Long-term unemployment rate in Montenegro
In 2020, 13.4% of the labour force in Montenegro had been unemployed for at least a year.
The latest value for Montenegro is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
Montenegro, 2020
13.4%
Change from 2019
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2020
2.4%
Long-term unemployment rate in Montenegro over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Montenegro | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 1.9% |
| 2024 | – | 1.9% |
| 2023 | – | 2.1% |
| 2022 | – | 2.4% |
| 2021 | – | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.0% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | – | 4.0% |
| 2009 | – | 3.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 12.0% in 2019.
- Since 2011, when it was 15.7%, the figure has changed by −2.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 2.4%.
More for Montenegro
All statistics for Montenegro
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
17.9%
2020 · Eurostat
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
36.0%
2020 · Eurostat
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
55.2%
2020 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
48.8%
2020 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
44.4 hours per week
2020 · Eurostat
Part-time employment
3.7%
2020 · Eurostat