Number of public paid employees in Serbia

Serbia: Number of public paid employees was 835 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
835
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
78th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1,911
in 2010
All-time low
835
in 2020
Years of data
9
2010–2020

Number of public paid employees in Serbia, 2010–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201520202010: 1.9k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.1k2015: 1.1k2016: 1.0k2017: 9462018: 8822019: 9162020: 835

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 835 for number of public paid employees in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees in Serbia peaked at 1,911 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 835, in 2020.

Serbia ranks 78th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Number of public paid employees in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees in Serbia, 2010 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2010 1,911
2013 1,225 -35.9%
2014 1,102 -10.0%
2015 1,063 -3.5%
2016 1,024 -3.7%
2017 946 -7.6%
2018 882 -6.8%
2019 916 +3.9%
2020 835 -8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,134 882 1,911 8
2020s 835 835 835 1

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 75 Cyprus 975 compare
  2. 76 Romania 902 compare
  3. 77 Montenegro 851
  4. 79 Honduras 662 compare
  5. 80 Niger 386 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees in Serbia?
Number of public paid employees in Serbia was 835 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1,911 in 2010.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 835 in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for number of public paid employees?
Serbia ranks 78th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of public paid employees rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,013 data points, 2000–2022
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