Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Montenegro
Montenegro: Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 was 11.53 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Montenegro, 2005–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Montenegro is 11.53, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Montenegro peaked at 30.3 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.53, in 2024.
That places Montenegro 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2 in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.3 | — |
| 2007 | 19.34 | -36.2% |
| 2008 | 17.15 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 19.09 | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 19.65 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 19.76 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 19.81 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 19.59 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 18.05 | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 17.55 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.73 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 16.08 | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 15.19 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.13 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 17.88 | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 16.54 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 14.85 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 13.15 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 11.53 | -12.3% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 11.53 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8.43, 1.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 11.53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.43, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.47 | 17.15 | 30.3 | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.85 | 15.13 | 19.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.79 | 11.53 | 17.88 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 7 North Macedonia 12.27 compare
- 8 Morocco 11.79 compare
- 9 Algeria 11.71 compare
- 11 Lebanon 11.3 compare
- 12 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10.83 compare
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.71 compare
More health data for Montenegro
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1184 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,522 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0271 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Montenegro?
- Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 in Montenegro was 11.53 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3 in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.53 in 2024.
- How does Montenegro rank for unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2?
- Montenegro ranks 10th out of 69 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - sdg 8.5.2 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, national estimate (% of total labor force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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