Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia
Serbia: Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private was 37.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons outside the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia stood at 37.7%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of 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 10th out of 45 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 the labour force - % of total population in private in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 37.8% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 37.7% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43.9% | 40.1% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 37.7% | 41.0% | 6 |
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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 10th out of 45 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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