Labor force participation rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force participation rate was 58.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate in Montenegro is 58.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Montenegro peaked at 58.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2021.
Montenegro ranks 119th of 186 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.3% | 49.4% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 49.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 48.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 48.1% | 58.6% | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 65.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 51.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 76.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 65.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Montenegro?
- Labor force participation rate in Montenegro was 58.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force participation rate?
- Montenegro ranks 119th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).