Employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 3.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro is 3.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro peaked at 3.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 1991.
That places Montenegro 111th 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.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.4% | — |
| 1992 | 2.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.6% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.7% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Montenegro was 3.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 1991.
- How does Montenegro rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. 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 Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).