Gender Inequality Index in Montenegro
Montenegro: Gender Inequality Index was 0.121 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Gender Inequality Index in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 0.121 for gender inequality index in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% on the previous year and down 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Montenegro peaked at 0.23 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.11, in 2022.
Montenegro ranks 130th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Gender Inequality Index in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.23 | — |
| 2007 | 0.217 | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.223 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.226 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.21 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.19 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.159 | -16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.159 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.149 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.145 | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.124 | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.122 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.122 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.113 | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.125 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.117 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.11 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.121 | +10.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 0.121 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.345, 35% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 0.121 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0855, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.224 | 0.217 | 0.23 | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.1493 | 0.113 | 0.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1182 | 0.11 | 0.125 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
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 gender inequality index in Montenegro?
- Gender inequality index in Montenegro was 0.121 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.23 in 2006.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.11 in 2022.
- How does Montenegro rank for gender inequality index?
- Montenegro ranks 130th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.