LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia
Serbia: LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force was 11.65 in 2025. ▼ Falling
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2025, lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia stood at 11.65. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 28.0% over five years.
Serbia ranks 17th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 16.18 | — |
| 2022 | 13.39 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 13.39 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.23 | -8.7% |
| 2025 | 11.65 | -4.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 11.65 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 10.99, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 11.65 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.47, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
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 lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia?
- Lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force in Serbia was 11.65 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.18 in 2021.
- What is the lowest lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.65 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for lu3: combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force?
- Serbia ranks 17th out of 63 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of LU3: Combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series includes only countries for which the 19th ICLS definitions are applied. LU3 represents the share of the extended labour force that are in unemployment or the potential labour force. For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.