Fertility & birth rates in Palestine and Serbia

Fertility rate in Palestine vs Serbia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Palestine was 3.31 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 Palestine vs Serbia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Palestine	Serbia
1960	-	2.15
1961	-	2.13
1962	-	2.11
1963	-	2.08
1964	-	2.07
1965	-	2.06
1966	-	2.04
1967	-	2.02
1968	-	2.01
1969	-	1.99
1970	-	1.97
1971	-	1.96
1972	-	1.95
1973	-	1.94
1974	-	1.93
1975	-	1.92
1976	-	1.91
1977	-	1.9
1978	-	1.89
1979	-	1.88
1980	-	1.86
1981	-	1.85
1982	-	1.84
1983	-	1.83
1984	-	1.81
1985	-	1.8
1986	-	1.78
1987	-	1.75
1988	-	1.72
1989	-	1.69
1990	6.81	1.65
1991	6.75	1.61
1992	6.65	1.57
1993	6.5	1.54
1994	6.33	1.51
1995	6.16	1.47
1996	5.99	1.44
1997	5.82	1.4
1998	5.69	1.37
1999	5.58	1.35
2000	5.46	1.48
2001	5.34	1.58
2002	5.22	1.57
2003	5.06	1.59
2004	4.97	1.57
2005	4.87	1.45
2006	4.74	1.43
2007	4.63	1.38
2008	4.51	1.4
2009	4.44	1.44
2010	4.43	1.4
2011	4.31	1.4
2012	4.15	1.45
2013	4.05	1.43
2014	4	1.46
2015	3.98	1.46
2016	3.89	1.46
2017	3.77	1.49
2018	3.67	1.49
2019	3.59	1.52
2020	3.51	1.48
2021	3.44	1.52
2022	3.38	1.59
2023	3.31	1.61
2024	3.25	1.61
2025	3.19	1.61
2026	3.13	1.62
2027	3.07	1.62
2028	3.02	1.62
2029	2.97	1.63
2030	2.93	1.63
2031	2.89	1.63
2032	2.85	1.63
2033	2.81	1.64
2034	2.78	1.64
2035	2.75	1.65
2036	2.71	1.65
2037	2.68	1.65
2038	2.65	1.65
2039	2.62	1.65
2040	2.59	1.65
2041	2.56	1.66
2042	2.53	1.66
2043	2.51	1.66
2044	2.48	1.66
2045	2.45	1.67
2046	2.43	1.67
2047	2.41	1.67
2048	2.38	1.67
2049	2.36	1.67
2050	2.34	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Palestine	Serbia
1960	-	27.2%
1961	-	27.1%
1962	-	27%
1963	-	26.7%
1964	-	26.3%
1965	-	25.8%
1966	-	25.3%
1967	-	24.7%
1968	-	24.1%
1969	-	23.5%
1970	-	23%
1971	-	22.5%
1972	-	22.2%
1973	-	22%
1974	-	21.7%
1975	-	21.5%
1976	-	21.3%
1977	-	21%
1978	-	20.9%
1979	-	20.7%
1980	-	20.6%
1981	-	20.6%
1982	-	20.6%
1983	-	20.5%
1984	-	20.5%
1985	-	20.3%
1986	-	20.2%
1987	-	20%
1988	-	19.8%
1989	-	19.6%
1990	49.1%	19.3%
1991	49.1%	19.1%
1992	49%	18.8%
1993	49%	18.6%
1994	48.9%	18.3%
1995	48.8%	18%
1996	48.6%	17.7%
1997	48.4%	17.4%
1998	48.1%	17.1%
1999	47.8%	16.7%
2000	47.4%	16.4%
2001	47.1%	16.1%
2002	46.6%	15.8%
2003	46.1%	15.6%
2004	45.6%	15.4%
2005	45%	15.2%
2006	44.3%	15%
2007	43.7%	14.9%
2008	43%	14.7%
2009	42.4%	14.6%
2010	41.9%	14.5%
2011	41.5%	14.4%
2012	41.1%	14.3%
2013	40.7%	14.3%
2014	40.4%	14.3%
2015	40.1%	14.3%
2016	39.9%	14.3%
2017	39.7%	14.3%
2018	39.6%	14.3%
2019	39.5%	14.3%
2020	39.3%	14.3%
2021	39%	14.3%
2022	38.7%	14.4%
2023	38.4%	14.4%
2024	38%	14.3%
2025	37.6%	14.3%
2026	37%	14.2%
2027	36.5%	14.1%
2028	35.9%	14.1%
2029	35.3%	14%
2030	34.7%	13.9%
2031	34%	13.8%
2032	33.4%	13.7%
2033	32.8%	13.6%
2034	32.3%	13.5%
2035	31.8%	13.4%
2036	31.4%	13.3%
2037	31%	13.3%
2038	30.6%	13.2%
2039	30.3%	13.2%
2040	30%	13.1%
2041	29.7%	13.1%
2042	29.4%	13.1%
2043	29.2%	13.1%
2044	28.9%	13.1%
2045	28.6%	13.1%
2046	28.4%	13.1%
2047	28.1%	13.1%
2048	27.8%	13.1%
2049	27.5%	13.1%
2050	27.2%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 38% of the population in Palestine and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 49.1% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Palestine and Serbia compared.

Natural population change in Palestine vs Serbia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.64% in Palestine and -0.63% in Serbia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Palestine	Serbia
1960	-	63,642
1961	-	61,065
1962	-	59,307
1963	-	55,580
1964	-	54,185
1965	-	53,383
1966	-	53,338
1967	-	53,120
1968	-	51,653
1969	-	50,304
1970	-	48,343
1971	-	47,424
1972	-	48,248
1973	-	49,596
1974	-	51,583
1975	-	52,502
1976	-	51,399
1977	-	48,105
1978	-	43,636
1979	-	39,022
1980	-	36,273
1981	-	34,304
1982	-	30,603
1983	-	27,515
1984	-	23,815
1985	-	22,090
1986	-	19,407
1987	-	16,711
1988	-	13,852
1989	-	11,872
1990	76,163	7,416
1991	79,444	2,210
1992	82,865	-3,779
1993	86,434	-5,703
1994	90,156	-7,157
1995	94,037	-7,628
1996	98,085	-16,007
1997	102,307	-18,389
1998	103,566	-23,006
1999	104,823	-29,408
2000	106,367	-30,065
2001	107,320	-20,259
2002	108,560	-24,750
2003	109,162	-24,686
2004	110,045	-26,121
2005	110,569	-34,227
2006	111,728	-31,870
2007	112,453	-34,693
2008	108,395	-33,590
2009	111,724	-33,676
2010	117,674	-34,999
2011	119,021	-36,906
2012	119,185	-35,288
2013	120,503	-34,399
2014	120,724	-34,946
2015	126,189	-37,605
2016	126,698	-35,998
2017	125,688	-39,317
2018	124,791	-37,707
2019	124,508	-36,810
2020	122,416	-55,193
2021	120,396	-74,494
2022	123,987	-46,651
2023	102,613	-36,427

Maternal mortality chart: Palestine vs Serbia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in Palestine, compared to 11 deaths in Serbia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Palestine	Serbia
1985	102	15
1986	96	15
1987	87	15
1988	85	14
1989	82	14
1990	78	14
1991	75	14
1992	73	15
1993	69	16
1994	66	16
1995	64	17
1996	61	17
1997	60	17
1998	59	19
1999	58	17
2000	59	16
2001	60	15
2002	58	14
2003	56	14
2004	55	13
2005	52	13
2006	51	12
2007	49	12
2008	49	12
2009	48	12
2010	42	13
2011	39	13
2012	36	13
2013	32	13
2014	29	13
2015	26	13
2016	23	13
2017	21	13
2018	19	12
2019	18	12
2020	20	16
2021	29	26
2022	17	14
2023	16	11

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.63% in Palestine and 0.52% in Serbia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Palestine	Serbia
1975	10.8%	-
1976	10.2%	-
1977	9.55%	-
1978	8.98%	-
1979	8.45%	-
1980	7.95%	-
1981	7.48%	-
1982	7.04%	-
1983	6.63%	-
1984	6.25%	4.07%
1985	5.89%	3.93%
1986	5.56%	3.78%
1987	5.25%	3.59%
1988	4.97%	3.36%
1989	4.72%	3.1%
1990	4.49%	2.85%
1991	4.28%	2.61%
1992	4.09%	2.43%
1993	3.92%	2.29%
1994	3.77%	2.14%
1995	3.62%	1.95%
1996	3.49%	1.74%
1997	3.36%	1.56%
1998	3.24%	1.42%
1999	3.13%	1.32%
2000	3.03%	1.26%
2001	2.94%	1.2%
2002	2.85%	1.14%
2003	2.77%	1.05%
2004	2.68%	0.97%
2005	2.6%	0.9%
2006	2.52%	0.85%
2007	2.43%	0.82%
2008	2.35%	0.79%
2009	2.28%	0.78%
2010	2.2%	0.76%
2011	2.12%	0.73%
2012	2.04%	0.71%
2013	1.97%	0.68%
2014	2.2%	0.66%
2015	1.83%	0.63%
2016	1.76%	0.61%
2017	1.69%	0.59%
2018	1.63%	0.58%
2019	1.57%	0.57%
2020	1.52%	0.55%
2021	1.47%	0.54%
2022	1.42%	0.53%
2023	2.63%	0.52%