Employment of older workers in Serbia

60.0% of people aged 55 to 64 in Serbia were employed in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2010.

Measure: Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 Unit: % of population aged 55 to 64 Data: 2010 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Serbia, 2025 60.0% % of population aged 55 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.3percentage points 2024: 58.7%
European Union, 2025 66.4% Official aggregate
Position in 2025 26th of 34 See the full ranking

Employment of older workers in Serbia over time

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% of population aged 55 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Employment rate, ages 55 to 64 (% of population aged 55 to 64), 2009 to 2025
Period SerbiaEuropean Union
2025 60.0% 66.4%
2024 58.7% 65.2%
2023 56.7% 63.9%
2022 53.6% 62.3%
2021 50.3% 60.4%
2020 46.2% 59.0%
2019 44.4% 58.6%
2018 42.3% 57.3%
2017 40.9% 55.5%
2016 38.1% 53.5%
2015 33.3% 51.4%
2014 32.8% 49.7%
2013 30.3% 47.9%
2012 28.5% 46.4%
2011 27.9% 45.0%
2010 29.2% 43.7%
2009 – 43.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 58.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 33.3%, the figure has changed by +26.7 percentage points.
  • Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 26th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 66.4%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
lfsi_emp_a · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_em=EMP_LFS age=Y55-64 unit=PC_POP
Observation period
2010 to 2025 for Serbia
Provider update
6 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat