Rural population in Montenegro
Montenegro: Rural population was 214,303 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Montenegro, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 214,303 for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Montenegro peaked at 372,680 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 214,303, in 2025.
That places Montenegro 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363,799 | 345,993 | 372,680 | 10 |
| 1970s | 330,379 | 316,861 | 340,824 | 10 |
| 1980s | 317,956 | 314,573 | 321,005 | 10 |
| 1990s | 288,356 | 255,006 | 312,029 | 10 |
| 2000s | 231,944 | 221,886 | 247,485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 219,785 | 218,306 | 221,093 | 10 |
| 2020s | 215,778 | 214,303 | 217,746 | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Montenegro
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Rural population 34.4% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 310.86 million current US$ (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2,065 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 3,315 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 6,846 metric tons (2023)
- Fertilizer consumption 251.38 kilograms per hectare of arable land (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Montenegro?
- Rural population in Montenegro was 214,303 in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 372,680 in 1964.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 214,303 in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for rural population?
- Montenegro ranks 161st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.