Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Serbia
Serbia: Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) was 2,477 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Serbia, 2021–2025
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2,477 for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.3% over five years.
Serbia ranks 35th of 70 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Persons outside the labour force (current ILO definition - ICLS19) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2,673 | — |
| 2022 | 2,598 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 2,541 | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 2,484 | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 2,477 | -0.3% |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 32 Sweden 2,811 compare
- 33 Israel 2,691 compare
- 34 Switzerland 2,491 compare
- 36 Bulgaria 2,472 compare
- 37 El Salvador 2,310 compare
- 38 United Arab Emirates 2,160
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 persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Serbia?
- Persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) in Serbia was 2,477 in 2025, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,673 in 2021.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,477 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for persons outside the labour force (current ilo definition - icls19)?
- Serbia ranks 35th out of 70 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Persons outside the 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. Persons outside the labour force comprise all persons of working age who, during the specified reference period, were not in the labour force (that is, were not employed or unemployed). For more information, refer to the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database description.