Employment-to-population ratio — all countries

Employment-to-population ratio — Serbia

Employment-to-population ratio in Serbia in 2025 — 54.93%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 3.74 pp.

2025 54.93% +0.05 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 182
Period maximum 54.93%2025
Period minimum 38.12%2012

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Serbia, 1991–2025354045505519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 51.19%1992: 51.1%1993: 50.89%1994: 50.4%1995: 49.84%1996: 49.32%1997: 48.25%1998: 47.89%1999: 48.52%2000: 48.72%2001: 48.2%2002: 47.29%2003: 46.23%2004: 44.08%2005: 42.5%2006: 42.28%2007: 43.84%2008: 45.58%2009: 42.75%2010: 40.12%2011: 38.33%2012: 38.12%2013: 39.82%2014: 41.68%2015: 42.18%2016: 44.89%2017: 46.34%2018: 47.09%2019: 48.44%2020: 48.56%2021: 50.65%2022: 52.25%2023: 53.29%2024: 54.88%2025: 54.93%
Change over the period: +3.74 pp Annual average: 0.11 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 54.93%
World 58.06%
Southern Europe computed 49.38%
Employment-to-population ratio — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 54.93 +0.05 pp
2024 54.88 +1.59 pp
2023 53.29 +1.04 pp
2022 52.25 +1.6 pp
2021 50.65 +2.08 pp
2020 48.56 +0.12 pp
2019 48.44 +1.35 pp
2018 47.09 +0.75 pp
2017 46.34 +1.45 pp
2016 44.89 +2.71 pp
2015 42.18 +0.49 pp
2014 41.68 +1.86 pp
2013 39.82 +1.7 pp
2012 38.12 −0.21 pp
2011 38.33 −1.79 pp
2010 40.12 −2.63 pp
2009 42.75 −2.83 pp
2008 45.58 +1.74 pp
2007 43.84 +1.56 pp
2006 42.28 −0.23 pp
2005 42.5 −1.57 pp
2004 44.08 −2.16 pp
2003 46.23 −1.06 pp
2002 47.29 −0.92 pp
2001 48.2 −0.52 pp
2000 48.72 +0.2 pp
1999 48.52 +0.63 pp
1998 47.89 −0.36 pp
1997 48.25 −1.07 pp
1996 49.32 −0.53 pp
1995 49.84 −0.56 pp
1994 50.4 −0.49 pp
1993 50.89 −0.21 pp
1992 51.1 −0.09 pp
1991 51.19

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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