Population Trends:
The purpose of producing population estimates is to obtain data necessary for analyzing the natural population movement in Montenegro and its municipalities, including birth rates, fertility rates, and other indicators.
According to population estimates:
- In mid-2022, Montenegro had a population of 617,213.
- The number of children (aged 0 to 17) in Montenegro in mid-2022 was 132,606, accounting for 21.5% of the total population.
- The working-age population, aged 15 to 64, constituted 65.9% of the total population, which equates to 406,741 individuals.
- The population aged 65 and above represented 16.2% of the total population, totaling 99,951 individuals.
- Montenegro experienced a slight population decrease of 0.1 person per 1,000 inhabitants due to natural growth.
- There were 5.3 marriages per 1,000 inhabitants in 2022, representing the marriage rate, while the divorce rate was 1.1.
- The migration rate in Montenegro was 11.3, indicating that 11 individuals per 1,000 inhabitants changed their place of residence within Montenegro’s borders.
- The life expectancy at birth in 2022 was 76.2 years.
Population Dynamics:
Migration within Montenegro:
- The total number of people who migrated within Montenegro in 2022 was 6,960.
- The majority of this population consisted of women, comprising 51% or 3,579 individuals, while men made up 49%, totaling 3,381 individuals.
The purpose of internal migration statistics is to obtain data necessary for analyzing the spatial movement of the population. These data are used in statistics to calculate net migrations, which show the change in the number of residents by municipalities in Montenegro. The migration balance of internal migrations is zero, indicating that there is no change in the total population of Montenegro when individuals change their place of residence within the country’s borders.