Unemployment rate in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment rate was 7.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 7.1% for unemployment rate in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Serbia peaked at 24.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2025.
That places Serbia 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 13.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 12.6% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 10.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 6 |
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- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 59.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 79.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 52.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 74.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Serbia?
- Unemployment rate in Serbia was 7.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment rate?
- Serbia ranks 61st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.