Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Montenegro

Youth unemployment in Montenegro in 2025 — 24.44%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 30.26 pp.

2025 24.44% +0.49 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 55.67%2001
Period minimum 23.34%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Montenegro, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.7%1992: 54.87%1993: 55.03%1994: 55.13%1995: 55.19%1996: 55.23%1997: 55.35%1998: 55.39%1999: 55.59%2000: 55.56%2001: 55.67%2002: 55.43%2003: 55.51%2004: 55.56%2005: 55.65%2006: 45.85%2007: 36.09%2008: 32.05%2009: 35.59%2010: 36.71%2011: 37.04%2012: 44.04%2013: 41.83%2014: 36.01%2015: 37.72%2016: 36.06%2017: 31.85%2018: 29.61%2019: 25.31%2020: 36.22%2021: 37.4%2022: 29.8%2023: 23.34%2024: 23.95%2025: 24.44%
Change over the period: −30.26 pp Annual average: -0.89 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 24.44%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
Youth unemployment — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.44 +0.49 pp
2024 23.95 +0.62 pp
2023 23.34 −6.46 pp
2022 29.8 −7.6 pp
2021 37.4 +1.18 pp
2020 36.22 +10.91 pp
2019 25.31 −4.31 pp
2018 29.61 −2.24 pp
2017 31.85 −4.22 pp
2016 36.06 −1.66 pp
2015 37.72 +1.71 pp
2014 36.01 −5.82 pp
2013 41.83 −2.21 pp
2012 44.04 +7 pp
2011 37.04 +0.33 pp
2010 36.71 +1.12 pp
2009 35.59 +3.54 pp
2008 32.05 −4.04 pp
2007 36.09 −9.76 pp
2006 45.85 −9.8 pp
2005 55.65 +0.09 pp
2004 55.56 +0.04 pp
2003 55.51 +0.08 pp
2002 55.43 −0.24 pp
2001 55.67 +0.11 pp
2000 55.56 −0.03 pp
1999 55.59 +0.2 pp
1998 55.39 +0.04 pp
1997 55.35 +0.11 pp
1996 55.23 +0.05 pp
1995 55.19 +0.06 pp
1994 55.13 +0.09 pp
1993 55.03 +0.17 pp
1992 54.87 +0.17 pp
1991 54.7

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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