Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia

Serbia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban was 0.9% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
77th
of 97 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2018
All-time low
0.7%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2003–2018

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia, 2003–2018

00.20.40.60.82003201020182003: 0.731 % of urban labor force in working age2006: 0.765 % of urban labor force in working age2007: 0.762 % of urban labor force in working age2008: 0.791 % of urban labor force in working age2009: 0.76 % of urban labor force in working age2011: 0.773 % of urban labor force in working age2013: 0.682 % of urban labor force in working age2014: 0.651 % of urban labor force in working age2015: 0.723 % of urban labor force in working age2016: 0.806 % of urban labor force in working age2017: 0.853 % of urban labor force in working age2018: 0.853 % of urban labor force in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of urban labor force in working age.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 0.9% for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in 2018. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia peaked at 0.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.

That places Serbia 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age) in Serbia, 2003 to 2018.
Year % of urban labor force in working age Change
2003 0.7%
2006 0.8% +4.7%
2007 0.8% -0.4%
2008 0.8% +3.8%
2009 0.8% -4.0%
2011 0.8% +1.8%
2013 0.7% -11.7%
2014 0.7% -4.6%
2015 0.7% +11.1%
2016 0.8% +11.5%
2017 0.9% +5.8%
2018 0.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 5
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 74 Finland 0.9% compare
  2. 75 Jamaica 0.9%
  3. 76 Brazil 0.9% compare
  4. 78 North Macedonia 0.8% compare
  5. 79 Colombia 0.8% compare
  6. 80 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.8%

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban in Serbia was 0.9% in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2018.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, urban recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
How does Serbia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, urban?
Serbia ranks 77th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, urban rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, urban (% of urban labor force in working age)
Unit
% of urban labor force in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,339 data points, 1970–2021
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