Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Montenegro

Vulnerable employment in Montenegro in 2025 — 14.28%. Ranked 55 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 3.19 pp.

2025 14.28% −0.41 pp vs 2024
World rank 55of 182
Period maximum 18.44%2017
Period minimum 13.33%2013

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Montenegro, 1991–2025121416182019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 17.47%1992: 17.29%1993: 17.12%1994: 16.96%1995: 16.76%1996: 16.53%1997: 16.25%1998: 15.91%1999: 15.78%2000: 15.6%2001: 15.43%2002: 15.25%2003: 15.07%2004: 14.89%2005: 14.7%2006: 14.43%2007: 14.12%2008: 13.73%2009: 13.53%2010: 13.56%2011: 13.69%2012: 13.53%2013: 13.33%2014: 15.8%2015: 17.52%2016: 17.95%2017: 18.44%2018: 18.27%2019: 17.2%2020: 18.05%2021: 16.08%2022: 15.69%2023: 14.95%2024: 14.69%2025: 14.28%
Change over the period: −3.19 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 14.28%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
Vulnerable employment — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.28 −0.41 pp
2024 14.69 −0.25 pp
2023 14.95 −0.75 pp
2022 15.69 −0.39 pp
2021 16.08 −1.97 pp
2020 18.05 +0.85 pp
2019 17.2 −1.07 pp
2018 18.27 −0.18 pp
2017 18.44 +0.49 pp
2016 17.95 +0.43 pp
2015 17.52 +1.72 pp
2014 15.8 +2.47 pp
2013 13.33 −0.2 pp
2012 13.53 −0.16 pp
2011 13.69 +0.12 pp
2010 13.56 +0.04 pp
2009 13.53 −0.21 pp
2008 13.73 −0.38 pp
2007 14.12 −0.31 pp
2006 14.43 −0.28 pp
2005 14.7 −0.19 pp
2004 14.89 −0.18 pp
2003 15.07 −0.18 pp
2002 15.25 −0.18 pp
2001 15.43 −0.17 pp
2000 15.6 −0.17 pp
1999 15.78 −0.14 pp
1998 15.91 −0.34 pp
1997 16.25 −0.28 pp
1996 16.53 −0.23 pp
1995 16.76 −0.2 pp
1994 16.96 −0.17 pp
1993 17.12 −0.17 pp
1992 17.29 −0.18 pp
1991 17.47

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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