Life expectancy at birth in Montenegro

Life expectancy at birth in Montenegro was 77.6 years in 2024.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) Unit: Years Data: 2005 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
The latest value carries the source flag “Break in time series”.
Montenegro, 2024 77.6b (Break in time series) Years
Change from 2023 0% 2023: 77.6 years Break in series at 2024: part of this change may come from a change in method.
European Union, 2024 81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2024 29th of 37 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Montenegro over time

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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (Eurostat) (years), 2002 to 2024
Period MontenegroEuropean Union
2024 77.6 yearsb (break in time series) 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional)
2023 77.6 years 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 – 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2021 73.8 years 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2020 75.9 years 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2019 76.7 years 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2018 76.9 years 80.8 yearse (estimated)
2017 76.6 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 76.5 years 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2015 76.5 years 80.5 yearsb (break in time series)
2014 76.5 years 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 76.5 years 80.5 years
2012 76.3 years 80.2 yearsb (break in time series)
2011 76.1 years 80.1 yearsb (break in time series)
2010 76.1 years 79.8 yearsb (break in time series)
2009 75.2 years 79.5 years
2008 75.2 years 79.3 years
2007 74.4 years 79.1 years
2006 73.9 years 78.9 years
2005 74.0 years 78.4 years
2004 – 78.3 years
2003 – 77.7 years
2002 – 77.6 years

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2013, when it was 76.5 years, the figure has changed by +1.4%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Montenegro has the 29th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_mlexpec · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=YR age=Y_LT1
Observation period
2005 to 2024 for Montenegro
Provider update
25 September 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat