Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Serbia
Serbia: Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG was 7.12 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Serbia is 7.12, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 59.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Serbia peaked at 24 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7.12, in 2025.
That places Serbia 28th out of 69 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.
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 13.37 | — |
| 1992 | 13.4 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 13.42 | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 13.4 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 13.4 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2 | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.8 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 13.7 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 13.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.6 | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 12.8 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 13.8 | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 15.2 | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 18.5 | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 20.85 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 20.85 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.06 | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 13.67 | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 16.12 | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 19.2 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 22.96 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 24 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 22.15 | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 19.22 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 17.66 | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 15.26 | -13.6% |
| 2017 | 13.48 | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 12.73 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 10.39 | -18.4% |
| 2020 | 9.01 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 9.84 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 8.44 | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 8.27 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.24 | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 7.12 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.49 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.24 | 12.6 | 20.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.71 | 10.39 | 24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.32 | 7.12 | 9.84 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Serbia?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Serbia was 7.12 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2012.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.12 in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Serbia ranks 28th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg 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 UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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