Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Serbia
71.6% of people aged 20 to 64 in Serbia were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.
Serbia, 2025
71.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
European Union, 2025
76.1%
Position in 2025
28th of 34
Employment rate, ages 20 to 64 in Serbia over time
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% of population aged 20 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 71.6% | 76.1% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | 75.7% |
| 2023 | 69.6% | 75.3% |
| 2022 | 68.8% | 74.6% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | 73.0% |
| 2020 | 63.7% | 71.7% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | 71.9% |
| 2017 | 60.4% | 70.9% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | 69.6% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | 68.5% |
| 2014 | 53.5% | 67.5% |
| 2013 | 50.6% | 66.7% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | 66.9% |
| 2011 | 48.2% | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 51.8% | 67.0% |
| 2009 | – | 67.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 71.3% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 54.8%, the figure has changed by +16.8 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 76.1%.
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
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Employment-to-population ratio
54.9%
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Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24
23.4%
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Long-term unemployment rate
3.5%
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Usual weekly working hours
41.6 hours per week
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