Montenegro vs Serbia
Montenegro vs Serbia: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 18.9 per 1,000 people in Montenegro and 0.6 per 1,000 people in Serbia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Montenegro, by 18.3 per 1,000 people, or 30 times that in Serbia.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Montenegro has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Serbia.
- In 2023, Montenegro ranked 7 and Serbia ranked 83 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Montenegro at -3 per 1,000 people and Serbia at -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Montenegro | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 18.9 | 0.6 |
| 2022 | 42.8 | 5.9 |
| 2021 | -3.9 | -1.3 |
| 2020 | -5.4 | -1.5 |
| 2019 | -6.7 | -2.7 |
| 2018 | -8.2 | -2.7 |
| 2017 | -8 | -2.6 |
| 2016 | -8.4 | -2.6 |
| 2015 | -7.7 | -2.6 |
| 2014 | -6.9 | -2.6 |
| 2013 | -3.9 | -2.5 |
| 2012 | -2.5 | -2.5 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 2010 | -3.6 | 0.5 |
| 2009 | -5.5 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -5.3 | 0.9 |
| 2007 | -4.8 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | -4.3 | 1.1 |
| 2005 | -3.5 | 1.1 |
| 2004 | -3.2 | 1 |
| 2003 | -5 | 0.9 |
| 2002 | -5.3 | 0.2 |
| 2001 | -5.5 | -1.6 |
| 2000 | -5.9 | -1.9 |
| 1999 | -5.5 | -0.5 |
| 1998 | -5.2 | -0.7 |
| 1997 | -4.9 | -0.7 |
| 1996 | -4.8 | -0.7 |
| 1995 | -4.9 | -0.8 |
| 1994 | -4.6 | -0.8 |
| 1993 | -4.5 | -0.8 |
| 1992 | -4.7 | -0.6 |
| 1991 | -4.2 | -1.1 |
| 1990 | -2.7 | -2.1 |
| 1989 | -2.8 | -2.1 |
| 1988 | -3.5 | -2 |
| 1987 | -4.2 | -2.1 |
| 1986 | -4.5 | -2.3 |
| 1985 | -5 | -2.2 |
| 1984 | -5.1 | -2 |
| 1983 | -5.3 | -1.9 |
| 1982 | -5.3 | -1.7 |
| 1981 | -3.9 | -1.1 |
| 1980 | -0.8 | 0 |
| 1979 | -1.2 | -0.1 |
| 1978 | -1.9 | -0.2 |
| 1977 | -2.4 | -0.3 |
| 1976 | -2.6 | -0.4 |
| 1975 | -2.9 | -0.5 |
| 1974 | -3 | -0.5 |
| 1973 | -3.3 | -0.3 |
| 1972 | -3.6 | -0 |
| 1971 | -3.5 | 0.2 |
| 1970 | -3.8 | 0.3 |
| 1969 | -4.7 | 0.6 |
| 1968 | -4.6 | 0.8 |
| 1967 | -4.9 | 0.9 |
| 1966 | -5.4 | 1 |
| 1965 | -5.5 | 1.1 |
| 1964 | -5.5 | 1.2 |
| 1963 | -5.7 | 1.2 |
| 1962 | -5.4 | 0.9 |
| 1961 | -4.7 | 0.9 |
| 1960 | -5.2 | 0.7 |
| 1959 | -5.3 | 0 |
| 1958 | -6.8 | 0.2 |
| 1957 | -7.1 | 0.5 |
| 1956 | -6.7 | 0.9 |
| 1955 | -6.1 | 1 |
| 1954 | -7.1 | 1.2 |
| 1953 | -3 | -0.9 |
| 1952 | 3.7 | -0.9 |
| 1951 | 1.4 | -0.9 |
| 1950 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Montenegro | Serbia |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -2.6-7.4–2.2 | -1.2-3.1–0.4 |
| 2025 | -14.7-23.2–-6.7 | -2-4.4–0.2 |
| 2026 | -4.5-12.1–4.5 | -0.9-3.5–1.7 |
| 2027 | -4.2-11–6.3 | -0.9-3.7–2.1 |
| 2028 | -4.2-10.8–6.9 | -0.8-3.9–2.4 |
| 2029 | -4.2-10.2–7.4 | -0.7-4.1–2.6 |
| 2030 | -4.1-10–7.6 | -0.7-4.2–2.8 |
| 2031 | -4.1-9.5–7.8 | -0.7-4.5–3 |
| 2032 | -4.1-9.8–7.2 | -0.7-4.5–3.2 |
| 2033 | -4-9.7–7.2 | -0.7-4.5–3.3 |
| 2034 | -4-9.4–7.7 | -0.6-4.4–3.6 |
| 2035 | -4-9.2–6.7 | -0.6-4.6–3.6 |
| 2036 | -4-9.1–6.8 | -0.6-4.6–3.9 |
| 2037 | -4-9–6.5 | -0.6-4.9–3.7 |
| 2038 | -3.9-9–5.9 | -0.6-5–4.1 |
| 2039 | -3.9-8.9–5.9 | -0.7-4.8–4 |
| 2040 | -3.8-9.1–5.7 | -0.6-5–4.2 |
| 2041 | -3.8-9.1–5.6 | -0.6-4.9–4.2 |
| 2042 | -3.7-8.8–5.2 | -0.6-5.1–4.3 |
| 2043 | -3.8-9.2–4.4 | -0.6-4.8–4.4 |
| 2044 | -3.6-9–4.1 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2045 | -3.6-8.9–3.8 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2046 | -3.6-8.9–3.4 | -0.5-5.1–4.7 |
| 2047 | -3.7-9.1–3.3 | -0.5-5–4.7 |
| 2048 | -3.5-8.7–3.1 | -0.5-5.2–4.7 |
| 2049 | -3.6-8.9–3 | -0.5-5.2–4.6 |
| 2050 | -3.5-8.9–2.9 | -0.5-5.1–4.8 |
| 2051 | -3.5-9.1–3 | -0.5-5.4–4.8 |
| 2052 | -3.5-9.1–2.7 | -0.5-5.5–4.9 |
| 2053 | -3.4-9–2.7 | -0.4-5.7–5.4 |
| 2054 | -3.5-9.2–2.2 | -0.5-5.9–5.6 |
| 2055 | -3.5-8.9–2.1 | -0.5-5.8–4.6 |
| 2056 | -3.6-9.2–2.1 | -0.5-5.7–4.9 |
| 2057 | -3.3-8.9–2.2 | -0.5-5.7–4.7 |
| 2058 | -3.2-8.9–2.2 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2059 | -3.3-8.6–2.2 | -0.4-6–5.7 |
| 2060 | -3.4-8.9–2.2 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2061 | -3.3-8.7–2.3 | -0.4-5.8–6 |
| 2062 | -3.3-8.8–2.3 | -0.5-5.9–4.9 |
| 2063 | -3.3-8.6–2 | -0.4-6–6 |
| 2064 | -3.3-9.1–2.3 | -0.4-6–5.8 |
| 2065 | -3.3-8.9–2.7 | -0.4-5.8–5.7 |
| 2066 | -3.1-9–2.5 | -0.4-5.8–5.9 |
| 2067 | -3.2-8.9–2.2 | -0.4-5.9–5.8 |
| 2068 | -3.1-8.6–2.3 | -0.4-5.7–6.1 |
| 2069 | -3.1-8.6–2.3 | -0.4-5.8–5.6 |
| 2070 | -3.3-8.5–2.5 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2071 | -3.2-8.7–2.1 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2072 | -3.1-8.6–2 | -0.4-5.9–5.5 |
| 2073 | -3.1-9.1–2.2 | -0.4-5.9–5.3 |
| 2074 | -3.1-8.7–2 | -0.4-5.8–5.5 |
| 2075 | -3.1-8.9–2.3 | -0.3-5.9–5.7 |
| 2076 | -3-8.6–2.4 | -0.4-6.1–5.9 |
| 2077 | -3-9–2.6 | -0.4-6–6.1 |
| 2078 | -3.1-8.9–2.2 | -0.5-6.1–5.9 |
| 2079 | -3.1-8.7–2.4 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2080 | -3.1-8.9–2.2 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2081 | -3.1-8.8–2.2 | -0.4-6.2–5.6 |
| 2082 | -3-8.9–2.4 | -0.4-6.2–5.7 |
| 2083 | -2.9-8.8–2.6 | -0.4-6.9–5.9 |
| 2084 | -3-9–2.3 | -0.4-6.5–6 |
| 2085 | -2.9-9–2.6 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2086 | -2.9-8.8–2.8 | -0.4-6.2–5.9 |
| 2087 | -2.9-9.1–3 | -0.4-6.5–6.1 |
| 2088 | -2.8-8.9–2.9 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2089 | -2.9-9–2.6 | -0.4-6.4–6 |
| 2090 | -2.9-9.2–2.3 | -0.4-6.9–5.8 |
| 2091 | -2.9-9.1–2.3 | -0.4-6.1–5.8 |
| 2092 | -2.8-9.5–2.1 | -0.4-6.6–6.2 |
| 2093 | -2.9-9.7–2.5 | -0.4-6.3–5.8 |
| 2094 | -2.8-9.6–2.4 | -0.4-6.4–6.1 |
| 2095 | -2.9-9.2–2.3 | -0.4-6.3–6 |
| 2096 | -2.9-9.1–2.2 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2097 | -2.9-9.6–2.7 | -0.5-6.2–6.3 |
| 2098 | -2.8-9.1–2.7 | -0.4-6.3–5.9 |
| 2099 | -2.9-9.6–2.6 | -0.5-6.3–6 |
| 2100 | -3-9.7–2.1 | -0.5-6–4.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Montenegro vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyMontenegro: 77.1 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMontenegro: 0.2 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMontenegro: 1.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMontenegro: 85.1% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionMontenegro: 2.56% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateMontenegro: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMontenegro: 633,600 people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthMontenegro: 1.86% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMontenegro: 1.8 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMontenegro: 65.6% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageMontenegro: 39.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMontenegro: 17.5% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMontenegro: 1.89% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMontenegro: $163M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personMontenegro: $277 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMontenegro: 4.4% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMontenegro: 12,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerMontenegro: 0.01% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMontenegro: 4.66% of the labour force in 2020Serbia: 1.01% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMontenegro: 1 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMontenegro: 4 million TIV in 2022Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025