Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia
Serbia: Employment rates by degree of urbanisation was 56.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia is 56.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia peaked at 56.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2012.
Serbia ranks 38th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 41.9% | — |
| 2011 | 39.9% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 51.2% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +2.9% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 46.2% | 39.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.9% | 52.5% | 56.8% | 6 |
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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 employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia?
- Employment rates by degree of urbanisation in Serbia was 56.8% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment rates by degree of urbanisation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2012.
- How does Serbia rank for employment rates by degree of urbanisation?
- Serbia ranks 38th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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