Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia
Serbia: Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture was 68.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia, 2007–2024
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia stood at 68.2%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia peaked at 68.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 42nd of 81 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 66.8% | — |
| 2008 | 64.4% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 67.9% | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 61.2% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -9.0% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 48.3% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 44.8% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 64.8% | +44.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 67.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 64.4% | 66.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 48.3% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.3% | 44.8% | 68.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 501.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3736 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia?
- Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture in Serbia was 68.2% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture?
- Serbia ranks 42nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers in informal employment: agriculture vs. non-agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of informal employment, by sector and sex - 13th ICLS (%).