This article is about the demographic features of the population of Montenegro, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
The 2003 census was undertaken by Montenegro, which, together with Serbia, constituted Serbia and Montenegro. The census population was 620,145 (including diaspora 672,656).
According to a 2005 estimate made by the Statistical Office of Montenegro, Montenegro has about 623,000 inhabitants. [2]
According to a 2006 estimate made by the Statistical Office of Montenegro, Montenegro has about 624,000 inhabitants. [3]
According to a 2007 estimate made by the Statistical Office of Montenegro, Montenegro has about 625,000 inhabitants. [4]
According to a 2008 estimate made by the Statistical Office of Montenegro, Montenegro has 627,478 inhabitants. [5]
Montenegros statistics body maintains demographic information:
The vast majority (over 90%) of the population of Montenegro is of Slavic origin. Albanians make up 5 percent of the population (4.9% at the 2011 census), while there is also a small Romani minority (0.8% at the 2011 census). The Slavic population of Montenegro uses a large diversity in ethnic identities to describe their ethnicity. During the first decades after WW II most Slavic people identified themselves as Montenegrins, with less than 2% Serbs and less than 2% Croats in 1948. During the last decades of the existence of Yugoslavia up to 5% of the population declared themselves Yugoslavs (South-Slavs). During and after the Yugoslav Wars the ethnic identity of the Serbs (and in general the political influence of Serbia) became increasingly important in Montenegro and at the 2003 census almost one third of the population identified themselves as Serbs. The Serbs live mostly along the borders with Bosnia and Serbia, while the Montenegrins live in the center of the country. The Slavic population are in majority Orthodox Christians, but there is also a large Muslim minority, like in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although most of the Slavic Muslims initially also identified themselves as Montenegrins, gradually over time more and more Slavic Muslims started to use Muslim as an ethnic identity instead of only a religious identity. After the Yugoslav Wars this changed again and at the 2003 and 2011 census most Slavic Muslims declared themselves Bosniaks, because they have relations with Bosniaks in Bosnia and Herzegovina and mostly live in the northeast of Montenegro.
According to the 2003 census (November 2003 data)
Andrijevica total 6.384
Montenegrins 1.475 or 23,10%
Muslims 8 or 0,13%
Serbs 4.155 or 65,08%
Albanians 0 or 0,00%
Croats 2 or 0,03%
Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 22 or 0,34%
not declared 234 or 3,67% no data 488 or 7,64%
Bar total 45.223
Montenegrins 19.960 or 44,14%
Muslims 2.852 or 6,31%
Serbs 11.218 or 24,81%
Albanians 5.450 or 12,05%
Croats 268 or 0,59%
Bosniaks 1.026 or 2,27%
Romani 50 or 0,11%
other 722 or 1,60%
not declared 1.771 or 3,92%
no data 1.906 or 4,21%
Berane total 40.885
Montenegrins 9282 or 22,70%
Muslims 2.994 or 7,32%
Serbs 16.939 or 41,43%
Albanians 41 or 0,10%
Croats 50 or 0,12%
Bosniaks 8.994 or 22,00%
Romani 133 or 0,33%
other 222 or 0,54%
not declared 223 or 0,55%
no data 837 or 2,05%
Bijelo Polje total 57.124
Montenegrins 9.214 or 16,13%
Muslims 9.816 or 17,18%
Serbs 20.743 or 36,31%
Albanians 35 or 0,06%
Croats 49 or 0,09%
Bosniaks 14.409 or 25,22%
Romani 146 or 0,26%
other 165 or 0,29% not declared 1.033 or 1,81% no data 1.514 or 2,65%
Budva total 16.095
Montenegrins 7.333 or 45,56%
Muslims 205 or 1,27%
Serbs 6.510 or 40,45%
Albanians 60 or 0,37%
Croats 177 or 1,10%
Bosniaks 22 or 0,14%
Romani 37 or 0,23%
other 460 or 2,86%
not declared 1.153 or 7,16%
no data 138 or 0,86%
Cetinje total 18.749
Montenegrins 16.927 or 90,28%
Muslims 21 or 0,11%
Serbs 865 or 4,61%
Albanians 46 or 0,25%
Croats 47 or 0,25%
Bosniaks 5 or 0,03%
Romani 131 or 0,70%
other 170 or 0,91%
not declared 303 or 1,62%
no data 234 or 1,25%
Danilovgrad total 16.400
Montenegrins 11.141 or 67,93%
Muslims 53 or 0,32%
Serbs 4.177 or 25,47%
Albanians 8 or 0,05%
Croats 42 or 0,26%
Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
Romani 11 or 0,07%
other 127 or 0,77%
not declared 428 or 2,61%
no data 413 or 2,52%
Herceg Novi total 33971
Montenegrins 9.651 or 28,41%
Muslims 218 or 0,64%
Serbs 17.818 or 52,45%
Albanians 25 or 0,07%
Croats 831 or 2,45%
Bosniaks 89 or 0,26%
Romani 290 or 0,85%
other 1.350 or 3,97%
not declared 2.800 or 8,24%
no data 899 or 2,65%
Kolasin total 9.975
Montenegrins 5.022 or 50,35%
Muslims 34 or 0,34%
Serbs 4.449 or 44,60%
Albanians 1 or 0,01%
Croats 11 or 0,11%
Bosniaks 1 or 0,01%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 74 or 0,74%
not declared 337 or 3,38%
no data 46 or 0,46%
Kotor total 23.481
Montenegrins 11.002 or 46,85%
Muslims 109 or 0,46%
Serbs 7.197 or 30,65%
Albanians 63 or 0,27%
Croats 1.842 or 7,84%
Bosniaks 17 or 0,07%
Romani 36 or 0,15%
other 746 or 3,18%
not declared 2.255 or 9,60%
no data 214
Mojkovac total 10.274
Montenegrins 5.627 or 54,77%
Muslims 18 or 0,18%
Serbs 4.200 or 40,88%
Albanians 1 or 0,01%
Croats 3 or 0,03%
Bosniaks9 or 0,09%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 53 or 0,52%
not declared 332 or 3,23%
no data 31 or 0,30%
Niksic total 76.671
Montenegrins 47.923 or 62,50%
Muslims 733 or 0,96%
Serbs 20.433 or 26,65%
Albanians 32 or 0,04%
Croats 139 or 0,18%
Bosniaks 177 or 0,23%
Romani 346 or 0,45%
other 743 or 0,97%
not declared 5.483 or 7,15%
no data 662 or 0,86%
Plav total 21.604
Montenegrins 790 or 3,66%
Muslims 1.249 or 5,78%
Serbs 2.731 or 12,64%
Albanians 5.673 or 26,26%
Croats 4 or 0,02%
Bosniaks 10.960 or 50,73%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 78 or 0,36%
not declared 73 or 0,34%
no data 46 or 0,21%
Pljevlja total 36.918
Montenegrins 7.750 or 20,99%
Muslims 3.088 or 8,36%
Serbs 21.972 or 59,52%
Albanians 11 or 0,03%
Croats 17 or 0,05%
Bosniaks 2.023 or 5,48%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 148 or 0,40%
not declared 1.705 or 4,62%
no data 204 or 0,55%
Pluzine total 4.294
Montenegrins 1.400 or 32,60%
Muslims 1 or 0,02%
Serbs 2.601 or 60,57%
Albanians 0 or 0,00%
Croats 1 or 0,02%
Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 12 or 0,28%
not declared 260 or 6,05%
no data 19 or 0,44%
Podgorica total 179.403
Montenegrins 98.562 or 54,94%
Muslims 4.782 or 2,67%
Serbs 44.992 or 25,08%
Albanians 14.238 or 7,94%
Croats 734 or 0,41%
Bosniaks 2.672 or 1,49%
Romani 1.542 or 0,86%
other 2.184 or 1,22%
not declared 7.506 or 4,18%
no data 2.191 or 1,22%
Rozaje total 27.562
Montenegrins 453 or 1,64%
Muslims 1.670 or 6,06%
Serbs 916 or 3,32%
Albanians 1.190 or 4,32%
Croats 8 or 0,03%
Bosniaks 22.512 or 81,68%
Romani 15 or 0,05%
other 405 or 1,47%
not declared 73 or 0,26%
no data 320 or 1,16%
Savnik total 2.972
Montenegrins 1.386 or 46,64%
Muslims 5 or 0,17%
Serbs 1.416 or 47,64%
Albanians 0 or 0,00%
Croats 3 or 0,10%
Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 25 or 0,84%
not declared 130 or 4,37%
no data 7 or 0,24%
Tivat total 13.991
Montenegrins 4.126 or 29,49%
Muslims 165 or 1,18%
Serbs 4.911 or 35,10%
Albanians 144 or 1,03%
Croats 2.761 or 19,73%
Bosniaks 56 or 0,40%
Romani 20 or 0,14%
other 470 or 3,36%
not declared 1.122 or 8,02%
no data 216 or 1,54%
Ulcinj total 26.435
Montenegrins 2.523 or 9,54%
Muslims 692 or 2,62%
Serbs 1.520 or 5,75%
Albanians 20.664 or 78,17%
Croats 70 or 0,26%
Bosniaks 300 or 1,13%
Romani 118 or 0,45%
Black Montenegrins 185 or 0,70%
other 185 or 0,70%
not declared 216 or 0,82%
no data 147 or 0,56%
Zabljak total 4.245
Montenegrins 1.819 or 42,85%
Muslims 1 or 0,02%
Serbs 2.129 or 50,15%
Albanians 0 or 0,00%
Croats 3 or 0,07%
Bosniaks 0 or 0,00%
Romani 0 or 0,00%
other 15 or 0,35%
not declared 278 or 6,55%
This census witnessed the forming of the Bosniak nation; although there are still people who declare themselves as Muslims by nationality. Also, there are very few people left who consider themselves Yugoslavs. Also a noticeable difference compared to 1991 census is the reemerging in the number of Serbs, from nearly 60,000 to 200,000 in a decade (compared to 1931s 90% strong Serb community).
Others include small ethnic groups of perceived non-European/Slavic origins: Romani, Balkan Egyptians and Black Montenegrins who are thought to be local Turks.
Serbian: 393,740 (63.49%)
Serbs - 197,684 (50.21%)
Montenegrins - 156,374 (39.71%)
Slavic Muslims - 8,696 (2.21%)
Bosniacs - 2,723 (0.69%)
Croats - 2,529 (0.64%)
Yugoslavs - 1,705 (0.43%)
Albanians - 306 (0.08%)
Romany - 157 (0.04%)
others - 1,847 (0.47%)
undeclared and undefined - 18,610 (4.73%)
regional affiliation - 891 (0.23%)
unknown - 2,218 (0.56%)
Montenegrin: 136,208 (21.96%)
Montenegrins - 106,214 (78%)
Slavic Muslims - 13,627 (10%)
Bosniacs - 12,549 (9.21%)
Croats - 1,375 (1.01%)
Serbs - 349 (0.26%)
Albanians - 330 (0.24%)
Yugoslavs - 33 (0.02%)
Romany - 8 (0.01%)
others - 349 (0.26%)
undeclared and undefined - 1,106 (0.81%)
regionally declared - 80 (0.06%)
unknown - 188 (0.14%)
Albanian: 32,603 (5.26%)
Albanians - 30,382 (93.19%)
Montenegrins - 776 (2.38%)
Slavic Muslims - 414 (1.27%)
Romany - 288 (0.88%)
Bosniacs - 15 (0.05%)
Serbs - 8 (0.02%)
Yugoslavs - 8 (0.02%)
Croats - 3 (0.01%)
others - 361 (1.11%)
undeclared and undefined - 168 (0.51%)
regionally declared - 74 (0.23%)
unknown - 106 (0.32%)
Bosniac language: 19,906 (3.2%)
Bosniacs - 18,662 (93.75%)
Muslims by nationality - 1,094 (5.5%)
Albanians - 72 (0.36%)
Montenegrins - 37 (0.19%)
Croats - 2 (0.01%)
Yugoslavs - 2 (0.01%)
others - 15 (0.07%)
undeclared and undefined - 11 (0.05%)
regionally declared - 6 (0.03%)
unknown - 5 (0.02%)
Bosnian: 14,172 (2.29%)
Bosniacs - 13,718 (96.8%)
Slavic Muslims - 282 (1.99%)
Albanians - 38 (0.27%)
Montenegrins - 24 (0.17%)
Serbs - 6 (0.04%)
Croats - 6 (0.04%)
Yugoslavs - 1 (0.01%)
others - 15 (0.11%)
undeclared and undefined - 20 (0.14%)
regionally declared - 60 (0.42%)
unknown - 2 (0.01%)
Croatian: 2,791 (0.45%)
Croats - 2,438 (87.35%)
Serbs - 92 (3.3%)
Montenegrins - 82 (2.94%)
Yugoslavs - 15 (0.54%)
Slavic Muslims - 11 (0.39%)
Bosniacs - 5 (0.18%)
Albanians - 4 (0.14%)
others - 36 (1.29%)
undeclared and undefined - 84 (3.01%)
regionally declared - 14 (0.5%)
unknown - 10 (0.36%)
Roma: 2,602 (0.42%)
Macedonian: 507 (0.08%)
Hungarian: 255 (0.04%)
Slovene: 232 (0.04%)
German: 126 (0.02%)
other: 3,101 (0.5%)
nondeclared and unknown: 13,902 (2.2%)
See also: Serbian Orthodox Church, Montenegrin Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bar, Islam in Montenegro
From 2003:
Orthodox Christianity - 460,383 (74.24%)
Montenegrins - 241,728 (52.51%)
Serbs - 196,333 (42.65%)
Yugoslavs - 1,286 (0.28%)
Romany - 250 (0.05%)
Croats - 107 (0.02%)
Slavic Muslims - 71 (0.01%)
Bosniacs - 32 (0.01%)
Albanians - 27 (0.01%)
others - 2,191 (0.48%)
undeclared and undefined - 15,853 (3.44%)
regionally declared - 651 (0.14%)
unknown - 1,854 (0.4%)
Muslim - 110,034 (17.74%)
Bosniacs - 47,852 (43.49%)
Slavic Muslims - 24,111 (21.91%)
Albanians - 22,834 (20.75%)
Montenegrins - 11,710 (10.64%)
Romany - 1,942 (1.77%)
Yugoslavs - 38 (0.03%)
Serbs - 33 (0.03%)
Croats - 6 (0.01%)
others - 486 (0.44%)
undeclared and undefined - 766 (0.7%)
regionally declared - 75 (0.07%)
unknown - 181 (0.16%)
Roman Catholic - 21,972 (3.54%)
Albanians - 8,126 (36.98%)
Croats - 6,262 (28.5%)
Montenegrins - 5,000 (22.76%)
Yugoslavs - 128 (0.58%)
Serbs - 114 (0.52%)
Romany - 11 (0.05%)
Bosniacs - 4 (0.02%)
Slavic Muslims - 4 (0.02%)
others - 1,112 (5.06%)
undeclared and undefined - 689 (3.14%)
regionally declared - 370 (1.68%)
unknown - 152 (0.69%)
Protestant - 383 (0.06%)
Montenegrins - 144 (37.6%)
Serbs - 51 (13.32%)
Romany - 18 (4.7%)
Bosniacs - 7 (1.83%)
Croats - 7 (1.83%)
Yugoslavs - 4 (1.04%)
Albanians - 2 (0.52%)
Slavic Muslims - 1 (0.26%)
others - 103 (26.89%)
undeclared and undefined - 31 (8.09%)
regionally declared - 7 (1.83%)
unknown - 8 (2.09%)
occult - 58 (0.01%)
Montenegrins - 27 (46.55%)
Serbs - 2 (3.45%)
Bosniacs - 1 (1.72%)
Slavic Muslims - 1 (1.72%)
Croats - 1 (1.72%)
others - 3 (5.17%)
undeclared and undefined - 2 (3.45%)
unknown - 1 (1.72%)
Jewish - 12
Montenegrins - 2 (16.67%)
Serbs - 2 (16.67%)
others - 8 (66.66%)
agnostics - 2,424 (0.39%)
nondeclared - 13,867 (2.24%)
none - 6,003 (0.97%)
unknown - 5,009 (0.8%)
Montenegrins - 5,817
Serbs - 4,495
Romani - 3,105
Muslims - 1,823
Egyptians - 1,539
Albanians - 457
Bosniaks - 333
Gorani 83
Ashkali - 79
Yugoslavs - 72
Croats - 27
Macedonians - 23
Slovenes 9
other - 53
nondeclared - 32
Total - 17,947
