Long-term unemployment rate in Serbia
In 2025, 3.5% of the labour force in Serbia had been unemployed for at least a year.
Serbia, 2025
3.5%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
1.9%
Position in 2025
4th of 34
Long-term unemployment rate 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 | 3.5% | 1.9% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | 1.9% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | 2.8% |
| 2020 | 4.4% | 2.4% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 6.6% | 3.1% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | 3.7% |
| 2016 | 9.2% | 4.3% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | 4.9% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | 5.4% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | 5.4% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | 4.9% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | 4.3% |
| 2010 | – | 4.0% |
| 2009 | – | 3.1% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 3.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.7%, the figure has changed by −7.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 1.9%.
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Employment rate of women, ages 20 to 64
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Usual weekly working hours
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Part-time employment
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