Life expectancy at birth, total in Montenegro
Montenegro: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.89 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Montenegro, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 77.89 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Montenegro peaked at 77.89 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.49 years, in 1960.
That places Montenegro 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.65 years | 65.49 years | 69.96 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.28 years | 70.21 years | 71.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.49 years | 71.92 years | 73.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.52 years | 73.14 years | 73.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.16 years | 73.4 years | 75.14 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.56 years | 75.99 years | 77.89 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.28 years | 73.82 years | 77.89 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 3,696 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 3,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 3,830 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 4,014 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Montenegro?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Montenegro was 77.89 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 77.89 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.49 years in 1960.
- How does Montenegro rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Montenegro ranks 75th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.