Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level in Serbia
Serbia: Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level was 61.3% in 2026. ▲ Rising
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia, 2010–2026
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia is 61.3%, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 2010.
That places Serbia 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labour force: quarterly data … quarterly data level in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 51.7% | — |
| 2011 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 60.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 59.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | -0.8% |
| 2026 | 61.3% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.1% | 51.7% | 60.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 59.5% | 62.3% | 7 |
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More work & labour data for Serbia
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 Hour (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8% (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73.0% (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3% (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,011 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Serbia was 61.3% in 2026, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 2010.
- How does Serbia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Serbia ranks 37th out of 47 countries with data for 2026.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level - quarterly data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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