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.

Life expectancy in Montenegro

Name: Life expectancy in Montenegro
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

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

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.

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

89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
90 Guam 77.21 years compare
91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
94 Hungary 77.02 years compare
95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Montenegro

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)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 3,783 (2025)
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)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 3,879 (2025)

All data for Montenegro →

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

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.