Life Expectancy at Birth in Montenegro

Montenegro: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.89
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
74th
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.89
in 2024
All-time low
65.49
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life Expectancy at Birth in Montenegro, 1960–2024

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 77.89 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Montenegro peaked at 77.89 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.49, in 1960.

That places Montenegro 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Life Expectancy at Birth in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Life Expectancy at Birth in Montenegro, 1960 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1960 65.49 —
1961 65.93 +0.7%
1962 66.22 +0.4%
1963 66.61 +0.6%
1964 67.21 +0.9%
1965 67.9 +1.0%
1966 68.43 +0.8%
1967 69.08 +0.9%
1968 69.64 +0.8%
1969 69.96 +0.5%
1970 70.21 +0.3%
1971 70.61 +0.6%
1972 71.04 +0.6%
1973 71.37 +0.5%
1974 71.41 +0.1%
1975 71.71 +0.4%
1976 71.85 +0.2%
1977 71.62 -0.3%
1978 71.71 +0.1%
1979 71.28 -0.6%
1980 72.03 +1.1%
1981 71.92 -0.2%
1982 72.1 +0.3%
1983 72.11 +0.0%
1984 72.1 -0.0%
1985 72.24 +0.2%
1986 72.59 +0.5%
1987 72.98 +0.5%
1988 73.21 +0.3%
1989 73.62 +0.6%
1990 73.7 +0.1%
1991 73.77 +0.1%
1992 73.62 -0.2%
1993 73.69 +0.1%
1994 73.59 -0.1%
1995 73.56 -0.0%
1996 73.44 -0.2%
1997 73.34 -0.1%
1998 73.29 -0.1%
1999 73.14 -0.2%
2000 73.4 +0.3%
2001 73.58 +0.2%
2002 73.97 +0.5%
2003 74.06 +0.1%
2004 74.21 +0.2%
2005 73.98 -0.3%
2006 73.84 -0.2%
2007 74.34 +0.7%
2008 75.14 +1.1%
2009 75.14 +0.0%
2010 75.99 +1.1%
2011 76.08 +0.1%
2012 76.3 +0.3%
2013 76.49 +0.2%
2014 76.34 -0.2%
2015 76.6 +0.3%
2016 76.54 -0.1%
2017 76.69 +0.2%
2018 77.89 +1.6%
2019 76.68 -1.5%
2020 75.93 -1.0%
2021 73.82 -2.8%
2022 76.19 +3.2%
2023 77.59 +1.8%
2024 77.89 +0.4%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 77.89 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 77.89 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.88, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 67.65 65.49 69.96 10
1970s 71.28 70.21 71.85 10
1980s 72.49 71.92 73.62 10
1990s 73.52 73.14 73.77 10
2000s 74.16 73.4 75.14 10
2010s 76.56 75.99 77.89 10
2020s 76.28 73.82 77.89 5

Countries ranked near Montenegro

  1. 71 Lebanon 77.94 compare
  2. 72 Peru 77.94 compare
  3. 73 Colombia 77.91 compare
  4. 75 Iran 77.85 compare
  5. 76 Antigua and Barbuda 77.77 compare
  6. 77 Sri Lanka 77.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Montenegro?
Life expectancy at birth in Montenegro was 77.89 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 77.89 in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 65.49 in 1960.
How does Montenegro rank for life expectancy at birth?
Montenegro ranks 74th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.