People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in Serbia
Serbia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour was 3.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia stood at 3.5.
That represents a change of up 75.0% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia peaked at 5.3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.8, in 2023.
That places Serbia 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … labour in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.8 | — |
| 2014 | 2.6 | -31.6% |
| 2015 | 3.8 | +46.2% |
| 2016 | 3.9 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3 | +35.9% |
| 2018 | 3.1 | -41.5% |
| 2019 | 3.6 | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 2.7 | -25.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3 | +59.3% |
| 2022 | 2.3 | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 1.8 | -21.7% |
| 2024 | 2 | +11.1% |
| 2025 | 3.5 | +75.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.73 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.77 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 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 people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia was 3.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Serbia ranks 41st out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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