Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Serbia

Employment in industry in Serbia in 2025 — 27.1%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2025 27.1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 28%2022
Period minimum 21.3%2001

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Serbia, 1991–202520222426283019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22%1992: 21.9%1993: 21.8%1994: 21.7%1995: 21.8%1996: 21.6%1997: 21.6%1998: 21.6%1999: 21.4%2000: 21.4%2001: 21.3%2002: 21.6%2003: 21.6%2004: 21.9%2005: 22.4%2006: 24.1%2007: 24.2%2008: 24.2%2009: 23.5%2010: 23.9%2011: 25%2012: 24.9%2013: 24.5%2014: 24.3%2015: 24.1%2016: 24.1%2017: 25.1%2018: 26.8%2019: 27.3%2020: 27.9%2021: 27.9%2022: 28%2023: 27.6%2024: 27.1%2025: 27.1%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 27.1%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
Employment in industry — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.1 −0 pp
2024 27.1 −0.5 pp
2023 27.6 −0.4 pp
2022 28 +0.1 pp
2021 27.9 −0 pp
2020 27.9 +0.6 pp
2019 27.3 +0.5 pp
2018 26.8 +1.6 pp
2017 25.1 +1 pp
2016 24.1 +0.1 pp
2015 24.1 −0.2 pp
2014 24.3 −0.3 pp
2013 24.5 −0.3 pp
2012 24.9 −0.2 pp
2011 25 +1.2 pp
2010 23.9 +0.3 pp
2009 23.5 −0.7 pp
2008 24.2 +0 pp
2007 24.2 +0.1 pp
2006 24.1 +1.7 pp
2005 22.4 +0.6 pp
2004 21.9 +0.3 pp
2003 21.6 +0.1 pp
2002 21.6 +0.2 pp
2001 21.3 −0.1 pp
2000 21.4 −0 pp
1999 21.4 −0.2 pp
1998 21.6 +0 pp
1997 21.6 −0 pp
1996 21.6 −0.2 pp
1995 21.8 +0.1 pp
1994 21.7 −0.1 pp
1993 21.8 −0.1 pp
1992 21.9 −0.1 pp
1991 22

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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