Serbia Unemployment Rate 1991-2023

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Serbia unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.81%, a 2.8% increase from 2020.
  • Serbia unemployment rate for 2020 was 9.01%, a 1.38% decline from 2019.
  • Serbia unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.39%, a 2.34% decline from 2018.
  • Serbia unemployment rate for 2018 was 12.73%, a 0.75% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
South Africa 33.56%
Botswana 24.72%
Gabon 22.27%
Namibia 21.68%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 21.62%
Armenia 20.90%
Libya 19.58%
Jordan 19.25%
Montenegro 18.49%
Costa Rica 17.95%
St. Lucia 16.91%
Guyana 16.43%
North Macedonia 16.20%
Bosnia 15.22%
Lebanon 14.49%
Brazil 14.40%
Colombia 14.34%
Iraq 14.19%
Turkey 13.39%
Algeria 12.70%
Albania 11.82%
Serbia 11.81%
Iran 11.46%
Suriname 10.07%
Samoa 9.84%
Equatorial Guinea 9.25%
Jamaica 9.18%
Dominican Republic 8.50%
Belize 8.22%
Mauritius 7.41%
Paraguay 7.21%
Azerbaijan 6.58%
Ecuador 6.43%
Venezuela 6.41%
Maldives 6.08%
Bulgaria 5.42%
Fiji 5.24%
Romania 5.17%
Turkmenistan 5.08%
Russia 5.01%
Kazakhstan 4.90%
Peru 4.83%
China 4.82%
Belarus 4.74%
Malaysia 4.61%
Mexico 4.38%
Tonga 3.97%
Guatemala 3.57%
Cuba 2.76%
Thailand 1.42%
Serbia Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2021 11.81% 2.80%
2020 9.01% -1.38%
2019 10.39% -2.34%
2018 12.73% -0.75%
2017 13.48% -1.78%
2016 15.26% -2.40%
2015 17.66% -1.56%
2014 19.22% -2.93%
2013 22.15% -1.85%
2012 24.00% 1.03%
2011 22.97% 3.75%
2010 19.22% 3.08%
2009 16.14% 2.44%
2008 13.70% -4.36%
2007 18.06% -2.79%
2006 20.85% 0.00%
2005 20.85% 2.35%
2004 18.50% 3.30%
2003 15.20% 1.40%
2002 13.80% 1.00%
2001 12.80% 0.20%
2000 12.60% -1.10%
1999 13.70% 0.00%
1998 13.70% -0.10%
1997 13.80% 0.60%
1996 13.20% -0.20%
1995 13.40% 0.00%
1994 13.40% 0.58%
1993 12.82% -0.11%
1992 12.94% -0.39%
1991 13.33% -0.39%