Unemployment rate women in Montenegro
Montenegro: Unemployment rate women was 14.24 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
14.24
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
35.67
in 2001
All-time low
13.04
in 2022
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Unemployment rate women in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 14.24 for unemployment rate women in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate women in Montenegro peaked at 35.67 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.04, in 2022.
That places Montenegro 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate women in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.28 | — |
| 1992 | 35.35 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 35.42 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 35.4 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 35.36 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.32 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 35.36 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 35.34 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 35.63 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 35.58 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 35.67 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 35.44 | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 35.47 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 35.41 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 35.38 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 28.11 | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 20.92 | -25.6% |
| 2008 | 18.3 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 20.39 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 20.71 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.08 | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 20.37 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.94 | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 18.24 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 17.31 | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 17.11 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 16.94 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 15.12 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 15.69 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 18.37 | +17.1% |
| 2021 | 15.85 | -13.7% |
| 2022 | 13.04 | -17.8% |
| 2023 | 14.15 | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 14.22 | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 14.24 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.39 | 35.28 | 35.63 | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.07 | 18.3 | 35.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.05 | 15.12 | 20.71 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.98 | 13.04 | 18.37 | 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 unemployment rate women in Montenegro?
- Unemployment rate women in Montenegro was 14.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate women recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 35.67 in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate women recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.04 in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for unemployment rate women?
- Montenegro ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate women rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. 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 women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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