Informal employment in Serbia
Serbia: Informal employment was 49.7% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Informal employment in Serbia, 2021–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total agricultural employment.
Analysis
In 2025, informal employment in Serbia stood at 49.7%.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.
That places Serbia 17th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Informal employment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total agricultural employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 49.5% | — |
| 2022 | 50.9% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 51.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 49.7% | -2.3% |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 14 Republic of Moldova 62.0% compare
- 15 Costa Rica 55.6% compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 50.7%
- 18 Russian Federation 47.1% compare
- 19 Uruguay 46.3% compare
- 20 Slovenia 41.3%
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 in Serbia?
- Informal employment in Serbia was 49.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest informal employment recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest informal employment recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for informal employment?
- Serbia ranks 17th out of 44 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 (% of total 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 agricultural activities out of total employment in agricultural activities, expressed as a percentage. Informal employment comprises persons 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).