ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Serbia

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 617.09 1000 No in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
617.09 1000 No
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
28th
of 72 countries
All-time high
689.05 1000 No
in 2008
All-time low
487.95 1000 No
in 2012
Years of data
17
2008–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Serbia, 2008–2024

02004006002008201620242008: 689 1000 No2009: 630.2 1000 No2010: 550.7 1000 No2011: 491.7 1000 No2012: 487.9 1000 No2013: 519.6 1000 No2014: 548 1000 No2015: 520.6 1000 No2016: 568 1000 No2017: 575.5 1000 No2018: 538 1000 No2019: 537.9 1000 No2020: 536.9 1000 No2021: 563.5 1000 No2022: 566.3 1000 No2023: 602.4 1000 No2024: 617.1 1000 No

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Serbia stood at 617.09 1000 No.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Serbia peaked at 689.05 1000 No in 2008 and was at its lowest, 487.95 1000 No, in 2012.

Serbia ranks 28th of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year 1000 No Change
2008 689.05 1000 No
2009 630.19 1000 No -8.5%
2010 550.67 1000 No -12.6%
2011 491.73 1000 No -10.7%
2012 487.95 1000 No -0.8%
2013 519.57 1000 No +6.5%
2014 547.95 1000 No +5.5%
2015 520.65 1000 No -5.0%
2016 568.05 1000 No +9.1%
2017 575.54 1000 No +1.3%
2018 538.01 1000 No -6.5%
2019 537.86 1000 No -0.0%
2020 536.85 1000 No -0.2%
2021 563.46 1000 No +5.0%
2022 566.27 1000 No +0.5%
2023 602.42 1000 No +6.4%
2024 617.09 1000 No +2.4%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 617.09 1000 No is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 395.66 1000 No, 1.6× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 617.09 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 182.33 1000 No, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 659.62 1000 No 630.19 1000 No 689.05 1000 No 2
2010s 533.8 1000 No 487.95 1000 No 575.54 1000 No 10
2020s 577.22 1000 No 536.85 1000 No 617.09 1000 No 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 25 Australia 801.74 1000 No compare
  2. 26 Germany 781.33 1000 No compare
  3. 27 Romania 726.43 1000 No compare
  4. 29 Spain 573.33 1000 No compare
  5. 30 Greece 488.46 1000 No compare
  6. 31 Dominican Republic 395.66 1000 No compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Serbia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in Serbia was 617.09 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 689.05 1000 No in 2008.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 487.95 1000 No in 2012.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
Serbia ranks 28th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Value
Unit
1000 No
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,460 data points, 1987–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.