Montenegro Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

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 15.40%, a 1.47% decline from 2021.
  • Montenegro unemployment rate for 2021 was 16.87%, a 1.01% 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 29.81%
Gabon 21.47%
Namibia 20.85%
Botswana 20.68%
Libya 20.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.98%
Jordan 17.87%
St. Lucia 17.36%
Iraq 15.55%
Montenegro 15.40%
North Macedonia 15.08%
Bosnia 14.05%
Lebanon 12.64%
Armenia 12.56%
Guyana 12.36%
Albania 11.81%
Algeria 11.55%
Costa Rica 11.45%
Iran 10.96%
Colombia 10.73%
Samoa 10.31%
Turkey 10.03%
Belize 9.69%
Serbia 9.47%
Brazil 9.46%
Equatorial Guinea 8.69%
Suriname 8.64%
Mauritius 7.23%
Dominican Republic 7.12%
Paraguay 6.89%
Jamaica 6.05%
Azerbaijan 5.46%
Romania 5.44%
Venezuela 5.33%
Turkmenistan 5.02%
Kazakhstan 5.01%
China 4.89%
Maldives 4.88%
Bulgaria 4.40%
Fiji 4.33%
Belarus 4.17%
Ecuador 3.96%
Malaysia 3.73%
Peru 3.66%
Mexico 3.31%
Tonga 3.01%
Guatemala 2.57%
Cuba 1.39%
Thailand 0.86%
Montenegro Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 15.40% -1.47%
2021 16.87% -1.01%
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% -5.57%
2006 24.97% -5.34%
2005 30.31% 0.28%
2004 30.03% 0.37%
2003 29.66% 0.32%
2002 29.34% 0.32%
2001 29.01% 0.21%
2000 28.80% 0.74%
1999 28.07% -0.25%
1998 28.32% 0.20%
1997 28.12% -0.52%
1996 28.64% 0.75%
1995 27.89% 0.70%
1994 27.18% 1.51%
1993 25.67% -0.20%
1992 25.88% -0.20%
1991 26.08% -0.20%