In Montenegro last year, a positive natural increase was recorded, despite the fact that in two thirds of the municipalities the number of deaths exceeded the number of births. This is shown by the annual report of the Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT) on the natural movement of the population for 2019.
During the year, 7.223 live births were born, and in the same period, 6.595 people died - which is a positive natural increase of 628.
Compared to 2018, it is still smaller by 132 people.
In the central and coastal regions, the natural increase is positive and amounts to 826 and 303, respectively, while in the north it is negative and amounts to -501. The largest number of live births was recorded in Podgorica - 2.516, which is more than a third (34,8 percent) of live births in Montenegro; The fewest children were born in Šavnik - 10.
The number of deaths was also the highest in Podgorica - 1.642, which is a quarter (24,9 percent) of the total number of deaths in the country.
The largest natural increase is in Podgorica 874, Budva 227 and Rožaje 128, and Pljevlja has the largest negative natural increase (-242).
The cities where a positive trend was recorded are Podgorica, Budva, Rožaje, Tuzi, Tivat, Bar, Kotor and Danilovgrad.
Negative growth was recorded in Ulcinj, Petnjica, Gusinje, Plav, Andrijevica, Savnik, Plužine, Žabljak, Bijelo Polje, Berane, Cetinje, Kolašin, Herceg Novi, Mojkovac, Nikšić and Pljevlja.
While in 2018, for example, Nikšić had a positive natural increase (2), last year it recorded the highest negative natural increase (-72) after Pljevlja.
On the other hand, Danilovgrad had a positive increase (2018) from a negative increase in 42 (-8) last year. Since the declaration of independence, Tuzi appear on the list for the first time and have recorded a positive increase (62).
In the period from 2015, the highest natural increase was recorded in 2016, when it was 1.105, and the lowest last year - 628.
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