Croatia vs Montenegro
Croatia vs Montenegro: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 20,000 people in Croatia and 12,000 people in Montenegro, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Croatia, by 8,000 people, or 1.67 times that in Montenegro.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Croatia has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2006.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Croatia | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 18,000 | 12,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 18,200 | 12,350 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 18,000 | 12,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 18,550 | 12,050 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 18,550 | 12,050 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 19,550 | 12,180 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 19,550 | 12,180 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 19,550 | 12,180 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 21,600 | 12,180 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 21,600 | 13,080 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 21,600 | 13,230 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 22,000 | 15,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 15,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 16,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 31,000 | – | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 30,000 | – | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 30,800 | – | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 61,000 | – | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 68,300 | – | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 101,000 | – | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 101,000 | – | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 96,180 | – | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 98,000 | – | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 104,700 | – | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 150,000 | – | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 70,000 | – | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 80,000 | – | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 103,000 | – | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, 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
Croatia vs Montenegro
Health
- Life expectancyCroatia: 78.6 years in 2023Montenegro: 77.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCroatia: 0.6 per 100 live births in 2024Montenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCroatia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023Montenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCroatia: 85.4% in 2007Montenegro: 85.1% in 2022
- DepressionCroatia: 2.78% in 2017Montenegro: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateCroatia: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Montenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCroatia: 3.9 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthCroatia: -0.34% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCroatia: 1.47 births per woman in 2023Montenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCroatia: 57.8% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageCroatia: 44.8 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCroatia: 22.8% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateCroatia: 2.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCroatia: 2.02% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCroatia: $1.93B in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personCroatia: $544 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCroatia: 4.1% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerCroatia: 0.05% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCroatia: 1.17% of the labour force in 2020Montenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCroatia: 141 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCroatia: 53 million TIV in 2024Montenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022