Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro
Montenegro: Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling was 1.8 live births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.8 live births per woman
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
129th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.63 live births per woman
in 1951
All-time low
1.68 live births per woman
in 2011
Years of data
75
1950–2024
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro, 1950–2024
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 1.8 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro peaked at 4.63 live births per woman in 1951 and was at its lowest, 1.68 live births per woman, in 2011.
Montenegro ranks 129th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 75 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.36 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.63 live births per woman | +6.0% |
| 1952 | 4.56 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1953 | 4.56 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 4.49 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 4.16 live births per woman | -7.4% |
| 1956 | 4.03 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1957 | 3.94 live births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1958 | 3.8 live births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1959 | 3.53 live births per woman | -7.2% |
| 1960 | 3.53 live births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 3.49 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 3.44 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 3.38 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 3.28 live births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 3.19 live births per woman | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 3.09 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 2.91 live births per woman | -5.9% |
| 1968 | 2.79 live births per woman | -4.0% |
| 1969 | 2.79 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.69 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 2.67 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.61 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.51 live births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 2.43 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.38 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.35 live births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.31 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.25 live births per woman | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 2.2 live births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.22 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 2.19 live births per woman | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 2.19 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 2.17 live births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 2.14 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 2.13 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.09 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.07 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 2.01 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.94 live births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.95 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 2.02 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 2.01 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 1.96 live births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.94 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.96 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 1.92 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 1.89 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.89 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.9 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 1.85 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 1.81 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.73 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.74 live births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.8 live births per woman | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.9 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 1.96 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.73 live births per woman | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.68 live births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.73 live births per woman | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 1.74 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.76 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.76 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.8 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.79 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.77 live births per woman | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.81 live births per woman | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 1.83 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.85 live births per woman | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.88 live births per woman | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.8 live births per woman | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8 live births per woman | -0.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.8 live births per woman is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.8 live births per woman, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.8 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5 live births per woman, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.21 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.19 live births per woman | 2.79 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.44 live births per woman | 2.2 live births per woman | 2.69 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 live births per woman | 1.94 live births per woman | 2.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.94 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.82 live births per woman | 1.7 live births per woman | 1.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 live births per woman | 1.68 live births per woman | 1.81 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.83 live births per woman | 1.8 live births per woman | 1.88 live births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 126 Ecuador 1.81 live births per woman compare
- 127 Bahrain 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 128 Georgia 1.8 live births per woman compare
- 130 North Korea 1.78 live births per woman compare
- 131 El Salvador 1.77 live births per woman compare
- 132 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.76 live births per woman compare
More education data for Montenegro
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 106 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,315 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,354 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,561 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,834 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro?
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling in Montenegro was 1.8 live births per woman in 2024, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 live births per woman in 1951.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. average years of schooling recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 live births per woman in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for fertility rate vs. average years of schooling?
- Montenegro ranks 129th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate vs. average years of schooling rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.