ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Serbia

Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of was 71.1 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
71.1 %
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
38th
of 72 countries
All-time high
72.1 %
in 2022
All-time low
47.4 %
in 2008
Years of data
17
2008–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of in Serbia, 2008–2024

0204060802008201620242008: 47.4 %2009: 48.1 %2010: 49.4 %2011: 52.2 %2012: 52 %2013: 49.1 %2014: 49.4 %2015: 51.9 %2016: 50.3 %2017: 52 %2018: 55 %2019: 56.1 %2020: 57.3 %2021: 71.5 %2022: 72.1 %2023: 71.2 %2024: 71.1 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Serbia is 71.1 %, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 43.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Serbia peaked at 72.1 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 47.4 %, in 2008.

Serbia ranks 38th of 72 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 — Share of employment by status of in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value in Serbia, 2008 to 2024.
Year % Change
2008 47.4 %
2009 48.1 % +1.5%
2010 49.4 % +2.7%
2011 52.2 % +5.7%
2012 52 % -0.4%
2013 49.1 % -5.6%
2014 49.4 % +0.6%
2015 51.9 % +5.1%
2016 50.3 % -3.1%
2017 52 % +3.4%
2018 55 % +5.8%
2019 56.1 % +2.0%
2020 57.3 % +2.1%
2021 71.5 % +24.8%
2022 72.1 % +0.8%
2023 71.2 % -1.2%
2024 71.1 % -0.1%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 71.1 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 54.9 %, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 71.1 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.8 %, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.75 % 47.4 % 48.1 % 2
2010s 51.74 % 49.1 % 56.1 % 10
2020s 68.64 % 57.3 % 72.1 % 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 35 Palestine 75.9 % compare
  2. 36 Romania 74.1 % compare
  3. 37 Poland 73.9 % compare
  4. 39 Bosnia and Herzegovina 70.4 % compare
  5. 40 Chile 67.4 % compare
  6. 41 Costa Rica 65.3 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Serbia?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of in Serbia was 71.1 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 72.1 % in 2022.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 47.4 % in 2008.
How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of?
Serbia ranks 38th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment by status of rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.9%. 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 — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment by status of employment, employees, rural areas — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
78 places, 1,462 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.