Female unemployment — all countries

Female unemployment — Serbia

Female unemployment in Serbia in 2025 — 7.5%. Ranked 121 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 8.55 pp.

2025 7.5% +0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 121of 182
Period maximum 26.06%2005
Period minimum 7.44%2024

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Serbia, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 16.05%1992: 16.08%1993: 16.1%1994: 16.09%1995: 16.08%1996: 15.61%1997: 15.96%1998: 16.1%1999: 16.21%2000: 14.82%2001: 14.96%2002: 15.67%2003: 16.3%2004: 22.82%2005: 26.06%2006: 24.6%2007: 20.94%2008: 15.92%2009: 17.81%2010: 20.21%2011: 23.68%2012: 24.95%2013: 23.8%2014: 20.35%2015: 18.74%2016: 16.08%2017: 14.26%2018: 13.68%2019: 11.06%2020: 9.4%2021: 10.67%2022: 8.87%2023: 8.64%2024: 7.44%2025: 7.5%
Change over the period: −8.55 pp Annual average: -0.25 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 7.5%
World 4.94%
Southern Europe computed 9.27%
Female unemployment — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.5 +0.06 pp
2024 7.44 −1.21 pp
2023 8.64 −0.23 pp
2022 8.87 −1.79 pp
2021 10.67 +1.26 pp
2020 9.4 −1.66 pp
2019 11.06 −2.62 pp
2018 13.68 −0.58 pp
2017 14.26 −1.83 pp
2016 16.08 −2.66 pp
2015 18.74 −1.61 pp
2014 20.35 −3.45 pp
2013 23.8 −1.15 pp
2012 24.95 +1.28 pp
2011 23.68 +3.47 pp
2010 20.21 +2.4 pp
2009 17.81 +1.89 pp
2008 15.92 −5.02 pp
2007 20.94 −3.66 pp
2006 24.6 −1.46 pp
2005 26.06 +3.25 pp
2004 22.82 +6.52 pp
2003 16.3 +0.63 pp
2002 15.67 +0.71 pp
2001 14.96 +0.14 pp
2000 14.82 −1.39 pp
1999 16.21 +0.1 pp
1998 16.1 +0.14 pp
1997 15.96 +0.36 pp
1996 15.61 −0.48 pp
1995 16.08 −0.01 pp
1994 16.09 −0.01 pp
1993 16.1 +0.02 pp
1992 16.08 +0.03 pp
1991 16.05

About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.