{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"rs-youth-unemployment-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-youth-unemployment-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/rs-youth-unemployment-rate/","title":"Serbia Youth Unemployment Rate (2025)","description":"Serbia's Youth Unemployment Rate: 23.4 % of active youth (15–24) in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. Eurostat (UNE_RT_A), 2010–2025.","domain":"labor","category":"Labour & Employment","keywords":["Labour & Employment","Eurostat","Serbia","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Serbia","temporal_coverage":"2010/2025","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Serbia Youth Unemployment Rate","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/UNE_RT_A/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2010–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Serbia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Serbia (2025)","value":"23.4","unit":"% of active youth (15–24)","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.4pp YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.4pp","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Serbia Youth Unemployment Rate"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2010","value":48.4},{"period":"2011","value":53.1},{"period":"2012","value":53.2},{"period":"2013","value":51.7},{"period":"2014","value":49.1},{"period":"2015","value":44.6},{"period":"2016","value":36.2},{"period":"2017","value":33.1},{"period":"2018","value":30.9},{"period":"2019","value":29.3},{"period":"2020","value":27.3},{"period":"2021","value":26},{"period":"2022","value":24.3},{"period":"2023","value":25},{"period":"2024","value":23},{"period":"2025","value":23.4}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of active youth (15–24)"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"23.4","yoyChange":"+0.4pp"},{"year":"2024","value":"23.0","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2023","value":"25.0","yoyChange":"+0.7pp"},{"year":"2022","value":"24.3","yoyChange":"-1.7pp"},{"year":"2021","value":"26.0","yoyChange":"-1.3pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"27.3","yoyChange":"-2.0pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"29.3","yoyChange":"-1.6pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"30.9","yoyChange":"-2.2pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"33.1","yoyChange":"-3.1pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"36.2","yoyChange":"-8.4pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"44.6","yoyChange":"-4.5pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"49.1","yoyChange":"-2.6pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"51.7","yoyChange":"-1.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"53.2","yoyChange":"+0.1pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"53.1","yoyChange":"+4.7pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"48.4","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks youth unemployment (under-25) in Serbia from 2005 to present. Show the severity of the post-2008 crisis and the recovery trajectory. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 53.2 % of active youth (15–24) in 2012 and reached its lowest recorded value of 23 in 2024. The latest reading of 23.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}