Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia

Serbia: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 70.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
70.3%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
84th
of 187 countries
All-time high
70.4%
in 2023
All-time low
59.3%
in 1995
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025

0204060801991200820251991: 59.41992: 59.41993: 59.31994: 59.31995: 59.31996: 59.41997: 59.61998: 59.91999: 59.92000: 59.92001: 602002: 60.12003: 60.22004: 60.82005: 61.22006: 61.52007: 61.82008: 62.22009: 63.22010: 62.22011: 64.52012: 64.62013: 64.72014: 64.72015: 65.62016: 64.72017: 662018: 68.22019: 68.82020: 69.82021: 69.62022: 70.42023: 70.42024: 70.12025: 70.3

Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

In 2025, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia stood at 70.3%.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia peaked at 70.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.3%, in 1995.

That places Serbia 84th 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, male (% of male employment) in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Serbia, 1991 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1991 59.4%
1992 59.4% -0.0%
1993 59.3% -0.0%
1994 59.3% -0.1%
1995 59.3% -0.0%
1996 59.4% +0.2%
1997 59.6% +0.4%
1998 59.9% +0.5%
1999 59.9% -0.1%
2000 59.9% -0.0%
2001 60.0% +0.2%
2002 60.1% +0.2%
2003 60.2% +0.3%
2004 60.8% +0.9%
2005 61.2% +0.7%
2006 61.5% +0.4%
2007 61.8% +0.5%
2008 62.2% +0.7%
2009 63.2% +1.5%
2010 62.2% -1.5%
2011 64.5% +3.6%
2012 64.6% +0.2%
2013 64.7% +0.2%
2014 64.7% -0.1%
2015 65.6% +1.4%
2016 64.7% -1.4%
2017 66.0% +2.1%
2018 68.2% +3.3%
2019 68.8% +0.9%
2020 69.8% +1.4%
2021 69.6% -0.3%
2022 70.4% +1.3%
2023 70.4% +0.0%
2024 70.1% -0.4%
2025 70.3% +0.3%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 70.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.9%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 70.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.0%, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 59.5% 59.3% 59.9% 9
2000s 61.1% 59.9% 63.2% 10
2010s 65.4% 62.2% 68.8% 10
2020s 70.1% 69.6% 70.4% 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 81 Türkiye 70.8% compare
  2. 82 Tajikistan 70.7% compare
  3. 83 Malaysia 70.4% compare
  4. 85 Uruguay 70.0% compare
  5. 86 Mexico 69.3% compare
  6. 87 El Salvador 69.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia?
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Serbia was 70.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 70.4% in 2023.
What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.3% in 1995.
How does Serbia rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
Serbia ranks 84th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
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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.