Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Montenegro

Rural population share in Montenegro in 2025 — 34.4%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 41 pp.

2025 34.4% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 217
Period maximum 75.4%1960
Period minimum 34.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Montenegro, 1960–20252040608019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 75.4%1962: 73.2%1964: 71.4%1966: 69.8%1968: 68.2%1970: 66.5%1972: 64.5%1974: 62%1976: 59.3%1978: 56.9%1980: 55.1%1982: 54%1984: 53.3%1986: 52.8%1988: 52.2%1990: 51.5%1992: 50.3%1994: 48.3%1996: 45.9%1998: 43.3%2000: 40.9%2002: 39%2004: 37.8%2006: 36.9%2008: 36.2%2010: 35.7%2012: 35.5%2014: 35.3%2016: 35.1%2018: 34.9%2020: 34.8%2022: 34.6%2024: 34.5%2025: 34.4%
Change over the period: −41 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Montenegro

Montenegro 34.4%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
Rural population share — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.4 −0.1 pp
2024 34.5 −0.1 pp
2023 34.5 −0.1 pp
2022 34.6 −0.1 pp
2021 34.7 −0.1 pp
2020 34.8 −0.1 pp
2019 34.8 −0.1 pp
2018 34.9 −0.1 pp
2017 35 −0.1 pp
2016 35.1 −0.1 pp
2015 35.2 −0.1 pp
2014 35.3 −0.1 pp
2013 35.4 −0.1 pp
2012 35.5 −0.1 pp
2011 35.6 −0.1 pp
2010 35.7 −0.2 pp
2009 35.9 −0.3 pp
2008 36.2 −0.3 pp
2007 36.5 −0.4 pp
2006 36.9 −0.4 pp
2005 37.3 −0.5 pp
2004 37.8 −0.5 pp
2003 38.3 −0.7 pp
2002 39 −0.9 pp
2001 39.9 −1 pp
2000 40.9 −1.2 pp
1999 42.1 −1.3 pp
1998 43.3 −1.3 pp
1997 44.6 −1.3 pp
1996 45.9 −1.3 pp
1995 47.2 −1.2 pp
1994 48.3 −1.1 pp
1993 49.4 −0.9 pp
1992 50.3 −0.7 pp
1991 51 −0.5 pp
1990 51.5 −0.4 pp
1989 51.9 −0.3 pp
1988 52.2 −0.3 pp
1987 52.5 −0.3 pp
1986 52.8 −0.3 pp
1985 53 −0.3 pp
1984 53.3 −0.3 pp
1983 53.6 −0.4 pp
1982 54 −0.5 pp
1981 54.5 −0.6 pp
1980 55.1 −0.8 pp
1979 55.9 −1 pp
1978 56.9 −1.2 pp
1977 58.1 −1.3 pp
1976 59.3 −1.3 pp
1975 60.6 −1.3 pp
1974 62 −1.3 pp
1973 63.2 −1.2 pp
1972 64.5 −1.1 pp
1971 65.5 −1 pp
1970 66.5 −0.9 pp
1969 67.4 −0.8 pp
1968 68.2 −0.8 pp
1967 69 −0.8 pp
1966 69.8 −0.8 pp
1965 70.6 −0.8 pp
1964 71.4 −0.9 pp
1963 72.3 −0.9 pp
1962 73.2 −1 pp
1961 74.2 −1.2 pp
1960 75.4

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.