ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 26.63 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
26.63 %
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
60th
of 79 countries
All-time high
28.5 %
in 2019
All-time low
17.96 %
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia, 2008–2024

01020302008201620242008: 27.2 %2009: 21.6 %2010: 19.7 %2011: 18 %2012: 20.1 %2013: 20.1 %2014: 20.2 %2015: 21.8 %2016: 25.6 %2017: 25.2 %2018: 27.5 %2019: 28.5 %2020: 26.6 %2021: 25.6 %2022: 25.9 %2023: 25.3 %2024: 26.6 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia stood at 26.63 %.

That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia peaked at 28.5 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.96 %, in 2011.

That places Serbia 60th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 27.21 %
2009 21.59 % -20.7%
2010 19.7 % -8.8%
2011 17.96 % -8.8%
2012 20.15 % +12.2%
2013 20.12 % -0.1%
2014 20.22 % +0.5%
2015 21.78 % +7.7%
2016 25.58 % +17.4%
2017 25.24 % -1.3%
2018 27.51 % +9.0%
2019 28.5 % +3.6%
2020 26.65 % -6.5%
2021 25.61 % -3.9%
2022 25.85 % +0.9%
2023 25.32 % -2.1%
2024 26.63 % +5.2%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 26.63 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.35 %, 78% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 26.63 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.54 %, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.4 % 21.59 % 27.21 % 2
2010s 22.68 % 17.96 % 28.5 % 10
2020s 26.01 % 25.32 % 26.65 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 57 Costa Rica 27.04 % compare
  2. 58 Brunei Darussalam 26.92 % compare
  3. 59 Egypt 26.67 % compare
  4. 61 Portugal 26.12 % compare
  5. 62 Czechia 25.93 % compare
  6. 63 Latvia 25.36 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia was 26.63 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 28.5 % in 2019.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.96 % in 2011.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Serbia ranks 60th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,539 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.