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Montenegro
Rural population

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Global rank#162out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

373 K333 K293 K254 K214 K196019932025Montenegro · 2025: 214,303Montenegro

Analytical takeaways

  • Montenegro records 214,303 for Rural population in 2025, ranking #162 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Rural population declined from 362,495 in 1960 to 214,303 in 2025, a decrease of 148,192.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

Comparison

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