🌆 Largest Cities in Montenegro

Cities of Montenegro with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).

📅 2026📏 people8 entries🇲🇪 See all of this country’s rankings →

Podgorica59%

Nikšić15%

Herceg Novi4.9%

Pljevlja4.9%

Budva4.5%

Bar4%

Bijelo Polje3.9%

Cetinje3.8%

Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 398,494 (8 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

PodgoricaPodgorica

236,852

NikšićOpština Nikšić

58,212

Herceg NoviHerceg Novi

19,536

PljevljaPljevlja

19,489

BudvaBudva

18,000

BarBar

15,868

Bijelo PoljeBijelo Polje

15,400

CetinjeCetinje

15,137

Highlights

Within Montenegro, Podgorica ranks first in 2026 with 236,852, followed by Nikšić (58,212) and Herceg Novi (19,536).

Podgorica is 4.1 times higher than Nikšić, the runner-up.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.

Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.