| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Montenegro is 627,770 as of September 26, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Montenegro is projected at 628,053 or 628.10 thousands as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Montenegro is projected at 628,066 or 628.07 thousands people for the year 2020. Montenegro ranks number 169th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Montenegro is ranked 37th among 48 countries in Europe.
Montenegro's population peaked in 2020 with 628.0 thousand people after Montenegro's population decreased year by year. The Montenegro population is projected to reach 624.1 thousand in 2030 and decrease further to 589.3 thousand in 2050 and 453.7 thousand by 2100. Montenegro accounts for 0.0080 percent of the world population. Its global share has been declining since 0.0160% of 1965 and is projected to decline at 0.0042% by 2100.
Montenegro was at 154th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline at 179th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 628,066 | 79 | 0.01 | 0.0081 |
| 2021 | 628,053 | -13 | 0.00 | 0.0080 |
| 2022 | 627,950 | -103 | -0.02 | 0.0079 |
| 2023 | 627,761 | -189 | -0.03 | 0.0078 |
| 2024 | 627,495 | -266 | -0.04 | 0.0077 |
| 2025 | 627,144 | -351 | -0.06 | 0.0077 |
| 2026 | 626,709 | -435 | -0.07 | 0.0076 |
| 2027 | 626,186 | -523 | -0.08 | 0.0075 |
| 2028 | 625,580 | -606 | -0.10 | 0.0074 |
| 2029 | 624,864 | -716 | -0.11 | 0.0074 |
| 2030 | 624,059 | -805 | -0.13 | 0.0073 |
| 2031 | 623,143 | -916 | -0.15 | 0.0072 |
| 2032 | 622,125 | -1,018 | -0.16 | 0.0072 |
| 2033 | 621,001 | -1,124 | -0.18 | 0.0071 |
| 2034 | 619,769 | -1,232 | -0.20 | 0.0070 |
| 2035 | 618,423 | -1,346 | -0.22 | 0.0070 |
| 2036 | 616,981 | -1,442 | -0.23 | 0.0069 |
| 2037 | 615,433 | -1,548 | -0.25 | 0.0068 |
| 2038 | 613,794 | -1,639 | -0.27 | 0.0068 |
| 2039 | 612,064 | -1,730 | -0.28 | 0.0067 |
| 2040 | 610,259 | -1,805 | -0.29 | 0.0066 |
| 2041 | 608,361 | -1,898 | -0.31 | 0.0066 |
| 2042 | 606,409 | -1,952 | -0.32 | 0.0065 |
| 2043 | 604,383 | -2,026 | -0.33 | 0.0064 |
| 2044 | 602,320 | -2,063 | -0.34 | 0.0064 |
| 2045 | 600,227 | -2,093 | -0.35 | 0.0063 |
| 2046 | 598,088 | -2,139 | -0.36 | 0.0063 |
| 2047 | 595,932 | -2,156 | -0.36 | 0.0062 |
| 2048 | 593,753 | -2,179 | -0.37 | 0.0062 |
| 2049 | 591,548 | -2,205 | -0.37 | 0.0061 |
| 2050 | 589,333 | -2,215 | -0.37 | 0.0061 |
| 2051 | 587,109 | -2,224 | -0.38 | 0.0060 |
| 2052 | 584,872 | -2,237 | -0.38 | 0.0060 |
| 2053 | 582,628 | -2,244 | -0.38 | 0.0059 |
| 2054 | 580,352 | -2,276 | -0.39 | 0.0059 |
| 2055 | 578,072 | -2,280 | -0.39 | 0.0058 |
| 2056 | 575,773 | -2,299 | -0.40 | 0.0058 |
| 2057 | 573,438 | -2,335 | -0.41 | 0.0057 |
| 2058 | 571,082 | -2,356 | -0.41 | 0.0057 |
| 2059 | 568,688 | -2,394 | -0.42 | 0.0056 |
| 2060 | 566,265 | -2,423 | -0.43 | 0.0056 |
| 2061 | 563,795 | -2,470 | -0.44 | 0.0055 |
| 2062 | 561,286 | -2,509 | -0.45 | 0.0055 |
| 2063 | 558,730 | -2,556 | -0.46 | 0.0054 |
| 2064 | 556,128 | -2,602 | -0.47 | 0.0054 |
| 2065 | 553,478 | -2,650 | -0.48 | 0.0054 |
| 2066 | 550,780 | -2,698 | -0.49 | 0.0053 |
| 2067 | 548,043 | -2,737 | -0.50 | 0.0053 |
| 2068 | 545,265 | -2,778 | -0.51 | 0.0052 |
| 2069 | 542,446 | -2,819 | -0.52 | 0.0052 |
| 2070 | 539,595 | -2,851 | -0.53 | 0.0052 |
| 2071 | 536,711 | -2,884 | -0.53 | 0.0051 |
| 2072 | 533,802 | -2,909 | -0.54 | 0.0051 |
| 2073 | 530,876 | -2,926 | -0.55 | 0.0050 |
| 2074 | 527,928 | -2,948 | -0.56 | 0.0050 |
| 2075 | 524,984 | -2,944 | -0.56 | 0.0050 |
| 2076 | 522,026 | -2,958 | -0.56 | 0.0049 |
| 2077 | 519,079 | -2,947 | -0.56 | 0.0049 |
| 2078 | 516,133 | -2,946 | -0.57 | 0.0049 |
| 2079 | 513,188 | -2,945 | -0.57 | 0.0048 |
| 2080 | 510,248 | -2,940 | -0.57 | 0.0048 |
| 2081 | 507,320 | -2,928 | -0.57 | 0.0047 |
| 2082 | 504,396 | -2,924 | -0.58 | 0.0047 |
| 2083 | 501,487 | -2,909 | -0.58 | 0.0047 |
| 2084 | 498,596 | -2,891 | -0.58 | 0.0046 |
| 2085 | 495,702 | -2,894 | -0.58 | 0.0046 |
| 2086 | 492,825 | -2,877 | -0.58 | 0.0046 |
| 2087 | 489,967 | -2,858 | -0.58 | 0.0045 |
| 2088 | 487,119 | -2,848 | -0.58 | 0.0045 |
| 2089 | 484,279 | -2,840 | -0.58 | 0.0045 |
| 2090 | 481,445 | -2,834 | -0.59 | 0.0045 |
| 2091 | 478,623 | -2,822 | -0.59 | 0.0044 |
| 2092 | 475,817 | -2,806 | -0.59 | 0.0044 |
| 2093 | 473,016 | -2,801 | -0.59 | 0.0044 |
| 2094 | 470,222 | -2,794 | -0.59 | 0.0043 |
| 2095 | 467,438 | -2,784 | -0.59 | 0.0043 |
| 2096 | 464,667 | -2,771 | -0.59 | 0.0043 |
| 2097 | 461,908 | -2,759 | -0.59 | 0.0043 |
| 2098 | 459,147 | -2,761 | -0.60 | 0.0042 |
| 2099 | 456,405 | -2,742 | -0.60 | 0.0042 |
| 2100 | 453,657 | -2,748 | -0.60 | 0.0042 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 394,739 | - | - | 0.0156 |
| 1951 | 400,872 | 6,133 | 1.55 | 0.0155 |
| 1952 | 410,508 | 9,636 | 2.40 | 0.0156 |
| 1953 | 421,737 | 11,229 | 2.74 | 0.0158 |
| 1954 | 433,135 | 11,398 | 2.70 | 0.0159 |
| 1955 | 443,795 | 10,660 | 2.46 | 0.0160 |
| 1956 | 453,317 | 9,522 | 2.15 | 0.0161 |
| 1957 | 461,809 | 8,492 | 1.87 | 0.0161 |
| 1958 | 469,791 | 7,982 | 1.73 | 0.0161 |
| 1959 | 478,068 | 8,277 | 1.76 | 0.0160 |
| 1960 | 487,413 | 9,345 | 1.95 | 0.0161 |
| 1961 | 498,128 | 10,715 | 2.20 | 0.0161 |
| 1962 | 509,713 | 11,585 | 2.33 | 0.0162 |
| 1963 | 520,714 | 11,001 | 2.16 | 0.0162 |
| 1964 | 529,175 | 8,461 | 1.62 | 0.0162 |
| 1965 | 533,814 | 4,639 | 0.88 | 0.0160 |
| 1966 | 533,908 | 94 | 0.02 | 0.0157 |
| 1967 | 530,229 | -3,679 | -0.69 | 0.0152 |
| 1968 | 524,844 | -5,385 | -1.02 | 0.0148 |
| 1969 | 520,647 | -4,197 | -0.80 | 0.0144 |
| 1970 | 519,696 | -951 | -0.18 | 0.0140 |
| 1971 | 522,786 | 3,090 | 0.59 | 0.0138 |
| 1972 | 529,210 | 6,424 | 1.23 | 0.0137 |
| 1973 | 537,758 | 8,548 | 1.62 | 0.0137 |
| 1974 | 546,574 | 8,816 | 1.64 | 0.0137 |
| 1975 | 554,262 | 7,688 | 1.41 | 0.0136 |
| 1976 | 560,423 | 6,161 | 1.11 | 0.0135 |
| 1977 | 565,507 | 5,084 | 0.91 | 0.0134 |
| 1978 | 570,056 | 4,549 | 0.80 | 0.0132 |
| 1979 | 574,950 | 4,894 | 0.86 | 0.0131 |
| 1980 | 580,754 | 5,804 | 1.01 | 0.0130 |
| 1981 | 587,687 | 6,933 | 1.19 | 0.0130 |
| 1982 | 595,352 | 7,665 | 1.30 | 0.0129 |
| 1983 | 602,967 | 7,615 | 1.28 | 0.0128 |
| 1984 | 609,431 | 6,464 | 1.07 | 0.0127 |
| 1985 | 614,016 | 4,585 | 0.75 | 0.0126 |
| 1986 | 616,357 | 2,341 | 0.38 | 0.0124 |
| 1987 | 616,797 | 440 | 0.07 | 0.0122 |
| 1988 | 616,054 | -743 | -0.12 | 0.0120 |
| 1989 | 615,204 | -850 | -0.14 | 0.0117 |
| 1990 | 615,002 | -202 | -0.03 | 0.0115 |
| 1991 | 615,744 | 742 | 0.12 | 0.0114 |
| 1992 | 617,173 | 1,429 | 0.23 | 0.0112 |
| 1993 | 618,853 | 1,680 | 0.27 | 0.0111 |
| 1994 | 620,087 | 1,234 | 0.20 | 0.0109 |
| 1995 | 620,418 | 331 | 0.05 | 0.0108 |
| 1996 | 619,707 | -711 | -0.11 | 0.0106 |
| 1997 | 618,219 | -1,488 | -0.24 | 0.0105 |
| 1998 | 616,339 | -1,880 | -0.30 | 0.0103 |
| 1999 | 614,651 | -1,688 | -0.27 | 0.0101 |
| 2000 | 613,559 | -1,092 | -0.18 | 0.0100 |
| 2001 | 613,171 | -388 | -0.06 | 0.0099 |
| 2002 | 613,371 | 200 | 0.03 | 0.0097 |
| 2003 | 614,079 | 708 | 0.12 | 0.0096 |
| 2004 | 615,130 | 1,051 | 0.17 | 0.0095 |
| 2005 | 616,391 | 1,261 | 0.20 | 0.0094 |
| 2006 | 617,860 | 1,469 | 0.24 | 0.0093 |
| 2007 | 619,555 | 1,695 | 0.27 | 0.0092 |
| 2008 | 621,320 | 1,765 | 0.28 | 0.0092 |
| 2009 | 622,939 | 1,619 | 0.26 | 0.0091 |
| 2010 | 624,275 | 1,336 | 0.21 | 0.0090 |
| 2011 | 625,270 | 995 | 0.16 | 0.0089 |
| 2012 | 625,925 | 655 | 0.10 | 0.0088 |
| 2013 | 626,345 | 420 | 0.07 | 0.0087 |
| 2014 | 626,645 | 300 | 0.05 | 0.0086 |
| 2015 | 626,956 | 311 | 0.05 | 0.0085 |
| 2016 | 627,264 | 308 | 0.05 | 0.0084 |
| 2017 | 627,563 | 299 | 0.05 | 0.0083 |
| 2018 | 627,809 | 246 | 0.04 | 0.0082 |
| 2019 | 627,987 | 178 | 0.03 | 0.0081 |