ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia
Serbia: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in was 18.6 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia, 2004–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 18.6 % for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia peaked at 25 % in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14.6 %, in 2020.
Serbia ranks 36th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 24 % | — |
| 2005 | 23.3 % | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 20.5 % | -12.0% |
| 2007 | 20.8 % | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 25 % | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 23.8 % | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 22.3 % | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 21.2 % | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 21 % | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 21.3 % | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 19.9 % | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 19.4 % | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 18.6 % | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 17.2 % | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 15.9 % | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 15.6 % | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 14.6 % | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 19.1 % | +30.8% |
| 2022 | 18.7 % | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 18.5 % | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 18.6 % | +0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 18.6 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.3 %, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 18.6 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4 %, 4.7× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +30.8% | 14.6 % | 19.1 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9 % | 20.5 % | 25 % | 6 |
| 2010s | 19.24 % | 15.6 % | 22.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9 % | 14.6 % | 19.1 % | 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 ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in in Serbia was 18.6 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 25 % in 2008.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6 % in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in?
- Serbia ranks 36th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of employment in agriculture in rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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 ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of employment in agriculture in total employment — 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.