Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia
Serbia: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 79.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia, 2004–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia stood at 79.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia peaked at 79.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 72.8% | — |
| 2005 | 70.8% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 70.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 74.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 75.1% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 79.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 79.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 93% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.6% | 70.7% | 72.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 68.4% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.7% | 75.1% | 79.5% | 6 |
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 ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Serbia was 79.4% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Serbia ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.