Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia
Serbia: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 64.4 % in 2019. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia, 2007–2019
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia is 64.4 %, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia peaked at 78.68 % in 2009 and was at its lowest, 56.78 %, in 2007.
That places Serbia 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 56.78 % | — |
| 2008 | 77.8 % | +37.0% |
| 2009 | 78.68 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 70.77 % | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 69.87 % | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 71.41 % | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 71.7 % | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.59 % | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 66.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 67.93 % | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 64.32 % | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 64.4 % | +0.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 64.4 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.54 %, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 64.4 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.53 %, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.09 % | 56.78 % | 78.68 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.16 % | 64.32 % | 71.7 % | 9 |
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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Serbia was 64.4 % in 2019, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.68 % in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.78 % in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Serbia ranks 27th out of 67 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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 Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.