Serbia vs. Montenegro
Demographics
| Serbia | Montenegro | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 6,974,289 (July 2021 est.) note: does not include the population of Kosovo | 607,414 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 14.07% (male 508,242/female 478,247) 15-24 years: 11.04% (male 399,435/female 374,718) 25-54 years: 41.19% (male 1,459,413/female 1,429,176) 55-64 years: 13.7% (male 464,881/female 495,663) 65 years and over: 20% (male 585,705/female 816,685) (2020 est.) | 0-14 years: 18.14% (male 57,402/female 53,217) 15-24 years: 12.78% (male 40,220/female 37,720) 25-54 years: 39.65% (male 120,374/female 121,461) 55-64 years: 13.41% (male 40,099/female 41,670) 65 years and over: 16.02% (male 42,345/female 55,351) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 43.4 years male: 41.7 years female: 45 years (2020 est.) | total: 39.6 years male: 38.1 years female: 41.1 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | -0.48% (2021 est.) | -0.4% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 8.74 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 11.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 13.49 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.) | at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 5.67 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.69 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) | total: 3.29 deaths/1,000 live births male: 2.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 3.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 76.56 years male: 73.67 years female: 79.64 years (2021 est.) | total population: 77.51 years male: 75.06 years female: 80.04 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.47 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | <.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Serb(s) adjective: Serbian | noun: Montenegrin(s) adjective: Montenegrin |
| Ethnic groups | Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.) note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5-11% of Serbia's population | Montenegrin 45%, Serbian 28.7%, Bosniak 8.7%, Albanian 4.9%, Muslim 3.3%, Romani 1%, Croat 1%, other 2.6%, unspecified 4.9% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 3,300 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <500 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Religions | Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.) note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census | Orthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children | <100 (2020 est.) note: estimate does not include children |
| Languages | Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. | Serbian 42.9%, Montenegrin (official) 37%, Bosnian 5.3%, Albanian 5.3%, Serbo-Croat 2%, other 3.5%, unspecified 4% (2011 est.) major-language sample(s): Knjiga svetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian) Knjiga svjetskih cinjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Montenegrin/Bosnian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.3% male: 99.1% female: 97.5% (2016) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.3% (2018) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: intermediate (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea | degree of risk: intermediate (2020) food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea vectorborne diseases: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 15 years male: 14 years female: 15 years (2019) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2019) |
| Education expenditures | 3.6% of GDP (2018) | NA |
| Urbanization | urban population: 56.7% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) note: data include Kosovo | urban population: 67.8% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.45% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 99.4% of population rural: 99% of population total: 99.2% of population unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 1% of population total: 0.8% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 100% of population total: 99.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 0% of population total: 0.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 95.1% of population total: 97.6% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 4.9% of population total: 2.4% of population (2017 est.) | improved: urban: 100% of population rural: 93.9% of population total: 97.8% of population unimproved: urban: 0% of population rural: 6.1% of population total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 1.402 million BELGRADE (capital) (2021) | 177,000 PODGORICA (capital) (2018) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 12 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 6 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 1% (2019) | 3.7% (2018/19) |
| Health expenditures | 8.5% (2018) | 8.4% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.11 physicians/1,000 population (2016) | 2.76 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 5.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) | 3.9 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 21.5% (2016) | 23.3% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 28.1 years (2019 est.) note: data do not cover Kosovo or Metohija | 26.3 years (2010 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 62.3% (2019) | 20.7% (2018) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 52.5 youth dependency ratio: 23.4 elderly dependency ratio: 29.1 potential support ratio: 3.4 (2020 est.) note: data include Kosovo | total dependency ratio: 51.1 youth dependency ratio: 27.3 elderly dependency ratio: 23.8 potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
