Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia
Serbia: Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) was 17.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia stood at 17.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia peaked at 45.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 81st of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.2% | — |
| 1992 | 45.0% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 44.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 44.5% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 44.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 43.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 42.3% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 42.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.5% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 41.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 40.2% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.9% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 34.5% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 31.3% | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 27.0% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 26.2% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 25.8% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 18.5% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 17.9% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3% | -3.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 17.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.6%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 17.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.9%, 6.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 42.9% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 31.3% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 20.0% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 17.3% | 18.5% | 6 |
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 employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia?
- Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) in Serbia was 17.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment)?
- Serbia ranks 81st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The agriculture sector consists of activities in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing, in accordance with division 1 (ISIC 2) or categories A-B (ISIC 3) or category A (ISIC 4).