Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training was 15.1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 15.1 for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and down 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Serbia peaked at 37 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 14.3, in 2023.
That places Serbia 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32.4 | — |
| 2011 | 36.5 | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 37 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 35 | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 30.8 | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 28.4 | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 24.8 | -12.7% |
| 2017 | 22.1 | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 20.2 | -8.6% |
| 2019 | 17.3 | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 16.1 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 16.6 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 14.5 | -12.7% |
| 2023 | 14.3 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 14.5 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 15.1 | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 28.45 | 17.3 | 37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.18 | 14.3 | 16.6 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 2 North Macedonia 19.4 compare
- 2 North Macedonia 19.4 compare
- 4 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18.4 compare
- 5 Serbia 15.1 compare
- 7 Greece 14.3 compare
- 8 Spain 13.7 compare
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 40.4 (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)
- Persons in full-time/part-time employment by professional status and 2,848 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 73 (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 62.3 (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 2,848 (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 5,011 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Serbia?
- Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by in Serbia was 15.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 37 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3 in 2023.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by?
- Serbia ranks 5th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.8%. 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 Unemployment rates of young persons not in education and training by educational attainment level and years since completion of highest level of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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