Work & Labour in Serbia

108 indicators covering work & labour for Serbia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.1% 2025 up 10.8% 140th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 39.1% 2025 up 10.4% 127th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.1% 2025 up 10.5% 124th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.1% 2025 up 24.2% 63rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% 2025 up 10.9% 80th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.2% 2025 up 16.9% 64th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.6% 2025 up 21.6% 99th
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.1% 2025 up 9.8% 93rd
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% 2025 up 10.7% 126th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% 2025 up 15.5% 110th
Employers, female (% of female employment) 2.3% 2025 down 1.7% 75th
Employers, male (% of male employment) 3.8% 2025 down 21.4% 103rd
Employers, total (% of total employment) 3.1% 2025 down 17.2% 106th
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 24.0% 2025 down 2.9% 109th
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 29.7% 2025 down 13.8% 104th
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 27.0% 2025 down 10.4% 108th
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 76.0% 2025 up 1.0% 78th
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 70.3% 2025 up 7.2% 83rd
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 73.0% 2025 up 4.5% 79th
Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 7.9% 2025 down 39.6% 66th
Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 2.8% 2025 down 33.9% 80th
Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 5.2% 2025 down 36.1% 71st
Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 19.0% 2025 up 14.9% 24th
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 34.3% 2025 up 14.0% 31st
Employment in industry (% of total employment) 27.1% 2025 up 12.4% 28th
Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 63.7% 2025 up 7.1% 109th
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 47.1% 2025 up 8.0% 115th
Employment in services (% of total employment) 54.9% 2025 up 8.5% 107th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 21.7% 2025 down 54.9% 54th
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 20.4% 2025 down 49.0% 39th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 20.9% 2025 down 51.6% 45th
GDP per person employed 58,609 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 16.0% 70th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 7.3% 2025 down 58.7% 62nd
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 7.1% 2025 down 58.0% 53rd
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 7.6% 2025 down 59.5% 68th
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.5% 2025 up 20.7% 113th
Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.1% 2025 up 9.5% 138th
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.0% 2025 up 14.4% 126th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.3% 2025 up 7.4% 135th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 38.2% 2025 up 7.8% 121st
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.4% 2025 up 10.2% 98th
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 31.4% 2025 up 7.6% 129th
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 21.7% 2025 down 49.8% 33rd
Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 20.4% 2025 down 49.1% 30th
Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 23.7% 2025 down 50.7% 37th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of 12.6% 2025 down 37.5% 138th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of ma 12.8% 2025 down 38.1% 105th
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of y 12.7% 2025 down 37.8% 134th
Productivity: output per hour worked 25.36 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 2.6% 68th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) 19.7% 2025 up 67.3% 135th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) 31.1% 2025 up 46.7% 128th
Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) 25.4% 2025 up 54.0% 137th
Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) 48.7% 2025 up 38.4% 103rd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) 62.0% 2025 up 24.0% 122nd
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) 54.9% 2025 up 30.2% 114th
Vulnerable employment, female (% of female employment) 21.7% 2025 down 3.0% 108th
Vulnerable employment, male (% of male employment) 25.8% 2025 down 12.5% 97th
Vulnerable employment, total (% of total employment) 23.9% 2025 down 9.4% 107th
Unemployment with basic education 8.0% 2024 down 56.3% 49th
Unemployment with basic education, male 8.8% 2024 down 49.5% 40th