Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro is 33.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 76.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro peaked at 33.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2005.
That places Montenegro 97th 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.
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.1% | — |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.1% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 10.2% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 9.9% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 13.4% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +38.5% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +18.1% |
| 2020 | 19.6% | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +46.1% |
| 2023 | 33.6% | +24.1% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -1.1% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 10.2% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.9% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 13.0% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 18.6% | 33.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro?
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) in Montenegro was 33.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2005.
- How does Montenegro rank for employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%)?
- Montenegro ranks 97th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.0%. 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 Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.