Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 1.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro is 1.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro peaked at 3.1% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2009.
That places Montenegro 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 2.9% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 2.7% | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.1% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | -10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | +14.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +13.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +65.5% |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | +25.7% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 1.7% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2025 | 1.3% | -13.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | 0.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro was 1.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 114th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.