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

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment-to-population ratio by was 56.71 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
56.71 %
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
45th
of 79 countries
All-time high
56.71 %
in 2024
All-time low
38.27 %
in 2011
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02040602008201620242008: 49 %2009: 45.1 %2010: 40.7 %2011: 38.3 %2012: 38.3 %2013: 40.9 %2014: 44.3 %2015: 44.2 %2016: 48.5 %2017: 49.4 %2018: 49.6 %2019: 51.6 %2020: 51.9 %2021: 52.2 %2022: 54 %2023: 55 %2024: 56.7 %

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 56.71 % for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by in Serbia peaked at 56.71 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.27 %, in 2011.

Serbia ranks 45th of 79 countries on this measure, 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, total (15+), rural areas — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 48.98 %
2009 45.07 % -8.0%
2010 40.72 % -9.7%
2011 38.27 % -6.0%
2012 38.3 % +0.1%
2013 40.88 % +6.7%
2014 44.32 % +8.4%
2015 44.23 % -0.2%
2016 48.48 % +9.6%
2017 49.4 % +1.9%
2018 49.63 % +0.5%
2019 51.62 % +4.0%
2020 51.89 % +0.5%
2021 52.17 % +0.5%
2022 53.98 % +3.5%
2023 54.95 % +1.8%
2024 56.71 % +3.2%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 56.71 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 61.29 %, 93% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 56.71 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.11 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.02 % 45.07 % 48.98 % 2
2010s 44.59 % 38.27 % 51.62 % 10
2020s 53.94 % 51.89 % 56.71 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 42 Pakistan 57.03 % compare
  2. 43 Canada 56.81 % compare
  3. 44 Poland 56.72 % compare
  4. 46 Slovenia 56.61 % compare
  5. 47 Brunei Darussalam 56.34 % compare
  6. 47 Colombia 56.34 % 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 56.71 % 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 56.71 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.27 % in 2011.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment-to-population ratio by?
Serbia ranks 45th 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 28.0%. 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, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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, 1,546 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.