What share of workers in Bijelo Polje are women?

Women held 46.3% of jobs in Bijelo Polje in 2024 (4,344 of 9,383), against 45.4% nationally.

Economy, jobs and prices in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro: official figures

An average of 9,383 people worked in Bijelo Polje in 2024, about 244 jobs per 1,000 residents, 7th lowest of 21 municipalities (Montenegro: 413).

What is the unemployment rate in Bijelo Polje?

At the 2023 census 2,905 of the 16,460 economically active residents of Bijelo Polje aged 15 and over were unemployed, a rate of 17.6%, 6th highest of 21 (Montenegro: 13.3%).

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What is the employment rate in Bijelo Polje?

42.5% of residents of Bijelo Polje aged 15 and over were in work at the 2023 census, compared with 48.5% across Montenegro; 7,687 were pensioners or living on property income.

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How many tourists visit Bijelo Polje?

Tourist accommodation in Bijelo Polje recorded 19,794 overnight stays by 5,775 guests in 2024, 78.7% of the nights by foreign visitors.

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How important is tourism in Bijelo Polje?

With 0.5 tourist nights per resident in 2024, Bijelo Polje ranked 2nd lowest of 21 municipalities and took 0.13% of all nights in Montenegro, up 0.6% on 2023.

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How Bijelo Polje compares with other first-level divisions

People in employment (by place of work) per 1,000 residents (2024)

Bijelo Polje ranks 15 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	People in employment (by place of work) per 1,000 residents
12	Pluzine	261
13	Danilovgrad	261
14	Kolasin	244
15	Bijelo Polje	244
16	Berane	232
17	Mojkovac	224
18	Savnik	210

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Unemployment rate at the 2023 census (% of the economically active aged 15+) (2023)

Bijelo Polje ranks 6 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Unemployment rate at the 2023 census (% of the economically active aged 15+)
3	Andrijevica	26.9%
4	Berane	25.8%
5	Mojkovac	17.8%
6	Bijelo Polje	17.6%
7	Pluzine	17.6%
8	Pljevlja	16.8%
9	Niksic	16.5%

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Tourist overnight stays per resident (2024)

Bijelo Polje ranks 20 of 21, highest first.

Rank	Region	Tourist overnight stays per resident
15	Andrijevica	1.5
16	Plav	1.4
17	Pljevlja	1.0
18	Rozaj	0.9
19	Niksic	0.6
20	Bijelo Polje	0.5
21	Berane	0.4

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Sources

Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT): Census 2023, table 3: population aged 15 and over by economic activity and municipality, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a84e85ea027e…)
Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT): Statistical Yearbook 2025, chapter 28: Review by municipalities, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 93f5a70616aa…)

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