Serbia - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Serbia was 44.29 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 44.37 in 2020, while its lowest value was 42.07 in 2011.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 43.61
1991 43.70
1992 43.74
1993 43.75
1994 43.71
1995 43.68
1996 43.64
1997 43.61
1998 43.63
1999 43.78
2000 43.77
2001 43.74
2002 43.72
2003 43.71
2004 43.68
2005 43.02
2006 43.00
2007 43.31
2008 43.34
2009 43.27
2010 42.78
2011 42.07
2012 42.18
2013 42.93
2014 43.41
2015 43.35
2016 43.85
2017 44.14
2018 44.10
2019 44.37
2020 44.37
2021 44.29

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Serbia was 3,153,221 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,480,033 in 1994 and a minimum value of 2,786,835 in 2011.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,333,496
1991 3,370,447
1992 3,418,100
1993 3,460,630
1994 3,480,033
1995 3,430,057
1996 3,422,857
1997 3,402,874
1998 3,389,321
1999 3,420,817
2000 3,397,102
2001 3,381,617
2002 3,373,315
2003 3,368,468
2004 3,351,859
2005 3,235,227
2006 3,086,787
2007 3,082,716
2008 3,110,334
2009 2,964,986
2010 2,829,289
2011 2,786,835
2012 2,796,799
2013 2,896,895
2014 3,097,739
2015 3,068,816
2016 3,162,788
2017 3,189,489
2018 3,207,857
2019 3,204,530
2020 3,150,687
2021 3,153,221

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure