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
Share of R&D personnel and researchers in total active population and in Serbia, 2010–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
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 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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