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

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 67.57 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
67.57 %
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
44th
of 79 countries
All-time high
67.57 %
in 2024
All-time low
59.01 %
in 2010
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02040602008201620242008: 65.4 %2009: 62.8 %2010: 59 %2011: 59.4 %2012: 59 %2013: 60.1 %2014: 63.5 %2015: 62.5 %2016: 65.3 %2017: 65.8 %2018: 65.5 %2019: 66.2 %2020: 65.6 %2021: 65.2 %2022: 65.9 %2023: 66.5 %2024: 67.6 %

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

Analysis

Serbia recorded 67.57 % for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia peaked at 67.57 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.01 %, in 2010.

Serbia ranks 44th 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 — Labour force participation rate by in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Male — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 65.41 %
2009 62.83 % -3.9%
2010 59.01 % -6.1%
2011 59.35 % +0.6%
2012 59.03 % -0.5%
2013 60.06 % +1.7%
2014 63.55 % +5.8%
2015 62.54 % -1.6%
2016 65.33 % +4.5%
2017 65.79 % +0.7%
2018 65.55 % -0.4%
2019 66.2 % +1.0%
2020 65.59 % -0.9%
2021 65.25 % -0.5%
2022 65.89 % +1.0%
2023 66.51 % +0.9%
2024 67.57 % +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.12 % 62.83 % 65.41 % 2
2010s 62.64 % 59.01 % 66.2 % 10
2020s 66.16 % 65.25 % 67.57 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 41 Tunisia 68.49 % compare
  2. 42 Hungary 67.97 % compare
  3. 43 Rwanda 67.75 % compare
  4. 45 Brunei Darussalam 67.3 % compare
  5. 46 Slovakia 67.19 % compare
  6. 47 Czechia 67.04 % 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 67.57 % 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 67.57 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.01 % in 2010.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Serbia ranks 44th 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 6.3%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), 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, total (15+), 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.