Serbia (2025)
8.7
% of active population
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
16
years of data

Data

Serbia Unemployment Rate (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of active population YoY Change
2025 8.7 +0.1pp
2024 8.6 -0.9pp
2023 9.5 -0.1pp
2022 9.6 -1.6pp
2021 11.2 +1.4pp
2020 9.8 -1.6pp
2019 11.4 -2.4pp
2018 13.8 -0.8pp
2017 14.6 -1.9pp
2016 16.5 -2.5pp
2015 19 -1.7pp
2014 20.7 -3.5pp
2013 24.2 -1.8pp
2012 26 +1pp
2011 25 +3.9pp
2010 21.1 n/a

About this Dataset

Serbia recorded 8.7 % of active population in 2025. The latest change was +0.1pp. Across 2010–2025 the series ranges from 8.6 in 2024 to 26 in 2012.

This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Serbia from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the harmonised unemployment rate in Serbia from 2005 to present. Highlight the financial crisis peak, post-COVID recovery, and current labour market tightness. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2010–2025 (16 observations).

The series peaked at 26 % of active population in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8.6 in 2024. The latest reading of 8.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.1pp.