Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro
Montenegro: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.09 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.09
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
58th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.1
in 2021
All-time low
1.03
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro is 1.09, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro peaked at 1.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1955.
That places Montenegro 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.04 | — |
| 1951 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.04 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.04 | -0.8% |
| 1954 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 1.03 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.04 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 1.04 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 1.05 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 1.04 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 1.05 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.07 | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.07 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 1.07 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.08 | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.08 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.08 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 1.09 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1.08 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.08 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 1.08 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.08 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 | 1.03 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 | 1.08 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 | 1.07 | 1.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 55 Trinidad and Tobago 1.09 compare
- 56 Somalia 1.09 compare
- 57 Turkmenistan 1.09 compare
- 59 Serbia 1.09 compare
- 60 Philippines 1.09 compare
- 61 Hungary 1.09 compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 10.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 12.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Montenegro was 1.09 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1955.
- How does Montenegro rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Montenegro ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.