Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 24.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia stood at 24.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia peaked at 39.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2020.
That places Serbia 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 39.6% | — |
| 1992 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.3% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.1% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 38.6% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.0% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 36.4% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 35.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 33.7% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 26.6% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 23.9% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 23.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 24.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 24.3% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 37.6% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.7% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 23.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 24.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 106 Kazakhstan 25.4% compare
- 107 Greece 24.7% compare
- 108 Brazil 24.7% compare
- 110 Syrian Arab Republic 23.4% compare
- 111 Algeria 23.4% compare
- 112 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.3% compare
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 self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Serbia was 24.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Serbia ranks 109th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.