{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"rs-self-employment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-self-employment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-self-employment-rate/","title":"Serbia Self-Employed Persons (2025)","description":"Serbia's Self-Employed Persons: 454.1 thousand persons in 2025, -2.2% YoY. Eurostat (LFSA_ESGAN2), 2010–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Serbia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Serbia","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"thousand persons","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Serbia Self-Employed Persons","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/LFSA_ESGAN2/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Serbia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Serbia (2025)","value":"454.1","unit":"thousand persons","trend":{"direction":"down","value":"-2.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"-2.2%","unit":"thousand persons"},{"label":"Trend","value":"down","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Serbia Self-Employed Persons"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":560.8},{"period":"2011","value":486},{"period":"2012","value":488.6},{"period":"2013","value":546.2},{"period":"2014","value":577.8},{"period":"2015","value":551.4},{"period":"2016","value":619.7},{"period":"2017","value":665.6},{"period":"2018","value":618.9},{"period":"2019","value":637.9},{"period":"2020","value":622.7},{"period":"2021","value":464.4},{"period":"2022","value":461.1},{"period":"2023","value":456.9},{"period":"2024","value":464.4},{"period":"2025","value":454.1}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"thousand persons"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"454.1","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"464.4","yoyChange":"+1.6%"},{"year":"2023","value":"456.9","yoyChange":"-0.9%"},{"year":"2022","value":"461.1","yoyChange":"-0.7%"},{"year":"2021","value":"464.4","yoyChange":"-25.4%"},{"year":"2020","value":"622.7","yoyChange":"-2.4%"},{"year":"2019","value":"637.9","yoyChange":"+3.1%"},{"year":"2018","value":"618.9","yoyChange":"-7.0%"},{"year":"2017","value":"665.6","yoyChange":"+7.4%"},{"year":"2016","value":"619.7","yoyChange":"+12.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"551.4","yoyChange":"-4.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"577.8","yoyChange":"+5.8%"},{"year":"2013","value":"546.2","yoyChange":"+11.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"488.6","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2011","value":"486.0","yoyChange":"-13.3%"},{"year":"2010","value":"560.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the number of self-employed persons in Serbia from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 665.6 thousand persons in 2017 and reached its lowest recorded value of 454.1 in 2025. The latest reading of 454.1 in 2025 represents a change of -10.3."}]}