Urban population share in Montenegro
65.6% of people in Montenegro lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Montenegro, 2025
65.6%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
105th of 217
Urban population share in Montenegro over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 65.5% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 65.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 65.1% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 64.8% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 64.7% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 64.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 64.1% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 63.5% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 62.7% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 62.2% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 61.7% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 61.0% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 60.1% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 65.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 64.8%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Montenegro has the 105th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Montenegro
All statistics for Montenegro
Population on 1 January
623,327 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
623,327 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
11.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
10.3 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.75 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
17.2%
2025 · Eurostat