Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro

Montenegro: Do more people live in urban or rural areas? was 65.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
65.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
121st
of 238 countries
All-time high
65.6%
in 2025
All-time low
13.8%
in 1950
Years of data
76
1950–2025

Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro, 1950–2025

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Source: HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro is 65.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro peaked at 65.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 1950.

That places Montenegro 121st out of 238 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.9% 13.8% 23.0% 10
1960s 28.8% 24.6% 32.6% 10
1970s 38.7% 33.5% 44.1% 10
1980s 46.7% 44.9% 48.1% 10
1990s 52.6% 48.5% 57.9% 10
2000s 62.1% 59.1% 64.1% 10
2010s 64.8% 64.3% 65.2% 10
2020s 65.4% 65.2% 65.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro?
Do more people live in urban or rural areas? in Montenegro was 65.6% in 2025, according to HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2025.
What is the lowest do more people live in urban or rural areas? recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 1950.
How does Montenegro rank for do more people live in urban or rural areas??
Montenegro ranks 121st out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
Is do more people live in urban or rural areas? rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Do more people live in urban or rural areas?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Do more people live in urban or rural areas?
Unit
%
Source
HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 24,444 data points, 1000–2025
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Share of the population living in urban areas, combining UN estimates with modelled historical data.