Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro stood at 70.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro peaked at 71.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 1998.
Montenegro ranks 84th 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, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 56.8% | — |
| 1991 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 57.1% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 56.8% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.7% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 57.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 57.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 57.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 57.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 58.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 61.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 62.3% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 59.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +14.5% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 70.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.9% | 56.6% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.1% | 57.0% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.2% | 57.2% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.8% | 59.1% | 71.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Montenegro was 70.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 1998.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Montenegro ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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, total (% of total 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.