Montenegro
Population 2026
626,242
Overview
- Yearly change
- -1.03%
- Density
- 47 per km²
- Land area
- 13,450 km²
- Capital
- Podgorica
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Official languages
- SR, HU, BS, SQ
- Urban population
- 65.6%
- Continent
- EU
Demographics
- Births
- 6,6942026
- Deaths
- 7,2702026
- Birth rate
- 11.2per 1,000
- Death rate
- 10.2per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.80
- Life expectancy
- 77.9At birth, years
- Median age
- 40.4
- Net migration
- -9,279
Age distribution
- 0–1417.9%
- 15–6463.8%
- 65+18.3%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $9.2B
- GDP per capita
- $14.8K
- GDP growth
- +2.7%
- Inflation
- 3.9%
- Unemployment
- 13.6%
- Exports
- $3.7B
- Imports
- $6.1B
- Tourism receipts
- 14.4%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.4%
- Industry11.3%
- Manufacturing3.3%
- Services63.4%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture4.2%
- Industry18.2%
- Services77.6%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PodgoricaPodgorica | 236,8522025 |
| 2 | NikšićOpština Nikšić | 58,2122018 |
| 3 | Herceg NoviHerceg Novi | 19,5362020 |
| 4 | PljevljaPljevlja | 19,4892019 |
| 5 | BudvaBudva | 18,0002026 |
| 6 | BarBar | 15,8682026 |
| 7 | Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje | 15,4002026 |
| 8 | CetinjeCetinje | 15,1372026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 626,242 | 6.7K | 7.3K |
| 2020 | 607,934 | 7.1K | 7.5K |
| 2010 | 632,088 | 8.1K | 6.1K |
| 2000 | 634,198 | 9.2K | 5.6K |
| 1990 | 620,507 | 9.6K | 4.5K |
| 1980 | 584,831 | 10.7K | 4.2K |
| 1970 | 529,679 | 11.2K | 3.9K |
| 1960 | 471,205 | 13.5K | 4.5K |
| 1950 | 402,519 | 12.4K | 5.9K |