Informal employment, male in Serbia
Serbia: Informal employment, male was 8.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Informal employment, male in Serbia, 2021–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total male non-agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment, male in Serbia stood at 8.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over five years.
That places Serbia 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment, male in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total male non-agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 8.9% | — |
| 2022 | 8.9% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -5.8% |
| 2025 | 8.3% | +1.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 8.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.0%, 26% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 8.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.3%, 1.6× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Serbia
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 informal employment, male in Serbia?
- Informal employment, male in Serbia was 8.3% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment, male recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest informal employment, male recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for informal employment, male?
- Serbia ranks 23rd out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Informal employment, male (% of total male non-agricultural employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator shows the share of workers at working age in informal employment in non-agricultural activities out of total employment in non-agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises workers whose main or secondary jobs are informal. For own-account workers and employers, informality is determined by enterprise characteristics (unincorporated, market-based, and unregistered); for contributing family workers, it is determined by the absence of written contracts and lack of coverage under labor legislation; and for employees, it is determined by whether the employment relationship is not subject to national labor legislation, income taxation, or social protection. The data are based on the statistical standards adopted by the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS).