Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Serbia

Employment in agriculture in Serbia in 2025 — 18%. Ranked 82 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 21.3 pp.

2025 18% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 82of 182
Period maximum 39.3%1991
Period minimum 18%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Serbia, 1991–20251020304019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 39.3%1992: 39.1%1993: 38.9%1994: 38.7%1995: 38.5%1996: 38.4%1997: 38.2%1998: 37.9%1999: 37.4%2000: 37.1%2001: 36.8%2002: 36.2%2003: 35.7%2004: 35.1%2005: 34.4%2006: 31.2%2007: 31.5%2008: 31%2009: 29.8%2010: 28.1%2011: 26.8%2012: 26.5%2013: 26.2%2014: 25.9%2015: 25.3%2016: 24.5%2017: 22.8%2018: 21.3%2019: 20.9%2020: 19.6%2021: 19.1%2022: 18.7%2023: 18.5%2024: 18.6%2025: 18%
Change over the period: −21.3 pp Annual average: -0.63 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 18%
World 25.8%
Southern Europe computed 5.3%
Employment in agriculture — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18 −0.5 pp
2024 18.6 +0.1 pp
2023 18.5 −0.3 pp
2022 18.7 −0.4 pp
2021 19.1 −0.5 pp
2020 19.6 −1.3 pp
2019 20.9 −0.4 pp
2018 21.3 −1.6 pp
2017 22.8 −1.6 pp
2016 24.5 −0.9 pp
2015 25.3 −0.5 pp
2014 25.9 −0.3 pp
2013 26.2 −0.3 pp
2012 26.5 −0.3 pp
2011 26.8 −1.3 pp
2010 28.1 −1.7 pp
2009 29.8 −1.2 pp
2008 31 −0.5 pp
2007 31.5 +0.3 pp
2006 31.2 −3.2 pp
2005 34.4 −0.7 pp
2004 35.1 −0.6 pp
2003 35.7 −0.5 pp
2002 36.2 −0.5 pp
2001 36.8 −0.3 pp
2000 37.1 −0.3 pp
1999 37.4 −0.5 pp
1998 37.9 −0.3 pp
1997 38.2 −0.2 pp
1996 38.4 −0.1 pp
1995 38.5 −0.2 pp
1994 38.7 −0.2 pp
1993 38.9 −0.2 pp
1992 39.1 −0.2 pp
1991 39.3 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.