Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro stood at 11.6%.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro peaked at 15.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2009.
Montenegro ranks 139th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 12.8% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 12.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 12.7% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 11.6% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | 10.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Montenegro was 11.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2009.
- How does Montenegro rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 139th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. 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 Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.