Demography
The Montana province had a population of 148,098 according to a 2011 census, of which 49.2% were male and 50.8% were female. As of the end of 2009, the population of the province, announced by the Bulgarian National Statistical Institute, numbered 155,899 of which 30.5% are inhabitants aged over 60 years.
The following table represents the change of the population in the province after World War II:
| Montana Province | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | 1946 | 1956 | 1965 | 1975 | 1985 | 1992 | 2001 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 |
| Population | 242,073 | 243,431 | 241,200 | 235,800 | 222,632 | 208,128 | 182,258 | 166,775 | 161,161 | 155,899 | 148,098 |
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