Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Serbia
The youth unemployment rate in Serbia was 23.4% in 2025.
Serbia, 2025
23.4%
Change from 2024
+0.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
15.2%
Position in 2025
6th of 34
Youth unemployment rate, ages 15 to 24 in Serbia over time
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% of the labour force aged 15 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23.4% | 15.2% |
| 2024 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023 | 25.0% | 14.6% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | 14.6% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | 16.7% |
| 2020 | 27.3% | 17.6% |
| 2019 | 29.3% | 15.7% |
| 2018 | 30.9% | 16.7% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | 18.6% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 44.6% | 22.4% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | 24.1% |
| 2013 | 51.7% | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | 24.4% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 48.4% | 22.4% |
| 2009 | – | 21.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.4 percentage points from 23.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 44.6%, the figure has changed by −21.2 percentage points.
- Among the 34 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 15.2%.
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