ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia
Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 33.04 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia, 2008–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 33.04 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia peaked at 40.01 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 31.87 %, in 2023.
That places Serbia 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40.01 % | — |
| 2009 | 35.58 % | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 33.49 % | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 32.97 % | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 35.37 % | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 35.86 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 34.99 % | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.61 % | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 36.52 % | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 36.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.18 % | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 38.23 % | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 35.58 % | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 33.04 % | -7.1% |
| 2022 | 32.18 % | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 31.87 % | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 33.04 % | +3.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 33.04 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.97 %, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 33.04 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.96 %, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.8 % | 35.58 % | 40.01 % | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.66 % | 32.97 % | 38.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.14 % | 31.87 % | 35.58 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 53 Poland 33.64 % compare
- 54 Belgium 33.43 % compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 33.26 % compare
- 57 Costa Rica 32.9 % compare
- 58 India 32.82 % compare
- 59 Philippines 32.66 % compare
More economy & growth data for Serbia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.7 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.33 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0133 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 203.25 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -29.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 600.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 12.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia was 33.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.01 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.87 % in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, 15 to 24, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.