MigrantoMigration trends in Montenegro
Europe
Montenegro takes in about as many people as it loses: 91.3K immigrants against 90.7K emigrants
623.5K
Population
91.3K
Immigrants
90.7K
Emigrants
+593
Inflow
1 in 7 residents of Montenegro was born abroad — and 1 in 8 people born in Montenegro lives abroad
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Montenegro
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
72.9K immigrants · 108.6K emigrants
2010
- Without migration, the population would have declined
- The diaspora passed 100K people
Today
- The country became a destination — more people arriving than leaving
- Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and roughly the same number of emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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