15,398 |
| Serbia | 8,760 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 3,302 |
90,673 people born in Montenegro live in other countries.
| Serbia | 57,943 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 9,302 |
| Croatia | 5,539 |
| Slovenia | 4,014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,889 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montenegro | 634,091 | 32.7 | |
| Malta | 393,775 | 35.8 | |
| Slovenia | 1,980,065 | 37.1 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 2,037,568 | 31.2 | |
| Albania | 3,210,133 | 26.8 |





