Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Serbia
Serbia: Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) was 116.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Serbia, 2005–2025
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 (%) in Serbia stood at 116.3%.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Serbia peaked at 135.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 103.8%, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 80th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 115.2% | — |
| 2006 | 128.3% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 118.5% | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 135.2% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 114.2% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 104.5% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 120.1% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 119.1% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 128.8% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 108.4% | -15.9% |
| 2015 | 120.2% | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 122.8% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 124.5% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 113.2% | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 114.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 117.8% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 118.9% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 114.5% | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 115.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 103.8% | -9.8% |
| 2025 | 116.3% | +12.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 116.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.5%, 90% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 116.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.2%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 122.3% | 114.2% | 135.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 117.6% | 104.5% | 128.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 114.4% | 103.8% | 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 (%) in Serbia?
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) in Serbia was 116.3% 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 (%) recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 135.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.8% in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%)?
- Serbia ranks 80th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (%) (national 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.