Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) was 55.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 55.5% for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 2018.
That places Montenegro 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 39.7% | — |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 39.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 37.7% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 42.9% | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 43.2% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +44.6% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -10.6% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +14.8% |
| 2025 | 55.5% | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 39.4% | 37.6% | 42.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 41.7% | 61.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Montenegro
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.0301 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 454.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 133.55 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 159.71 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 166.3 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 326.01 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro?
- Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) in Montenegro was 55.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 2018.
- How does Montenegro rank for monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%)?
- Montenegro ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Monthly minimum wage as a proportion of average monthly earnings (%) - NACE Rev. 2 (from 2008 onwards). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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