ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 92.32 % in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
92.32 %
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
43rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
92.32 %
in 2024
All-time low
87.06 %
in 2015
Years of data
17
2008–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia, 2008–2024

0204060801002008201620242008: 90.2 %2009: 88.2 %2010: 87.3 %2011: 88.5 %2012: 87.9 %2013: 88.4 %2014: 88.2 %2015: 87.1 %2016: 88.6 %2017: 88.4 %2018: 89 %2019: 88.8 %2020: 88.9 %2021: 91 %2022: 91.7 %2023: 91.4 %2024: 92.3 %

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

Analysis

In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia stood at 92.32 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia peaked at 92.32 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.06 %, in 2015.

Serbia ranks 43rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, 25 to 54, rural areas — Male — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 90.2 %
2009 88.16 % -2.3%
2010 87.31 % -1.0%
2011 88.47 % +1.3%
2012 87.89 % -0.7%
2013 88.39 % +0.6%
2014 88.21 % -0.2%
2015 87.06 % -1.3%
2016 88.63 % +1.8%
2017 88.36 % -0.3%
2018 88.96 % +0.7%
2019 88.81 % -0.2%
2020 88.86 % +0.1%
2021 91.02 % +2.4%
2022 91.66 % +0.7%
2023 91.39 % -0.3%
2024 92.32 % +1.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 92.32 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.78 %, 98% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 92.32 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.23 %, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.18 % 88.16 % 90.2 % 2
2010s 88.21 % 87.06 % 88.96 % 10
2020s 91.05 % 88.86 % 92.32 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 40 Palestine, State of 92.56 % compare
  2. 41 Cyprus 92.52 % compare
  3. 42 Bhutan 92.48 % compare
  4. 44 Angola 92.16 % compare
  5. 45 Estonia 92.15 % compare
  6. 46 Slovakia 92.1 % compare

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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 92.32 % 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 92.32 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 87.06 % in 2015.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Serbia ranks 43rd 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 up 4.7%. 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 — Labour force participation rate 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 — Labour force participation rate 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, 1,544 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.