Status in employment in Serbia
Serbia: Status in employment was 72.78 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.78
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
73.01
in 2020
All-time low
59.81
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Status in employment in Serbia, 1991–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 72.78 for status in employment in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, status in employment in Serbia peaked at 73.01 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.81, in 1991.
Serbia ranks 80th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Status in employment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.81 | — |
| 1992 | 59.87 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.94 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.01 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.09 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.26 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.51 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.8 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.94 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.11 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.35 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.62 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 61.96 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.36 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.81 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.24 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.73 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.21 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.88 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 65.57 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.9 | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 68.03 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.18 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.29 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.84 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 68.58 | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.43 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.74 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.01 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.61 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.88 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.78 | -0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 72.78 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.55, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 72.78 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.31, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.25 | 59.81 | 60.94 | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.83 | 61.11 | 65.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.99 | 65.57 | 72.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.83 | 72.61 | 73.01 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 77 Costa Rica 73.19 compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 73.14 compare
- 79 Egypt 72.88 compare
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 72.74 compare
- 82 Uruguay 71.9 compare
- 83 Botswana 71.85 compare
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 status in employment in Serbia?
- Status in employment in Serbia was 72.78 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest status in employment recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.01 in 2020.
- What is the lowest status in employment recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.81 in 1991.
- How does Serbia rank for status in employment?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is status in employment rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Status in employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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