Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia
Serbia: Self-employed persons by educational attainment level was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 454.1 Thousand persons for self-employed persons by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia peaked at 665.6 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 454.1 Thousand persons, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 21st of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 560.8 Thousand persons | — |
| 2011 | 486 Thousand persons | -13.3% |
| 2012 | 488.6 Thousand persons | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 546.2 Thousand persons | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 577.8 Thousand persons | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 551.4 Thousand persons | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 619.7 Thousand persons | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 665.6 Thousand persons | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 618.9 Thousand persons | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 637.9 Thousand persons | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 622.7 Thousand persons | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 464.4 Thousand persons | -25.4% |
| 2022 | 461.1 Thousand persons | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 456.9 Thousand persons | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 464.4 Thousand persons | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 454.1 Thousand persons | -2.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 454.1 Thousand persons is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 425.95 Thousand persons, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 575.29 Thousand persons | 486 Thousand persons | 665.6 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 487.27 Thousand persons | 454.1 Thousand persons | 622.7 Thousand persons | 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 self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia?
- Self-employed persons by educational attainment level in Serbia was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 665.6 Thousand persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for self-employed persons by educational attainment level?
- Serbia ranks 21st out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by educational attainment level rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Self-employed persons by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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