Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 73.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia stood at 73.0%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia peaked at 73.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 59.8%, in 1991.
That places Serbia 80th 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, total (% of total employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 59.8% | — |
| 1992 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 60.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 60.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 60.3% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 61.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 62.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 63.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.9% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.8% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
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 | 72.9% | 72.6% | 73.0% | 6 |
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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, total (% of total employment) in Serbia?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Serbia was 73.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.8% in 1991.
- How does Serbia rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, total (% of total 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.