Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 1.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro stood at 1.6%.
The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro peaked at 3.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.
That places Montenegro 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.8% | — |
| 1992 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.6% | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.3% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 2.1% | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.9% | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +42.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +36.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +53.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +40.5% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | +24.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -31.8% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | -14.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 1.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +53.8% | 1.5% | 2.3% |
| 2012 | +42.6% | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| 2015 | +40.5% | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | +36.0% | 1.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 0.7% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 113 Uzbekistan 1.7% compare
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- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.6% compare
- 118 Oman 1.5% compare
- 119 Algeria 1.5% compare
More work & labour data for Montenegro
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0301 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 454.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.55 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 159.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 166.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 326.01 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro was 1.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2010.
- How does Montenegro rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 116th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.