Employment by status in Serbia
Serbia: Employment by status was 72.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Serbia, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 72.8% for employment by status 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, employment by status in Serbia peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.2% | 59.8% | 60.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 61.1% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 65.6% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.6% | 73.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 77 Costa Rica 73.2% compare
- 78 Saint Lucia 73.1% compare
- 79 Egypt 72.9% compare
- 81 Equatorial Guinea 72.7% compare
- 82 Uruguay 71.9% compare
- 83 Botswana 71.8% compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- 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 employment by status in Serbia?
- Employment by status in Serbia was 72.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1991.
- How does Serbia rank for employment by status?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status 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 International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.