Population density in Montenegro

Montenegro: Population density was 46.36 people per sq. km of land area in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
46.36 people per sq. km of land area
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 215 countries
All-time high
46.6 people per sq. km of land area
in 2019
All-time low
45.73 people per sq. km of land area
in 2006
Years of data
18
2006–2023

Population density in Montenegro, 2006–2023

010203040502006201420232006: 45.7 people per sq. km of land area2007: 45.8 people per sq. km of land area2008: 45.9 people per sq. km of land area2009: 46 people per sq. km of land area2010: 46.1 people per sq. km of land area2011: 46.1 people per sq. km of land area2012: 46.2 people per sq. km of land area2013: 46.3 people per sq. km of land area2014: 46.4 people per sq. km of land area2015: 46.4 people per sq. km of land area2016: 46.5 people per sq. km of land area2017: 46.5 people per sq. km of land area2018: 46.6 people per sq. km of land area2019: 46.6 people per sq. km of land area2020: 46.6 people per sq. km of land area2021: 46.5 people per sq. km of land area2022: 46.4 people per sq. km of land area2023: 46.4 people per sq. km of land area

Source: FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in people per sq. km of land area.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Montenegro is 46.36 people per sq. km of land area, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Montenegro peaked at 46.6 people per sq. km of land area in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.73 people per sq. km of land area, in 2006.

That places Montenegro 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population density in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Population density (people per sq. km of land area) in Montenegro, 2006 to 2023.
Year people per sq. km of land area Change
2006 45.73 people per sq. km of land area
2007 45.79 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2008 45.87 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2009 45.97 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2010 46.05 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2011 46.12 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2012 46.2 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2013 46.29 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2014 46.38 people per sq. km of land area +0.2%
2015 46.44 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2016 46.49 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2017 46.54 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2018 46.58 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2019 46.6 people per sq. km of land area +0.1%
2020 46.59 people per sq. km of land area -0.0%
2021 46.47 people per sq. km of land area -0.2%
2022 46.36 people per sq. km of land area -0.2%
2023 46.36 people per sq. km of land area -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.84 people per sq. km of land area 45.73 people per sq. km of land area 45.97 people per sq. km of land area 4
2010s 46.37 people per sq. km of land area 46.05 people per sq. km of land area 46.6 people per sq. km of land area 10
2020s 46.45 people per sq. km of land area 46.36 people per sq. km of land area 46.59 people per sq. km of land area 4

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 153 Turks and Caicos Islands 48.63 people per sq. km of land area compare
  2. 154 Colombia 47.16 people per sq. km of land area compare
  3. 155 Democratic Republic of Congo 46.66 people per sq. km of land area compare
  4. 157 Lithuania 45.87 people per sq. km of land area compare
  5. 158 Belarus 45.22 people per sq. km of land area compare
  6. 159 Mozambique 42.77 people per sq. km of land area compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Montenegro?
Population density in Montenegro was 46.36 people per sq. km of land area in 2023, according to FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest population density recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 46.6 people per sq. km of land area in 2019.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 45.73 people per sq. km of land area in 2006.
How does Montenegro rank for population density?
Montenegro ranks 156th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is population density rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Population density (people per sq. km of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population density (people per sq. km of land area)
Unit
people per sq. km of land area
Source
FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
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Population density is midyear population divided by land area in square kilometers. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship--except for refugees not permanently settled in the country of asylum, who are generally considered part of the population of their country of origin. Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.