Sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro
Montenegro: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.58 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.58 years
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
45th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.89 years
in 2021
All-time low
1.83 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro is 6.58 years, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro peaked at 6.89 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.83 years, in 1955.
Montenegro ranks 45th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.42 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.51 years | +3.6% |
| 1952 | 2.59 years | +3.4% |
| 1953 | 2.12 years | -18.3% |
| 1954 | 2.1 years | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.83 years | -12.8% |
| 1956 | 1.99 years | +9.0% |
| 1957 | 2.29 years | +15.0% |
| 1958 | 2.62 years | +14.5% |
| 1959 | 2.86 years | +9.0% |
| 1960 | 3.18 years | +11.2% |
| 1961 | 2.98 years | -6.4% |
| 1962 | 3.08 years | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 2.85 years | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 2.78 years | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.81 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 3 years | +6.8% |
| 1967 | 2.82 years | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 3.23 years | +14.2% |
| 1969 | 3.66 years | +13.5% |
| 1970 | 3.87 years | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 4.01 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 4.23 years | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 4.34 years | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 4.24 years | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 4.41 years | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 4.79 years | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 4.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 4.64 years | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.87 years | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 5.06 years | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 5.21 years | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 5.55 years | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 5.82 years | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 5.73 years | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 5.91 years | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 5.63 years | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 5.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 6.03 years | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 6.74 years | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 6.46 years | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 6.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 6.53 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 6.21 years | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 5.95 years | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 6.13 years | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 6.27 years | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 6.46 years | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 6.45 years | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 6.25 years | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 6.13 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 6.01 years | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.94 years | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 5.96 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.82 years | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 5.74 years | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 5.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.65 years | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 5.61 years | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.73 years | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.65 years | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.53 years | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 5.33 years | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 5.64 years | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 6.29 years | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 5.88 years | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 6.74 years | +14.6% |
| 2020 | 6.46 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 6.89 years | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 6.62 years | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 6.58 years | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.33 years | 1.83 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.04 years | 2.78 years | 3.66 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.36 years | 3.87 years | 4.79 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 4.87 years | 6.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.37 years | 5.95 years | 6.74 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.98 years | 5.74 years | 6.25 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 years | 5.33 years | 6.74 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.64 years | 6.46 years | 6.89 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Montenegro was 6.58 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 6.89 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.83 years in 1955.
- How does Montenegro rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Montenegro ranks 45th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.