Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force, total, annual growth rate was -0.224 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded -0.224 % change on previous year for labor force, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.5% on the previous year and down 113.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro peaked at 15.1 % change on previous year in 2022 and was at its lowest, -7.72 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.5685 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.5882 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4413 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0124 % change on previous year | -102.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2319 % change on previous year | +1769.2% |
| 1996 | -0.2466 % change on previous year | +6.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2003 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1998 | -0.2783 % change on previous year | +38.9% |
| 1999 | 0.6406 % change on previous year | -330.2% |
| 2000 | -0.0429 % change on previous year | -106.7% |
| 2001 | 0.66 % change on previous year | -1637.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4389 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2888 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 % change on previous year | -98.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1109 % change on previous year | +2083.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1569 % change on previous year | +41.4% |
| 2007 | 0.473 % change on previous year | +201.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6343 % change on previous year | +34.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3935 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4622 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4377 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +544.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2996 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 2014 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +1489.2% |
| 2015 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8953 % change on previous year | -44.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0294 % change on previous year | -103.3% |
| 2018 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -6574.0% |
| 2019 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -7.72 % change on previous year | -500.7% |
| 2021 | -4.8 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2022 | 15.1 % change on previous year | -414.6% |
| 2023 | 5.72 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 2024 | -0.3135 % change on previous year | -105.5% |
| 2025 | -0.224 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's -0.224 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.14 % change on previous year. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's -0.224 % change on previous year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.0164 % change on previous year, 13.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +6574.0% | -0.0294 % change on previous year | 1.9 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | +2083.2% | 0.0051 % change on previous year | 0.1109 % change on previous year |
| 1995 | -1769.2% | -0.0124 % change on previous year | -0.2319 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +1637.7% | -0.0429 % change on previous year | 0.66 % change on previous year |
| 2014 | +1489.2% | 0.2996 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +544.7% | 0.4377 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.141 % change on previous year | -0.2783 % change on previous year | 0.6406 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3118 % change on previous year | -0.0429 % change on previous year | 0.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.51 % change on previous year | -0.0294 % change on previous year | 4.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.29 % change on previous year | -7.72 % change on previous year | 15.1 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 153 Barbados -0.1771 % change on previous year compare
- 154 Greece -0.211 % change on previous year compare
- 155 Austria -0.2125 % change on previous year compare
- 157 Romania -0.2281 % change on previous year compare
- 158 Slovenia -0.2302 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Czechia -0.2664 % change on previous year compare
More education data for Montenegro
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 106 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,315 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8,354 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 56,561 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 38,834 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0623 units per person (2023)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro?
- Labor force, total, annual growth rate in Montenegro was -0.224 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1 % change on previous year in 2022.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, annual growth rate recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.72 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
- Montenegro ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 113.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.