Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Employment in industry (% of total employment) was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia stood at 27.1%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia peaked at 28.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 2001.
Serbia ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 22.0% | — |
| 1992 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 21.3% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 21.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 22.4% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 24.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 27.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 27.6% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.7% | 21.4% | 22.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | 21.3% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 23.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia?
- Employment in industry (% of total employment) in Serbia was 27.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment in industry (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 2001.
- How does Serbia rank for employment in industry (% of total employment)?
- Serbia ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry (% of total employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).