Montenegro — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Montenegro, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Montenegro was 57.97% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 58.56% in 2023. The lowest was 48.10% in 2021 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.37% per year.
Montenegro ranks 119 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Montenegro sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 1% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 31 of 49 economies; Slovenia (57.56%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 15% in 2022. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 189 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 153rd of 187 in 1990 → 163rd of 187 in 2000 → 165th of 187 in 2010 → 156th of 187 in 2020 → 118th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 57.97% | -0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 58.23% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 58.56% | +3.1 pp |
| 2022 | 55.48% | +7.4 pp |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -2.3 pp |
| 2020 | 50.37% | -4.2 pp |
| 2019 | 54.56% | +1.0 pp |
| 2018 | 53.57% | +0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 52.64% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 52.75% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 52.37% | +0.7 pp |
| 2014 | 51.64% | +2.2 pp |
| 2013 | 49.42% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 49.44% | +1.2 pp |
| 2011 | 48.27% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 48.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 48.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 48.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 48.2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 48.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 48.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 48.49% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 48.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 48.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 49.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 49.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 49.35% | -0.3 pp |
| 1997 | 49.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 49.86% | -0.3 pp |
| 1995 | 50.16% | -0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 50.55% | -0.3 pp |
| 1993 | 50.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 51.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 1991 | 51.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 50.97% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Montenegro’s Labor participation in 1991?
51.06% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Montenegro’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +13.7% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 57.97%; 2024: 58.23%; 2023: 58.56%; 2022: 55.48%; 2021: 48.1%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.