According to recent Eurostat data, the expected working life in Serbia is 35.5 years, longer than in several EU countries including Croatia, Italy, Belgium, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece.
The longest working lives in the EU are found in Northwestern Europe, with Iceland leading at 46.3 years, followed by the Netherlands (43.8), Sweden (43), Switzerland (42.8), and Denmark (42.5). Estonia, Ireland, and Germany also have working lives exceeding 40 years.
The average expected working life across the EU is 37.2 years for individuals aged 15 and older. Among former Yugoslav countries, Slovenia’s working life is estimated at 37.1 years, and Croatia’s at 34.8 years. No official data is available for Bosnia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Kosovo.
By gender, the average expected working life for men in the EU is 39.2 years, with the longest in the Netherlands (45.7), Denmark (44.2), and Sweden (40.0), and the shortest in Romania (35.9), Croatia, and Bulgaria (both 36.0).
For women, the EU average is 35.0 years, with the longest working lives in Estonia (42.2), Sweden (42.0), and the Netherlands (41.8). The shortest are in Italy (28.2), Romania (29.2), and Greece (31.1).
