Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Montenegro

Youth unemployment in Montenegro in 2025 — 24.44%. Ranked 150 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 30.26 pp.

2025 24.44% +0.49 pp vs 2024
World rank 150of 182
Period maximum 55.67%2001
Period minimum 23.34%2023

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Montenegro, 1991–2025203040506019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.7%1992: 54.87%1993: 55.03%1994: 55.13%1995: 55.19%1996: 55.23%1997: 55.35%1998: 55.39%1999: 55.59%2000: 55.56%2001: 55.67%2002: 55.43%2003: 55.51%2004: 55.56%2005: 55.65%2006: 45.85%2007: 36.09%2008: 32.05%2009: 35.59%2010: 36.71%2011: 37.04%2012: 44.04%2013: 41.83%2014: 36.01%2015: 37.72%2016: 36.06%2017: 31.85%2018: 29.61%2019: 25.31%2020: 36.22%2021: 37.4%2022: 29.8%2023: 23.34%2024: 23.95%2025: 24.44%
Change over the period: −30.26 pp Annual average: -0.89 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Montenegro 24.44%
World 13.41%
Southern Europe computed 22.09%
Youth unemployment — Montenegro, by year Montenegro All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 24.44 +0.49 pp
2024 23.95 +0.62 pp
2023 23.34 −6.46 pp
2022 29.8 −7.6 pp
2021 37.4 +1.18 pp
2020 36.22 +10.91 pp
2019 25.31 −4.31 pp
2018 29.61 −2.24 pp
2017 31.85 −4.22 pp
2016 36.06 −1.66 pp
2015 37.72 +1.71 pp
2014 36.01 −5.82 pp
2013 41.83 −2.21 pp
2012 44.04 +7 pp
2011 37.04 +0.33 pp
2010 36.71 +1.12 pp
2009 35.59 +3.54 pp
2008 32.05 −4.04 pp
2007 36.09 −9.76 pp
2006 45.85 −9.8 pp
2005 55.65 +0.09 pp
2004 55.56 +0.04 pp
2003 55.51 +0.08 pp
2002 55.43 −0.24 pp
2001 55.67 +0.11 pp
2000 55.56 −0.03 pp
1999 55.59 +0.2 pp
1998 55.39 +0.04 pp
1997 55.35 +0.11 pp
1996 55.23 +0.05 pp
1995 55.19 +0.06 pp
1994 55.13 +0.09 pp
1993 55.03 +0.17 pp
1992 54.87 +0.17 pp
1991 54.7 —

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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