Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia
Serbia: Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex was 27.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage point.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 27.6% for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia peaked at 38.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2014.
Serbia ranks 9th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage point | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 20.0% | — |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.2% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | +15.3% |
| 2019 | 31.5% | +23.0% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.3% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | -19.5% |
| 2023 | 38.2% | +34.5% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -21.7% |
| 2025 | 27.6% | -7.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 27.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.1%, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.4% | 20.0% | 31.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 31.8% | 27.6% | 38.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia?
- Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex in Serbia was 27.6% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2014.
- How does Serbia rank for disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex?
- Serbia ranks 9th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Disability employment gap by level of activity limitation and sex (source EU-SILC). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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