Self-employed persons by occupation in Serbia
Serbia: Self-employed persons by occupation was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed persons by occupation in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 454.1 Thousand persons for self-employed persons by occupation in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed persons by occupation in Serbia peaked at 665.6 Thousand persons in 2017 and was at its lowest, 454.1 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Serbia 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
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 |
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- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed persons by occupation in Serbia?
- Self-employed persons by occupation in Serbia was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 665.6 Thousand persons in 2017.
- What is the lowest self-employed persons by occupation recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 454.1 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for self-employed persons by occupation?
- Serbia ranks 18th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed persons by occupation 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 occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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