Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Serbia
The unemployment rate in Serbia was 8.7% of the labour force in 2025.
Serbia, 2025
8.7%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
6.0%
Position in 2025
7th of 34
Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74 in Serbia over time
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% of the labour force. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.7% | 6.0% |
| 2024 | 8.6% | 6.0% |
| 2023 | 9.5% | 6.1% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | 6.2% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | 7.1% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | 7.2% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | 6.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | 8.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | 9.3% |
| 2015 | 19.0% | 10.2% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | 11.0% |
| 2013 | 24.2% | 11.6% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | 11.1% |
| 2011 | 25.0% | 10.1% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | 10.1% |
| 2009 | – | 9.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 8.6% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 19.0%, the figure has changed by −10.3 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 7th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 6.0%.
More for Serbia
All statistics for Serbia
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
23.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Long-term unemployment rate
3.5%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
7.1%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
71.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
65.8%
2025 · Eurostat
Usual weekly working hours
41.6 hours per week
2025 · Eurostat