Youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia
Serbia: Youth self-employment by educational attainment level was 1 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1 Thousand persons for youth self-employment by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia peaked at 5.9 Thousand persons in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1 Thousand persons, in 2025.
That places Serbia 21st out of 21 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.9 Thousand persons | — |
| 2011 | 3 Thousand persons | -49.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3 Thousand persons | -23.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8 Thousand persons | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 2.9 Thousand persons | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.8 Thousand persons | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5 Thousand persons | +25.0% |
| 2017 | 2.9 Thousand persons | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 2.7 Thousand persons | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.4 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 2 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 1.8 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 2.7 Thousand persons | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 Thousand persons | -55.6% |
| 2025 | 1 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1 Thousand persons is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.7 Thousand persons, 21% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.12 Thousand persons | 2.3 Thousand persons | 5.9 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 Thousand persons | 1 Thousand persons | 2.7 Thousand persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More work & labour data for Serbia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.7737 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.7205 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.8268 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.1128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 5,121 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,326 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,850 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,852 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,702 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia?
- Youth self-employment by educational attainment level in Serbia was 1 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest youth self-employment by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 Thousand persons in 2010.
- What is the lowest youth self-employment by educational attainment level recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 Thousand persons in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for youth self-employment by educational attainment level?
- Serbia ranks 21st out of 21 countries with data for 2025.
- Is youth self-employment by educational attainment level rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.3%. 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 Youth self-employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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