Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) was 5.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 5.2% for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia peaked at 13.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.0% | — |
| 1992 | 13.0% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 12.9% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.7% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 12.4% | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 12.2% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.8% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 11.3% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.7% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.4% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -28.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.7% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 5.2% | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.3% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 4.7% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia?
- Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia was 5.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for contributing family workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Serbia ranks 71st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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, total (% of total 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.