Kosovo vs Montenegro
Kosovo vs Montenegro: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 1.55 births per woman in Kosovo and 1.8 births per woman in Montenegro, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 0.26 births per woman, or 1.17 times that in Kosovo.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Kosovo.
- In 2023, Kosovo ranked 153 and Montenegro ranked 122 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kosovo at 1.56 births per woman and Montenegro at 1.69 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Kosovo | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.55 | 1.8 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 1.56 | 1.88 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 1.56 | 1.85 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 1.57 | 1.83 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 1.58 | 1.82 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 1.58 | 1.78 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 1.62 | 1.79 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 1.64 | 1.8 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 1.87 | 1.76 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 1.95 | 1.74 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 1.97 | 1.73 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 2.04 | 1.68 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 2.22 | 1.73 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.32 | 1.96 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.36 | 1.9 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.39 | 1.8 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.49 | 1.74 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.62 | 1.7 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.65 | 1.73 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.67 | 1.8 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.79 | 1.81 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.77 | 1.86 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.63 | 1.88 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.35 | 1.89 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.31 | 1.89 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 2.54 | 1.92 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 2.52 | 1.96 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 2.52 | 1.94 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 2.65 | 1.96 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 2.77 | 2.01 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.37 | 2.02 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.67 | 1.95 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.67 | 1.94 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 3.97 | 2.01 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.1 | 2.07 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.12 | 2.09 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.2 | 2.13 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.41 | 2.14 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.46 | 2.17 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.49 | 2.19 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.5 | 2.19 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.66 | 2.22 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.83 | 2.25 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 5.01 | 2.31 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 5.19 | 2.35 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 5.28 | 2.38 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 5.37 | 2.43 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.42 | 2.51 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.49 | 2.61 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.56 | 2.67 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.62 | 2.69 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.73 | 2.79 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.81 | 2.8 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.88 | 2.91 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.95 | 3.09 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 6.04 | 3.19 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 6.11 | 3.28 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 6.18 | 3.38 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 6.24 | 3.44 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 6.31 | 3.49 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 6.36 | 3.53 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 6.37 | 3.53 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 6.4 | 3.8 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 6.52 | 3.95 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 6.63 | 4.03 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 6.74 | 4.16 | 5 |
| 1954 | 6.83 | 4.49 | 5 |
| 1953 | 6.91 | 4.56 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 6.94 | 4.56 | 5 |
| 1951 | 6.95 | 4.63 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 6.95 | 4.36 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kosovo | Montenegro | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.541.17–1.93 | 1.81.61–1.99 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 1.531.11–1.94 | 1.81.58–2 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 1.521.07–1.94 | 1.791.56–2.03 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 1.511.05–1.96 | 1.791.54–2.04 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 1.511.03–1.96 | 1.791.53–2.05 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 1.51.01–1.97 | 1.791.51–2.06 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 1.51–1.97 | 1.781.49–2.08 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 1.50.97–1.99 | 1.781.48–2.08 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 1.50.97–2.01 | 1.781.46–2.1 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 1.50.96–2.02 | 1.771.45–2.11 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 1.50.96–2.01 | 1.771.43–2.11 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 1.50.97–2.03 | 1.761.43–2.14 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 1.50.96–2.02 | 1.761.41–2.14 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 1.50.95–2.02 | 1.761.39–2.14 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 1.50.95–2.02 | 1.751.38–2.16 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 1.50.94–2.02 | 1.751.38–2.16 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 1.50.94–2.01 | 1.751.36–2.17 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 1.50.93–2.02 | 1.751.36–2.19 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 1.50.93–2.01 | 1.741.36–2.19 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 1.50.93–2.02 | 1.741.34–2.2 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 1.510.91–2.02 | 1.741.32–2.2 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 1.510.91–2.04 | 1.741.31–2.2 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 1.50.89–2.03 | 1.741.3–2.2 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 1.50.9–2.03 | 1.741.3–2.2 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 1.510.9–2.04 | 1.731.3–2.2 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 1.510.9–2.05 | 1.731.29–2.21 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 1.510.88–2.08 | 1.731.28–2.2 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 1.510.88–2.08 | 1.731.28–2.19 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 1.510.88–2.06 | 1.731.27–2.19 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.721.27–2.21 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 1.520.87–2.09 | 1.721.27–2.21 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 1.520.88–2.07 | 1.721.26–2.23 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 1.520.88–2.08 | 1.721.25–2.23 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 1.520.88–2.09 | 1.721.25–2.23 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 1.510.88–2.07 | 1.721.25–2.23 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 1.520.87–2.09 | 1.721.24–2.23 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 1.520.86–2.1 | 1.721.22–2.24 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 1.520.86–2.1 | 1.721.21–2.22 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 1.520.87–2.12 | 1.721.22–2.24 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 1.520.87–2.12 | 1.711.21–2.25 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 1.520.87–2.13 | 1.711.2–2.26 | 2 |
| 2065 | 1.520.87–2.11 | 1.711.19–2.27 | 2 |
| 2066 | 1.520.87–2.1 | 1.711.2–2.26 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 1.520.87–2.11 | 1.711.18–2.27 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 1.520.85–2.12 | 1.711.17–2.28 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 1.530.83–2.12 | 1.711.16–2.28 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 1.530.85–2.14 | 1.711.16–2.27 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 1.530.84–2.14 | 1.711.16–2.25 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 1.530.84–2.15 | 1.711.16–2.27 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.530.84–2.15 | 1.711.17–2.28 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.530.85–2.15 | 1.711.17–2.28 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.540.84–2.17 | 1.711.17–2.27 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.540.84–2.15 | 1.71.16–2.29 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.540.84–2.16 | 1.71.16–2.29 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.540.86–2.16 | 1.71.16–2.32 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.540.86–2.15 | 1.71.14–2.3 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.540.87–2.16 | 1.71.14–2.29 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.540.87–2.17 | 1.71.14–2.28 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.540.87–2.17 | 1.71.15–2.31 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.540.85–2.18 | 1.71.14–2.29 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.540.85–2.19 | 1.71.15–2.31 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.540.84–2.18 | 1.691.13–2.33 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.540.83–2.18 | 1.691.14–2.32 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.550.86–2.18 | 1.691.12–2.34 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.550.87–2.19 | 1.691.12–2.34 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.691.13–2.32 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.550.87–2.19 | 1.691.14–2.33 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.550.85–2.2 | 1.691.12–2.31 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.550.86–2.19 | 1.691.14–2.32 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.550.85–2.21 | 1.691.11–2.31 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.560.84–2.2 | 1.691.1–2.32 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.560.83–2.2 | 1.71.11–2.35 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.560.84–2.21 | 1.691.1–2.36 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.560.82–2.2 | 1.691.1–2.34 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.560.81–2.21 | 1.691.11–2.35 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.560.82–2.23 | 1.691.1–2.34 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.560.81–2.24 | 1.691.11–2.33 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- 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
Kosovo vs Montenegro
Health
People
- PopulationKosovo: 1.7 million people in 2023Montenegro: 633,600 people in 2023
- Population growthKosovo: -1.07% a year in 2023Montenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023
- Urban populationKosovo: 50.9% in 2025Montenegro: 65.6% in 2025
- Median ageKosovo: 31.4 years in 2023Montenegro: 39.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKosovo: 9.6% in 2023Montenegro: 17.5% in 2023
- Net migration rateKosovo: -16.9 per 1,000 people in 2023Montenegro: 18.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKosovo: 1.85% of GDP in 2025Montenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKosovo: $217M in 2025Montenegro: $163M in 2025
- Military spending per personKosovo: $140 in 2025Montenegro: $277 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKosovo: 5.9% of government spending in 2025Montenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKosovo: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Montenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsKosovo: 8 million TIV in 2025Montenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025