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Montenegro

Montenegro / ME

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Montenegro in numbers.

Area13,888 kmยฒWorld # 157 โ†’Population623.1KWorld # 168 โ†’Population density44.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 154 โ†’Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 73 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,817World # 86 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Montenegro across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area13,888 kmยฒWorld # 157 / 2023 โ†’Population623.1KWorld # 168 / 2025 โ†’Population density44.9 people/kmยฒWorld # 154 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year2,006World # 2 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.1%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.8World # 119 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate11.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 35 / 2024 โ†’Median age39.3 yearsWorld # 62 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+18.3%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1417.9%World # 141 / 2025 โ†’Urban population65.6%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-9.3KWorld # 150 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-14.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 208 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share14.4%World # 60 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy77.9 yearsWorld # 73 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy65.1 yearsWorld # 52 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people2.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 70 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate37.2%World # 10 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,817World # 86 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 9.2BWorld # 156 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 35,423World # 73 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2.7%World # 124 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.9%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment13.6%World # 19 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment24.4%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)34.3World # 86 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Researchers per million people764.4 per million peopleWorld # 67 / 2019 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 82 / 2019 โ†’Patent applications per million people8 per million peopleWorld # 84 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,669 kcal/dayWorld # 12 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person96.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 25 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production1.9K tWorld # 108 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area61.5%World # 25 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person4,564 kWh/personWorld # 49 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 93 / 2024 โ†’Internet use88.9%World # 69 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions221.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.8 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 154 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 143 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)1.8%World # 76 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament27.2%World # 89 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals351KWorld # 140 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 180MWorld # 136 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites4 sitesWorld # 84 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2011 / 75.5%Main languageSerbian (Latin)Main functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportRacket sports559 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSerbian (Latin)Largest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyEuroEURDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsLovฤ‡en