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

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 86.91 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
86.91 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
51st
of 79 countries
All-time high
86.91 %
in 2024
All-time low
71.65 %
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

0204060802008201620242008: 83 %2009: 79.1 %2010: 74.7 %2011: 71.7 %2012: 72.2 %2013: 73.7 %2014: 75 %2015: 75 %2016: 78.1 %2017: 79.1 %2018: 79.4 %2019: 81.7 %2020: 82.8 %2021: 84 %2022: 85.6 %2023: 85.5 %2024: 86.9 %

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 86.91 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia peaked at 86.91 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.65 %, in 2011.

That places Serbia 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 82.98 %
2009 79.14 % -4.6%
2010 74.71 % -5.6%
2011 71.65 % -4.1%
2012 72.19 % +0.8%
2013 73.73 % +2.1%
2014 75 % +1.7%
2015 74.96 % -0.1%
2016 78.14 % +4.2%
2017 79.06 % +1.2%
2018 79.38 % +0.4%
2019 81.67 % +2.9%
2020 82.75 % +1.3%
2021 84.03 % +1.5%
2022 85.63 % +1.9%
2023 85.5 % -0.2%
2024 86.91 % +1.6%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 86.91 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 90.77 %, 96% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 86.91 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.11 %, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.06 % 79.14 % 82.98 % 2
2010s 76.05 % 71.65 % 81.67 % 10
2020s 84.96 % 82.75 % 86.91 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 48 Greece 87.86 % compare
  2. 49 Philippines 87.76 % compare
  3. 50 Republic of Korea 87.73 % compare
  4. 52 Zambia 86.66 % compare
  5. 53 Croatia 86.61 % compare
  6. 54 Estonia 86.45 % 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 86.91 % 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 86.91 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 71.65 % in 2011.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Serbia ranks 51st 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 15.9%. 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, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
86 places, 1,543 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.