Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro

Montenegro: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 73.73 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.73 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
99th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.91 years
in 2018
All-time low
56.74 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro is 73.73 years, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro peaked at 73.91 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 56.74 years, in 1950.

Montenegro ranks 99th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 56.74 years
1951 57.21 years +0.8%
1952 57.67 years +0.8%
1953 58.54 years +1.5%
1954 59.62 years +1.8%
1955 59.88 years +0.4%
1956 60.89 years +1.7%
1957 61.73 years +1.4%
1958 62.37 years +1.0%
1959 63.15 years +1.2%
1960 63.94 years +1.3%
1961 64.48 years +0.8%
1962 64.71 years +0.4%
1963 65.22 years +0.8%
1964 65.85 years +1.0%
1965 66.53 years +1.0%
1966 66.97 years +0.7%
1967 67.7 years +1.1%
1968 68.07 years +0.5%
1969 68.18 years +0.2%
1970 68.32 years +0.2%
1971 68.66 years +0.5%
1972 68.97 years +0.5%
1973 69.25 years +0.4%
1974 69.34 years +0.1%
1975 69.63 years +0.4%
1976 69.69 years +0.1%
1977 69.28 years -0.6%
1978 69.38 years +0.1%
1979 69.02 years -0.5%
1980 69.66 years +0.9%
1981 69.45 years -0.3%
1982 69.56 years +0.2%
1983 69.4 years -0.2%
1984 69.26 years -0.2%
1985 69.44 years +0.3%
1986 69.71 years +0.4%
1987 70.24 years +0.8%
1988 70.46 years +0.3%
1989 70.68 years +0.3%
1990 70.41 years -0.4%
1991 70.62 years +0.3%
1992 70.45 years -0.2%
1993 70.51 years +0.1%
1994 70.56 years +0.1%
1995 70.66 years +0.1%
1996 70.45 years -0.3%
1997 70.28 years -0.2%
1998 70.14 years -0.2%
1999 70 years -0.2%
2000 70.35 years +0.5%
2001 70.59 years +0.3%
2002 70.95 years +0.5%
2003 71.12 years +0.2%
2004 71.31 years +0.3%
2005 71.37 years +0.1%
2006 71.6 years +0.3%
2007 71.67 years +0.1%
2008 72.04 years +0.5%
2009 72.38 years +0.5%
2010 72.79 years +0.6%
2011 73.06 years +0.4%
2012 73.29 years +0.3%
2013 73.44 years +0.2%
2014 73.62 years +0.2%
2015 73.84 years +0.3%
2016 73.67 years -0.2%
2017 73.4 years -0.4%
2018 73.91 years +0.7%
2019 73.25 years -0.9%
2020 72.65 years -0.8%
2021 70.41 years -3.1%
2022 72.57 years +3.1%
2023 73.73 years +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 59.78 years 56.74 years 63.15 years 10
1960s 66.16 years 63.94 years 68.18 years 10
1970s 69.15 years 68.32 years 69.69 years 10
1980s 69.79 years 69.26 years 70.68 years 10
1990s 70.41 years 70 years 70.66 years 10
2000s 71.34 years 70.35 years 72.38 years 10
2010s 73.43 years 72.79 years 73.91 years 10
2020s 72.34 years 70.41 years 73.73 years 4

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 96 Mayotte 74.09 years compare
  2. 97 Tunisia 73.92 years compare
  3. 98 Saint Helena 73.87 years compare
  4. 100 Hungary 73.71 years compare
  5. 101 Aruba 73.7 years compare
  6. 102 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 73.7 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Montenegro was 73.73 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 73.91 years in 2018.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 56.74 years in 1950.
How does Montenegro rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Montenegro ranks 99th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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