Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro
Montenegro: Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty was 1.8 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.8 live births per woman
Change on year
down 4.1%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.63 live births per woman
in 1951
All-time low
1.68 live births per woman
in 2011
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
In 2023, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro stood at 1.8 live births per woman.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro peaked at 4.63 live births per woman in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.68 live births per woman, in 2011.
Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.36 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.63 live births per woman | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 4.56 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 4.56 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.16 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 4.03 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 3.94 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.8 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 3.53 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1960 | 3.53 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 3.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 3.44 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.38 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.28 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 3.19 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 3.09 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.91 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 2.79 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 2.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.69 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 2.67 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.61 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.51 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.43 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.38 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.25 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.22 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.13 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.07 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.01 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.95 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.02 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.96 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.94 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.96 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.92 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.89 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.89 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.74 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.96 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.73 live births per woman | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.73 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.74 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.76 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.79 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.81 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.83 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.85 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8 live births per woman | -4.1% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.8 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 99% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.8 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.21 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.84 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 126 Bahrain 1.82 live births per woman compare
- 127 Ecuador 1.82 live births per woman compare
- 128 Georgia 1.81 live births per woman compare
- 130 North Korea 1.78 live births per woman compare
- 131 El Salvador 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 131 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.77 live births per woman compare
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,315 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.34 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro?
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty in Montenegro was 1.8 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 live births per woman in 1951.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 live births per woman in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty?
- Montenegro ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.