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Montenegro vs. Kosovo

Demographics

MontenegroKosovo
Population607,414 (July 2021 est.)1,935,259 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 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.)
0-14 years: 24.07% (male 241,563/female 223,568)

15-24 years: 16.95% (male 170,566/female 157,063)

25-54 years: 42.56% (male 433,914/female 388,595)

55-64 years: 8.67% (male 85,840/female 81,782)

65 years and over: 7.75% (male 63,943/female 85,940) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 39.6 years

male: 38.1 years

female: 41.1 years (2020 est.)
total: 30.5 years

male: 30.2 years

female: 30.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.4% (2021 est.)0.67% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.35 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)15.05 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate10.37 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.91 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-4.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat 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.)
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female

total population: 1.06 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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.)
total: 35.93 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 37.99 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 33.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 77.51 years

male: 75.06 years

female: 80.04 years (2021 est.)
total population: 72.99 years

male: 70.8 years

female: 75.35 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.82 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.92 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate<.1% (2020 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Montenegrin(s)

adjective: Montenegrin
noun: Kosovar (Albanian)

adjective: Kosovo

note: Kosovo, a neutral term, is sometimes also used as a noun or adjective as in Kosovo Albanian, Kosovo Serb, Kosovo minority, or Kosovo citizen
Ethnic groupsMontenegrin 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.)Albanians 92.9%, Bosniaks 1.6%, Serbs 1.5%, Turk 1.1%, Ashkali 0.9%, Egyptian 0.7%, Gorani 0.6%, Romani 0.5%, other/unspecified 0.2% (2011 est.)

note: these estimates may under-represent Serb, Romani, and some other ethnic minorities because they are based on the 2011 Kosovo national census, which excluded northern Kosovo (a largely Serb-inhabited region) and was partially boycotted by Serb and Romani communities in southern Kosovo
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS<500 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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ReligionsOrthodox 72.1%, Muslim 19.1%, Catholic 3.4%, atheist 1.2%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2.6% (2011 est.)Muslim 95.6%, Roman Catholic 2.2%, Orthodox 1.5%, other 0.1%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.6% (2011 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)

note: estimate does not include children
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LanguagesSerbian 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)

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Albanian (official) 94.5%, Bosnian 1.7%, Serbian (official) 1.6%, Turkish 1.1%, other 0.9% (includes Romani), unspecified 0.1%; note - in municipalities where a community's mother tongue is not one of Kosovo's official languages, the language of that community may be given official status according to the 2006 Law on the Use of Languages (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Libri i Fakteve Boterore, burimi vital per informacione elementare. (Albanian)

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Education expendituresNANA
Major cities - population177,000 PODGORICA (capital) (2018)216,870 PRISTINA (capital) (2019)

Source: CIA Factbook