Editing Podgorica (section)

==Demographics==
{{Further|Demographics of Podgorica}}

{{historical populations
|1948|14369
|1953|19868
|1961|35054
|1971|61727
|1981|96074
|1991|117875
|2003|136473
|2011|150977
|2023|173024
|footnote=Population size may be affected by changes in administrative divisions.}}

With a population of 179,505,<ref>{{cite web|title=Preliminary results of the 2023 Census of Population, Households, and Dwellings|url=https://www.monstat.org/eng/page.php?id=1915&pageid=1708|publisher=Monstat|access-date=25 January 2024}}</ref> Podgorica is by far the most populous city in Montenegro. Area of former Podgorica Municipality ([[Podgorica Capital City]], [[Tuzi Municipality|Tuzi]] and [[Zeta Municipality|Zeta]] Municipalities) has a population of 208,555, while Podgorica urban area population is 173,024.

According to 2023 census, Podgorica has 64,140 households and 88,431 dwellings. At the end of 2023, there were 90,799 vehicles registered in Podgorica, including 78,047 passenger vehicles and 1,564 motorcycles.
	
Out of the total population of Podgorica 47.81% are male and 52.19% are female. The average age of the population is 37.65. There are 11,626 foreign nationals in Podgorica, making up 6,5% of city population.

In October 2024, 112,482 residents of Podgorica were officially employed, [[net income|earning]] 981€ on average.

Almost 92% of residents are speaking one of the mutually intelligible offshoots of [[Serbo-Croatian language]], including [[Montenegrin language|Montenegrin]] and [[Serbian language]] .

=== Ethnicity ===
The town's population in 2023 census was 54.73% [[Montenegrins]], 30.34% [[Serbs of Montenegro|Serbs]], 2.72% [[Bosniaks in Montenegro|Bosniaks]], and 12.21% are other ethnic minorities<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.monstat.org/uploads/files/popis%202021/podaci/naselja%20nacionalnosti%20popis%202023..xlsx| title=Montenegrin census (2023)|publisher=MONSTAT|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>

===Religion===
{{Pie chart
|thumb = left
|caption = Religion in Podgorica (2023)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.monstat.org/uploads/files/popis%202021/podaci/naselja%20vjera%20popis%202023..xlsx| title=Montenegrin census (2023)|publisher=MONSTAT|access-date=15 October 2023}}</ref>
|label1 = [[Eastern Orthodoxy in Montenegro|Eastern Orthodoxy]]
|value1 = 79.24
|color1 = DodgerBlue
|label2 = [[Islam in Montenegro|Islam]]
|value2 = 10.87
|color2 = Green
|label3 = [[Catholic Church in Montenegro|Roman Catholicism]]
|value3 = 1.65
|color3 = IndianRed
|label4 = [[Irreligion in Montenegro|Irreligion]]
|value4 = 4.70
|color4 = Lavender
|label5 = Other religions
|value5 = 0.04
|color5 = DarkGray

}}
{{multiple image
| direction         = horizontal
| image1            = Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Podgorica), at night.jpg
| caption1          = Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ
| image2            = Osmanagić Mosque in Podgorica.jpg
| caption2          = Osmanagić Mosque
}}

Majority of Podgorica residents declare themselves as [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]], while there are sizable [[Sunni Islam|Muslim]] and [[Catholicism|Catholic]] communities. 

Prominent Orthodox Christian places of worship include church of St. George and landmark [[Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (Podgorica)|Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ]].

[[Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus (Podgorica)|Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus]], built in 1966 in [[Konik, Montenegro|Konik neighbourhood]], and notable for its unique [[Brutalist architecture|brutalist]] architecture, serves as a primary place of worship for Podgorica Catholic community.