Employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.3% for employers, female (% of female employment) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia peaked at 2.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2016.
Serbia ranks 75th 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.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.3% | — |
| 1992 | 2.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 2.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.4% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -16.4% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +16.6% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | +1.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 72 Costa Rica 2.4% compare
- 73 North Macedonia 2.3% compare
- 74 Tajikistan 2.3% compare
- 76 Argentina 2.3% compare
- 77 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.3% compare
- 78 Estonia 2.3% 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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia was 2.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- How does Serbia rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Serbia ranks 75th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).