Life expectancy in Montenegro
Montenegro: Life expectancy was 77.09 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.09 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
92nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.09 years
in 2023
All-time low
58.03 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Montenegro, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Montenegro is 77.09 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Montenegro peaked at 77.09 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.03 years, in 1950.
Montenegro ranks 92nd 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 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.03 years | — |
| 1951 | 58.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 59.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1953 | 59.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 60.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 60.9 years | +0.2% |
| 1956 | 62.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1957 | 63 years | +1.6% |
| 1958 | 63.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 64.71 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 65.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 66.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 66.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 66.78 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 67.39 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 68.08 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 68.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 69.26 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 69.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 70.15 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 70.4 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 70.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 71.25 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 71.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 71.63 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 72.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.83 years | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 71.92 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.49 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 72.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 72.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 72.3 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 72.3 years | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 72.29 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 72.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 72.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 73.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 73.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 73.81 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 73.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.8 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.87 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 73.76 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 73.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 73.61 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 73.5 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.44 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 73.29 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 73.55 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.74 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.13 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.23 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 74.38 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 74.43 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.67 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 74.67 years | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 75.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 75.71 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 75.96 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.35 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.59 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.92 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 76.64 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 75.85 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.79 years | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 75.92 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 77.09 years | +1.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 77.09 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 77.09 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.05 years | 58.03 years | 64.71 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 67.83 years | 65.68 years | 70.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.49 years | 70.4 years | 72.06 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.69 years | 72.13 years | 73.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.68 years | 73.29 years | 73.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.42 years | 73.55 years | 75.4 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4 years | 75.71 years | 76.92 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.66 years | 73.79 years | 77.09 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Montenegro?
- Life expectancy in Montenegro was 77.09 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 77.09 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.03 years in 1950.
- How does Montenegro rank for life expectancy?
- Montenegro ranks 92nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.