Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Serbia
Serbia: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population was 1.02 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1.02 for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia peaked at 1.02 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.65, in 2010.
Serbia ranks 42nd of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.65 | — |
| 2011 | 0.68 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.68 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.71 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.73 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.79 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.76 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.76 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.79 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.82 | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.83 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9 | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 | +13.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.735 | 0.65 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.874 | 0.8 | 1.02 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia?
- Share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia was 1.02 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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