Montenegro Population Pyramid 2016
Montenegro in 2016
The population of Montenegro in 2016 was 624,249. A decade earlier, in 2006, the population was still 633,871; it has declined by 1.5% since.
With a median age of 38.2 years, Montenegro had a youth dependency ratio of 27.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 22.3 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 624,249 | 38.2 | |
| Malta | 455,269 | 40.6 | |
| TFYR Macedonia | 1,961,260 | 38.3 | |
| Slovenia | 2,061,373 | 43.3 | |
| Albania | 2,897,867 | 34.6 |





