Vulnerable employment — all countries

Vulnerable employment — Serbia

Vulnerable employment in Serbia in 2025 — 23.89%. Ranked 78 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 12.33 pp.

2025 23.89% −0.22 pp vs 2024
World rank 78of 182
Period maximum 36.22%1991
Period minimum 23.89%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Vulnerable employment — Serbia, 1991–2025202530354019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 36.22%1992: 36.15%1993: 36.09%1994: 36.02%1995: 35.93%1996: 35.76%1997: 35.53%1998: 35.24%1999: 35.09%2000: 34.91%2001: 34.68%2002: 34.42%2003: 34.08%2004: 33.66%2005: 33.21%2006: 32.75%2007: 32.25%2008: 31.76%2009: 30.89%2010: 31.13%2011: 28.56%2012: 28.42%2013: 28.26%2014: 28.14%2015: 26.38%2016: 28.07%2017: 27.26%2018: 24.67%2019: 24.34%2020: 23.9%2021: 24.3%2022: 24.07%2023: 24.05%2024: 24.11%2025: 23.89%
Change over the period: −12.33 pp Annual average: -0.36 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 23.89%
World 42.38%
Southern Europe computed 13.86%
Vulnerable employment — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 23.89 −0.22 pp
2024 24.11 +0.06 pp
2023 24.05 −0.02 pp
2022 24.07 −0.23 pp
2021 24.3 +0.4 pp
2020 23.9 −0.43 pp
2019 24.34 −0.33 pp
2018 24.67 −2.59 pp
2017 27.26 −0.81 pp
2016 28.07 +1.68 pp
2015 26.38 −1.75 pp
2014 28.14 −0.12 pp
2013 28.26 −0.16 pp
2012 28.42 −0.14 pp
2011 28.56 −2.57 pp
2010 31.13 +0.24 pp
2009 30.89 −0.87 pp
2008 31.76 −0.49 pp
2007 32.25 −0.5 pp
2006 32.75 −0.46 pp
2005 33.21 −0.45 pp
2004 33.66 −0.42 pp
2003 34.08 −0.33 pp
2002 34.42 −0.27 pp
2001 34.68 −0.23 pp
2000 34.91 −0.17 pp
1999 35.09 −0.15 pp
1998 35.24 −0.29 pp
1997 35.53 −0.23 pp
1996 35.76 −0.17 pp
1995 35.93 −0.09 pp
1994 36.02 −0.07 pp
1993 36.09 −0.07 pp
1992 36.15 −0.07 pp
1991 36.22

About the indicator

The share of own-account workers and contributing family workers in total employment. The ILO devised the category as a substitute for informal employment where informality is not measured: such workers usually have no employment contract, no social insurance and no protection against dismissal, and their income depends directly on what they produce. In the poorest countries this share exceeds three quarters of the employed — wage work there is closer to an exception.

Important: Not the same as informal employment: an employee without a contract does not fall into this category, though they are no better protected. The indicator understates informality in countries where off-the-books hiring is widespread.

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