Unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro
Montenegro: Unemployment rate of males vs females was 12.99 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro is 12.99, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro peaked at 26.27 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.27, in 2023.
That places Montenegro 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.98 | — |
| 1992 | 26.03 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 26.08 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.07 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 26.03 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 26.01 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 26.04 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 26.02 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 26.23 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 26.2 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.27 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.09 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 26.11 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 26.07 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.05 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 22.05 | -15.4% |
| 2007 | 18.12 | -17.8% |
| 2008 | 16.19 | -10.7% |
| 2009 | 18.01 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 18.77 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 19.5 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 19.34 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 20.12 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 17.89 | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 17.77 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.26 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 15.37 | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 15.25 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 14.67 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 17.47 | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 17.12 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.4 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 12.27 | -25.2% |
| 2024 | 12.33 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 12.99 | +5.4% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 12.99 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.65, 2.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 12.99 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.75, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -25.2% | 16.4 | 12.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.05 | 25.98 | 26.23 | 9 |
| 2000s | 23.12 | 16.19 | 26.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.69 | 14.67 | 20.12 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.76 | 12.27 | 17.47 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 16 Georgia 13.43 compare
- 17 Iraq 13.25 compare
- 18 North Macedonia 13.1 compare
- 20 Tunisia 12.83 compare
- 21 Afghanistan 12.5 compare
- 22 Cape Verde 12.37 compare
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 unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro?
- Unemployment rate of males vs females in Montenegro was 12.99 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 26.27 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate of males vs females recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.27 in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for unemployment rate of males vs females?
- Montenegro ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate of males vs females rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate of males vs females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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