Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Montenegro

Employment in agriculture in Montenegro in 2025 — 4.2%. Ranked 134 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.4 pp.

2025 4.2% −0.2 pp vs 2024
World rank 134of 182
Period maximum 10.6%1991
Period minimum 4.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Montenegro, 1991–2025468101219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 10.6%1992: 10.5%1993: 10.4%1994: 10.4%1995: 10.3%1996: 10.2%1997: 10.1%1998: 10%1999: 9.9%2000: 9.7%2001: 9.6%2002: 9.5%2003: 9.3%2004: 9%2005: 8.6%2006: 8.7%2007: 8.7%2008: 7.5%2009: 6.5%2010: 5.6%2011: 5.5%2012: 5.7%2013: 4.5%2014: 5.7%2015: 7.7%2016: 7.7%2017: 7.9%2018: 8%2019: 7.1%2020: 7.5%2021: 6.4%2022: 4.3%2023: 4.5%2024: 4.3%2025: 4.2%
Change over the period: −6.4 pp Annual average: -0.19 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Montenegro

Montenegro 4.2%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 4.2 −0.2 pp
2024 4.3 −0.1 pp
2023 4.5 +0.2 pp
2022 4.3 −2.1 pp
2021 6.4 −1.1 pp
2020 7.5 +0.4 pp
2019 7.1 −0.9 pp
2018 8 +0.1 pp
2017 7.9 +0.2 pp
2016 7.7 +0 pp
2015 7.7 +2 pp
2014 5.7 +1.2 pp
2013 4.5 −1.1 pp
2012 5.7 +0.1 pp
2011 5.5 −0 pp
2010 5.6 −0.9 pp
2009 6.5 −1 pp
2008 7.5 −1.2 pp
2007 8.7 −0 pp
2006 8.7 +0 pp
2005 8.6 −0.4 pp
2004 9 −0.3 pp
2003 9.3 −0.1 pp
2002 9.5 −0.1 pp
2001 9.6 −0.1 pp
2000 9.7 −0.1 pp
1999 9.9 −0.1 pp
1998 10 −0.1 pp
1997 10.1 −0.1 pp
1996 10.2 −0.1 pp
1995 10.3 −0.1 pp
1994 10.4 −0.1 pp
1993 10.4 −0.1 pp
1992 10.5 −0.1 pp
1991 10.6 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.