Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) was 76.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro is 76.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro peaked at 76.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 63.5%, in 1990.
That places Montenegro 107th 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 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 63.5% | — |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 64.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 63.9% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 64.1% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 64.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 63.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 65.1% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 68.3% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 65.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | +12.8% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.4% | -0.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 76.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 78.6%, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 76.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.6%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.9% | 63.7% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 63.8% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 65.7% | 76.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro?
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) in Montenegro was 76.4% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 76.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.5% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64)?
- Montenegro ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. 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, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.