Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro
Montenegro: Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) was 4.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 4.2% for employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro peaked at 10.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2025.
Montenegro ranks 138th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.6% | — |
| 1992 | 10.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 10.4% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 9.9% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 9.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 8.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 7.5% | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +25.8% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +36.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 4.2% | -3.5% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 4.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 27% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 4.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.3%, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +36.0% | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| 2022 | -33.1% | 6.4% | 4.3% |
| 2014 | +25.8% | 4.5% | 5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 6.5% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 7.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More agriculture & rural data for Montenegro
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 498.87 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.256 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro?
- Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) in Montenegro was 4.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 10.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture (% of total employment) recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2025.
- How does Montenegro rank for employment in agriculture (% of total employment)?
- Montenegro ranks 138th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture (% of total employment) rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).