Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) was 7.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia stood at 7.9%.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia peaked at 23.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 66th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.5% | — |
| 1992 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 22.2% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 21.8% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 21.0% | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.5% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 14.2% | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 9.3% | -27.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.6% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 8.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | -4.8% |
| 2025 | 7.9% | -2.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.7%, 1.7× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 7.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9%, 8.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -27.8% | 12.8% | 9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.0% | 23.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.3% | 15.7% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.0% | 7.6% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.2% | 8.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 63 Liberia 9.6% compare
- 64 Philippines 9.0% compare
- 65 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 8.5% compare
- 67 Paraguay 7.8% compare
- 68 Palestine, State of 7.7% compare
- 69 Uganda 7.6% compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia?
- Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia was 7.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for contributing family workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Serbia ranks 66th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Contributing family workers are those workers who hold "self-employment jobs" as own-account workers in a market-oriented establishment operated by a related person living in the same household.