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Serbia birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Serbia has a birth rate of 9.2 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.61 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Serbia was 2.15 children per woman — 1.34 times higher than in 2023.

Serbia birth rate statistics:

  • Serbia is ranked 159/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 173/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at first birth in Serbia is 28.4 — it was 23.8 in 1990.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 29.7, a change from 26.2 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 53.9 in 1960 to 13.7 in 2023.
  • 21.5% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 26.7% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.55% — -36,427 more people died than were born.

Birth rates in Serbia compared to world average

Serbia World
Fertility rate 1.61 2.2
Birth rate 9.2 16.3
Birth rate rank 159/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 28.4 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 29.7 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 12.6 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 73 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 11.9 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 21.5% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 21.3% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.01% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.32% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 0.45% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 0.52% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths -36,427 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 180/196 N/A
Natural population change rate -0.55% +0.88%
Population growth -0.54% +0.96%
Population growth rank 186/197 N/A
Life expectancy 77.1 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Serbia chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Serbia was 1.61 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1963. In 1993, the fertility rate was 1.54 — a +4.27% increase in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Serbia
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Serbia World
1960 2.15 4.69
1961 2.13 4.56
1962 2.11 5.02
1963 2.08 5.31
1964 2.07 5.13
1965 2.06 5.08
1966 2.04 4.97
1967 2.02 4.87
1968 2.01 4.98
1969 1.99 4.88
1970 1.97 4.84
1971 1.96 4.69
1972 1.95 4.55
1973 1.94 4.42
1974 1.93 4.26
1975 1.92 4.07
1976 1.91 3.97
1977 1.9 3.84
1978 1.89 3.77
1979 1.88 3.76
1980 1.86 3.73
1981 1.85 3.71
1982 1.84 3.72
1983 1.83 3.59
1984 1.81 3.57
1985 1.8 3.53
1986 1.78 3.51
1987 1.75 3.48
1988 1.72 3.39
1989 1.69 3.35
1990 1.65 3.31
1991 1.61 3.13
1992 1.57 3.04
1993 1.54 2.97
1994 1.51 2.92
1995 1.47 2.87
1996 1.44 2.82
1997 1.4 2.78
1998 1.37 2.75
1999 1.35 2.72
2000 1.48 2.73
2001 1.58 2.69
2002 1.57 2.66
2003 1.59 2.64
2004 1.57 2.63
2005 1.45 2.61
2006 1.43 2.61
2007 1.38 2.6
2008 1.4 2.6
2009 1.44 2.59
2010 1.4 2.57
2011 1.4 2.55
2012 1.45 2.56
2013 1.43 2.53
2014 1.46 2.52
2015 1.46 2.49
2016 1.46 2.49
2017 1.49 2.46
2018 1.49 2.39
2019 1.52 2.35
2020 1.48 2.28
2021 1.52 2.25
2022 1.59 2.22
2023 1.61 2.2
2024 1.61 2.19
2025 1.61 2.18
2026 1.62 2.18
2027 1.62 2.17
2028 1.62 2.16
2029 1.63 2.15
2030 1.63 2.14
2031 1.63 2.13
2032 1.63 2.12
2033 1.64 2.12
2034 1.64 2.11
2035 1.65 2.1
2036 1.65 2.09
2037 1.65 2.09
2038 1.65 2.08
2039 1.65 2.08
2040 1.65 2.08
2041 1.66 2.07
2042 1.66 2.07
2043 1.66 2.07
2044 1.66 2.07
2045 1.67 2.06
2046 1.67 2.06
2047 1.67 2.06
2048 1.67 2.05
2049 1.67 2.05
2050 1.67 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 3.6% were to women under 20 years old, 44.8% to women ages 20-29, and 51.6% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 9.98%, 65.3%, and 24.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Serbia by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 35.6 53.8 132.2 17.7
1961 34.6 54.3 131.6 17
1962 33.5 53 131.2 16.4
1963 32.5 51 130.2 16
1964 31.6 49.5 130.1 15.6
1965 31 50.6 129.9 15
1966 30.5 53.3 128.3 14.5
1967 30.1 54.6 126.4 14.2
1968 30 55.6 126 13.7
1969 29.9 56.1 125.2 13.3
1970 30 55.8 125.6 12.8
1971 30.2 55.4 125.9 12.4
1972 30.3 55.7 126.4 11.9
1973 30.4 55.2 125.4 11.6
1974 30.3 53.6 123.9 11.3
1975 30.2 52.6 123.1 10.8
1976 30 50.3 121.6 10.6
1977 29.6 49.4 120.5 10.4
1978 29.3 49.1 120 10.3
1979 28.8 48.2 119.4 10.3
1980 28.4 46 118.7 10.6
1981 28 44.4 119.5 10.5
1982 27.4 43.2 119.6 10.5
1983 26.9 41.8 119.8 10.6
1984 26.2 41 118.6 10.7
1985 25.6 40.6 118.6 10.4
1986 24.9 39.4 117.8 10.2
1987 24.2 37.4 116.8 9.83
1988 23.5 37.2 115.1 9.35
1989 22.8 35.7 113 9.01
1990 22.1 33.9 110.5 8.79
1991 21.5 31.9 107.8 8.68
1992 20.8 30.4 105.3 8.35
1993 20.3 29.5 102.6 8.22
1994 19.7 28 99.2 8.08
1995 21.6 25.7 96.3 7.98
1996 20.6 24.2 93.5 7.89
1997 20 23.7 90.6 7.62
1998 19.2 25.1 90.1 6.91
1999 18.3 24.7 88.7 6.83
2000 18.7 24 87.8 6.99
2001 20 23.4 87 7.2
2002 19.8 22.6 86.7 7.53
2003 20.1 22.1 86.1 7.84
2004 20 21.8 84.2 8.09
2005 18.5 21.4 81.8 8.15
2006 18.2 21.3 79.5 8.31
2007 17.6 21.3 78.2 8.52
2008 17.9 21 77.5 8.99
2009 18.3 20.8 77.2 9.7
2010 17.9 20.4 78.4 10.2
2011 17.4 19.5 77.4 10.6
2012 17.8 19.5 78.5 11.1
2013 17.6 18.4 76.8 11.3
2014 17.8 18.2 77.3 11.8
2015 17.8 16.9 76.1 12
2016 17.6 15.8 75.6 12.1
2017 17.6 15 75.8 12.4
2018 17.6 14.1 75.2 12.5
2019 17.8 13.8 75.6 12.7
2020 17 13.5 74.2 12.3
2021 17.4 13.8 76 12.4
2022 17.7 13.8 75.6 12.1
2023 17.5 13.7 74.6 11.8
2024 17 13.1 73.7 11.8
2025 16.9 12.6 73 11.9

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Serbia
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Serbia World
1960 27.2% 37.4%
1961 27.1% 37.5%
1962 27% 37.6%
1963 26.7% 37.8%
1964 26.3% 38%
1965 25.8% 38%
1966 25.3% 38%
1967 24.7% 38%
1968 24.1% 37.9%
1969 23.5% 37.8%
1970 23% 37.7%
1971 22.5% 37.6%
1972 22.2% 37.5%
1973 22% 37.3%
1974 21.7% 37.2%
1975 21.5% 37.1%
1976 21.3% 36.9%
1977 21% 36.7%
1978 20.9% 36.3%
1979 20.7% 35.9%
1980 20.6% 35.5%
1981 20.6% 35.2%
1982 20.6% 34.9%
1983 20.5% 34.6%
1984 20.5% 34.3%
1985 20.3% 34%
1986 20.2% 33.8%
1987 20% 33.6%
1988 19.8% 33.4%
1989 19.6% 33.2%
1990 19.3% 33%
1991 19.1% 32.9%
1992 18.8% 32.7%
1993 18.6% 32.5%
1994 18.3% 32.3%
1995 18% 32.1%
1996 17.7% 31.8%
1997 17.4% 31.5%
1998 17.1% 31.1%
1999 16.7% 30.8%
2000 16.4% 30.4%
2001 16.1% 30%
2002 15.8% 29.6%
2003 15.6% 29.2%
2004 15.4% 28.8%
2005 15.2% 28.5%
2006 15% 28.1%
2007 14.9% 27.9%
2008 14.7% 27.6%
2009 14.6% 27.5%
2010 14.5% 27.3%
2011 14.4% 27.1%
2012 14.3% 27%
2013 14.3% 26.9%
2014 14.3% 26.8%
2015 14.3% 26.6%
2016 14.3% 26.5%
2017 14.3% 26.4%
2018 14.3% 26.2%
2019 14.3% 26%
2020 14.3% 25.8%
2021 14.3% 25.6%
2022 14.4% 25.3%
2023 14.4% 25%
2024 14.3% 24.7%
2025 14.3% 24.4%
2026 14.2% 24.1%
2027 14.1% 23.8%
2028 14.1% 23.4%
2029 14% 23.1%
2030 13.9% 22.8%
2031 13.8% 22.6%
2032 13.7% 22.3%
2033 13.6% 22.1%
2034 13.5% 21.9%
2035 13.4% 21.7%
2036 13.3% 21.6%
2037 13.3% 21.5%
2038 13.2% 21.4%
2039 13.2% 21.3%
2040 13.1% 21.2%
2041 13.1% 21.1%
2042 13.1% 21%
2043 13.1% 21%
2044 13.1% 20.9%
2045 13.1% 20.8%
2046 13.1% 20.7%
2047 13.1% 20.7%
2048 13.1% 20.6%
2049 13.1% 20.5%
2050 13.1% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Serbia was 27.2% in 1960, 18.6% in 1993, and 14.3% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Serbia.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Serbia, excluding migration, has been -0.63% annually. On average, -43,514 more people died each year than were born.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
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 7,416
1991 2,210
1992 -3,779
1993 -5,703
1994 -7,157
1995 -7,628
1996 -16,007
1997 -18,389
1998 -23,006
1999 -29,408
2000 -30,065
2001 -20,259
2002 -24,750
2003 -24,686
2004 -26,121
2005 -34,227
2006 -31,870
2007 -34,693
2008 -33,590
2009 -33,676
2010 -34,999
2011 -36,906
2012 -35,288
2013 -34,399
2014 -34,946
2015 -37,605
2016 -35,998
2017 -39,317
2018 -37,707
2019 -36,810
2020 -55,193
2021 -74,494
2022 -46,651
2023 -36,427

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Serbia was 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -31.2% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Serbia
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Serbia World
1985 15 460
1986 15 438
1987 15 429
1988 14 414
1989 14 401
1990 14 391
1991 14 395
1992 15 395
1993 16 389
1994 16 382
1995 17 371
1996 17 366
1997 17 358
1998 19 360
1999 17 340
2000 16 328
2001 15 321
2002 14 311
2003 14 301
2004 13 291
2005 13 283
2006 12 276
2007 12 269
2008 12 264
2009 12 258
2010 13 253
2011 13 247
2012 13 239
2013 13 235
2014 13 231
2015 13 228
2016 13 220
2017 13 215
2018 12 211
2019 12 207
2020 16 211
2021 26 242
2022 14 203
2023 11 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Serbia was 5.2 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.52% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 12.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Serbia
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Serbia World
1960 - 18.5%
1961 - 18.1%
1962 - 17.8%
1963 - 17.5%
1964 - 17.7%
1965 - 17.5%
1966 - 17.3%
1967 - 17%
1968 - 16.5%
1969 - 15.5%
1970 - 15.2%
1971 - 15.1%
1972 - 14.4%
1973 - 14.1%
1974 - 13.7%
1975 - 13.4%
1976 - 13%
1977 - 12.5%
1978 - 12.1%
1979 - 11.7%
1980 - 11.4%
1981 - 11%
1982 - 10.8%
1983 - 10.6%
1984 4.07% 10.4%
1985 3.93% 10.1%
1986 3.78% 9.81%
1987 3.59% 9.47%
1988 3.36% 9.31%
1989 3.1% 9.02%
1990 2.85% 8.81%
1991 2.61% 8.66%
1992 2.43% 8.46%
1993 2.29% 8.19%
1994 2.14% 7.98%
1995 1.95% 7.76%
1996 1.74% 7.52%
1997 1.56% 7.28%
1998 1.42% 7.05%
1999 1.32% 6.76%
2000 1.26% 6.48%
2001 1.2% 6.21%
2002 1.14% 5.94%
2003 1.05% 5.65%
2004 0.97% 5.43%
2005 0.9% 5.16%
2006 0.85% 4.92%
2007 0.82% 4.7%
2008 0.79% 4.5%
2009 0.78% 4.31%
2010 0.76% 4.11%
2011 0.73% 3.97%
2012 0.71% 3.77%
2013 0.68% 3.61%
2014 0.66% 3.48%
2015 0.63% 3.35%
2016 0.61% 3.23%
2017 0.59% 3.11%
2018 0.58% 2.97%
2019 0.57% 2.86%
2020 0.55% 2.75%
2021 0.54% 2.66%
2022 0.53% 2.59%
2023 0.52% 2.49%

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