Temporary employees by main reason in Serbia
Serbia: Temporary employees by main reason was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
18.7%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
23.7%
in 2016
All-time low
11.5%
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Temporary employees by main reason in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of employees.
Analysis
In 2025, temporary employees by main reason in Serbia stood at 18.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temporary employees by main reason in Serbia peaked at 23.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Temporary employees by main reason in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of employees | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.5% | — |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 14.1% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 18.8% | +20.5% |
| 2015 | 21.8% | +16.0% |
| 2016 | 23.7% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 22.5% | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 21.8% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 20.2% | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.6% | 11.5% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 18.7% | 22.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1% compare
- 4 North Macedonia 19.1% compare
- 6 Serbia 18.7% compare
- 8 Poland 15.9% compare
- 8 Poland 15.9% compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (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 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temporary employees by main reason in Serbia?
- Temporary employees by main reason in Serbia was 18.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest temporary employees by main reason recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for temporary employees by main reason?
- Serbia ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temporary employees by main reason rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. 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 Temporary employees by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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