Labour Force (Total) rose 2.31% to 0.277 mil in Montenegro in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Montenegro reached an all time high of 0.292 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 0.225 mil in 1990. When compared to Montenegro's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Albania amounted to 1.38 mil, 1.17 mil in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1.74 mil in Croatia and 3.18 mil in Serbia in 2021.
Montenegro has been ranked 165th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Albania | mil | 1.31 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 1.41 | 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | mil | 1.31 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.21 | 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | mil | 1.90 | 1.84 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 1.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | mil | 4.81 | 4.81 | 4.79 | 4.77 | 4.78 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil | 4.61 | 4.67 | 4.71 | 4.74 | 4.77 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil | 25.7 | 25.9 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 25.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kosovo | mil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | mil | 0.950 | 0.945 | 0.953 | 0.958 | 0.965 | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | mil | 0.272 | 0.277 | 0.278 | 0.285 | 0.292 | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | mil | 9.11 | 8.92 | 9.06 | 9.00 | 8.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | mil | 3.14 | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.27 | 3.26 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil | 1.01 | 0.994 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 1.03 |
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