Montenegro — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Montenegro, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Montenegro was 13.57% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 30.54% in 2001. The lowest was 13.15% in 2023 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.32% per year.
Montenegro ranks 19 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 10%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Montenegro sits above it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 56% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 23%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 1 of 49 economies; Armenia (12.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 22% in 2007. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 1st of 187 in 1991 → 2nd of 187 in 2000 → 12th of 187 in 2010 → 17th of 187 in 2020 → 18th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13.57% | +0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 13.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 13.15% | -1.7 pp |
| 2022 | 14.85% | -1.7 pp |
| 2021 | 16.54% | -1.3 pp |
| 2020 | 17.88% | +2.8 pp |
| 2019 | 15.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 15.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 2017 | 16.08% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 17.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 17.56% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 18.05% | -1.5 pp |
| 2013 | 19.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 19.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 19.76% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 19.65% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | 19.09% | +1.9 pp |
| 2008 | 17.15% | -2.3 pp |
| 2007 | 19.4% | -5.4 pp |
| 2006 | 24.82% | -5.5 pp |
| 2005 | 30.31% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 30.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 30.39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 30.36% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 30.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 30.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 1999 | 30.47% | +0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 30.21% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 30.22% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 30.17% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 30.2% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 30.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 30.24% | +0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 30.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 30.12% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Montenegro’s Unemployment in 1992?
30.18% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Montenegro’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -54.9% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 13.57%; 2024: 13.21%; 2023: 13.15%; 2022: 14.85%; 2021: 16.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.