Fertility & birth rates in Romania and Serbia

Fertility rate in Romania vs Serbia by year

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Romania

Serbia

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Year	Fertility rate
	Romania	Serbia
2023	1.71	1.61
2022	1.71	1.59
2021	1.81	1.52
2020	1.8	1.48
2019	1.77	1.52
2018	1.76	1.49
2017	1.78	1.49
2016	1.69	1.46
2015	1.62	1.46
2014	1.56	1.46
2013	1.46	1.43
2012	1.52	1.45
2011	1.47	1.4
2010	1.59	1.4
2009	1.66	1.44
2008	1.6	1.4
2007	1.45	1.38
2006	1.42	1.43
2005	1.4	1.45
2004	1.33	1.57
2003	1.3	1.59
2002	1.27	1.57
2001	1.27	1.58
2000	1.31	1.48
1999	1.3	1.35
1998	1.32	1.37
1997	1.32	1.4
1996	1.3	1.44
1995	1.33	1.47
1994	1.4	1.51
1993	1.43	1.54
1992	1.51	1.57
1991	1.59	1.61
1990	1.83	1.65
1989	2.22	1.69
1988	2.3	1.72
1987	2.38	1.75
1986	2.39	1.78
1985	2.31	1.8
1984	2.26	1.81
1983	2.06	1.83
1982	2.17	1.84
1981	2.36	1.85
1980	2.43	1.86
1979	2.49	1.88
1978	2.52	1.89
1977	2.57	1.9
1976	2.54	1.91
1975	2.59	1.92
1974	2.71	1.93
1973	2.44	1.94
1972	2.55	1.95
1971	2.67	1.96
1970	2.89	1.97
1969	3.19	1.99
1968	3.63	2.01
1967	3.66	2.02
1966	1.9	2.04
1965	1.91	2.06
1964	1.96	2.07
1963	2.01	2.08
1962	2.04	2.11
1961	2.17	2.13
1960	2.34	2.15

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Romania was 1.71 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 Romania vs Serbia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Romania

Serbia

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Year	Natural population change
	Romania	Serbia
2023	-89,587	-36,427
2022	-93,338	-46,651
2021	-141,504	-74,494
2020	-100,179	-55,193
2019	-60,053	-36,810
2018	-62,316	-37,707
2017	-50,930	-39,317
2016	-53,196	-35,998
2015	-59,447	-37,605
2014	-55,745	-34,946
2013	-59,951	-34,399
2012	-54,157	-35,288
2011	-56,413	-36,906
2010	-46,567	-34,999
2009	-34,625	-33,676
2008	-30,806	-33,590
2007	-37,590	-34,693
2006	-38,148	-31,870
2005	-40,508	-34,227
2004	-42,904	-26,121
2003	-56,093	-24,686
2002	-58,673	-24,750
2001	-37,625	-20,259
2000	-22,443	-30,065
1999	-31,461	-29,408
1998	-33,761	-23,006
1997	-42,853	-18,389
1996	-56,548	-16,007
1995	-36,295	-7,628
1994	-18,184	-7,157
1993	-13,658	-5,703
1992	-4,559	-3,779
1991	25,301	2,210
1990	69,605	7,416
1989	122,756	11,872
1988	126,817	13,852
1987	128,517	16,711
1986	134,737	19,407
1985	111,392	22,090
1984	117,731	23,815
1983	87,986	27,515
1982	119,121	30,603
1981	156,472	34,304
1980	168,776	36,273
1979	194,397	39,022
1978	204,148	43,636
1977	215,385	48,105
1976	213,361	51,399
1975	219,324	52,502
1974	235,530	51,583
1973	175,020	49,596
1972	198,316	48,248
1971	206,662	47,424
1970	234,905	48,343
1969	264,120	50,304
1968	338,577	51,653
1967	347,709	53,120
1966	115,293	53,338
1965	114,190	53,383
1964	134,326	54,185
1963	139,104	55,580
1962	130,736	59,307
1961	163,286	61,065
1960	191,431	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 -0.47% in Romania and -0.55% in Serbia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been -0.4% in Romania and -0.63% in Serbia.

Birth rate in Romania vs Serbia by year

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Romania

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Romania	Serbia
2023	8	9.2
2022	9.4	9.3
2021	10.1	9.1
2020	10.3	8.9
2019	10.3	9.3
2018	10.4	9.2
2017	10.8	9.2
2016	10.4	9.2
2015	10.2	9.3
2014	10	9.3
2013	9.4	9.2
2012	10	9.3
2011	9.7	9.1
2010	10.5	9.4
2009	10.9	9.6
2008	10.8	9.4
2007	10.3	9.22
2006	10.4	9.58
2005	10.4	9.7
2004	10.1	10.5
2003	9.8	10.6
2002	9.7	10.4
2001	10	10.5
2000	10.4	9.8
1999	10.4	9.6
1998	10.5	10.1
1997	10.5	10.5
1996	10.2	10.8
1995	10.4	11.3
1994	10.9	10.3
1993	11	10.6
1992	11.4	10.8
1991	12	11.2
1990	13.6	11.5
1989	16	11.8
1988	16.5	12.2
1987	16.7	12.5
1986	16.5	12.9
1985	15.8	13.3
1984	15.5	13.6
1983	14.3	13.9
1982	15.3	14.2
1981	17	14.4
1980	18	14.6
1979	18.6	14.9
1978	19	15.1
1977	19.5	15.3
1976	19.4	15.4
1975	19.6	15.6
1974	20.3	15.6
1973	18.2	15.6
1972	18.8	15.6
1971	19.6	15.5
1970	21.1	15.5
1969	23.3	15.5
1968	26.6	15.5
1967	27	15.6
1966	14.2	15.8
1965	14.6	16.1
1964	15.2	16.4
1963	15.7	16.9
1962	16.2	17.4
1961	17.5	18
1960	19.1	18.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 8 in Romania and 9.2 in Serbia, compared with 19.1 and 18.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

UN forecast

Serbia

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Romania	Serbia
2100	12.8%	12%
2099	12.8%	12.1%
2098	12.8%	12.1%
2097	12.9%	12.1%
2096	12.9%	12.2%
2095	13%	12.2%
2094	13.1%	12.3%
2093	13.1%	12.3%
2092	13.2%	12.3%
2091	13.2%	12.3%
2090	13.3%	12.4%
2089	13.4%	12.4%
2088	13.4%	12.4%
2087	13.5%	12.4%
2086	13.5%	12.4%
2085	13.5%	12.4%
2084	13.6%	12.4%
2083	13.6%	12.4%
2082	13.6%	12.4%
2081	13.6%	12.4%
2080	13.6%	12.4%
2079	13.6%	12.4%
2078	13.6%	12.4%
2077	13.6%	12.4%
2076	13.6%	12.4%
2075	13.6%	12.4%
2074	13.6%	12.4%
2073	13.6%	12.5%
2072	13.6%	12.5%
2071	13.6%	12.5%
2070	13.6%	12.5%
2069	13.6%	12.6%
2068	13.6%	12.6%
2067	13.6%	12.7%
2066	13.7%	12.7%
2065	13.7%	12.7%
2064	13.8%	12.8%
2063	13.8%	12.8%
2062	13.9%	12.9%
2061	13.9%	12.9%
2060	14%	13%
2059	14.1%	13%
2058	14.1%	13%
2057	14.2%	13.1%
2056	14.3%	13.1%
2055	14.3%	13.1%
2054	14.4%	13.1%
2053	14.4%	13.1%
2052	14.4%	13.1%
2051	14.4%	13.1%
2050	14.4%	13.1%
2049	14.4%	13.1%
2048	14.4%	13.1%
2047	14.4%	13.1%
2046	14.4%	13.1%
2045	14.3%	13.1%
2044	14.3%	13.1%
2043	14.3%	13.1%
2042	14.3%	13.1%
2041	14.2%	13.1%
2040	14.2%	13.1%
2039	14.2%	13.2%
2038	14.3%	13.2%
2037	14.3%	13.3%
2036	14.3%	13.4%
2035	14.4%	13.5%
2034	14.5%	13.6%
2033	14.6%	13.7%
2032	14.8%	13.8%
2031	15%	13.9%
2030	15.1%	14%
2029	15.2%	14%
2028	15.3%	14.1%
2027	15.4%	14.2%
2026	15.5%	14.2%
2025	15.6%	14.3%
2024	15.7%	14.3%
2023	15.9%	14.4%
2022	16%	14.4%
2021	16.1%	14.3%
2020	16.1%	14.3%
2019	16%	14.3%
2018	15.9%	14.3%
2017	15.8%	14.3%
2016	15.7%	14.3%
2015	15.7%	14.3%
2014	15.7%	14.3%
2013	15.7%	14.3%
2012	15.7%	14.3%
2011	15.8%	14.4%
2010	15.7%	14.5%
2009	15.7%	14.6%
2008	15.7%	14.7%
2007	15.7%	14.9%
2006	15.8%	15%
2005	16%	15.2%
2004	16.4%	15.4%
2003	16.9%	15.6%
2002	17.5%	15.8%
2001	18.1%	16.1%
2000	18.6%	16.4%
1999	19.1%	16.7%
1998	19.3%	17.1%
1997	19.6%	17.4%
1996	20%	17.7%
1995	20.5%	18%
1994	21%	18.3%
1993	21.6%	18.6%
1992	22.2%	18.8%
1991	22.8%	19.1%
1990	23.3%	19.3%
1989	23.7%	19.6%
1988	23.9%	19.8%
1987	24%	20%
1986	24.3%	20.2%
1985	24.6%	20.3%
1984	25.1%	20.5%
1983	25.9%	20.5%
1982	26.8%	20.6%
1981	27.1%	20.6%
1980	26.8%	20.6%
1979	26.5%	20.7%
1978	26.3%	20.9%
1977	26%	21%
1976	25.7%	21.3%
1975	25.3%	21.5%
1974	25.1%	21.7%
1973	24.9%	22%
1972	24.9%	22.2%
1971	24.9%	22.5%
1970	25.1%	23%
1969	25.1%	23.5%
1968	25.1%	24.1%
1967	25%	24.7%
1966	25.2%	25.3%
1965	26%	25.8%
1964	26.7%	26.3%
1963	27.3%	26.7%
1962	27.7%	27%
1961	28%	27.1%
1960	28.1%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.7% of the population in Romania and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 23.3% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Romania and Serbia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Romania vs Serbia

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Romania

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Romania	Serbia
2023	12	11
2022	13	14
2021	20	26
2020	16	16
2019	14	12
2018	15	12
2017	17	13
2016	17	13
2015	18	13
2014	18	13
2013	18	13
2012	19	13
2011	20	13
2010	23	13
2009	25	12
2008	25	12
2007	25	12
2006	27	12
2005	30	13
2004	32	13
2003	35	14
2002	38	14
2001	41	15
2000	45	16
1999	51	17
1998	58	19
1997	66	17
1996	72	17
1995	75	17
1994	80	16
1993	87	16
1992	95	15
1991	104	14
1990	118	14
1989	143	14
1988	159	14
1987	173	15
1986	180	15
1985	184	15

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 12 deaths per 100,000 live births in Romania, 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
	Romania	Serbia
2023	0.66%	0.52%
2022	0.66%	0.53%
2021	0.65%	0.54%
2020	0.66%	0.55%
2019	0.68%	0.57%
2018	0.73%	0.58%
2017	0.79%	0.59%
2016	0.85%	0.61%
2015	0.92%	0.63%
2014	0.99%	0.66%
2013	1.05%	0.68%
2012	1.12%	0.71%
2011	1.18%	0.73%
2010	1.24%	0.76%
2009	1.31%	0.78%
2008	1.4%	0.79%
2007	1.51%	0.82%
2006	1.66%	0.85%
2005	1.82%	0.9%
2004	1.94%	0.97%
2003	1.99%	1.05%
2002	2.01%	1.14%
2001	2.06%	1.2%
2000	2.16%	1.26%
1999	2.29%	1.32%
1998	2.44%	1.42%
1997	2.58%	1.56%
1996	2.68%	1.74%
1995	2.73%	1.95%
1994	2.76%	2.14%
1993	2.79%	2.29%
1992	2.84%	2.43%
1991	2.97%	2.61%
1990	3.14%	2.85%
1989	3.31%	3.1%
1988	3.43%	3.36%
1987	3.45%	3.59%
1986	3.33%	3.78%
1985	3.16%	3.93%
1984	3.08%	4.07%
1983	3.14%	-
1982	3.28%	-
1981	3.44%	-
1980	3.57%	-
1979	3.68%	-
1978	3.76%	-
1977	3.86%	-
1976	4.05%	-
1975	4.27%	-
1974	4.43%	-
1973	4.49%	-
1972	4.64%	-
1971	5.06%	-
1970	5.69%	-
1969	6.23%	-
1968	6.44%	-
1967	6.27%	-
1966	5.83%	-
1965	5.44%	-
1964	5.45%	-
1963	6.03%	-
1962	6.98%	-
1961	7.98%	-
1960	8.82%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.66% in Romania and 0.52% in Serbia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.