Persons outside … Persons population private households in Serbia
Serbia: Persons outside … Persons population private households was 37.7 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 37.7 for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia peaked at 48.2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.7, in 2025.
That places Serbia 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Persons outside … Persons population private households in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48.1 | — |
| 2011 | 48.2 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 47.8 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.1 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 43.2 | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 43.3 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 41.5 | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 40.8 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 40.1 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 40.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 40.8 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 41 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 37.8 | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 37.7 | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.92 | 40.1 | 48.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.38 | 37.7 | 41 | 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 persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia?
- Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia was 37.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2 in 2011.
- What is the lowest persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private?
- Serbia ranks 11th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private households. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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