EU 80.77
· European ranking
28 / 35
Down 1 positions compared with previous year
Montenegro: Life Expectancy
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2024
77.60 Years
EU 80.77 · -3.2 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures the average number of years a newborn would live if the age-specific mortality conditions observed in the reference period remained applicable throughout life.
Higher values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Life expectancy at birth TPS00205
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At a glance
Montenegro performs less favourably than the European benchmark on Life expectancy at birth, with a large gap. The trend context points to recent stabilization. The wider topic context points to broader pressure.
European comparison in Montenegro
In Montenegro, Life expectancy stands clearly worse than the European benchmark: 77.6 years versus 80.8 years in 2024, a large gap of 3.2 years.
Recent trend
In Montenegro, the medium-term pattern shows improvement: the value moved from 76.7 years in 2019 to 77.6 years in 2024. The latest value changes little from 77.6 years in 2023, indicating a pause in the previous improvement.
Reading within the topic
In Montenegro, the evidence for Quality of Life & Household Conditions leans towards pressure compared with Europe; related indicators do not provide a sufficiently strong counter-signal. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards improvement.