Formerly called Titograd, Podgorica is the wettest capital city in Europe with an average annual rainfall of 65.3 inches (1,659 millimeters). There is rain on 120 days out of 365 days.
Research website numbeo ranks Podgorica in the bottom 38% compared to the 250 cities evaluated on its overall quality of life index at June 2020. Podgorica scored poorly on index factors such as health care (worst), purchasing power (weakest 22%), safety (most dangerous 30%) and property price to income ratio (most expensive 31%). On the positive side, Podgorica rates relatively well for its traffic commute time (number one fastest), climate (top 28%) and cost of living (least expensive (35%).
Podgorica is recognized by the Guinness World Records as one of the countries that annually consumes the most bread per person, averaging 297 pounds 9.9 ounces (135 kilograms).
Plantaže vineyard in Podgorica is Europe’s biggest single wine field.
From an international trade perspective, Montenegro exported an estimated US$406.9 million worth of products around the globe in 2016. Its most valuable exports include unwrought aluminum (20% of Montenegro’s global total), aluminum ores and concentrates (10.6%), drugs and medicines (9.2%), cars (5.7%), zinc ores and concentrates (3.8%), wine (3.3%), alloy steel bars and rods (3.1%), transmission shafts and cranks (2.8%), copper scrap (2.6%), and electrical energy (2.2%) according to the International Trade Centre.
Capital Facts for Podgorica, Montenegro: Quick Reference
Famous People
Below, you will find 10 of the most famous people born in Podgorica, Montenegro.
- Milos Raonic, professional tennis player (born Dec. 27, 1990)
- Knez, pop singer (born Dec. 5, 1967)
- Ljiljana Mugoša, Olympic handball gold medalist (born Apr. 10, 1962)
- Ante Miročević, soccer player/footballer (born Aug. 6, 1952)
- Branimir Popović, actor & former culture minister (born Jan. 17, 1967)
- Suzana Lazović, Olympic handball medalist (born Jan. 28, 1992)
- Dragoljub Brnović, soccer player/footballer (born Nov. 2, 1963)
- Danijel Popović (aka Daniel), pop singer (born Oct. 29, 1955)
- Semír Pepic, Olympic judoka (born Sep. 25, 1972)
- Nikola Vukčević, film director & professor (born Aug. 19, 1974)
Note: Data for our Famous People tab was sourced from Google searches mostly targeting published Wikipedia articles specific to each person’s name.
Population
Demonym for a resident of Podgorica: Montenegrin
Population: 169,144 (Podgorica) in 2020
Density: 4,027 people per square mile (1,566 per square kilometer)
Population: 628,081 (Montenegro) at September 9, 2020
Density: 121 people per square mile (47 per square kilometer)
Median age for all Montenegro: 38.8 years old
Financial
GDP: US$12.56 billion in 2019 (Montenegro)
GDP per person: $20,084
Note: The above country-level GDP metrics are on a Purchasing Power Parity basis and are in U.S. dollars. Credible city GDP statistics for Podgorica were unavailable.
Official currency used in Podgorica: euro
Geography
Capital landmarks: Podgorica City Museum, Montenegrin National Theatre, Hram Hristovog Vaskrsenja orthodox church, Vladimir Vysotsky Monument, University of Montenegro and the Podgorica City Stadium
Research
Research Sources:
Brookings Institution, Global Metro Monitor Report (includes GDP data).
Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook, Europe: Montenegro.
Central Intelligence Agency, World Factbook, Field Listing: Major Urban Areas – Population.
Demographia, World Urban Area, 12th Annual Edition.
Guinness World Records, Largest bread consumption per capita.
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Databases.
International Trade Centre, Trade Map.
Numbeo, Quality of Life Index by City.
Population City, Podgorica Population.
Official Government Website, Podgorica.
Wikimedia Commons, City Flags.
Note: Some city flags were unavailable. If so, attribution belongs to Wikimedia Commons for pertinent country flags.
Wikipedia, Podgorica.
Wikipedia, Montenegro.
Wikipedia, Milos Raonic.
World Population Review, Podgorica Population.
On July 13, 1878 the Berlin Congress recognized Montenegro as the world’s twenty-seventh independent state. Montenegrins celebrate National Day each July 13 as a public holiday.
Podgorica’s land area measures 42 square miles (108 square kilometers) with an estimated population of 169,144 inhabitants in 2020.
At the country level, Montenegro’s population count was 628,081 Montenegrins living in a land territory covering 5,193 square miles (13,450 square kilometers) at September 9, 2020.
Population density is more concentrated within Montenegro’s capital city Podgorica, averaging 4,027 residents per square mile (1,566 per square kilometer).
Zooming out to Montenegro’s overall boundaries, population density drops to an average 121 people per square mile (47 per square kilometer).
