Duration of working life in Serbia

Serbia: Duration of working life was 35.5 Year in 2025. β–² Rising

Latest (2025)
35.5 Year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 35 countries
All-time high
35.5 Year
in 2024
All-time low
29.9 Year
in 2010
Years of data
16
2010–2025

Duration of working life in Serbia, 2010–2025

0102030402010201720252010: 29.9 Year2011: 30.1 Year2012: 30.4 Year2013: 31 Year2014: 31.3 Year2015: 31.3 Year2016: 32.3 Year2017: 32.8 Year2018: 33.3 Year2019: 33.4 Year2020: 32.9 Year2021: 33.4 Year2022: 34.3 Year2023: 34.9 Year2024: 35.5 Year2025: 35.5 Year

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Year.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 35.5 Year for duration of working life in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, duration of working life in Serbia peaked at 35.5 Year in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.9 Year, in 2010.

Serbia ranks 27th of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 31.58 Year 29.9 Year 33.4 Year 10
2020s 34.42 Year 32.9 Year 35.5 Year 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 24 Poland 35.9 Year compare
  2. 25 Belgium 35.7 Year compare
  3. 26 Luxembourg 35.6 Year compare
  4. 28 Greece 35.3 Year compare
  5. 29 Croatia 35.1 Year compare
  6. 30 Bulgaria 34.6 Year compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

More reference data data for Serbia

All data for Serbia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is duration of working life in Serbia?
Duration of working life in Serbia was 35.5 Year in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest duration of working life recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 35.5 Year in 2024.
What is the lowest duration of working life recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.9 Year in 2010.
How does Serbia rank for duration of working life?
Serbia ranks 27th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is duration of working life rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Duration of working life. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Duration of working life
Unit
Year
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 900 data points, 2000–2025
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