Sex ratio in life expectancy in Montenegro
Montenegro: Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 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 in Montenegro is 1.09, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy in Montenegro peaked at 1.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1955.
Montenegro ranks 58th 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 ratio in life expectancy 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.086 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.0928 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy in Montenegro?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy 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 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1955.
- How does Montenegro rank for sex ratio in life expectancy?
- Montenegro ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.