Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Serbia
Serbia: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 47.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Serbia stood at 47.3%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Serbia peaked at 47.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 43.9%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.9% | — |
| 1991 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 44.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 44.4% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 44.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 44.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 44.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 44.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 47.3% | +0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 47.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 47.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 47.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.1% | 43.9% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 44.3% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 44.2% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.7% | 47.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More education data for Serbia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67,944 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 530 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 89,461 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 84,207 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 478,731 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 251,941 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2155 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0383 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Serbia?
- Labor force, female in Serbia was 47.3% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.9% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for labor force, female?
- Serbia ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.