Labor force — all countries

Labor force — Serbia

Labor force in Serbia in 2025 — 3,321,043 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 11.5%.

2025 3.32M people −0.54% vs 2024
World rank 99of 182
Period maximum 3.75M people1990
Period minimum 3.08M people2011

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Serbia, 1990–20253M3.2M3.4M3.6M3.8M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,754,370 people1991: 3,633,046 people1992: 3,643,104 people1993: 3,644,897 people1994: 3,625,553 people1995: 3,600,364 people1996: 3,564,333 people1997: 3,513,727 people1998: 3,482,720 people1999: 3,530,070 people2000: 3,502,798 people2001: 3,480,405 people2002: 3,463,531 people2003: 3,442,922 people2004: 3,415,613 people2005: 3,388,620 people2006: 3,363,954 people2007: 3,362,194 people2008: 3,309,218 people2009: 3,186,654 people2010: 3,096,867 people2011: 3,083,122 people2012: 3,094,915 people2013: 3,141,511 people2014: 3,153,169 people2015: 3,113,181 people2016: 3,203,020 people2017: 3,222,414 people2018: 3,230,350 people2019: 3,219,618 people2020: 3,157,142 people2021: 3,290,058 people2022: 3,257,209 people2023: 3,295,577 people2024: 3,339,034 people2025: 3,321,043 people
Change over the period: −433,327 (−11.54%) Average annual rate: -0.35 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 3.32M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Southern Europe computed 70.74M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 3.32M −17,991 −0.54%
2024 3.34M +43,457 +1.32%
2023 3.3M +38,368 +1.18%
2022 3.26M −32,849 −1%
2021 3.29M +132,916 +4.21%
2020 3.16M −62,476 −1.94%
2019 3.22M −10,732 −0.33%
2018 3.23M +7,936 +0.25%
2017 3.22M +19,394 +0.61%
2016 3.2M +89,839 +2.89%
2015 3.11M −39,988 −1.27%
2014 3.15M +11,658 +0.37%
2013 3.14M +46,596 +1.51%
2012 3.09M +11,793 +0.38%
2011 3.08M −13,745 −0.44%
2010 3.1M −89,787 −2.82%
2009 3.19M −122,564 −3.7%
2008 3.31M −52,976 −1.58%
2007 3.36M −1,760 −0.05%
2006 3.36M −24,666 −0.73%
2005 3.39M −26,993 −0.79%
2004 3.42M −27,309 −0.79%
2003 3.44M −20,609 −0.6%
2002 3.46M −16,874 −0.48%
2001 3.48M −22,393 −0.64%
2000 3.5M −27,272 −0.77%
1999 3.53M +47,350 +1.36%
1998 3.48M −31,007 −0.88%
1997 3.51M −50,606 −1.42%
1996 3.56M −36,031 −1%
1995 3.6M −25,189 −0.69%
1994 3.63M −19,344 −0.53%
1993 3.64M +1,793 +0.05%
1992 3.64M +10,058 +0.28%
1991 3.63M −121,324 −3.23%
1990 3.75M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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