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

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Labour force participation rate by was 54.05 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.05 %
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
34th
of 79 countries
All-time high
54.05 %
in 2024
All-time low
36.96 %
in 2012
Years of data
17
2008–2024

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

02040602008201620242008: 44.9 %2009: 41.6 %2010: 38.6 %2011: 37.5 %2012: 37 %2013: 40.2 %2014: 42.9 %2015: 41.4 %2016: 44.7 %2017: 45.7 %2018: 45.9 %2019: 46.7 %2020: 47.1 %2021: 49.6 %2022: 50.9 %2023: 52.2 %2024: 54 %

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 54.05 %. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by in Serbia peaked at 54.05 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.96 %, in 2012.

That places Serbia 34th 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 — 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 — Female — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 44.86 %
2009 41.6 % -7.3%
2010 38.65 % -7.1%
2011 37.45 % -3.1%
2012 36.96 % -1.3%
2013 40.21 % +8.8%
2014 42.9 % +6.7%
2015 41.37 % -3.6%
2016 44.68 % +8.0%
2017 45.68 % +2.2%
2018 45.9 % +0.5%
2019 46.73 % +1.8%
2020 47.08 % +0.7%
2021 49.56 % +5.3%
2022 50.93 % +2.8%
2023 52.22 % +2.5%
2024 54.05 % +3.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.23 % 41.6 % 44.86 % 2
2010s 42.05 % 36.96 % 46.73 % 10
2020s 50.77 % 47.08 % 54.05 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 31 Denmark 55.52 % compare
  2. 32 Rwanda 54.79 % compare
  3. 33 France 54.5 % compare
  4. 35 Belgium 54.01 % compare
  5. 36 Hungary 53.98 % compare
  6. 37 Cyprus 53.95 % 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 54.05 % 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 54.05 % in 2024.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 36.96 % in 2012.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — labour force participation rate by?
Serbia ranks 34th 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 26.0%. 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 — Labour force participation rate by age, total (15+), rural areas — Female — 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 — Female — 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.