Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Serbia

Serbia: Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees was 2,273 Persons in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2,273 Persons
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
30th
of 36 countries
All-time high
2,687 Persons
in 1996
All-time low
1,888 Persons
in 2014
Years of data
31
1995–2025

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Serbia, 1995–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k1995201020251995: 2.7k Persons1996: 2.7k Persons1997: 2.4k Persons1998: 2.4k Persons1999: 2.4k Persons2000: 2.5k Persons2001: 2.5k Persons2002: 2.4k Persons2003: 2.3k Persons2004: 2.3k Persons2005: 2.3k Persons2006: 2.2k Persons2007: 2.1k Persons2008: 2.1k Persons2009: 2.0k Persons2010: 2.0k Persons2011: 1.9k Persons2012: 1.9k Persons2013: 1.9k Persons2014: 1.9k Persons2015: 1.9k Persons2016: 2.0k Persons2017: 2.0k Persons2018: 2.1k Persons2019: 2.1k Persons2020: 2.2k Persons2021: 2.2k Persons2022: 2.3k Persons2023: 2.3k Persons2024: 2.3k Persons2025: 2.3k Persons

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 2,273 Persons for annual population and employment, national concept — employees in 2025.

That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Serbia peaked at 2,687 Persons in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1,888 Persons, in 2014.

Serbia ranks 30th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees in Serbia, 1995 to 2025.
Year Persons Change
1995 2,672 Persons
1996 2,687 Persons +0.6%
1997 2,432 Persons -9.5%
1998 2,418 Persons -0.5%
1999 2,363 Persons -2.3%
2000 2,476 Persons +4.8%
2001 2,462 Persons -0.5%
2002 2,396 Persons -2.7%
2003 2,323 Persons -3.1%
2004 2,309 Persons -0.6%
2005 2,270 Persons -1.7%
2006 2,176 Persons -4.2%
2007 2,124 Persons -2.4%
2008 2,118 Persons -0.3%
2009 2,043 Persons -3.6%
2010 1,963 Persons -3.9%
2011 1,913 Persons -2.6%
2012 1,930 Persons +0.9%
2013 1,890 Persons -2.1%
2014 1,888 Persons -0.1%
2015 1,935 Persons +2.5%
2016 1,965 Persons +1.5%
2017 2,019 Persons +2.7%
2018 2,088 Persons +3.4%
2019 2,126 Persons +1.8%
2020 2,163 Persons +1.8%
2021 2,236 Persons +3.4%
2022 2,257 Persons +1.0%
2023 2,300 Persons +1.9%
2024 2,298 Persons -0.1%
2025 2,273 Persons -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,514 Persons 2,363 Persons 2,687 Persons 5
2000s 2,270 Persons 2,043 Persons 2,476 Persons 10
2010s 1,972 Persons 1,888 Persons 2,126 Persons 10
2020s 2,254 Persons 2,163 Persons 2,300 Persons 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 27 Finland 2,451 Persons compare
  2. 28 Ireland 2,426 Persons compare
  3. 29 New Zealand 2,351 Persons compare
  4. 31 Costa Rica 1,583 Persons compare
  5. 32 North Macedonia 602.65 Persons compare
  6. 33 Cyprus 460.89 Persons compare

See the full ranking of 46 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Serbia?
Annual population and employment, national concept — employees in Serbia was 2,273 Persons in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 2,687 Persons in 1996.
What is the lowest annual population and employment, national concept — employees recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,888 Persons in 2014.
How does Serbia rank for annual population and employment, national concept — employees?
Serbia ranks 30th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual population and employment, national concept — employees rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual population and employment, national concept — Employees
Unit
Persons
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 1,670 data points, 1950–2025
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This table presents population and employment data according to the national concept. The national concept is defined by the residence of the person: employees are residents employed by either resident or non-resident producer units; and the self-employed are resident self-employed people in either resident or non-resident producer units. Users should note that population data corresponds to mid-year estimates (or the average of the reference year). These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE3 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org