Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia

Serbia: Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and was 1.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
42nd
of 48 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2024
All-time low
0.7%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia, 2010–2024

00.250.50.7512010201720242010: 0.65 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2011: 0.68 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2012: 0.68 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2013: 0.71 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2014: 0.73 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2015: 0.8 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2016: 0.79 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2017: 0.76 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2018: 0.76 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2019: 0.79 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2020: 0.82 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2021: 0.8 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2022: 0.83 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2023: 0.9 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)2024: 1 Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC).

Analysis

In 2024, share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia stood at 1.0%. 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 1.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2010.

Serbia ranks 42nd of 48 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 and in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex in Serbia, 2010 to 2024.
Year Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC) Change
2010 0.7%
2011 0.7% +4.6%
2012 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% +4.4%
2014 0.7% +2.8%
2015 0.8% +9.6%
2016 0.8% -1.3%
2017 0.8% -3.8%
2018 0.8% +0.0%
2019 0.8% +3.9%
2020 0.8% +3.8%
2021 0.8% -2.4%
2022 0.8% +3.7%
2023 0.9% +8.4%
2024 1.0% +13.3%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 1.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 46% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 10
2020s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 39 Türkiye 1.2% compare
  2. 40 Bulgaria 1.2% compare
  3. 41 Malta 1.1% compare
  4. 43 Russian Federation 1.0%
  5. 43 Russia 1.0%
  6. 45 Cyprus 0.9% compare

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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 1.0% 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 1.0% 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 0.7% in 2010.
How does Serbia rank for share of r&d personnel and researchers in total active population and?
Serbia ranks 42nd out of 48 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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Indicator
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and employment by sector of performance and sex
Unit
Percentage of population in the labour force - numerator in head count (HC)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,043 data points, 1992–2024
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