Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Montenegro

Employment in agriculture in Montenegro in 2025 — 4.2%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2025 4.2% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 134of 182
Period maximum 10.6%1991
Period minimum 4.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Montenegro, 1991–2025468101219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.6%1992: 10.5%1993: 10.4%1994: 10.4%1995: 10.3%1996: 10.2%1997: 10.1%1998: 10%1999: 9.9%2000: 9.7%2001: 9.6%2002: 9.5%2003: 9.3%2004: 9%2005: 8.6%2006: 8.7%2007: 8.7%2008: 7.5%2009: 6.5%2010: 5.6%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.7%2013: 4.5%2014: 5.7%2015: 7.7%2016: 7.7%2017: 7.9%2018: 8%2019: 7.1%2020: 7.5%2021: 6.4%2022: 4.3%2023: 4.5%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.2%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Montenegro

Montenegro 4.2%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.2 −0.2 pp
2024 4.3 −0.1 pp
2023 4.5 +0.2 pp
2022 4.3 −2.1 pp
2021 6.4 −1.1 pp
2020 7.5 +0.4 pp
2019 7.1 −0.9 pp
2018 8 +0.1 pp
2017 7.9 +0.2 pp
2016 7.7 +0 pp
2015 7.7 +2 pp
2014 5.7 +1.2 pp
2013 4.5 −1.1 pp
2012 5.7 +0.1 pp
2011 5.5 −0 pp
2010 5.6 −0.9 pp
2009 6.5 −1 pp
2008 7.5 −1.2 pp
2007 8.7 −0 pp
2006 8.7 +0 pp
2005 8.6 −0.4 pp
2004 9 −0.3 pp
2003 9.3 −0.1 pp
2002 9.5 −0.1 pp
2001 9.6 −0.1 pp
2000 9.7 −0.1 pp
1999 9.9 −0.1 pp
1998 10 −0.1 pp
1997 10.1 −0.1 pp
1996 10.2 −0.1 pp
1995 10.3 −0.1 pp
1994 10.4 −0.1 pp
1993 10.4 −0.1 pp
1992 10.5 −0.1 pp
1991 10.6

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.