Serbia — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Serbia, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Serbia was 59.14% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 59.16% in 2024. The lowest was 49.65% in 2010 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.01% per year.
Serbia ranks 110 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Serbia sits below it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 15%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 28 of 49 economies; Poland (58.31%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5% in 2021. That is 7% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 114th of 187 in 1990 → 136th of 187 in 2000 → 157th of 187 in 2010 → 139th of 187 in 2020 → 109th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.14% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 59.16% | +1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 58.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2022 | 57.07% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 56.18% | +2.8 pp |
| 2020 | 53.37% | -0.7 pp |
| 2019 | 54.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 53.96% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 53.55% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | 52.97% | +1.8 pp |
| 2015 | 51.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +0.4 pp |
| 2013 | 51.15% | +1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 50.15% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 49.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 49.65% | -1.3 pp |
| 2009 | 50.96% | -1.8 pp |
| 2008 | 52.79% | -0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 53.5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 53.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2005 | 53.7% | -0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 54.08% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 54.52% | -0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 54.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 55.28% | -0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 55.75% | -0.5 pp |
| 1999 | 56.22% | +0.7 pp |
| 1998 | 55.49% | -0.5 pp |
| 1997 | 55.98% | -0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 56.82% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 57.56% | -0.6 pp |
| 1994 | 58.2% | -0.6 pp |
| 1993 | 58.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 59.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 59.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 58.92% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Serbia’s Labor participation in 1991?
59.09% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Serbia’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +0.4% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 59.14%; 2024: 59.16%; 2023: 58.1%; 2022: 57.07%; 2021: 56.18%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.