Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Serbia

Employment in agriculture in Serbia in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2025 18% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 182
Period maximum 39.3%1991
Period minimum 18%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Serbia, 1991–20251020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 39.3%1992: 39.1%1993: 38.9%1994: 38.7%1995: 38.5%1996: 38.4%1997: 38.2%1998: 37.9%1999: 37.4%2000: 37.1%2001: 36.8%2002: 36.2%2003: 35.7%2004: 35.1%2005: 34.4%2006: 31.2%2007: 31.5%2008: 31%2009: 29.8%2010: 28.1%2011: 26.8%2012: 26.5%2013: 26.2%2014: 25.9%2015: 25.3%2016: 24.5%2017: 22.8%2018: 21.3%2019: 20.9%2020: 19.6%2021: 19.1%2022: 18.7%2023: 18.5%2024: 18.6%2025: 18%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 18%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 −0.5 pp
2024 18.6 +0.1 pp
2023 18.5 −0.3 pp
2022 18.7 −0.4 pp
2021 19.1 −0.5 pp
2020 19.6 −1.3 pp
2019 20.9 −0.4 pp
2018 21.3 −1.6 pp
2017 22.8 −1.6 pp
2016 24.5 −0.9 pp
2015 25.3 −0.5 pp
2014 25.9 −0.3 pp
2013 26.2 −0.3 pp
2012 26.5 −0.3 pp
2011 26.8 −1.3 pp
2010 28.1 −1.7 pp
2009 29.8 −1.2 pp
2008 31 −0.5 pp
2007 31.5 +0.3 pp
2006 31.2 −3.2 pp
2005 34.4 −0.7 pp
2004 35.1 −0.6 pp
2003 35.7 −0.5 pp
2002 36.2 −0.5 pp
2001 36.8 −0.3 pp
2000 37.1 −0.3 pp
1999 37.4 −0.5 pp
1998 37.9 −0.3 pp
1997 38.2 −0.2 pp
1996 38.4 −0.1 pp
1995 38.5 −0.2 pp
1994 38.7 −0.2 pp
1993 38.9 −0.2 pp
1992 39.1 −0.2 pp
1991 39.3

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.