Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Serbia

Employment in industry in Serbia in 2025 — 27.1%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 5.1 pp.

2025 27.1% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 27of 182
Period maximum 28%2022
Period minimum 21.3%2001

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Serbia, 1991–202520222426283019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 22%1992: 21.9%1993: 21.8%1994: 21.7%1995: 21.8%1996: 21.6%1997: 21.6%1998: 21.6%1999: 21.4%2000: 21.4%2001: 21.3%2002: 21.6%2003: 21.6%2004: 21.9%2005: 22.4%2006: 24.1%2007: 24.2%2008: 24.2%2009: 23.5%2010: 23.9%2011: 25%2012: 24.9%2013: 24.5%2014: 24.3%2015: 24.1%2016: 24.1%2017: 25.1%2018: 26.8%2019: 27.3%2020: 27.9%2021: 27.9%2022: 28%2023: 27.6%2024: 27.1%2025: 27.1%
Change over the period: +5.1 pp Annual average: 0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 27.1%
World 23.7%
Southern Europe computed 23.4%
Employment in industry — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 27.1 −0 pp
2024 27.1 −0.5 pp
2023 27.6 −0.4 pp
2022 28 +0.1 pp
2021 27.9 −0 pp
2020 27.9 +0.6 pp
2019 27.3 +0.5 pp
2018 26.8 +1.6 pp
2017 25.1 +1 pp
2016 24.1 +0.1 pp
2015 24.1 −0.2 pp
2014 24.3 −0.3 pp
2013 24.5 −0.3 pp
2012 24.9 −0.2 pp
2011 25 +1.2 pp
2010 23.9 +0.3 pp
2009 23.5 −0.7 pp
2008 24.2 +0 pp
2007 24.2 +0.1 pp
2006 24.1 +1.7 pp
2005 22.4 +0.6 pp
2004 21.9 +0.3 pp
2003 21.6 +0.1 pp
2002 21.6 +0.2 pp
2001 21.3 −0.1 pp
2000 21.4 −0 pp
1999 21.4 −0.2 pp
1998 21.6 +0 pp
1997 21.6 −0 pp
1996 21.6 −0.2 pp
1995 21.8 +0.1 pp
1994 21.7 −0.1 pp
1993 21.8 −0.1 pp
1992 21.9 −0.1 pp
1991 22 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

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