ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia
Serbia: ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in was 17.3 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia is 17.3 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia peaked at 45.2 % in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.3 %, in 2025.
That places Serbia 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 45.2 % | — |
| 1992 | 45 % | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.7 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 44.5 % | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.3 % | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 44.1 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 44 % | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 43.8 % | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 42.9 % | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 42.6 % | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.3 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 42 % | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 41.5 % | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 41 % | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 40.2 % | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 34.9 % | -13.2% |
| 2007 | 35.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 34.5 % | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 31.3 % | -9.3% |
| 2010 | 28.9 % | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 27 % | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 26.7 % | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.2 % | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 25.8 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 24 % | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 23.8 % | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 22.2 % | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 20.5 % | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 20 % | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 18.5 % | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 18.3 % | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.4 % | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 17.8 % | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.9 % | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 17.3 % | -3.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 17.3 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.1 %, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 17.3 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.8 %, 6.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.28 % | 42.9 % | 45.2 % | 9 |
| 2000s | 38.56 % | 31.3 % | 42.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.51 % | 20 % | 28.9 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.03 % | 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 ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia?
- Ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia was 17.3 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2 % in 1991.
- What is the lowest ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3 % in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Serbia ranks 72nd out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ilo - ilo modelled estimates — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILO - ILO Modelled Estimates — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment - ILO Modelled Estimates — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.