Life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro
Montenegro: Life expectancy at birth, female was 80.4 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.4 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
78th
of 217 countries
All-time high
80.6 years
in 2018
All-time low
67.12 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro stood at 80.4 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro peaked at 80.6 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.12 years, in 1960.
Montenegro ranks 78th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.12 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 67.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 68.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 68.63 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 69.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 69.97 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 70.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 71.3 years | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 71.84 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 72.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 72.66 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 73.2 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 73.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 73.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 73.9 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 74.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 74.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 73.66 years | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 74.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 74.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 74.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 74.95 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 75.08 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 75.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 75.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 75.87 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 76.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 76.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 77.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 77.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 76.95 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 77.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 76.77 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 76.58 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 76.56 years | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 76.59 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 76.45 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 76.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.13 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 77.25 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.8 years | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 76.4 years | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 76.9 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.8 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.5 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 78.5 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.4 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 79 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.6 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 79 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 79.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8 years | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 77 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 78.8 years | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 80.2 years | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 80.4 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.2 years | 67.12 years | 71.84 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.51 years | 72.19 years | 74.16 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.33 years | 74.51 years | 76.71 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.78 years | 76.45 years | 77.15 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.02 years | 76.4 years | 77.8 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.08 years | 78.4 years | 80.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.04 years | 77 years | 80.4 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Montenegro was 80.4 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.12 years in 1960.
- How does Montenegro rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Montenegro ranks 78th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.