Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro
Montenegro: Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 was 57.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro, 2007–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 57.0% for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro peaked at 57.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 43.9% | — |
| 2008 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 43.5% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 47.6% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 47.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | +17.6% |
| 2023 | 57.8% | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 57.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.2%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 57.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.7% | 43.3% | 43.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 42.1% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 44.4% | 57.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro?
- Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 in Montenegro was 57.0% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 57.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025?
- Montenegro ranks 83rd out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025 rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2025. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the female working-age population who are economically active (employed or unemployed). Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.