Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment was 62.5 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Serbia, 2010–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 62.5 for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.9% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Serbia peaked at 82.2 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.5, in 2020.
That places Serbia 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Unemployed persons: % of total unemployment in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 78.5 | — |
| 2011 | 79.5 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 82.2 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 80.2 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 77.6 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 72.6 | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 70 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 69.5 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 71.7 | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 69.4 | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 62.5 | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 75.12 | 69.4 | 82.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 1 |
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 unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Serbia?
- Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total in Serbia was 62.5 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.5 in 2020.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total?
- Serbia ranks 15th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. 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 Unemployed persons by methods used for seeking work - % of total unemployment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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