Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro
Montenegro: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 11.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro, 2005–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro stood at 11.5%. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro peaked at 30.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2024.
Montenegro ranks 20th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3% | — |
| 2007 | 19.3% | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 17.1% | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 19.1% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.9% | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 16.5% | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.9% | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | -12.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 11.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.6%, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.5% | 17.1% | 30.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 15.1% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 11.5% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Montenegro was 11.5% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Montenegro ranks 20th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.