Demographics of Montenegro

Population pyramid of Montenegro in 2020

Population| 623,633 (2023 census)
Growth rate| +0.05% (2023 census)
Birth rate| 11.19 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate| 10.33 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy| 77.75 years
• male| 75.32 years
• female| 80.27 years (2022 est.)
Fertility rate| 1.81 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate| 3.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate| -4.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years| 18.14%
65 and over| 16.02%
Sex ratio
Total| 0.97 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth| 1.04 male(s)/female
Under 15| 1.07 male(s)/female
65 and over| 0.69 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality| Montenegrin
Major ethnic| Montenegrin (41.12%)
Minor ethnic| Serb (32.93%)
Language
Official| Montenegrin (34.52%)
Spoken| Serbian (43.18%)
Census population and growth rateYear| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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|

1921| 311,341| —
1931| 360,044| +1.46%
1948| 377,189| +0.27%
1953| 419,873| +2.17%
1961| 471,894| +1.47%
1971| 529,604| +1.16%
1981| 584,310| +0.99%
1991| 615,035| +0.51%
2003| 620,145| +0.07%
2011| 620,029| −0.00%
2023| 623,633| +0.05%
Source:[1][2]

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

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### Population censuses

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| Census date  | Total
population  | Population by age group  | Population
density
(per km2)

|
|
|

0–14 years  | 15–64 years  | 65 years or older  | Unknown
1921  | 311,341  | 117,315 (37.7%)  | 175,207 (56.3%)  | 18,791 (6.0%)  | 28 (0.0%)  | 22.5
1931  | 360,044  | 131,538 (36.5%)  | 205,818 (57.2%)  | 22,651 (6.3%)  | 37 (0.0%)  | 26.1
1948  | 377,189  | 144,345 (38.3%)  | 205,063 (54.4%)  | 27,767 (7.4%)  | 14 (0.0%)  | 27.3
1953  | 419,873  | 149,144 (35.5%)  | 239,781 (57.1%)  | 30,930 (7.4%)  | 18 (0.0%)  | 30.4
1961  | 471,894  | 171,657 (36.4%)  | 266,515 (56.5%)  | 33,452 (7.1%)  | 270 (0.1%)  | 34.2
1971  | 529,604  | 169,139 (31.9%)  | 317,417 (59.9%)  | 40,417 (7.6%)  | 2,631 (0.5%)  | 38.3
1981  | 584,310  | 160,547 (27.5%)  | 373,404 (63.9%)  | 48,021 (8.2%)  | 2,338 (0.4%)  | 42.3
1991  | 615,035  | 155,458 (25.3%)  | 402,754 (65.5%)  | 50,603 (8.2%)  | 6,220 (1.0%)  | 44.5
2003  | 620,145  | 127,461 (20.6%)  | 412,982 (66.6%)  | 74,160 (12.0%)  | 5,542 (0.9%)  | 44.9
2011  | 620,029  | 118,751 (19.2%)  | 421,693 (68.0%)  | 79,337 (12.8%)  | 248 (0.0%)  | 44.9
2023  | 623,633  | 112,444 (18.0%)  | 406,181 (65.1%)  | 105,008 (16.8%)  | 0 (0.0%)  | 44.9
|  Intermediate estimates of the population of Montenegro by the Statistical Office of Montenegro  | Year of
estimate | Population | Ref

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|

2015 | 622,159 | [4]
2016 | 622,303 | [5]
2017 | 622,373 | [6]
2018 | 622,227 | [7]
2019 | 622,028 | [8]

### Structure of the population

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Population by Sex and Age Group (Census 01.IV.2011): [9]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

|
|
|
|

Total  | 306 236  | 313 793  | 620 029  | 100
0–4  | 20 361  | 18 589  | 38 950  | 6.28
5–9  | 20 016  | 18 414  | 38 430  | 6.20
10–14  | 21 389  | 19 982  | 41 371  | 6.67
15–19  | 22 815  | 21 278  | 44 093  | 7.11
20–24  | 22 084  | 20 732  | 42 816  | 6.91
25–29  | 23 299  | 22 494  | 45 793  | 7.39
30–34  | 22 188  | 22 307  | 44 495  | 7.18
35–39  | 20 523  | 21 356  | 41 879  | 6.75
40–44  | 20 136  | 20 360  | 40 496  | 6.53
45–49  | 21 401  | 21 688  | 43 089  | 6.95
50–54  | 21 817  | 21 796  | 43 613  | 7.03
55–59  | 20 509  | 20 714  | 41 223  | 6.65
60–64  | 15 941  | 18 255  | 34 196  | 5.52
65-69  | 9 774  | 12 347  | 22 121  | 3.57
70-74  | 10 909  | 14 232  | 25 141  | 4.05
75-79  | 7 251  | 9 933  | 17 184  | 2.77
80-84  | 4 050  | 5 971  | 10 021  | 1.62
85-89  | 1 324  | 2 415  | 3 739  | 0.60
90-94  | 283  | 602  | 885  | 0.14
95-99  | 61  | 141  | 202  | 0.03
100+  | 13  | 31  | 44  | 0.01
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 61 766  | 56 985  | 118 751  | 19.15
15–64  | 210 713  | 210 980  | 421 693  | 68.01
65+  | 33 665  | 45 672  | 79 337  | 12.80
unknown  | 92  | 156  | 248  | 0.04

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021) (Data refer to usual resident population.): [9]

Age Group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | %

|
|
|
|

Total  | 306 864  | 313 875  | 620 739  | 100
0–4  | 18 882  | 17 595  | 36 477  | 5.88
5–9  | 18 843  | 17 309  | 36 152  | 5.82
10–14  | 20 149  | 18 389  | 38 538  | 6.21
15–19  | 20 223  | 18 669  | 38 892  | 6.27
20–24  | 20 061  | 18 773  | 38 834  | 6.26
25–29  | 20 412  | 19 112  | 39 524  | 6.37
30–34  | 21 937  | 20 714  | 42 651  | 6.87
35–39  | 23 218  | 22 474  | 45 692  | 7.36
40–44  | 21 499  | 21 929  | 43 428  | 7.00
45–49  | 19 972  | 20 960  | 40 932  | 6.59
50–54  | 19 305  | 20 068  | 39 373  | 6.34
55–59  | 20 059  | 21 057  | 41 116  | 6.62
60–64  | 19 531  | 20 839  | 40 370  | 6.50
65-69  | 17 070  | 19 262  | 36 332  | 5.85
70-74  | 11 774  | 15 328  | 27 102  | 4.37
75-79  | 5 599  | 8 597  | 14 196  | 2.29
80-84  | 5 023  | 7 902  | 12 925  | 2.08
85-89  | 2 197  | 3 440  | 5 637  | 0.91
90-94  | 871  | 1 119  | 1 990  | 0.32
95-99  | 192  | 249  | 441  | 0.07
100-104  | 44  | 90  | 134  | 0.02
105-109  | 3  | 0  | 3  | <0.01
Age group  | Male  | Female  | Total  | Percent
0–14  | 57 874  | 53 293  | 111 167  | 17.91
15–64  | 206 217  | 204 595  | 410 812  | 66.18
65+  | 42 773  | 55 987  | 98 760  | 15.91

## Vital statistics

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Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro[11]

Year  | Average population  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural change  | Crude birth rate (per 1000)  | Crude death rate (per 1000)  | Natural change (per 1000)  | Total fertility rate  | Female fertile population (15-49 years)

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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|

1950  | 397,001  | 11,904  | 3,682  | 8,222  | 30.0  | 9.3  | 20.7  | 4.25  | 96,666
1951  | 407,001  | 12,898  | 4,416  | 8,482  | 31.7  | 10.9  | 20.8  | 4.52  | 98,818
1952  | 415,998  | 13,308  | 3,859  | 9,449  | 32.0  | 9.3  | 22.7  | 4.55  | 100,970
1953  | 422,037  | 13,880  | 4,775  | 9,105  | 32.9  | 11.3  | 21.6  | 4.50  | 103,122
1954  | 428,001  | 14,428  | 3,862  | 10,566  | 33.7  | 9.0  | 24.7  | 4.48  | 106,325
1955  | 435,003  | 13,550  | 3,935  | 9,615  | 31.1  | 9.0  | 22.1  | 4.05  | 109,526
1956  | 440,998  | 13,654  | 3,871  | 9,783  | 31.0  | 8.8  | 22.2  | 3.90  | 112,728
1957  | 446,999  | 13,751  | 4,172  | 9,579  | 30.8  | 9.3  | 21.4  | 3.80  | 114,825
1958  | 453,001  | 13,684  | 3,537  | 10,147  | 30.2  | 7.8  | 22.4  | 3.68  | 116,170
1959  | 460,001  | 12,614  | 3,469  | 9,145  | 27.4  | 7.5  | 19.9  | 3.43  | 113,294
1960  | 467,002  | 13,127  | 3,583  | 9,544  | 28.1  | 7.7  | 20.4  | 3.58  | 112,441
1961  | 473,409  | 12,994  | 3,335  | 9,659  | 27.4  | 7.0  | 20.4  | 3.54  | 111,590
1962  | 482,758  | 13,006  | 3,747  | 9,259  | 26.9  | 7.8  | 19.2  | 3.33  | 116,271
1963  | 492,113  | 12,982  | 3,454  | 9,528  | 26.4  | 7.0  | 19.4  | 3.26  | 118,519
1964  | 501,379  | 12,599  | 3,550  | 9,049  | 25.1  | 7.1  | 18.0  | 3.15  | 121,230
1965  | 510,260  | 12,333  | 3,431  | 8,902  | 24.2  | 6.7  | 17.4  | 3.12  | 122,378
1966  | 520,000  | 12,209  | 3,199  | 9,010  | 23.5  | 6.2  | 17.3  | 3.06  | 125,718
1967  | 527,507  | 11,486  | 3,385  | 8,101  | 21.8  | 6.4  | 15.4  | 2.83  | 129,437
1968  | 534,792  | 11,027  | 3,429  | 7,598  | 20.6  | 6.4  | 14.2  | 2.65  | 134,670
1969  | 520,484  | 11,259  | 3,325  | 7,934  | 21.6  | 6.4  | 15.2  | 2.67  | 137,450
1970  | 525,002  | 10,636  | 3,516  | 7,120  | 20.3  | 6.7  | 13.6  | 2.47  | 140,852
1971  | 530,854  | 10,866  | 3,264  | 7,602  | 20.5  | 6.1  | 14.3  | 2.71  | 134,967
1972  | 538,997  | 10,938  | 3,512  | 7,426  | 20.3  | 6.5  | 13.8  | 2.61  | 139,772
1973  | 545,254  | 10,665  | 3,304  | 7,361  | 19.6  | 6.1  | 13.5  | 2.49  | 142,576
1974  | 551,996  | 10,551  | 3,199  | 7,352  | 19.1  | 5.8  | 13.3  | 2.40  | 145,104
1975  | 557,995  | 10,557  | 3,279  | 7,278  | 18.9  | 5.9  | 13.0  | 2.34  | 147,571
1976  | 567,996  | 10,711  | 3,465  | 7,246  | 18.9  | 6.1  | 12.8  | 2.30  | 150,832
1977  | 575,269  | 10,738  | 3,559  | 7,179  | 18.7  | 6.2  | 12.5  | 2.26  | 153,702
1978  | 581,958  | 10,584  | 3,660  | 6,924  | 18.2  | 6.3  | 11.9  | 2.18  | 155,604
1979  | 588,997  | 10,365  | 3,826  | 6,539  | 17.6  | 6.5  | 11.1  | 2.12  | 155,338
1980  | 579,382  | 10,542  | 3,703  | 6,839  | 18.2  | 6.4  | 11.8  | 2.15  | 155,072
1981  | 586,029  | 10,335  | 3,680  | 6,655  | 17.6  | 6.3  | 11.4  | 2.24  | 151,056
1982  | 592,900  | 10,579  | 3,618  | 6,961  | 17.8  | 6.1  | 11.7  | 2.23  | 153,072
1983  | 599,358  | 10,657  | 4,194  | 6,463  | 17.8  | 7.0  | 10.8  | 2.16  | 155,008
1984  | 605,924  | 10,521  | 3,915  | 6,606  | 17.4  | 6.5  | 10.9  | 2.10  | 155,795
1985  | 606,839  | 10,724  | 3,926  | 6,798  | 17.7  | 6.5  | 11.2  | 2.12  | 156,436
1986  | 607,711  | 10,455  | 3,922  | 6,533  | 17.2  | 6.5  | 10.8  | 2.04  | 158,026
1987  | 608,144  | 10,567  | 3,990  | 6,577  | 17.4  | 6.6  | 10.8  | 2.04  | 159,914
1988  | 605,000  | 10,190  | 3,661  | 6,529  | 16.8  | 6.1  | 10.8  | 1.95  | 163,892
1989  | 601,000  | 9,634  | 3,833  | 5,801  | 16.0  | 6.4  | 9.7  | 1.85  | 162,362
1990  | 597,000  | 9,380  | 3,936  | 5,444  | 15.7  | 6.6  | 9.1  | 1.79  | 164,450
1991  | 591,843  | 9,609  | 3,975  | 5,634  | 16.2  | 6.7  | 9.5  | 2.07  | 150,676
1992  | 594,000  | 9,524  | 4,393  | 5,131  | 16.0  | 7.4  | 8.6  | 2.07  | 150,859
1993  | 596,000  | 8,922  | 4,471  | 4,451  | 15.0  | 7.5  | 7.5  | 1.95  | 151,042
1994  | 599,000  | 8,887  | 4,660  | 4,227  | 14.8  | 7.8  | 7.1  | 1.96  | 151,226
1995  | 601,000  | 9,492  | 4,931  | 4,561  | 15.8  | 8.2  | 7.6  | 2.11  | 151,408
1996  | 604,464  | 9,094  | 4,982  | 4,112  | 15.0  | 8.2  | 6.8  | 2.04  | 151,592
1997  | 606,759  | 8,758  | 5,153  | 3,605  | 14.4  | 8.5  | 5.9  | 1.98  | 151,774
1998  | 609,054  | 9,211  | 5,312  | 3,899  | 15.1  | 8.7  | 6.4  | 2.10  | 151,958
1999  | 606,677  | 8,828  | 5,393  | 3,435  | 14.6  | 8.9  | 5.7  | 2.03  | 152,142
2000  | 604,950  | 9,184  | 5,412  | 3,772  | 15.2  | 8.9  | 6.2  | 2.13  | 152,325
2001  | 607,389  | 8,839  | 5,431  | 3,408  | 14.6  | 8.9  | 5.6  | 2.04  | 152,997
2002  | 609,828  | 8,499  | 5,513  | 2,986  | 13.9  | 9.0  | 4.9  | 1.95  | 153,623
2003  | 612,267  | 8,344  | 5,704  | 2,640  | 13.6  | 9.3  | 4.3  | 1.91  | 154,117
2004  | 613,353  | 7,849  | 5,707  | 2,142  | 12.8  | 9.3  | 3.5  | 1.80  | 154,048
2005  | 614,261  | 7,352  | 5,839  | 1,513  | 12.0  | 9.5  | 2.5  | 1.69  | 153,298
2006  | 615,025  | 7,531  | 5,968  | 1,563  | 12.2  | 9.7  | 2.5  | 1.73  | 152,881
2007  | 615,875  | 7,834  | 5,979  | 1,855  | 12.7  | 9.7  | 3.0  | 1.79  | 152,728
2008  | 616,969  | 8,258  | 5,708  | 2,550  | 13.4  | 9.3  | 4.1  | 1.88  | 152,163
2009  | 618,294  | 8,642  | 5,862  | 2,780  | 14.0  | 9.5  | 4.5  | 1.98  | 151,446
2010  | 619,428  | 7,418  | 5,633  | 1,785  | 12.0  | 9.1  | 2.9  | 1.70  | 150,802
2011  | 620,345  | 7,215  | 5,847  | 1,368  | 11.6  | 9.4  | 2.2  | 1.65  | 150,151
2012  | 621,418  | 7,459  | 5,922  | 1,537  | 12.0  | 9.5  | 2.5  | 1.72  | 149,577
2013  | 622,587  | 7,475  | 5,917  | 1,558  | 12.0  | 9.5  | 2.5  | 1.73  | 148,861
2014  | 623,744  | 7,529  | 6,014  | 1,515  | 12.1  | 9.6  | 2.4  | 1.75  | 148,122
2015  | 624,651  | 7,386  | 6,329  | 1,057  | 11.8  | 10.1  | 1.7  | 1.73  | 147,472
2016  | 625,353  | 7,569  | 6,464  | 1,105  | 12.1  | 10.3  | 1.8  | 1.78  | 146,925
2017  | 625,982  | 7,432  | 6,523  | 909  | 11.9  | 10.4  | 1.5  | 1.77  | 146,385
2018[12] | 626,438  | 7,264  | 6,504  | 760  | 11.6  | 10.4  | 1.2  | 1.75  | 145,865
2019[13] | 626,753  | 7,223  | 6,595  | 628  | 11.5  | 10.5  | 1.0  | 1.75  | 145,177
2020[14] | 626,590  | 7,097  | 7,293  | -196  | 11.3  | 11.6  | -0.3  | 1.74  | 144,331
2021[15] | 625,053  | 7,033  | 9,152  | -2,119  | 11.3  | 14.6  | -3.4  | 1.74  | 143,417
2022[16] | 623,591  | 7,021  | 7,068  | -47  | 11.3  | 11.3  | -0.1  | 1.75  | 142,419
2023  | 623,529  | 7,008  | 6,327  | 681  | 11.2  | 10.1  | 1.1  | 1.75  | 142,008
2024  | 623,525  | 6,977  | 6,329  | 648  | 11.2  | 10.2  | 1.0  | 1.75  | 141,634

(c) = 2023 population census preliminary results.

### Current vital statistics

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Period  | Live births  | Deaths  | Natural increase

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|
|

January-May 2024 | 2,826  | 2,840  | -14
January-May 2025 | 2,649  | 2,664  | -15
Difference |  -177 (-6.26%)  |  -176 (-6.20%)  |  -1
Source:[17]

### Marriages and divorces

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| Average population  | Marriages  | Divorces  | Crude marriage rate (per 1000)  | Crude divorce rate (per 1000)  | Divorces per 1000 marriages

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1950 | 397,001  | 3,185 | 284 | 8.0  | 0.7  | 89.2
1951 | 407,001  | 3,284 | 187 | 8.1  | 0.5  | 56.9
1952 | 415,998  | 3,585 | 187 | 8.6  | 0.4  | 52.2
1953 | 422,037  | 3,867 | 250 | 9.2  | 0.6  | 64.6
1954 | 428,001  | 3,855 | 252 | 9.0  | 0.6  | 65.4
1955 | 435,003  | 3,420 | 192 | 7.9  | 0.4  | 56.1
1956 | 440,998  | 3,524 | 281 | 8.0  | 0.6  | 79.7
1957 | 446,999  | 3,785 | 311 | 8.5  | 0.7  | 82.2
1958 | 453,001  | 3,627 | 359 | 8.0  | 0.8  | 99.0
1959 | 460,001  | 3,376 | 349 | 7.3  | 0.8  | 103.4
1960 | 467,002  | 3,387 | 399 | 7.3  | 0.9  | 117.8
1961 | 473,409  | 3,510 | 382 | 7.4  | 0.8  | 108.8
1962 | 482,758  | 3,735 | 327 | 7.7  | 0.7  | 87.6
1963 | 492,113  | 3,581 | 346 | 7.3  | 0.7  | 96.6
1964 | 501,379  | 3,694 | 275 | 7.4  | 0.5  | 74.4
1965 | 510,260  | 3,788 | 412 | 7.4  | 0.8  | 108.8
1966 | 520,000  | 3,619 | 402 | 7.0  | 0.8  | 111.1
1967 | 527,507  | 3,489 | 328 | 6.6  | 0.6  | 94.0
1968 | 534,792  | 3,643 | 336 | 6.8  | 0.6  | 92.2
1969 | 520,484  | 3,805 | 274 | 7.3  | 0.5  | 72.0
1970 | 525,002  | 4,101 | 313 | 7.8  | 0.6  | 76.3
1971 | 530,854  | 4,155 | 275 | 7.8  | 0.5  | 66.2
1972 | 538,997  | 4,034 | 245 | 7.5  | 0.5  | 60.7
1973 | 545,254  | 3,937 | 377 | 7.2  | 0.7  | 95.8
1974 | 551,996  | 4,040 | 296 | 7.3  | 0.5  | 73.3
1975 | 557,995  | 4,276 | 268 | 7.7  | 0.5  | 62.7
1976 | 567,996  | 4,156 | 207 | 7.3  | 0.4  | 49.8
1977 | 575,269  | 4,475 | 406 | 7.8  | 0.7  | 90.7
1978 | 581,958  | 4,328 | 234 | 7.4  | 0.4  | 54.1
1979 | 588,997  | 4,410 | 205 | 7.5  | 0.3  | 46.5
1980 | 579,382  | 4,429 | 259 | 7.6  | 0.4  | 58.5
1981 | 586,029  | 4,595 | 283 | 7.8  | 0.5  | 61.6
1982 | 592,900  | 4,804 | 312 | 8.1  | 0.5  | 64.9
1983 | 599,358  | 4,288 | 303 | 7.2  | 0.5  | 70.7
1984 | 605,924  | 4,379 | 356 | 7.2  | 0.6  | 81.3
1985 | 606,839  | 4,405 | 388 | 7.3  | 0.6  | 88.1
1986 | 607,711  | 4,193 | 373 | 6.9  | 0.6  | 89.0
1987 | 608,144  | 4,358 | 289 | 7.2  | 0.5  | 66.3
1988 | 605,000  | 4,081 | 380 | 6.7  | 0.6  | 93.1
1989 | 601,000  | 4,022 | 413 | 6.7  | 0.7  | 102.7
1990 | 597,000  | 3,853 | 324 | 6.5  | 0.5  | 84.1
1991 | 591,843  | 3,817 | 388 | 6.4  | 0.7  | 101.7
1992 | 594,000  | 4,041 | 369 | 6.8  | 0.6  | 91.3
1993 | 596,000  | 3,873 | 354 | 6.5  | 0.6  | 91.4
1994 | 599,000  | 3,753 | 348 | 6.3  | 0.6  | 92.7
1995 | 601,000  | 3,791 | 393 | 6.3  | 0.7  | 103.7
1996 | 604,464  | 3,770 | 477 | 6.2  | 0.8  | 126.5
1997 | 606,759  | 3,993 | 569 | 6.6  | 0.9  | 142.5
1998 | 609,054  | 3,628 | 569 | 6.0  | 0.9  | 156.8
1999 | 606,677  | 3,912 | 462 | 6.4  | 0.8  | 118.1
2000 | 604,950  | 3,866 | 435 | 6.4  | 0.7  | 112.5
2001 | 607,389  | 3,893 | 492 | 6.4  | 0.8  | 126.4
2002 | 609,828  | 3,794 | 506 | 6.2  | 0.8  | 133.4
2003 | 612,267  | 4,050 | 494 | 6.6  | 0.8  | 122.0
2004 | 613,353  | 3,440 | 505 | 5.6  | 0.8  | 146.8
2005 | 614,261  | 3,291 | 499 | 5.4  | 0.8  | 151.6
2006 | 615,025  | 3,462 | 470 | 5.6  | 0.8  | 135.8
2007 | 615,875  | 4,005 | 463 | 6.5  | 0.8  | 115.6
2008 | 616,969  | 3,445 | 460 | 5.6  | 0.7  | 133.5
2009 | 618,294  | 3,829 | 456 | 6.2  | 0.7  | 119.1
2010 | 619,428  | 3,675 | 520 | 5.9  | 0.8  | 141.5
2011 | 620,079  | 3,528 | 471 | 5.7  | 0.8  | 133.5
2012 | 620,601  | 3,305 | 515 | 5.3  | 0.8  | 155.8
2013 | 621,207  | 3,847 | 499 | 6.2  | 0.8  | 129.7
2014 | 621,810  | 3,527 | 584 | 5.7  | 0.9  | 165.6
2015 | 622,159  | 3,837 | 577 | 6.2  | 0.9  | 150.4
2016 | 622,303  | 3,178 | 703 | 5.1  | 1.1  | 221.2
2017 | 622,373  | 3,272 | 765 | 5.3  | 1.2  | 233.8
2018  | 622,227  | 3,321 | 849 | 5.3  | 1.4  | 255.6
2019[19] | 622,028 | 3,523 | 841 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 238.7

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Life expectancy in Montenegro since 1950 Life expectancy in Montenegro since 1960 by gender

## Nationality/Ethnicity

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### Ethnic population 1909–20231

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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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Montenegrins | 342,009  | 90.7  | 363,686  | 86.6  | 383,988  | 81.4  | 355,632  | 67.2  | 400,488  | 68.5  | 380,647  | 61.9  | 267,669  | 43.2  | 278,865  | 45.0  | 256,436  | 41.1
Serbs | 6,707  | 1.8  | 13,864  | 3.3  | 14,087  | 3.0  | 39,512  | 7.5  | 19,407  | 3.3  | 57,453  | 9.3  | 198,414  | 32.0  | 178,110  | 28.7  | 205,370  | 32.9
Muslims | 387  | 0.1  | 6,424  | 1.5  | 30,665  | 6.5  | 70,236  | 13.3  | 78,080  | 13.4  | 89,614  | 14.6  | 24,625  | 4.0  | 20,537  | 3.3  | 10,162  | 1.6
Bosniaks | 48,184  | 7.8  | 53,605  | 8.6  | 58,956  | 9.5
Albanians | 19,425  | 5.1  | 23,460  | 5.6  | 25,803  | 5.5  | 35,671  | 6.7  | 37,735  | 6.5  | 40,415  | 6.6  | 31,163  | 5.0  | 30,439  | 4.9  | 30,978  | 5.0
Russians |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 240  | 0.0  | 946  | 0.2  | 12,824  | 2.1
Romani | 162  | 0.0  | 230  | 0.1  | 183  | 0.0  | 396  | 0.1  | 1,471  | 0.3  | 3,282  | 0.5  | 2,601  | 0.4  | 6,251  | 1.0  | 5,629  | 0.9
Croats | 6,808  | 1.8  | 9,814  | 2.3  | 10,664  | 2.3  | 9,192  | 1.7  | 6,904  | 1.2  | 6,244  | 1.0  | 6,811  | 1.1  | 6,021  | 0.9  | 5,150  | 0.8
Yugoslavs |  |  |  |  | 1,559  | 0.3  | 10,943  | 2.1  | 31,243  | 5.3  | 26,159  | 4.3  | 1,860  | 0.3  | 1,154  | 0.2  | 1,632  | 0.3
Macedonians | 133  | 0.0  | 362  | 0.1  | 593  | 0.1  | 723  | 0.1  | 875  | 0.1  | 1,072  | 0.2  | 819  | 0.1  | 900  | 0.1  | 834  | 0.1
Others1 | 1,558  | 0.4  | 2,033  | 0.5  | 4,352  | 0.9  | 7,299  | 1.4  | 4,639  | 0.8  | 2,129  | 0.3  | 10,853  | 1.8  | 13,408  | 2.2  | 17,755  | 2.9
Undeclared2 | 3,468  | 0.6  | 8,020  | 1.3  | 26,906  | 4.3  | 30,170  | 4.9  | 17,907  | 2.9
Total  | 377,189  | 419,873  | 471,894  | 529,604  | 584,310  | 615,035  | 620,145  | 620,029  | 623,633
1:including regional affiliations

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Ethnic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2023

### Ethnic structure by region

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According to the 2011 census Source: Statistical Office of Montenegro[21]

Ethnic structure of Montenegro by settlements, 2011 Ethnic structure of Montenegro according to the 2023 census. Municipality  | Total  | Montenegrins  | Serbs  | Bosniaks  | Muslims  | Albanians  | Roma  | Croats  | Egyptians  | Does not want to declare  | Other  | Regional qualification  | Yugoslavs  | Muslims-Montenegrins  | Gorani  | Montenegrins-Muslims  | Turkish  | Serbs-Montenegrins  | Montenegrins-Serbs  | Russians  | Macedonians  | Slovenians  | Hungarians  | Germans  | Ukrainians

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Montenegro total  | 623.633  | 256.436  | 41.12%  | 205.370  | 32.93%  | 58.956  | 9.45%  | 10.162  | 1.63%  | 30.978  | 4.97%  | 5.629  | 0.9%  | 5.150  | 0.83%  | 1.655  | 0.27%  | 17.907  | 2.88%  | 1.090  | 0.17%  | 1.086  | 0.17%  | 1.632  | 0.26%  | 217  | 0.03%  | 280  | 0.04%  | 294  | 0.05%  | 1.816  | 0.3%  | 1.701  | 0.2%  | 1.268  | 0.2%  | 12.824  | 2.06%  | 834  | 0.1%  | 264  | 0.04%  | 230  | 0.04%  | 313  | 0.05%  | 3.087  | 0.5%
Andrijevica  | 3.910  | 1.119  | 28.62%  | 2.640  | 67.52%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 105  | 2.69%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 12  | 0.3%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Bar  | 45.812  | 19.361  | 42.26%  | 11.968  | 26.12%  | 3.901  | 8.52%  | 1.565  | 3.42%  | 1.919  | 4.19%  | 158  | 0.3%  | 266  | 0.6%  | \-  | \-  | 1.478  | 3.23%  | 77  | 0.17%  | 17  | 0.04%  | 134  | 0.29%  | 42  | 0.09%  | 22  | 0.05%  | 61  | 0.13%  | 116  | 0.2%  | 87  | 0.2%  | 59  | 0.1%  | 2.733  | 5.97%  | 80  | 0.17%  | \-  | \-  | 24  | 0.05%  | 88  | 0.2%  | 924  | 2.02%
Berane  | 24.645  | 6.548  | 26.57%  | 14.742  | 59.82%  | 1.103  | 4.48%  | 532  | 2.16%  | 28  | 0.11%  | 542  | 2.2%  | 27  | 0.11%  | 243  | 0.99%  | 556  | 2.26%  | 38  | 0.15%  | \-  | \-  | 28  | 0.11%  | 15  | 0.06%  | 32  | 0.13%  | 13  | 0.05%  | \-  | \-  | 73  | 0.3%  | 30  | 0.12%  | \-  | \-  | 17  | 0.07%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Bijelo Polje  | 38.662  | 5.751  | 14.88%  | 16.675  | 43.13%  | 12.315  | 31.85%  | 2.916  | 7.54%  | 55  | 0.14%  | 134  | 0.35%  | 29  | 0.08%  | \-  | \-  | 288  | 0.74%  | 67  | 0.17%  | \-  | \-  | 21  | 0.05%  | 42  | 0.11%  | \-  | \-  | 60  | 0.16%  | 15  | 0.04%  | 81  | 0.2%  | 69  | 0.18%  | 19  | 0.05%  | 10  | 0.03%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Budva  | 27.445  | 9.774  | 35.61%  | 9.822  | 35.79%  | 140  | 0.51%  | 46  | 0.17%  | 108  | 0.39%  | 16  | 0.06%  | 144  | 0.52%  | 190  | 0.69%  | 966  | 3.51%  | 46  | 0.17%  | 82  | 0.3%  | 103  | 0.38%  | \-  | \-  | 10  | 0.04%  | \-  | \-  | 345  | 1.26%  | 66  | 0.24%  | 54  | 0.2%  | 3.738  | 13.62%  | 63  | 0.23%  | 17  | 0.06%  | 20  | 0.07%  | 43  | 0.16%  | 1.029  | 3.75%
Cetinje  | 14.494  | 13.199  | 91.07%  | 698  | 4.82%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 28  | 0.19%  | 66  | 0.46%  | 38  | 0.26%  | \-  | \-  | 177  | 1.23%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 19  | 0.13%  | \-  | \-  | 13  | 0.09%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.08%  | 118  | 0.81%  | 13  | 0.09%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 16  | 0.11%
Danilovgrad  | 18.617  | 10.670  | 57.31%  | 6.589  | 35.39%  | 11  | 0.06%  | 63  | 0.34%  | 63  | 0.34%  | 44  | 0.24%  | 38  | 0.2%  | \-  | \-  | 642  | 3.44%  | 21  | 0.11%  | 15  | 0.08%  | 51  | 0.27%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 26  | 0.14%  | 71  | 0.38%  | 42  | 0.23%  | 93  | 0.5%  | 36  | 0.19%  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.06%  | 22  | 0.12%  | 17  | 0.09%
Herceg Novi  | 30.824  | 9.175  | 29.77%  | 14.901  | 48.34%  | 76  | 0.25%  | 86  | 0.28%  | 63  | 0.2%  | 269  | 0.87%  | 511  | 1.66%  | \-  | \-  | 1.996  | 6.48%  | 47  | 0.15%  | 328  | 1.07%  | 215  | 0.7%  | 11  | 0.04%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 54  | 0.18%  | 129  | 0.42%  | 72  | 0.23%  | 1.930  | 6.26%  | 82  | 0.27%  | 31  | 0.1%  | 31  | 0.1%  | 29  | 0.09%  | 321  | 1.04%
Kolašin  | 6.700  | 3.489  | 52.07%  | 2.821  | 42.10%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 208  | 3.1%  | 16  | 0.24%  | \-  | \-  | 20  | 0.3%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 33  | 0.49%  | 21  | 0.31%  | 24  | 0.36%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Kotor  | 22.746  | 10.562  | 46.43%  | 7.989  | 35.12%  | 56  | 0.25%  | 26  | 0.11%  | 58  | 0.25%  | 11  | 0.05%  | 1.304  | 5.73%  | 12  | 0.05%  | 1.204  | 5.29%  | 42  | 0.18%  | 236  | 1.04%  | 150  | 0.66%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 41  | 0.18%  | 62  | 0.27%  | 35  | 0.15%  | 482  | 2.12%  | 65  | 0.29%  | 24  | 0.11%  | 29  | 0.13%  | 12  | 0.05%  | 118  | 0.52%
Mojkovac  | 6.728  | 3.634  | 54.01%  | 2.804  | 41.68%  | 13  | 0.19%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.16%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 161  | 2.39%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 18  | 0.27%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 38  | 0.56%  | 13  | 0.19%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Nikšić  | 65.705  | 39.067  | 59.46%  | 22.270  | 33.89%  | 125  | 0.19%  | 190  | 0.29%  | 45  | 0.07%  | 418  | 0.64%  | 110  | 0.17%  | 462  | 0.7%  | 2.047  | 3.13%  | 91  | 0.14%  | 35  | 0.05%  | 159  | 0.24%  | \-  | \-  | 13  | 0.02%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 271  | 0.41%  | 142  | 0.22%  | 47  | 0.07%  | 55  | 0.08%  | 16  | 0.02%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Plav  | 9.050  | 372  | 4.11%  | 1.546  | 17.08%  | 5.940  | 65.64%  | 236  | 2.61%  | 853  | 9.43%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 48  | 0.53%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 0.15%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Pljevlja  | 24.134  | 4.378  | 18.14%  | 16.027  | 66.41%  | 1.765  | 7.31%  | 797  | 3.3%  | \-  | \-  | 50  | 0.21%  | 11  | 0.05%  | \-  | \-  | 691  | 2.86%  | 104  | 0.43%  | \-  | \-  | 37  | 0.15%  | 38  | 0.16%  | \-  | \-  | 23  | 0.1%  | \-  | \-  | 99  | 0.41%  | 34  | 0.14%  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.05%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Plužine  | 2.177  | 480  | 22.05%  | 1.621  | 74.46%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 51  | 2.34%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Podgorica  | 179.505  | 97.894  | 54.54%  | 55.365  | 30.84%  | 4.697  | 2.62%  | 1.559  | 0.87%  | 1.780  | 0.99%  | 3.431  | 1.91%  | 622  | 0.35%  | 528  | 0.29%  | 5.349  | 2.98%  | 404  | 0.23%  | 211  | 0.12%  | 519  | 0.29%  | 51  | 0.03%  | 126  | 0.07%  | 61  | 0.03%  | 956  | 0.53%  | 506  | 0.28%  | 513  | 0.29%  | 2.629  | 1.46%  | 301  | 0.17%  | 97  | 0.05%  | 57  | 0.03%  | 52  | 0.03%  | 439  | 0.24%
Rožaje  | 23.184  | 868  | 3.74%  | 593  | 2.56%  | 19.627  | 84.66%  | 738  | 3.18%  | 1.176  | 5.07%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 84  | 0.36%  | 10  | 0.04%  | \-  | \-  | 10  | 0.04%  | \-  | \-  | 23  | 0.1%  | 16  | 0.07%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Šavnik  | 1.569  | 793  | 50.54%  | 735  | 46.85%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 17  | 1.08%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Tivat  | 16.338  | 5.354  | 32.77%  | 5.631  | 34.47%  | 189  | 1.16%  | 95  | 0.58%  | 164  | 1.0%  | 52  | 0.32%  | 1.963  | 12.01%  | 187  | 1.14%  | 706  | 4.31%  | 47  | 0.29%  | 114  | 0.69%  | 81  | 0.5%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 178  | 1.09%  | 35  | 0.21%  | 28  | 0.17%  | 880  | 5.39%  | 56  | 0.34%  | 39  | 0.24%  | 27  | 0.17%  | 23  | 0.14%  | 166  | 1.02%
Ulcinj  | 20.507  | 2.435  | 11.87%  | 1.025  | 5.0%  | 797  | 3.89%  | 330  | 1.61%  | 15.078  | 73.53%  | 259  | 1.26%  | 39  | 0.19%  | \-  | \-  | 216  | 1.05%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 20  | 0.1%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 0.07%  | 17  | 0.08%  | 12  | 0.06%  | 12  | 0.06%  | 63  | 0.31%  | 10  | 0.05%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 16  | 0.08%  | 13  | 0.06%
Žabljak  | 2.941  | 1.248  | 42.43%  | 1.548  | 52.64%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 88  | 2.99%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10  | 0.34%
Gusinje  | 3.933  | 61  | 1.55%  | 109  | 2.77%  | 2.247  | 57.13%  | 127  | 3.23%  | 1.352  | 34.38%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 10  | 0.25%  | 11  | 0.28%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.28%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Petnjica  | 4.957  | 235  | 4.74%  | 47  | 0.95%  | 4.162  | 83.96%  | 461  | 9.3%  | \-  | \-  | 14  | 0.28%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Tuzi  | 12.979  | 1.964  | 15.13%  | 258  | 1.99%  | 1.772  | 13.65%  | 363  | 2.8%  | 8.119  | 62.55%  | 118  | 0.91%  | \-  | \-  | 11  | 0.08%  | 206  | 1.59%  | 11  | 0.08%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 31  | 0.24%  | 27  | 0.21%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-
Zeta  | 16.071  | 8.005  | 49.81%  | 6.946  | 43.22%  | 14  | 0.09%  | \-  | \-  | 72  | 0.45%  | 36  | 0.22%  | 20  | 0.12%  | \-  | \-  | 604  | 3.76%  | 24  | 0.15%  | 17  | 0.11%  | 26  | 0.16%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | 80  | 0.5%  | 106  | 0.66%  | 31  | 0.19%  | 24  | 0.15%  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-  | \-

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According to the 2003 census (November 2003 data)

Andrijevica total 6.384

* Montenegrins 1.475 or 23,10%
* Ethnic Muslims 8 or 0,13%
* Serbs 4.155 or 65,08%
* Albanians 0 or 0,00%
* Croats 2 or 0,03%
* Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 22 or 0,34%

* not declared 234 or 3,67%
* no data 488 or 7,64%

Bar total 45.223

* Montenegrins 19.960 or 44,14%
* Ethnic Muslims 2.852 or 6,31%
* Serbs 11.218 or 24,81%
* Albanians 5.450 or 12,05%
* Croats 268 or 0,59%
* Bosniaks 1.026 or 2,27%
* Romani 50 or 0,11%
* other 722 or 1,60%
* not declared 1.771 or 3,92%
* no data 1.906 or 4,21%

Berane total 40.885

* Montenegrins 9282 or 22,70%
* Ethnic Muslims 2.994 or 7,32%
* Serbs 16.939 or 41,43%
* Albanians 41 or 0,10%
* Croats 50 or 0,12%
* Bosniaks 8.994 or 22,00%
* Romani 133 or 0,33%
* other 222 or 0,54%
* not declared 223 or 0,55%
* no data 837 or 2,05%

Bijelo Polje total 57.124

* Montenegrins 9.214 or 16,13%
* Ethnic Muslims 9.816 or 17,18%
* Serbs 20.743 or 36,31%
* Albanians 35 or 0,06%
* Croats 49 or 0,09%
* Bosniaks 14.409 or 25,22%
* Romani 146 or 0,26%

* other 165 or 0,29%
* not declared 1.033 or 1,81%
* no data 1.514 or 2,65%

Budva total 16.095

* Montenegrins 7.333 or 45,56%
* Ethnic Muslims 205 or 1,27%
* Serbs 6.510 or 40,45%
* Albanians 60 or 0,37%
* Croats 177 or 1,10%
* Bosniaks 22 or 0,14%
* Romani 37 or 0,23%
* other 460 or 2,86%
* not declared 1.153 or 7,16%
* no data 138 or 0,86%

Cetinje total 18.749

* Montenegrins 16.927 or 90,28%
* Ethnic Muslims 21 or 0,11%
* Serbs 865 or 4,61%
* Albanians 46 or 0,25%
* Croats 47 or 0,25%
* Bosniaks 5 or 0,03%
* Romani 131 or 0,70%
* other 170 or 0,91%
* not declared 303 or 1,62%
* no data 234 or 1,25%

Danilovgrad total 16.400

* Montenegrins 11.141 or 67,93%
* Ethnic Muslims 53 or 0,32%
* Serbs 4.177 or 25,47%
* Albanians 8 or 0,05%
* Croats 42 or 0,26%
* Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
* Romani 11 or 0,07%
* other 127 or 0,77%
* not declared 428 or 2,61%
* no data 413 or 2,52%

Herceg Novi total 33971

* Montenegrins 9.651 or 28,41%
* Ethnic Muslims 218 or 0,64%
* Serbs 17.818 or 52,45%
* Albanians 25 or 0,07%
* Croats 831 or 2,45%
* Bosniaks 89 or 0,26%
* Romani 290 or 0,85%
* other 1.350 or 3,97%
* not declared 2.800 or 8,24%
* no data 899 or 2,65%

Kolašin total 9.975

* Montenegrins 5.022 or 50,35%
* Ethnic Muslims 34 or 0,34%
* Serbs 4.449 or 44,60%
* Albanians 1 or 0,01%
* Croats 11 or 0,11%
* Bosniaks 1 or 0,01%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 74 or 0,74%
* not declared 337 or 3,38%
* no data 46 or 0,46%

Kotor total 23.481

* Montenegrins 11.002 or 46,85%
* Ethnic Muslims 109 or 0,46%
* Serbs 7.197 or 30,65%
* Albanians 63 or 0,27%
* Croats 1.842 or 7,84%
* Bosniaks 17 or 0,07%
* Romani 36 or 0,15%
* other 746 or 3,18%
* not declared 2.255 or 9,60%
* no data 214

Mojkovac total 10.274

* Montenegrins 5.627 or 54,77%
* Ethnic Muslims 18 or 0,18%
* Serbs 4.200 or 40,88%
* Albanians 1 or 0,01%
* Croats 3 or 0,03%
* Bosniaks9 or 0,09%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 53 or 0,52%
* not declared 332 or 3,23%
* no data 31 or 0,30%

Nikšić total 76.671

* Montenegrins 47.923 or 62,50%
* Ethnic Muslims 733 or 0,96%
* Serbs 20.433 or 26,65%
* Albanians 32 or 0,04%
* Croats 139 or 0,18%
* Bosniaks 177 or 0,23%
* Romani 346 or 0,45%
* other 743 or 0,97%
* not declared 5.483 or 7,15%
* no data 662 or 0,86%

Plav total 21.604

* Montenegrins 790 or 3,66%
* Ethnic Muslims 1.249 or 5,78%
* Serbs 2.731 or 12,64%
* Albanians 5.673 or 26,26%
* Croats 4 or 0,02%
* Bosniaks 10.960 or 50,73%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 78 or 0,36%
* not declared 73 or 0,34%
* no data 46 or 0,21%

Pljevlja total 36.918

* Montenegrins 7.750 or 20,99%
* Ethnic Muslims 3.088 or 8,36%
* Serbs 21.972 or 59,52%
* Albanians 11 or 0,03%
* Croats 17 or 0,05%
* Bosniaks 2.023 or 5,48%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 148 or 0,40%
* not declared 1.705 or 4,62%
* no data 204 or 0,55%

Plužine total 4.294

* Montenegrins 1.400 or 32,60%
* Ethnic Muslims 1 or 0,02%
* Serbs 2.601 or 60,57%
* Albanians 0 or 0,00%
* Croats 1 or 0,02%
* Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 12 or 0,28%
* not declared 260 or 6,05%
* no data 19 or 0,44%

Podgorica total 179.403

* Montenegrins 98.562 or 54,94%
* Ethnic Muslims 4.782 or 2,67%
* Serbs 44.992 or 25,08%
* Albanians 14.238 or 7,94%
* Croats 734 or 0,41%
* Bosniaks 2.672 or 1,49%
* Romani 1.542 or 0,86%
* other 2.184 or 1,22%
* not declared 7.506 or 4,18%
* no data 2.191 or 1,22%

Rožaje total 27.562

* Montenegrins 453 or 1,64%
* Ethnic Muslims 1.670 or 6,06%
* Serbs 916 or 3,32%
* Albanians 1.190 or 4,32%
* Croats 8 or 0,03%
* Bosniaks 22.512 or 81,68%
* Romani 15 or 0,05%
* other 405 or 1,47%
* not declared 73 or 0,26%
* no data 320 or 1,16%

Šavnik total 2.972

* Montenegrins 1.386 or 46,64%
* Ethnic Muslims 5 or 0,17%
* Serbs 1.416 or 47,64%
* Albanians 0 or 0,00%
* Croats 3 or 0,10%
* Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 25 or 0,84%
* not declared 130 or 4,37%
* no data 7 or 0,24%

Tivat total 13.991

* Montenegrins 4.126 or 29,49%
* Ethnic Muslims 165 or 1,18%
* Serbs 4.911 or 35,10%
* Albanians 144 or 1,03%
* Croats 2.761 or 19,73%
* Bosniaks 56 or 0,40%
* Romani 20 or 0,14%
* other 470 or 3,36%
* not declared 1.122 or 8,02%
* no data 216 or 1,54%

Ulcinj total 26.435

* Montenegrins 2.523 or 9,54%
* Ethnic Muslims 692 or 2,62%
* Serbs 1.520 or 5,75%
* Albanians 20.664 or 78,17%
* Croats 70 or 0,26%
* Bosniaks 300 or 1,13%
* Romani 118 or 0,45%
* Black Montenegrins 185 or 0,70%
* other 185 or 0,70%
* not declared 216 or 0,82%
* no data 147 or 0,56%

Žabljak total 4.245

* Montenegrins 1.819 or 42,85%
* Ethnic Muslims 1 or 0,02%
* Serbs 2.129 or 50,15%
* Albanians 0 or 0,00%
* Croats 3 or 0,07%
* Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
* Romani 0 or 0,00%
* other 15 or 0,35%
* not declared 278 or 6,55%

This census witnessed the return of ethnic Bosniaks; although there are still people who declare themselves as ethnic Muslims. Also, there are very few people left who consider themselves Yugoslavs. Also a noticeable difference compared to 1991 census is the reemerging in the number of Serbs, from nearly 60,000 to 200,000 in a decade.

Others include small ethnic groups of non-European/Slavic origins: Romani, Balkan Egyptians and Black Montenegrins.

### Refugees from Kosovo

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* Montenegrins \- 5,817
* Serbs \- 4,495
* Romani \- 3,105
* Ethnic Muslims \- 1,823
* Egyptians \- 1,539
* Albanians \- 457
* Bosniaks \- 333
* Gorani 83
* Ashkali \- 79
* Yugoslavs \- 72
* Croats \- 27
* Macedonians \- 23
* Slovenes 9
* other - 53
* nondeclared - 32
* Total \- 17,947

## Linguistic structure

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Linguistic map of the Republic of Montenegro according to the 2003 census. Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003. Linguistic structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003.

From 2003:

* Serbian: 393,740 (63.49%)
* Serbs \- 197,684 (50.21%)
* Montenegrins \- 156,374 (39.71%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 8,696 (2.21%)
* Bosniaks \- 2,723 (0.69%)
* Croats \- 2,529 (0.64%)
* Yugoslavs \- 1,705 (0.43%)
* Albanians \- 306 (0.08%)
* Romani \- 157 (0.04%)
* others - 1,847 (0.47%)
* undeclared and undefined - 18,610 (4.73%)
* regional affiliation - 891 (0.23%)
* unknown - 2,218 (0.56%)
* Montenegrin: 136,208 (21.96%)
* Montenegrins \- 106,214 (78%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 13,627 (10%)
* Bosniaks \- 12,549 (9.21%)
* Croats \- 1,375 (1.01%)
* Serbs \- 349 (0.26%)
* Albanians \- 330 (0.24%)
* Yugoslavs \- 33 (0.02%)
* Romani \- 8 (0.01%)
* others - 349 (0.26%)
* undeclared and undefined - 1,106 (0.81%)
* regionally declared - 80 (0.06%)
* unknown - 188 (0.14%)
* Albanian: 32,603 (5.26%)
* Albanians \- 30,382 (93.19%)
* Montenegrins \- 776 (2.38%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 414 (1.27%)
* Romani \- 288 (0.88%)
* Bosniaks \- 15 (0.05%)
* Serbs \- 8 (0.02%)
* Yugoslavs \- 8 (0.02%)
* Croats \- 3 (0.01%)
* others - 361 (1.11%)
* undeclared and undefined - 168 (0.51%)
* regionally declared - 74 (0.23%)
* unknown - 106 (0.32%)
* Bosniak language: 19,906 (3.2%)
* Bosniaks \- 18,662 (93.75%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 1,094 (5.5%)
* Albanians \- 72 (0.36%)
* Montenegrins \- 37 (0.19%)
* Croats \- 2 (0.01%)
* Yugoslavs \- 2 (0.01%)
* others - 15 (0.07%)
* undeclared and undefined - 11 (0.05%)
* regionally declared - 6 (0.03%)
* unknown - 5 (0.02%)
* Bosnian: 14,172 (2.29%)
* Bosniaks \- 13,718 (96.8%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 282 (1.99%)
* Albanians \- 38 (0.27%)
* Montenegrins \- 24 (0.17%)
* Serbs \- 6 (0.04%)
* Croats \- 6 (0.04%)
* Yugoslavs \- 1 (0.01%)
* others - 15 (0.11%)
* undeclared and undefined - 20 (0.14%)
* regionally declared - 60 (0.42%)
* unknown - 2 (0.01%)
* Croatian: 2,791 (0.45%)
* Croats \- 2,438 (87.35%)
* Serbs \- 92 (3.3%)
* Montenegrins \- 82 (2.94%)
* Yugoslavs \- 15 (0.54%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 11 (0.39%)
* Bosniaks \- 5 (0.18%)
* Albanians \- 4 (0.14%)
* others - 36 (1.29%)
* undeclared and undefined - 84 (3.01%)
* regionally declared - 14 (0.5%)
* unknown - 10 (0.36%)
* Roma: 2,602 (0.42%)
* Macedonian: 507 (0.08%)
* Hungarian: 255 (0.04%)
* Slovene: 232 (0.04%)
* German: 126 (0.02%)
* other: 3,101 (0.5%)
* nondeclared and unknown: 13,902 (2.2%)

## Religious structure

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Religion map of the Republic of Montenegro according to the 2003 census. Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003. Religious structure of Montenegro by municipalities 2003.

Main article: Religion in Montenegro

From 2023:

* Orthodox Christianity \- 443.394 (71.10%)
* Montenegrins \- 241,728 (52.51%)
* Serbs \- 196,333 (42.65%)
* Yugoslavs \- 1,286 (0.28%)
* Romany \- 250 (0.05%)
* Croats \- 107 (0.02%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 71 (0.01%)
* Bosniaks \- 32 (0.01%)
* Albanians \- 27 (0.01%)
* others - 2,191 (0.48%)
* undeclared and undefined - 15,853 (3.44%)
* regionally declared - 651 (0.14%)
* unknown - 1,854 (0.4%)
* Islam \- 124.668 (19.99%)
* Bosniaks \- 47,852 (43.49%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 24,111 (21.91%)
* Albanians \- 22,834 (20.75%)
* Montenegrins \- 11,710 (10.64%)
* Romany \- 1,942 (1.77%)
* Yugoslavs \- 38 (0.03%)
* Serbs \- 33 (0.03%)
* Croats \- 6 (0.01%)
* others - 486 (0.44%)
* undeclared and undefined - 766 (0.7%)
* regionally declared - 75 (0.07%)
* unknown - 181 (0.16%)
* Roman Catholic \- 20.408 (3.27%)
* Albanians \- 8,126 (36.98%)
* Croats \- 6,262 (28.5%)
* Montenegrins \- 3,436 (16.84%)
* Yugoslavs \- 128 (0.58%)
* Serbs \- 114 (0.52%)
* Romany \- 11 (0.05%)
* Bosniaks \- 4 (0.02%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 4 (0.02%)
* others - 1,112 (5.06%)
* undeclared and undefined - 689 (3.14%)
* regionally declared - 370 (1.68%)
* unknown - 152 (0.69%)
* Protestant \- 568 (0.09%)
* Montenegrins \- 144 (37.6%)
* Serbs \- 51 (13.32%)
* Romany \- 18 (4.7%)
* Bosniaks \- 7 (1.83%)
* Croats \- 7 (1.83%)
* Yugoslavs \- 4 (1.04%)
* Albanians \- 2 (0.52%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 1 (0.26%)
* others - 103 (26.89%)
* undeclared and undefined - 31 (8.09%)
* regionally declared - 7 (1.83%)
* unknown - 8 (2.09%)
* occult \- 58 (0.01%)
* Montenegrins \- 27 (46.55%)
* Serbs \- 2 (3.45%)
* Bosniaks \- 1 (1.72%)
* Ethnic Muslims \- 1 (1.72%)
* Croats \- 1 (1.72%)
* others - 3 (5.17%)
* undeclared and undefined - 2 (3.45%)
* unknown - 1 (1.72%)
* Judaism \- 12
* Montenegrins \- 2 (16.67%)
* Serbs \- 2 (16.67%)
* others - 8 (66.66%)
* agnostics - 2,524 (0.40%)
* nondeclared - 13,093 (2.10%)
* ateist - 14,260 (2.29%)
* other - 989 (0.16%)

## See also

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* Demographic history of Montenegro
* Yugoslavia § Demographics
* Demographics of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia
* Demographics of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
* Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro
* Demographics of Albania
* Demographics of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Demographics of Croatia
* Demographics of Kosovo
* Demographics of North Macedonia
* Demographics of Serbia
* Demographics of Slovenia

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