Albania vs Montenegro
Albania vs Montenegro: Life expectancy
Life expectancy in 2023: 79.6 years in Albania and 77.1 years in Montenegro, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Albania, by 2.5 years, or 1.03 times that in Montenegro.
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What the numbers say
- Albania has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Montenegro.
- In 2023, Albania ranked 56 and Montenegro ranked 88 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Albania at 90 years and Montenegro at 87.9 years in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.
Every year
years · UN
| Year | Albania | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 79.6 | 77.1 | 73.2 |
| 2022 | 78.8 | 75.9 | 72.6 |
| 2021 | 76.8 | 73.8 | 70.9 |
| 2020 | 77.8 | 75.9 | 71.9 |
| 2019 | 79.5 | 76.6 | 72.6 |
| 2018 | 79.2 | 76.9 | 72.4 |
| 2017 | 78.9 | 76.6 | 72.1 |
| 2016 | 78.6 | 76.6 | 71.9 |
| 2015 | 78.4 | 76.6 | 71.6 |
| 2014 | 78 | 76.5 | 71.4 |
| 2013 | 78 | 76.4 | 71.1 |
| 2012 | 78.1 | 76.2 | 70.8 |
| 2011 | 78.3 | 76 | 70.4 |
| 2010 | 78.4 | 75.7 | 70.1 |
| 2009 | 78.5 | 75.4 | 69.7 |
| 2008 | 78.3 | 75 | 69.3 |
| 2007 | 77.7 | 74.7 | 69 |
| 2006 | 77 | 74.7 | 68.6 |
| 2005 | 76.4 | 74.4 | 68.1 |
| 2004 | 76 | 74.4 | 67.7 |
| 2003 | 75.6 | 74.2 | 67.4 |
| 2002 | 75.3 | 74.1 | 67.1 |
| 2001 | 75.1 | 73.7 | 66.8 |
| 2000 | 74.8 | 73.6 | 66.4 |
| 1999 | 74.6 | 73.3 | 66 |
| 1998 | 74.4 | 73.4 | 65.7 |
| 1997 | 73.4 | 73.5 | 65.5 |
| 1996 | 74.1 | 73.6 | 65.2 |
| 1995 | 74 | 73.7 | 64.9 |
| 1994 | 73.8 | 73.8 | 64.3 |
| 1993 | 73.6 | 73.9 | 64.4 |
| 1992 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 64.3 |
| 1991 | 73 | 74 | 64.1 |
| 1990 | 72.7 | 73.9 | 64 |
| 1989 | 72.5 | 73.8 | 63.8 |
| 1988 | 72.2 | 73.4 | 63.4 |
| 1987 | 72 | 73.2 | 63.2 |
| 1986 | 71.7 | 72.8 | 62.7 |
| 1985 | 71.3 | 72.4 | 62.2 |
| 1984 | 71 | 72.3 | 61.9 |
| 1983 | 70.7 | 72.3 | 61.5 |
| 1982 | 70.4 | 72.3 | 61.3 |
| 1981 | 70.1 | 72.1 | 60.9 |
| 1980 | 69.9 | 72.2 | 60.5 |
| 1979 | 69.6 | 71.5 | 60.2 |
| 1978 | 69.4 | 71.9 | 59.5 |
| 1977 | 69 | 71.8 | 59.2 |
| 1976 | 68.6 | 72.1 | 58.6 |
| 1975 | 68.1 | 71.9 | 58.3 |
| 1974 | 67.6 | 71.6 | 58.1 |
| 1973 | 67.1 | 71.6 | 57.7 |
| 1972 | 66.5 | 71.3 | 57.2 |
| 1971 | 65.9 | 70.8 | 56 |
| 1970 | 65.2 | 70.4 | 56.3 |
| 1969 | 64.5 | 70.2 | 56 |
| 1968 | 63.8 | 69.8 | 55.6 |
| 1967 | 63 | 69.3 | 55.1 |
| 1966 | 62.2 | 68.6 | 54.6 |
| 1965 | 61.3 | 68.1 | 54 |
| 1964 | 60.4 | 67.4 | 54.3 |
| 1963 | 59.5 | 66.8 | 53.7 |
| 1962 | 58.5 | 66.4 | 53.2 |
| 1961 | 57.5 | 66.1 | 50.4 |
| 1960 | 56.4 | 65.7 | 47.8 |
| 1959 | 55.1 | 64.7 | 49.6 |
| 1958 | 53.7 | 63.8 | 51.6 |
| 1957 | 52.3 | 63 | 51.1 |
| 1956 | 50.9 | 62 | 50.7 |
| 1955 | 49.6 | 60.9 | 50.2 |
| 1954 | 48.4 | 60.8 | 49.7 |
| 1953 | 47.4 | 59.7 | 48.8 |
| 1952 | 46.3 | 59.1 | 48.2 |
| 1951 | 45.3 | 58.6 | 47.1 |
| 1950 | 44.5 | 58 | 46.4 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Albania | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 79.878.8–80.7 | 77.376.2–78.3 | 73.3 |
| 2025 | 8078.6–81.4 | 77.475.9–78.9 | 73.5 |
| 2026 | 80.178.5–81.8 | 77.675.7–79.4 | 73.8 |
| 2027 | 80.378.3–82.2 | 77.875.6–79.8 | 73.9 |
| 2028 | 80.578.2–82.6 | 7875.5–80.1 | 74.1 |
| 2029 | 80.778.3–83 | 78.175.4–80.4 | 74.2 |
| 2030 | 80.878.1–83.3 | 78.375.4–80.7 | 74.4 |
| 2031 | 8178–83.7 | 78.575.3–81.1 | 74.5 |
| 2032 | 81.278–84 | 78.675.3–81.4 | 74.7 |
| 2033 | 81.478.1–84.2 | 78.875.3–81.7 | 74.8 |
| 2034 | 81.578–84.5 | 7975.4–81.9 | 75 |
| 2035 | 81.777.9–84.9 | 79.175.4–82.2 | 75.1 |
| 2036 | 81.978.2–85.1 | 79.375.5–82.5 | 75.3 |
| 2037 | 82.178.3–85.3 | 79.575.5–82.9 | 75.4 |
| 2038 | 82.278.3–85.5 | 79.675.6–83.2 | 75.5 |
| 2039 | 82.478.2–85.8 | 79.875.6–83.3 | 75.7 |
| 2040 | 82.578.3–86.1 | 8075.7–83.7 | 75.8 |
| 2041 | 82.778.3–86.4 | 80.175.7–83.8 | 75.9 |
| 2042 | 82.978.3–86.6 | 80.375.7–84 | 76.1 |
| 2043 | 8378.4–86.8 | 80.475.7–84.1 | 76.2 |
| 2044 | 83.278.4–86.9 | 80.675.7–84.6 | 76.3 |
| 2045 | 83.378.6–87.3 | 80.875.8–84.8 | 76.5 |
| 2046 | 83.578.7–87.5 | 80.975.9–85.1 | 76.6 |
| 2047 | 83.678.7–87.7 | 81.175.9–85.3 | 76.7 |
| 2048 | 83.878.7–88.2 | 81.276–85.6 | 76.8 |
| 2049 | 83.978.7–88.2 | 81.475.9–85.8 | 76.9 |
| 2050 | 84.178.7–88.4 | 81.676.1–86 | 77 |
| 2051 | 84.278.9–88.7 | 81.776.1–86.3 | 77.1 |
| 2052 | 84.479.1–89 | 81.976.3–86.5 | 77.2 |
| 2053 | 84.579.1–89.1 | 8276.4–86.5 | 77.3 |
| 2054 | 84.779.2–89.4 | 82.276.6–86.8 | 77.4 |
| 2055 | 84.879.3–89.5 | 82.376.7–87 | 77.6 |
| 2056 | 84.979.3–89.8 | 82.476.8–87.2 | 77.7 |
| 2057 | 85.179.5–90.1 | 82.676.7–87.4 | 77.8 |
| 2058 | 85.279.5–90.3 | 82.776.8–87.5 | 77.9 |
| 2059 | 85.379.7–90.6 | 82.977–87.9 | 78 |
| 2060 | 85.579.6–90.6 | 8377.2–88 | 78.1 |
| 2061 | 85.679.7–90.7 | 83.277.1–88.1 | 78.2 |
| 2062 | 85.779.8–90.9 | 83.377.1–88.3 | 78.3 |
| 2063 | 85.979.9–91.2 | 83.477.2–88.5 | 78.4 |
| 2064 | 8680.1–91.4 | 83.677.3–88.7 | 78.5 |
| 2065 | 86.180.2–91.6 | 83.777.3–88.9 | 78.6 |
| 2066 | 86.280.2–91.7 | 83.877.2–89.1 | 78.7 |
| 2067 | 86.480.3–92 | 8477.2–89.2 | 78.8 |
| 2068 | 86.580.4–92 | 84.177.3–89.4 | 78.9 |
| 2069 | 86.680.4–92.2 | 84.277.5–89.5 | 79 |
| 2070 | 86.780.5–92.4 | 84.377.6–89.7 | 79.1 |
| 2071 | 86.880.5–92.4 | 84.577.5–90 | 79.2 |
| 2072 | 86.980.9–92.8 | 84.677.8–90.3 | 79.3 |
| 2073 | 87.180.9–93 | 84.777.7–90.6 | 79.4 |
| 2074 | 87.281–93.2 | 84.877.8–90.7 | 79.4 |
| 2075 | 87.381.2–93.3 | 8577.8–91 | 79.5 |
| 2076 | 87.481.3–93.4 | 85.177.8–91 | 79.6 |
| 2077 | 87.581.4–93.5 | 85.278–91.1 | 79.7 |
| 2078 | 87.681.7–93.7 | 85.378.4–91.5 | 79.8 |
| 2079 | 87.781.8–93.8 | 85.478.4–91.7 | 79.9 |
| 2080 | 87.982–94.2 | 85.678.6–91.7 | 80 |
| 2081 | 8882–94.2 | 85.778.7–92.1 | 80.1 |
| 2082 | 88.182–94.5 | 85.878.9–92.3 | 80.2 |
| 2083 | 88.282.1–94.6 | 85.979–92.3 | 80.3 |
| 2084 | 88.382.2–94.9 | 86.178.9–92.5 | 80.3 |
| 2085 | 88.482.2–94.9 | 86.279.2–92.7 | 80.4 |
| 2086 | 88.582.3–95.2 | 86.379.2–92.8 | 80.5 |
| 2087 | 88.682.3–95.2 | 86.479.5–93 | 80.6 |
| 2088 | 88.782.5–95.4 | 86.579.6–93.2 | 80.7 |
| 2089 | 88.882.5–95.8 | 86.679.7–93.3 | 80.8 |
| 2090 | 88.982.7–95.9 | 86.879.7–93.4 | 80.9 |
| 2091 | 89.182.8–95.9 | 86.979.8–93.6 | 81 |
| 2092 | 89.282.7–96.1 | 8780.2–93.8 | 81 |
| 2093 | 89.382.9–96.3 | 87.180.3–94 | 81.1 |
| 2094 | 89.482.9–96.6 | 87.280.4–94.3 | 81.2 |
| 2095 | 89.583–96.7 | 87.380.3–94.1 | 81.3 |
| 2096 | 89.683.1–96.9 | 87.480.3–94.4 | 81.4 |
| 2097 | 89.783.2–97.2 | 87.580.4–94.8 | 81.5 |
| 2098 | 89.883.2–97.4 | 87.680.7–94.9 | 81.6 |
| 2099 | 89.983.3–97.6 | 87.880.7–95.1 | 81.7 |
| 2100 | 9083.4–97.9 | 87.980.6–95.2 | 81.7 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Montenegro
Health
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Montenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Montenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Montenegro: 85.1% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Montenegro: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Montenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Montenegro: 12,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersAlbania: 0.65% of the labour force in 2020Montenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Montenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022