Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) was 39.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro stood at 39.1%.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro peaked at 39.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.7%, in 2008.
Montenegro ranks 68th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 19.5% | — |
| 1991 | 20.0% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 19.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 19.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 16.9% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 16.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 21.9% | +30.8% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +22.9% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 27.8% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 27.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 24.5% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 32.0% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 39.1% | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 39.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 18.6% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 16.7% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.1% | 24.5% | 39.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Montenegro was 39.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.7% in 2008.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Montenegro ranks 68th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. 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 Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.