Montenegro Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Montenegro unemployment rate for 2022 was 15.25%, a 1.29% decline from 2021.
  • Montenegro unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.54%, a 1.34% decline from 2020.
  • Montenegro unemployment rate for 2020 was 17.88%, a 2.75% increase from 2019.
  • Montenegro unemployment rate for 2019 was 15.13%, a 0.06% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 28.84%
Botswana 23.62%
Gabon 20.61%
Namibia 19.99%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 19.55%
Libya 19.30%
Jordan 19.19%
St. Lucia 15.77%
Iraq 15.32%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 14.43%
Bosnia 12.66%
Algeria 12.49%
Guyana 12.30%
Lebanon 11.75%
Albania 11.63%
Costa Rica 11.32%
Colombia 10.55%
Turkey 10.43%
Samoa 10.04%
Brazil 9.23%
Iran 8.82%
Serbia 8.68%
Belize 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Equatorial Guinea 8.58%
Suriname 8.23%
Paraguay 6.75%
Mauritius 6.32%
Azerbaijan 5.65%
Venezuela 5.62%
Romania 5.61%
Dominican Republic 5.50%
Jamaica 5.50%
China 4.98%
Kazakhstan 4.86%
Fiji 4.56%
Maldives 4.39%
Bulgaria 4.27%
Turkmenistan 4.13%
Russia 3.87%
Peru 3.85%
Ecuador 3.76%
Malaysia 3.63%
Belarus 3.57%
Mexico 3.26%
Guatemala 3.05%
Tonga 2.43%
Cuba 1.25%
Thailand 0.94%
Grenada 0.00%
Tuvalu 0.00%
American Samoa 0.00%
Marshall Islands 0.00%
Nauru 0.00%
Dominica 0.00%
Montenegro Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 15.25% -1.29%
2021 16.54% -1.34%
2020 17.88% 2.75%
2019 15.13% -0.06%
2018 15.19% -0.89%
2017 16.08% -1.65%
2016 17.73% 0.18%
2015 17.55% -0.50%
2014 18.05% -1.54%
2013 19.59% -0.22%
2012 19.81% 0.05%
2011 19.76% 0.11%
2010 19.65% 0.56%
2009 19.09% 1.94%
2008 17.15% -2.25%
2007 19.40% -5.43%
2006 24.83% -5.49%
2005 30.31% -0.03%
2004 30.34% -0.03%
2003 30.37% 0.04%
2002 30.34% -0.07%
2001 30.41% 0.08%
2000 30.33% 0.07%
1999 30.26% 0.24%
1998 30.02% 0.08%
1997 29.94% -0.04%
1996 29.98% -0.20%
1995 30.18% -0.18%
1994 30.37% -0.07%
1993 30.43% 0.16%
1992 30.28% 0.16%
1991 30.12% 30.12%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%