Number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro
Montenegro: Number of people employed in agriculture was 10,912 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 10,912 people for number of people employed in agriculture in 2025.
The figure is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro peaked at 18,295 people in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9,231 people, in 2013.
Montenegro ranks 167th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,629 people | — |
| 1992 | 17,599 people | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 17,527 people | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 17,395 people | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 17,246 people | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 17,106 people | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16,960 people | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 16,799 people | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 16,707 people | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 16,548 people | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 16,324 people | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 16,118 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 15,874 people | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 15,295 people | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 14,677 people | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 15,901 people | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 17,067 people | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 15,166 people | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 12,921 people | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 11,067 people | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 11,013 people | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 11,529 people | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 9,231 people | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 12,336 people | +33.6% |
| 2015 | 17,041 people | +38.1% |
| 2016 | 17,081 people | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 17,718 people | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 18,295 people | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 16,518 people | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 15,392 people | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 12,613 people | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 10,107 people | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 11,734 people | +16.1% |
| 2024 | 11,482 people | -2.1% |
| 2025 | 10,912 people | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,219 people | 16,707 people | 17,629 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 15,589 people | 12,921 people | 17,067 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,183 people | 9,231 people | 18,295 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,040 people | 10,107 people | 15,392 people | 6 |
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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 number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro?
- Number of people employed in agriculture in Montenegro was 10,912 people in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 18,295 people in 2018.
- What is the lowest number of people employed in agriculture recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,231 people in 2013.
- How does Montenegro rank for number of people employed in agriculture?
- Montenegro ranks 167th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people employed in agriculture rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people employed in agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people working in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.