Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro

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Serbia and Montenegro was a country that existed from 1992 to 2006. It consisted of two constituent states, the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Montenegro.

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The total population of Serbia and Montenegro at the time of its dissolution in 2006 was approximately 9,746,130 with Serbia having 9,131,105 and Montenegro having 615,025 then. In 2000, in Serbia, 19.95% of the population was 14 and under (male 1,028,355; female 963,366); in Montenegro, it was 22.05% (male 77,582; female 72,395). 65.22% of Serbians (male 3,187,746; female 3,322,425) and 66.16% of Montenegrins (male 222,095; female 227,923) were between 15 and 64. 14.83% of Serbians (male 638,204; female 841,833) and 11.79% of Montenegrins (male 32,400; female 47,763) were 65 and over.

Estimates in 2000 placed Serbia's population growth rate at 0.739% and Montenegro's at -12.22%. The respective birth rates were 12.20/1000 (Serbia) and 14.9/1000 (Montenegro); death rates were 11.08/1000 (Serbia) and 7.9/1000 (Montenegro). The net migration rate was 6.29/1000 in Serbia and -29.18/1,000 in Montenegro. Total fertility rates were 1.7 children/woman in Serbia and 2.0 children/woman in Montenegro.

Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands. Serbia and Montenegro demo.png
Demographics of Serbia and Montenegro, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

In 2000, Serbia's infant mortality rate was 20.13 deaths/1,000 live births; Montenegro's was 10.97 deaths/1,000 live births. Total life expectancy at birth was 72.39 years in Serbia (69.31 for males, 75.72 for females) and 75.46 in Montenegro (71.45 for males, 79.82 for females).

Ethnic groups in the region were represented as follows: Serb 62.6%, Albanian 16.5%, Montenegrin 5%, Yugoslav 3.4%, Hungarian 3.3%, other 9.2% (as of 2001). In terms of religion, 65% of inhabitants were Eastern Orthodox, 19% Muslim, 4% Roman Catholic, 1% Protestant 1%, and 11% other. The main languages spoken in Serbia and Montenegro are Serbian, Albanian, Croatian, Bosnian and Hungarian.

In 2002, 96.4% of the population aged 15 and over could read and write (98.9% of males, 94.1% of females).

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1880 2,089,183    
1890 2,642,142+26.5%
1900 3,204,240+21.3%
1910 3,826,034+19.4%
1921 5,337,714+39.5%
1931 6,048,272+13.3%
1948 6,727,766+11.2%
1953 7,244,433+7.7%
1961 8,114,121+12.0%
1971 9,276,125+14.3%
1981 10,014,936+8.0%
1991 10,532,601+5.2%
2002 10,402,186−1.2%
2011 10,625,593+2.1%
2015 10,729,223+1.0%

Vital statistics

Vital statistics 1992 - 2006

Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Total fertility rateFemale fertile population (15–49 years)
199210,389,875140,819105,87234,94713.610.23.41.982,450,655
199310,390,945140,985107,39633,58913.610.33.21.972,476,910
199410,392,747137,629105,33832,29113.210.13.11.922,504,244
199510,393,841140,504107,53532,96913.510.33.21.952,533,427
199610,398,138137,683111,74425,93913.210.72.51.902,556,347
199710,399,279131,394111,84519,54912.610.81.91.812,566,228
199810,304,594127,293112,81114,48212.410.91.41.762,550,985
199910,214,585121,070114,4066,66411.911.20.71.682,534,790
200010,128,515121,635116,5695,06612.011.50.51.702,516,066
200110,057,754124,686111,11113,57512.411.01.31.752,500,209
20029,996,503122,736113,9528,78412.311.40.91.732,483,841
20039,919,214119,363116,0673,29612.011.70.31.692,457,449
20049,842,578121,098116,4264,67212.311.80.51.722,431,740
20059,798,810116,750119,817-3,06711.912.2-0.31.662,405,756
20069,746,130112,715116,331-3,61611.611.9-0.41.622,381,783

Marriages and divorces 1992 - 2006

Average populationMarriagesDivorcesCrude marriage rate (per 1000)Crude divorce rate (per 1000)Divorces per 1000 marriages
199210,389,87563,5637,1366.10.7112.3
199310,390,94562,0457,3946.00.7119.2
199410,392,74759,8037,0055.80.7117.1
199510,393,84160,3257,9625.80.8132.0
199610,398,13856,7197,8965.50.8139.2
199710,399,27956,2037,9475.40.8141.4
199810,304,59456,1058,0025.40.8142.6
199910,214,58555,6007,3785.40.7132.7
200010,128,51562,1668,9046.10.9143.2
200110,057,75462,2969,2366.20.9148.3
20029,996,50364,02111,5256.41.2180.0
20039,919,21462,9989,5976.41.0152.3
20049,842,57862,45910,6436.31.1170.4
20059,798,81057,8699,6055.91.0166.0
20069,746,13059,04310,1546.11.0172.0

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