Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Montenegro

Employment-to-population ratio in Montenegro in 2025 — 50.1%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 14.42 pp.

2025 50.1% −0.45 pp vs 2024
World rank 140of 182
Period maximum 50.87%2023
Period minimum 33.68%2005

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Montenegro, 1991–202530354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35.68%1992: 35.63%1993: 35.5%1994: 35.27%1995: 35.02%1996: 34.81%1997: 34.62%1998: 34.44%1999: 34.43%2000: 34.3%2001: 34.17%2002: 34.12%2003: 33.93%2004: 33.78%2005: 33.68%2006: 36.23%2007: 38.85%2008: 40%2009: 39.04%2010: 38.78%2011: 38.73%2012: 39.64%2013: 39.74%2014: 42.32%2015: 43.18%2016: 43.39%2017: 44.17%2018: 45.43%2019: 46.3%2020: 41.37%2021: 40.14%2022: 47.24%2023: 50.87%2024: 50.54%2025: 50.1%
Change over the period: +14.42 pp Annual average: 0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 50.1%
World 58.06%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
Employment-to-population ratio — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 50.1 −0.45 pp
2024 50.54 −0.32 pp
2023 50.87 +3.62 pp
2022 47.24 +7.1 pp
2021 40.14 −1.22 pp
2020 41.37 −4.94 pp
2019 46.3 +0.88 pp
2018 45.43 +1.26 pp
2017 44.17 +0.78 pp
2016 43.39 +0.21 pp
2015 43.18 +0.87 pp
2014 42.32 +2.57 pp
2013 39.74 +0.1 pp
2012 39.64 +0.91 pp
2011 38.73 −0.05 pp
2010 38.78 −0.26 pp
2009 39.04 −0.96 pp
2008 40 +1.15 pp
2007 38.85 +2.61 pp
2006 36.23 +2.55 pp
2005 33.68 −0.1 pp
2004 33.78 −0.15 pp
2003 33.93 −0.19 pp
2002 34.12 −0.05 pp
2001 34.17 −0.13 pp
2000 34.3 −0.13 pp
1999 34.43 −0.01 pp
1998 34.44 −0.18 pp
1997 34.62 −0.19 pp
1996 34.81 −0.2 pp
1995 35.02 −0.25 pp
1994 35.27 −0.23 pp
1993 35.5 −0.13 pp
1992 35.63 −0.05 pp
1991 35.68

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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