Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Montenegro

Labor force in Montenegro in 2025 — 296,618 people. Ranked 162 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 28.9%.

2025 296,618 people −0.22% vs 2024
World rank 162of 182
Period maximum 298,219 people2023
Period minimum 230,072 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Montenegro, 1990–2025220,000240,000260,000280,000300,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 230,072 people1991: 231,380 people1992: 232,741 people1993: 233,768 people1994: 233,739 people1995: 233,197 people1996: 232,622 people1997: 232,156 people1998: 231,510 people1999: 232,993 people2000: 232,893 people2001: 234,430 people2002: 235,459 people2003: 236,139 people2004: 236,151 people2005: 236,413 people2006: 236,784 people2007: 237,904 people2008: 239,413 people2009: 240,355 people2010: 241,466 people2011: 242,523 people2012: 249,367 people2013: 250,114 people2014: 262,021 people2015: 266,278 people2016: 268,662 people2017: 268,583 people2018: 273,696 people2019: 278,968 people2020: 257,436 people2021: 245,080 people2022: 282,083 people2023: 298,219 people2024: 297,284 people2025: 296,618 people
Change over the period: +66,546 (+28.92%) Average annual rate: 0.73 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 296,618 people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 296,618 −666 −0.22%
2024 297,284 −935 −0.31%
2023 298,219 +16,136 +5.72%
2022 282,083 +37,003 +15.1%
2021 245,080 −12,356 −4.8%
2020 257,436 −21,532 −7.72%
2019 278,968 +5,272 +1.93%
2018 273,696 +5,113 +1.9%
2017 268,583 −79 −0.03%
2016 268,662 +2,384 +0.9%
2015 266,278 +4,257 +1.62%
2014 262,021 +11,907 +4.76%
2013 250,114 +747 +0.3%
2012 249,367 +6,844 +2.82%
2011 242,523 +1,057 +0.44%
2010 241,466 +1,111 +0.46%
2009 240,355 +942 +0.39%
2008 239,413 +1,509 +0.63%
2007 237,904 +1,120 +0.47%
2006 236,784 +371 +0.16%
2005 236,413 +262 +0.11%
2004 236,151 +12 +0.01%
2003 236,139 +680 +0.29%
2002 235,459 +1,029 +0.44%
2001 234,430 +1,537 +0.66%
2000 232,893 −100 −0.04%
1999 232,993 +1,483 +0.64%
1998 231,510 −646 −0.28%
1997 232,156 −466 −0.2%
1996 232,622 −575 −0.25%
1995 233,197 −542 −0.23%
1994 233,739 −29 −0.01%
1993 233,768 +1,027 +0.44%
1992 232,741 +1,361 +0.59%
1991 231,380 +1,308 +0.57%
1990 230,072

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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