Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Serbia
Serbia: Long working hours in the main job by professional status was 6.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Serbia stood at 6.2. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.2% on the previous year and down 53.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Serbia peaked at 18 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.2, in 2025.
That places Serbia 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17.5 | — |
| 2011 | 16.8 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 18 | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 16 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 14.8 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 13.4 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 10.8 | -19.4% |
| 2017 | 9.1 | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 8.2 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 7.7 | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 11.7 | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 11.4 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 10.9 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.8 | -19.3% |
| 2024 | 7.4 | -15.9% |
| 2025 | 6.2 | -16.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Long working hours in the main job by professional status in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +51.9% | 7.7 | 11.7 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.23 | 7.7 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4 | 6.2 | 11.7 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 3,120 (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 56.8 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Serbia?
- Long working hours in the main job by professional status and in Serbia was 6.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 18 in 2012.
- What is the lowest long working hours in the main job by professional status and recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for long working hours in the main job by professional status and?
- Serbia ranks 19th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is long working hours in the main job by professional status and rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Long working hours in the main job by professional status and occupation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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