Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia
Serbia: Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason was 0.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
0.2
in 2010
All-time low
0
in 2022
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia is 0.1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia peaked at 0.2 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 9th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.2 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2 | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -50.0% |
| 2022 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | — |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.13 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1 | 0 | 0.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 6 Bulgaria 0.2 compare
- 6 Italy 0.2 compare
- 6 Portugal 0.2 compare
- 9 Belgium 0.1
- 9 Cyprus 0.1 compare
- 9 Germany 0.1 compare
- 9 Finland 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 Hungary 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Sweden 0.1 compare
- 9 Croatia 0.1 compare
- 9 North Macedonia 0.1 compare
- 9 Serbia 0.1 compare
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 not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia?
- Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason in Serbia was 0.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2 in 2010.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason?
- Serbia ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Persons outside the labour force not seeking employment by main reason. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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