Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 76.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia stood at 76.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia peaked at 76.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 1991.
That places Serbia 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 60.4% | — |
| 1992 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 60.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 64.5% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 69.3% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 72.3% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 72.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 72.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 75.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 73.4% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 76.2% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 75.7% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.7% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 75.7% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 76.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 68.5%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 76.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.3% | 60.4% | 62.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 65.1% | 62.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 69.9% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.7% | 76.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 76.7% compare
- 77 Algeria 76.6% compare
- 78 Syrian Arab Republic 76.6% compare
- 80 Brazil 75.3% compare
- 81 Greece 75.3% compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 74.6% 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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Serbia was 76.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 1991.
- How does Serbia rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.