Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia
Serbia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) was 106.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
Analysis
In 2025, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia stood at 106.0%.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia peaked at 134.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2003.
That places Serbia 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 107.5% | — |
| 1992 | 107.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 107.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 107.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 107.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 104.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 100.1% | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 103.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 105.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 103.9% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 102.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 114.6% | +32.9% |
| 2005 | 117.7% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 126.9% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 117.7% | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 134.6% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 113.4% | -15.8% |
| 2010 | 103.9% | -8.3% |
| 2011 | 119.6% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 118.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 128.0% | +8.0% |
| 2014 | 108.2% | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 120.0% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 122.6% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 124.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 113.0% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 114.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 117.5% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 118.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 114.4% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 114.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 103.7% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 106.0% | +2.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 106.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125.3%, 85% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 106.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.0%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +32.9% | 86.2% | 114.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 105.7% | 100.1% | 107.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 111.4% | 86.2% | 134.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.3% | 103.9% | 128.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.6% | 103.7% | 118.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) in Serbia was 106.0% in 2025, according to World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/.
- What is the highest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 134.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2003.
- How does Serbia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24)?
- Serbia ranks 106th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT at https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/, published as part of Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male youth unemployment is the percentage of female to male youth unemployment rates.