Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 63.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro, 2007–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro is 63.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro peaked at 64.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 2011.
That places Montenegro 90th out of 199 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.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 51.7% | — |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 49.8% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 54.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 53.3% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 64.0% | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 63.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 51.1% | 51.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 48.7% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 51.0% | 64.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Montenegro was 63.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 64.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 2011.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Montenegro ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (national 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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.