Fertility & birth rates in Estonia and Serbia

Fertility rate in Estonia vs Serbia by year

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Estonia

Serbia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Estonia	Serbia
2023	1.31	1.61
2022	1.41	1.59
2021	1.61	1.52
2020	1.58	1.48
2019	1.66	1.52
2018	1.67	1.49
2017	1.59	1.49
2016	1.6	1.46
2015	1.58	1.46
2014	1.54	1.46
2013	1.52	1.43
2012	1.56	1.45
2011	1.61	1.4
2010	1.72	1.4
2009	1.7	1.44
2008	1.72	1.4
2007	1.69	1.38
2006	1.58	1.43
2005	1.52	1.45
2004	1.47	1.57
2003	1.37	1.59
2002	1.36	1.57
2001	1.32	1.58
2000	1.36	1.48
1999	1.3	1.35
1998	1.28	1.37
1997	1.32	1.4
1996	1.37	1.44
1995	1.38	1.47
1994	1.42	1.51
1993	1.49	1.54
1992	1.71	1.57
1991	1.8	1.61
1990	2.05	1.65
1989	2.22	1.69
1988	2.27	1.72
1987	2.27	1.75
1986	2.18	1.78
1985	2.13	1.8
1984	2.17	1.81
1983	2.16	1.83
1982	2.07	1.84
1981	2.07	1.85
1980	2.02	1.86
1979	2	1.88
1978	2.02	1.89
1977	2.06	1.9
1976	2.07	1.91
1975	2.04	1.92
1974	2.07	1.93
1973	2.06	1.94
1972	2.13	1.95
1971	2.19	1.96
1970	2.17	1.97
1969	2.13	1.99
1968	2.03	2.01
1967	1.9	2.02
1966	1.87	2.04
1965	1.88	2.06
1964	1.94	2.07
1963	1.89	2.08
1962	1.95	2.11
1961	1.98	2.13
1960	1.98	2.15

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Estonia was 1.31 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Estonia vs Serbia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Estonia

Serbia

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Year	Natural population change
	Estonia	Serbia
2023	-5,070	-36,427
2022	-5,665	-46,651
2021	-5,324	-74,494
2020	-2,659	-55,193
2019	-1,327	-36,810
2018	-1,322	-37,707
2017	-1,713	-39,317
2016	-1,316	-35,998
2015	-1,315	-37,605
2014	-1,972	-34,946
2013	-1,713	-34,399
2012	-1,455	-35,288
2011	-531	-36,906
2010	0	-34,999
2009	-400	-33,676
2008	-668	-33,590
2007	-1,608	-34,693
2006	-2,559	-31,870
2005	-2,981	-34,227
2004	-3,679	-26,121
2003	-5,072	-24,686
2002	-5,380	-24,750
2001	-5,830	-20,259
2000	-5,309	-30,065
1999	-6,117	-29,408
1998	-7,208	-23,006
1997	-6,018	-18,389
1996	-5,662	-16,007
1995	-7,327	-7,628
1994	-8,044	-7,157
1993	-5,976	-5,703
1992	-1,993	-3,779
1991	-312	2,210
1990	2,825	7,416
1989	5,803	11,872
1988	6,404	13,852
1987	6,829	16,711
1986	6,160	19,407
1985	4,281	22,090
1984	5,163	23,815
1983	5,884	27,515
1982	5,244	30,603
1981	4,612	34,304
1980	3,989	36,273
1979	3,818	39,022
1978	4,088	43,636
1977	4,931	48,105
1976	4,319	51,399
1975	4,717	52,502
1974	5,956	51,583
1973	5,623	49,596
1972	6,267	48,248
1971	7,160	47,424
1970	6,257	48,343
1969	5,515	50,304
1968	5,592	51,653
1967	5,012	53,120
1966	4,842	53,338
1965	5,437	53,383
1964	6,897	54,185
1963	6,043	55,580
1962	6,457	59,307
1961	7,228	61,065
1960	7,511	63,642

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.37% in Estonia and -0.55% in Serbia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.21% in Estonia and -0.63% in Serbia.

Birth rate in Estonia vs Serbia by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Estonia	Serbia
2023	8	9.2
2022	8.6	9.3
2021	10	9.1
2020	9.9	8.9
2019	10.6	9.3
2018	10.9	9.2
2017	10.5	9.2
2016	10.7	9.2
2015	10.6	9.3
2014	10.3	9.3
2013	10.3	9.2
2012	10.6	9.3
2011	11.1	9.1
2010	11.9	9.4
2009	11.8	9.6
2008	12	9.4
2007	11.8	9.22
2006	11	9.58
2005	10.6	9.7
2004	10.3	10.5
2003	9.5	10.6
2002	9.4	10.4
2001	9.1	10.5
2000	9.4	9.8
1999	9	9.6
1998	8.8	10.1
1997	9	10.5
1996	9.4	10.8
1995	9.4	11.3
1994	9.7	10.3
1993	10.2	10.6
1992	11.8	10.8
1991	12.4	11.2
1990	14.2	11.5
1989	15.5	11.8
1988	16	12.2
1987	16.2	12.5
1986	15.7	12.9
1985	15.5	13.3
1984	16	13.6
1983	16	13.9
1982	15.4	14.2
1981	15.4	14.4
1980	15	14.6
1979	14.9	14.9
1978	15	15.1
1977	15.2	15.3
1976	15.1	15.4
1975	14.9	15.6
1974	15.1	15.6
1973	15.1	15.6
1972	15.6	15.6
1971	16.1	15.5
1970	15.8	15.5
1969	15.4	15.5
1968	14.9	15.5
1967	14.2	15.6
1966	14.2	15.8
1965	14.6	16.1
1964	15.4	16.4
1963	15.3	16.9
1962	16.1	17.4
1961	16.5	18
1960	16.7	18.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8 in Estonia and 9.2 in Serbia, compared with 16.7 and 18.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Estonia

Factual

UN forecast

Serbia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Estonia	Serbia
2100	11.7%	12%
2099	11.7%	12.1%
2098	11.8%	12.1%
2097	11.9%	12.1%
2096	11.9%	12.2%
2095	12%	12.2%
2094	12.1%	12.3%
2093	12.2%	12.3%
2092	12.3%	12.3%
2091	12.4%	12.3%
2090	12.4%	12.4%
2089	12.5%	12.4%
2088	12.5%	12.4%
2087	12.6%	12.4%
2086	12.6%	12.4%
2085	12.6%	12.4%
2084	12.5%	12.4%
2083	12.5%	12.4%
2082	12.4%	12.4%
2081	12.3%	12.4%
2080	12.3%	12.4%
2079	12.2%	12.4%
2078	12.1%	12.4%
2077	12%	12.4%
2076	11.9%	12.4%
2075	11.8%	12.4%
2074	11.7%	12.4%
2073	11.7%	12.5%
2072	11.6%	12.5%
2071	11.6%	12.5%
2070	11.6%	12.5%
2069	11.6%	12.6%
2068	11.7%	12.6%
2067	11.7%	12.7%
2066	11.8%	12.7%
2065	11.9%	12.7%
2064	12.1%	12.8%
2063	12.2%	12.8%
2062	12.4%	12.9%
2061	12.5%	12.9%
2060	12.7%	13%
2059	12.8%	13%
2058	12.9%	13%
2057	13%	13.1%
2056	13.1%	13.1%
2055	13.2%	13.1%
2054	13.2%	13.1%
2053	13.2%	13.1%
2052	13.2%	13.1%
2051	13.1%	13.1%
2050	13%	13.1%
2049	12.9%	13.1%
2048	12.8%	13.1%
2047	12.7%	13.1%
2046	12.5%	13.1%
2045	12.4%	13.1%
2044	12.3%	13.1%
2043	12.1%	13.1%
2042	12%	13.1%
2041	11.9%	13.1%
2040	11.9%	13.1%
2039	11.8%	13.2%
2038	11.8%	13.2%
2037	11.9%	13.3%
2036	12.1%	13.4%
2035	12.3%	13.5%
2034	12.6%	13.6%
2033	12.9%	13.7%
2032	13.2%	13.8%
2031	13.6%	13.9%
2030	13.9%	14%
2029	14.2%	14%
2028	14.4%	14.1%
2027	14.7%	14.2%
2026	15%	14.2%
2025	15.5%	14.3%
2024	15.6%	14.3%
2023	16%	14.4%
2022	16.2%	14.4%
2021	16.4%	14.3%
2020	16.4%	14.3%
2019	16.4%	14.3%
2018	16.4%	14.3%
2017	16.3%	14.3%
2016	16.2%	14.3%
2015	16%	14.3%
2014	15.9%	14.3%
2013	15.7%	14.3%
2012	15.6%	14.3%
2011	15.4%	14.4%
2010	15.2%	14.5%
2009	15%	14.6%
2008	14.9%	14.7%
2007	14.9%	14.9%
2006	15%	15%
2005	15.2%	15.2%
2004	15.6%	15.4%
2003	16.1%	15.6%
2002	16.6%	15.8%
2001	17.2%	16.1%
2000	17.6%	16.4%
1999	18.4%	16.7%
1998	19.2%	17.1%
1997	19.8%	17.4%
1996	20.3%	17.7%
1995	20.7%	18%
1994	21.1%	18.3%
1993	21.4%	18.6%
1992	21.8%	18.8%
1991	22.1%	19.1%
1990	22.3%	19.3%
1989	22.3%	19.6%
1988	22.2%	19.8%
1987	22.2%	20%
1986	22.1%	20.2%
1985	22.1%	20.3%
1984	22.1%	20.5%
1983	22%	20.5%
1982	21.9%	20.6%
1981	21.8%	20.6%
1980	21.7%	20.6%
1979	21.6%	20.7%
1978	21.5%	20.9%
1977	21.5%	21%
1976	21.6%	21.3%
1975	21.6%	21.5%
1974	21.8%	21.7%
1973	21.9%	22%
1972	22%	22.2%
1971	22%	22.5%
1970	22.1%	23%
1969	22.1%	23.5%
1968	22.2%	24.1%
1967	22.3%	24.7%
1966	22.6%	25.3%
1965	22.8%	25.8%
1964	23%	26.3%
1963	23.2%	26.7%
1962	23.3%	27%
1961	23.3%	27.1%
1960	23.1%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.6% of the population in Estonia and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 22.3% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Estonia and Serbia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Estonia vs Serbia

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Estonia	Serbia
2023	5	11
2022	7	14
2021	8	26
2020	6	16
2019	6	12
2018	5	12
2017	5	13
2016	7	13
2015	6	13
2014	7	13
2013	6	13
2012	8	13
2011	9	13
2010	8	13
2009	10	12
2008	11	12
2007	13	12
2006	13	12
2005	15	13
2004	15	13
2003	18	14
2002	22	14
2001	25	15
2000	27	16
1999	28	17
1998	32	19
1997	31	17
1996	36	17
1995	45	17
1994	60	16
1993	46	16
1992	40	15
1991	42	14
1990	44	14
1989	48	14
1988	43	14
1987	42	15
1986	46	15
1985	56	15

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 5 deaths per 100,000 live births in Estonia, compared to 11 deaths in Serbia.

Under-five mortality rates

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Serbia

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Estonia	Serbia
2023	0.21%	0.52%
2022	0.22%	0.53%
2021	0.23%	0.54%
2020	0.24%	0.55%
2019	0.25%	0.57%
2018	0.27%	0.58%
2017	0.28%	0.59%
2016	0.3%	0.61%
2015	0.32%	0.63%
2014	0.34%	0.66%
2013	0.36%	0.68%
2012	0.39%	0.71%
2011	0.42%	0.73%
2010	0.46%	0.76%
2009	0.5%	0.78%
2008	0.54%	0.79%
2007	0.59%	0.82%
2006	0.65%	0.85%
2005	0.71%	0.9%
2004	0.78%	0.97%
2003	0.85%	1.05%
2002	0.93%	1.14%
2001	1.01%	1.2%
2000	1.1%	1.26%
1999	1.2%	1.32%
1998	1.29%	1.42%
1997	1.39%	1.56%
1996	1.48%	1.74%
1995	1.57%	1.95%
1994	1.64%	2.14%
1993	1.69%	2.29%
1992	1.73%	2.43%
1991	1.75%	2.61%
1990	1.77%	2.85%
1989	1.79%	3.1%
1988	1.81%	3.36%
1987	1.83%	3.59%
1986	1.86%	3.78%
1985	1.91%	3.93%
1984	1.96%	4.07%
1983	2.02%	-
1982	2.09%	-
1981	2.16%	-
1980	2.24%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.21% in Estonia and 0.52% in Serbia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.