Croatia vs Montenegro
Croatia vs Montenegro: Urban population
Urban population in 2025: 57.8% in Croatia and 65.6% in Montenegro, by UN estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 7.8 percentage points, or 1.13 times that in Croatia.
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 1998, when it overtook Croatia.
- In 2025, Croatia ranked 142 and Montenegro ranked 112 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts Croatia at 72.8% and Montenegro at 66.4% in 2050.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.8 | 65.6 |
| 2024 | 57.5 | 65.5 |
| 2023 | 57.2 | 65.5 |
| 2022 | 57 | 65.4 |
| 2021 | 56.8 | 65.3 |
| 2020 | 56.5 | 65.3 |
| 2019 | 56.3 | 65.2 |
| 2018 | 56.1 | 65.1 |
| 2017 | 55.9 | 65 |
| 2016 | 55.7 | 64.9 |
| 2015 | 55.6 | 64.8 |
| 2014 | 55.5 | 64.7 |
| 2013 | 55.4 | 64.6 |
| 2012 | 55.3 | 64.5 |
| 2011 | 55.3 | 64.4 |
| 2010 | 55.3 | 64.3 |
| 2009 | 55.3 | 64.1 |
| 2008 | 55.4 | 63.8 |
| 2007 | 55.4 | 63.5 |
| 2006 | 55.5 | 63.1 |
| 2005 | 55.5 | 62.7 |
| 2004 | 55.6 | 62.2 |
| 2003 | 55.6 | 61.7 |
| 2002 | 55.7 | 61 |
| 2001 | 55.7 | 60.1 |
| 2000 | 55.7 | 59.1 |
| 1999 | 55.6 | 57.9 |
| 1998 | 55.6 | 56.7 |
| 1997 | 55.5 | 55.4 |
| 1996 | 55.3 | 54.1 |
| 1995 | 55.2 | 52.8 |
| 1994 | 55 | 51.7 |
| 1993 | 54.8 | 50.6 |
| 1992 | 54.6 | 49.7 |
| 1991 | 54.4 | 49 |
| 1990 | 54.1 | 48.5 |
| 1989 | 53.7 | 48.1 |
| 1988 | 53.1 | 47.8 |
| 1987 | 52.5 | 47.5 |
| 1986 | 51.8 | 47.2 |
| 1985 | 51 | 47 |
| 1984 | 50.2 | 46.7 |
| 1983 | 49.4 | 46.4 |
| 1982 | 48.7 | 46 |
| 1981 | 48 | 45.5 |
| 1980 | 47.3 | 44.9 |
| 1979 | 46.7 | 44.1 |
| 1978 | 46 | 43.1 |
| 1977 | 45.4 | 41.9 |
| 1976 | 44.8 | 40.7 |
| 1975 | 44.1 | 39.4 |
| 1974 | 43.4 | 38.1 |
| 1973 | 42.7 | 36.8 |
| 1972 | 42 | 35.5 |
| 1971 | 41.2 | 34.5 |
| 1970 | 40.4 | 33.5 |
| 1969 | 39.4 | 32.6 |
| 1968 | 38.4 | 31.8 |
| 1967 | 37.4 | 31 |
| 1966 | 36.3 | 30.2 |
| 1965 | 35.2 | 29.4 |
| 1964 | 34.1 | 28.6 |
| 1963 | 33 | 27.7 |
| 1962 | 32 | 26.8 |
| 1961 | 31 | 25.8 |
| 1960 | 30.1 | 24.6 |
| 1959 | 29.3 | 23 |
| 1958 | 28.4 | 21.3 |
| 1957 | 27.6 | 19.5 |
| 1956 | 26.8 | 17.7 |
| 1955 | 26 | 16.2 |
| 1954 | 25.2 | 15 |
| 1953 | 24.5 | 14.3 |
| 1952 | 23.8 | 14.1 |
| 1951 | 23 | 13.9 |
| 1950 | 22.3 | 13.8 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Croatia | Montenegro |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 58.1 | 65.7 |
| 2027 | 58.5 | 65.7 |
| 2028 | 58.9 | 65.8 |
| 2029 | 59.3 | 65.9 |
| 2030 | 59.7 | 65.9 |
| 2031 | 60.1 | 66 |
| 2032 | 60.6 | 66 |
| 2033 | 61.1 | 66 |
| 2034 | 61.6 | 66.1 |
| 2035 | 62.2 | 66.1 |
| 2036 | 62.7 | 66.2 |
| 2037 | 63.3 | 66.2 |
| 2038 | 63.9 | 66.2 |
| 2039 | 64.5 | 66.3 |
| 2040 | 65.2 | 66.3 |
| 2041 | 65.9 | 66.3 |
| 2042 | 66.6 | 66.3 |
| 2043 | 67.3 | 66.3 |
| 2044 | 68 | 66.4 |
| 2045 | 68.7 | 66.4 |
| 2046 | 69.5 | 66.4 |
| 2047 | 70.3 | 66.4 |
| 2048 | 71.1 | 66.4 |
| 2049 | 71.9 | 66.4 |
| 2050 | 72.8 | 66.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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
- 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
- Armed forces personnelCroatia: 20,000 people in 2020Montenegro: 12,000 people in 2020
- 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