Labour force participation in Serbia
The ILO estimates that 59.1% of people aged 15 and over in Serbia were in the labour force in 2025.
Serbia, 2025
59.1%
Change from 2024
0percentage points
World, 2025
60.8%
Position in 2025
109th of 181
Labour force participation in Serbia over time
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% of working-age population aged 15 and over. Source: ILO, ILOSTAT (ILO Modelled Estimates). Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.1% | 60.8% |
| 2024 | 59.2% | 61.0% |
| 2023 | 58.1% | 61.0% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 56.2% | 60.4% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | 59.7% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | 61.0% |
| 2018 | 54.0% | 61.2% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | 61.3% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | 61.5% |
Flags: f Projection . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 59.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.2%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 109th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 60.8%.
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Women's labour force participation
52.6%
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Employment-to-population ratio
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Unemployment rate, ages 15 to 74
8.7%
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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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Employment rate, ages 20 to 64
71.6%
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