Unemployment rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Unemployment rate was 13.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Montenegro stood at 13.6%.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Montenegro peaked at 30.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.2% | 30.1% | 30.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 17.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 13.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Montenegro
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.1% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.3% (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 unemployment rate in Montenegro?
- Unemployment rate in Montenegro was 13.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2023.
- How does Montenegro rank for unemployment rate?
- Montenegro ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.