Labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro
Montenegro: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.476 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro is 0.476 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro peaked at 0.4783 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3794 units per person, in 1990.
That places Montenegro 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3794 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.3811 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3825 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3831 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.3823 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3812 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3807 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3809 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.381 units per person | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3845 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.385 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.386 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3861 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3857 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.385 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3849 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.385 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3863 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.388 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3887 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.3898 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3909 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4013 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.4017 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4201 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4263 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4296 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4291 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4369 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4451 units per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4109 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3921 units per person | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4524 units per person | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 0.4783 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4768 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 0.476 units per person | -0.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.476 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.476 units per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5074 units per person, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3817 units per person | 0.3794 units per person | 0.3845 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3861 units per person | 0.3849 units per person | 0.3887 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4171 units per person | 0.3898 units per person | 0.4451 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4477 units per person | 0.3921 units per person | 0.4783 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 81 Dominican Republic 0.4785 units per person compare
- 82 Israel 0.477 units per person compare
- 83 Trinidad and Tobago 0.4765 units per person compare
- 85 Nicaragua 0.4737 units per person compare
- 86 Costa Rica 0.471 units per person compare
- 87 El Salvador 0.4696 units per person 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, per capita in Montenegro?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Montenegro was 0.476 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4783 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3794 units per person in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Montenegro ranks 84th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.