Demographics of Montenegro
demographics of country
Demographic features of the population of Montenegro include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects.
Population size and structure
Population censuses
The population of Montenegro is 626,211 as of August 23, 2026.
Structure of the population
Vital statistics
Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro
Current vital statistics
Marriages and divorces
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Total Fertility Rate (children per woman)Year1.522.533.544.55194019601980200020202040Total fertility rateMontenegro TFR.mw-chart-02ffcc91d8377bb097a331f71a558a3b72e86264e96adce8392e6d0d9ef978b9a34a03edc318bf14e7936fbf9f05ad4b4ea290cd60c7803d57beb05755a08738__zr3327576-cls-16923916:hover{pointer-events:none}.mw-chart-02ffcc91d8377bb097a331f71a558a3b72e86264e96adce8392e6d0d9ef978b9a34a03edc318bf14e7936fbf9f05ad4b4ea290cd60c7803d57beb05755a08738__zr3327576-cls-16923917:hover{cursor:pointer;fill:rgba(0,0,0,1)}.mw-chart-02ffcc91d8377bb097a331f71a558a3b72e86264e96adce8392e6d0d9ef978b9a34a03edc318bf14e7936fbf9f05ad4b4ea290cd60c7803d57beb05755a08738__zr3327576-cls-16923918:hover{cursor:pointer}.mw-chart-02ffcc91d8377bb097a331f71a558a3b72e86264e96adce8392e6d0d9ef978b9a34a03edc318bf14e7936fbf9f05ad4b4ea290cd60c7803d57beb05755a08738__zr3327576-cls-16923919:hover{cursor:pointer;fill:rgba(82,130,235,1)}.mw-chart-02ffcc91d8377bb097a331f71a558a3b72e86264e96adce8392e6d0d9ef978b9a34a03edc318bf14e7936fbf9f05ad4b4ea290cd60c7803d57beb05755a08738__zr3327576-cls-16923920:hover{cursor:pointer;fill:rgba(0,0,0,0)}
Nationality/Ethnicity
Ethnic population 1909–20231
The vast majority (over 90%) of the population of Montenegro is of Slavic origin. Albanians make up 5 percent of the population (4.9% at the 2023 census), while there is also a small Romani minority (total 0.9% at the 2023 census). The Slavic population of Montenegro uses a large diversity in ethnic identities to describe their ethnicity.
The 1909 official census of Principality of Montenegro - total 317.856 inhabitants
During the first decades after WW II most Slavic people identified themselves as Montenegrins, with less than 2% Serbs and less than 2% Croats in 1948. During the last decades of the existence of Yugoslavia up to 5% of the population declared themselves Yugoslavs (South-Slavs). During and after the Yugoslav Wars the ethnic identity of the Serbs (and in general the political influence of Serbia) became increasingly important in Montenegro and at the 2003 census almost one third of the population identified themselves as Serbs. The Serbs live mostly along the borders with Bosnia and Serbia, while the Montenegrins live in the center of the country. The Slavic population are in majority Eastern Orthodox Christians, but there is also a large Muslim minority, unlike in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where the majority identify as Muslim.
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