Work & Labour in Montenegro

664 indicators covering work & labour for Montenegro.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Share of male vs. female employment in agriculture 4.9% 2025 down 33.8% 142nd
Share of male vs. female employment in services 68.3% 2025 up 1.8% 30th
Employment rate, men vs. women 56.9% 2025 up 16.8% 150th
Employment rate 50.1% 2025 up 16.0% 140th
Youth unemployment rate 24.4% 2025 down 35.2% 34th
Population by labor force status 113,134 people 2025 down 3.2% 168th
CPI: National consumer price index, country weights 34.86 2025 down 9.8% 59th
LU4: Composite measure of labour underutilization 54.17 2024 down 35.1% 71st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 18.53 Persons 2022 up 5.4% 134th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 22 Persons 2022 up 4.4% 138th
Armed forces personnel as a share of the total labor force 4.7% 2020 down 14.0% 6th
Female labor force by age 5,759 people 2024 up 337.9% 150th
Labor force participation rate by age 43.8% 2024 up 50.2% 73rd
Female labor force participation rate by age 39.1% 2024 up 59.6% 69th
Unemployment rate: young vs. older adults 24.0% 2024 down 33.5% 35th
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 down 11.6% 136th
Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0002 units per square kilometre 2023 down 61.8% 161st
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 0.851 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.1% 119th
Employment by status 82.2% 2024 up 1.3% 54th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 82.2% 2024 up 1.3% 54th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre 2023 up 85.1% 95th
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0396 units per square kilometre 2023 up 85.1% 94th
Employment 282.58 2024 up 30.7% 136th
Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 122.7% 102nd
Fertility and female labor force participation, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 122.7% 102nd
Female labor force participation rates slopes, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year 2024 down 122.7% 102nd
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 4.8% 2025 up 165.4% 15th
Unemployment with basic education 23.1% 2024 down 28.4% 6th
Unemployment with basic education, male 18.6% 2024 down 41.2% 10th
Unemployment with intermediate education 18.1% 2020 down 12.1% 8th
Unemployment with basic education, female 30.6% 2024 down 8.3% 5th
Unemployment with advanced education 7.5% 2024 down 24.6% 31st
Unemployment with intermediate education, female 18.4% 2020 down 9.9% 14th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.23 2024 up 17.1% 116th
Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.23 score 2024 up 17.1% 117th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total 14.2% 2024 down 19.6% 70th
Unemployment with intermediate education, male 17.8% 2020 down 13.5% 6th
Labor force with basic education, female 18.1% 2024 up 42.5% 110th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female 12.1% 2024 down 26.6% 83rd
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male 16.2% 2024 down 14.4% 34th
Labor force with basic education, male 37.6% 2024 up 36.2% 109th
Labor force with basic education 26.7% 2024 up 41.3% 116th
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) 47.8% 2020 down 7.4% 102nd
Labor force with intermediate education, male 64.8% 2020 up 4.9% 106th
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) 56.8% 2020 down 0.2% 106th
Unemployment with advanced education, male 6.5% 2024 down 35.9% 26th
Labor force with advanced education, male 83.5% 2024 up 11.4% 55th
Labor force with advanced education 85.6% 2024 up 9.3% 13th
Labor force with advanced education, female 87.5% 2024 up 7.2% 4th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 50.0% 2024 up 32.3% 91st
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 62.9% 2024 up 28.7% 119th
Unemployment with advanced education, female 8.4% 2024 down 14.6% 35th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 56.4% 2024 up 30.5% 109th
Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 469.8 Thousand persons 2020 up 0.2% 43rd
Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 469.8 Thousand persons 2020 up 0.2% 43rd
Labour force by NUTS 2 region 266.6 Thousand persons 2020 up 9.7% 44th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 61.5% 2020 up 7.5% 46th
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 61.5% 2020 up 7.5% 46th
Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8% 2020 up 9.7% 45th
Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 266.6 Thousand persons 2020 up 9.7% 44th