Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro
Montenegro: Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age was 0.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
0.3%
Change on year
up 35.0%
World rank
25th
of 46 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2005
All-time low
0.2%
in 2020
Years of data
17
2005–2021
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro, 2005–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 35.0% on the previous year and down 84.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro peaked at 3.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2020.
Montenegro ranks 25th of 46 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.2% | — |
| 2006 | 2.8% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -11.5% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +97.4% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -65.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 22 Brazil 0.8% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 0.6% compare
- 24 Mongolia 0.3% compare
- 26 Albania 0.1% compare
- 26 Azerbaijan 0.1%
- 26 Belarus 0.1% compare
- 26 Chile 0.1% compare
- 26 China 0.1% compare
- 26 Costa Rica 0.1% compare
- 26 Kazakhstan 0.1% compare
- 26 Paraguay 0.1% compare
- 26 State of Palestine 0.1% compare
- 26 Thailand 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
- 26 Ukraine 0.1% compare
- 26 Uruguay 0.1% compare
- 26 Türkiye 0.1% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Montenegro
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,315 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.77 (2021)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.8% (2021)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro?
- Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age in Montenegro was 0.3% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age?
- Montenegro ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Employed population below international poverty line, by sex and age (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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