Albania vs Serbia
Albania vs Serbia: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 0.65% of the labour force in Albania and 1.01% of the labour force in Serbia, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Serbia, by 0.37 percentage points, or 1.57 times that in Albania.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Serbia has been higher since 2013, when it overtook Albania.
- In 2020, Albania ranked 98 and Serbia ranked 66 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Albania | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.65 | 1.01 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 0.63 | 0.99 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 0.71 | 1 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 0.72 | 0.99 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 0.69 | 0.9 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 0.71 | 0.89 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 0.72 | 0.9 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.14 | 0.91 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.07 | 0.91 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.17 | 0.94 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.18 | 0.91 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 1.21 | 0.73 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 1.19 | 0.71 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 0.93 | 0.71 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.79 | 3.25 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.69 | 3.22 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.71 | 3.17 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.07 | 3.6 | 1 |
| 2001 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 5.08 | 3.87 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 5 | 4.16 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 4.87 | 4.37 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 4.77 | 4.33 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 4.87 | 4.26 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 6.11 | 4.57 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 4.45 | 3.59 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 4.36 | 2.74 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 4.25 | 3.76 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | 4.65 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | 4.79 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Albania vs Serbia
Health
- Life expectancyAlbania: 79.6 years in 2023Serbia: 76.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAlbania: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Serbia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAlbania: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Serbia: 4.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAlbania: 70.7% in 2022Serbia: 75.1% in 2022
- DepressionAlbania: 2.21% in 2017Serbia: 2.57% in 2017
- Suicide rateAlbania: 5.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Serbia: 12.7 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAlbania: 2.81 million people in 2023Serbia: 6.77 million people in 2023
- Population growthAlbania: -0.71% a year in 2023Serbia: -0.44% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAlbania: 1.35 births per woman in 2023Serbia: 1.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAlbania: 58.9% in 2025Serbia: 62.6% in 2025
- Median ageAlbania: 36.3 years in 2023Serbia: 43.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAlbania: 16.3% in 2023Serbia: 22.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateAlbania: -9 per 1,000 people in 2023Serbia: 0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAlbania: 2.03% of GDP in 2025Serbia: 2.76% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAlbania: $568M in 2025Serbia: $2.55B in 2025
- Military spending per personAlbania: $224 in 2025Serbia: $414 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAlbania: 6.7% of government spending in 2025Serbia: 6.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAlbania: 8,000 people in 2020Serbia: 32,000 people in 2020
- National powerAlbania: 0.02% of world capability in 2022Serbia: 0.09% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAlbania: 23 million TIV in 2025Serbia: 146 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAlbania: 1 million TIV in 2011Serbia: 39 million TIV in 2025