Serbia birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Serbia has a birth rate of 9.2 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.61 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

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 29.8, 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.

Fertility rate in Serbia by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.61	126
2022	1.59	132
2021	1.52	157
2020	1.48	162
2019	1.52	157
2018	1.49	167
2017	1.49	167
2016	1.46	174
2015	1.46	173
2014	1.46	178
2013	1.43	181
2012	1.45	177
2011	1.4	183
2010	1.4	185
2009	1.44	181
2008	1.4	186
2007	1.38	180
2006	1.43	170
2005	1.45	168
2004	1.57	159
2003	1.59	160
2002	1.57	161
2001	1.58	159
2000	1.48	171
1999	1.35	179
1998	1.37	180
1997	1.4	178
1996	1.44	180
1995	1.47	177
1994	1.51	175
1993	1.54	177
1992	1.57	180
1991	1.61	180
1990	1.65	179
1989	1.69	176
1988	1.72	174
1987	1.75	171
1986	1.78	171
1985	1.8	169
1984	1.81	169
1983	1.83	172
1982	1.84	174
1981	1.85	173
1980	1.86	173
1979	1.88	172
1978	1.89	174
1977	1.9	178
1976	1.91	180
1975	1.92	181
1974	1.93	181
1973	1.94	183
1972	1.95	189
1971	1.96	190
1970	1.97	188
1969	1.99	189
1968	2.01	192
1967	2.02	191
1966	2.04	187
1965	2.06	190
1964	2.07	189
1963	2.08	190
1962	2.11	190
1961	2.13	189
1960	2.15	190

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	-36,427	60,933	97,360
2022	-46,651	61,979	108,630
2021	-74,494	62,192	136,686
2020	-55,193	61,402	116,595
2019	-36,810	64,590	101,400
2018	-37,707	64,239	101,946
2017	-39,317	64,591	103,908
2016	-35,998	64,936	100,934
2015	-37,605	65,987	103,592
2014	-34,946	66,325	101,271
2013	-34,399	65,932	100,331
2012	-35,288	66,973	102,261
2011	-36,906	65,852	102,758
2010	-34,999	68,539	103,538
2009	-33,676	70,279	103,955
2008	-33,590	69,092	102,682
2007	-34,693	68,058	102,751
2006	-31,870	71,002	102,872
2005	-34,227	72,175	106,402
2004	-26,121	78,363	104,484
2003	-24,686	79,294	103,980
2002	-24,750	78,000	102,750
2001	-20,259	78,786	99,045
2000	-30,065	73,660	103,725
1999	-29,408	72,387	101,795
1998	-23,006	76,358	99,364
1997	-18,389	79,708	98,097
1996	-16,007	82,319	98,326
1995	-7,628	86,199	93,827
1994	-7,157	78,308	85,465
1993	-5,703	80,529	86,232
1992	-3,779	82,382	86,161
1991	2,210	84,926	82,716
1990	7,416	90,794	83,378
1989	11,872	93,422	81,550
1988	13,852	96,108	82,256
1987	16,711	98,735	82,024
1986	19,407	101,369	81,962
1985	22,090	103,841	81,751
1984	23,815	105,951	82,136
1983	27,515	108,246	80,731
1982	30,603	110,029	79,426
1981	34,304	111,726	77,422
1980	36,273	112,875	76,602
1979	39,022	112,134	73,112
1978	43,636	113,205	69,569
1977	48,105	113,964	65,859
1976	51,399	114,534	63,135
1975	52,502	114,767	62,265
1974	51,583	114,352	62,769
1973	49,596	113,949	64,353
1972	48,248	113,356	65,108
1971	47,424	112,113	64,689
1970	48,343	110,957	62,614
1969	50,304	110,082	59,778
1968	51,653	108,666	57,013
1967	53,120	108,517	55,397
1966	53,338	109,357	56,019
1965	53,383	110,479	57,096
1964	54,185	112,154	57,969
1963	55,580	114,553	58,973
1962	59,307	117,529	58,222
1961	61,065	120,323	59,258
1960	63,642	122,914	59,272

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Serbia (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been -0.63% annually. On average, 43,514 more people died each year than were born.

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.

In 2023, Serbia ranks 180/196 for absolute natural population change and 188/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Serbia compared to other countries

	Serbia	Rank
Fertility rate	1.61	126/196
Birth rate	9.2	159/196
Population change due to births and deaths	-36,427	180/196
Natural population change rate	-0.55%	188/196
Population growth	-0.55%	189/197
Age at first childbirth	28.4 years	38/137
Average age at childbearing	29.8 years	71/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	12	128/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	71.4	138/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	11.9	179/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	21.5%	167/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	21.3%	146/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	99.9%	32/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.01%	147/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.32%	147/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	0.45%	152/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	0.52%	150/192
Life expectancy	77.3 years	72/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	16.7	12	71.4	11.9
2025	16.9	12.5	72.2	11.9
2024	17	13	73.1	11.8
2023	17.2	13.6	74.1	11.8
2022	17.5	13.7	75.4	12.1
2021	17.4	13.7	75.4	12.3
2020	17.3	13.5	73.4	12.3
2019	17.9	13.8	74.6	12.7
2018	17.9	14.1	74.1	12.5
2017	18.1	14.9	74.7	12.3
2016	18.1	15.6	74.7	12.1
2015	18.3	16.7	75.1	12
2014	18.5	17.9	76.2	11.8
2013	18.4	18.1	75.7	11.3
2012	18.7	19.2	77.6	11.1
2011	18.3	19.2	76.8	10.6
2010	18.3	20.2	77.8	10.2
2009	17.9	20.6	76.6	9.7
2008	17.6	20.8	77	9
2007	17.4	21.1	77.7	8.53
2006	17.5	21	79	8.31
2005	17.8	21.2	81.3	8.15
2004	18.2	21.6	83.9	8.09
2003	18.4	21.9	85.9	7.85
2002	18.3	22.4	86.6	7.53
2001	18.2	23.2	87.3	7.19
2000	18.1	23.9	88	6.99
1999	18.1	24.6	88.9	6.83
1998	18.3	25.1	90.3	6.92
1997	18.6	23.7	90.8	7.63
1996	19.1	24.2	93.6	7.9
1995	19.6	25.7	96.4	7.99
1994	20.2	28	99.2	8.1
1993	20.8	29.5	102.4	8.24
1992	21.4	30.4	104.9	8.37
1991	22.2	32	107.3	8.7
1990	22	34	110	8.81
1989	22.7	35.8	112.5	9.04
1988	23.4	37.3	114.4	9.38
1987	24.2	37.5	116	9.86
1986	24.9	39.5	116.6	10.2
1985	25.7	40.7	117.1	10.5
1984	26.3	40.9	116.9	10.8
1983	27.1	41.7	118	10.7
1982	27.7	42.9	118	10.6
1981	28.2	44	118.4	10.6
1980	28.6	45.5	118.1	10.6
1979	29.6	47.7	118.9	10.4
1978	30	48.8	119.6	10.4
1977	30.4	49.2	120.7	10.5
1976	30.7	49.9	122.7	10.7
1975	31	51.9	125.1	10.9
1974	31	52.6	126.4	11.4
1973	31.1	54.2	127.9	11.6
1972	31	54.8	128.7	12
1971	30.8	54.8	127.9	12.5
1970	30.6	55.8	127.2	12.9
1969	30.5	56.4	126.3	13.4
1968	30.8	56.3	126.6	13.8
1967	30.9	55.7	126.1	14.3
1966	31.2	54.8	127.3	14.6
1965	31.6	52.2	128.3	15.1
1964	32.2	51.1	128.1	15.7
1963	33	52.3	128.3	16.2
1962	34	53.7	129.4	16.6
1961	35	54.4	130.2	17.2
1960	35.9	53.5	131	17.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Serbia by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 3.48% will be to women under age 20, 44.1% to women ages 20-29, and 52.4% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 9.98%, 65.3%, and 24.7%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Serbia	World
2100	12%	16.5%
2099	12.1%	16.6%
2098	12.1%	16.6%
2097	12.1%	16.7%
2096	12.2%	16.8%
2095	12.2%	16.8%
2094	12.3%	16.9%
2093	12.3%	17%
2092	12.3%	17%
2091	12.3%	17.1%
2090	12.4%	17.2%
2089	12.4%	17.2%
2088	12.4%	17.3%
2087	12.4%	17.4%
2086	12.4%	17.4%
2085	12.4%	17.5%
2084	12.4%	17.5%
2083	12.4%	17.6%
2082	12.4%	17.7%
2081	12.4%	17.7%
2080	12.4%	17.8%
2079	12.4%	17.8%
2078	12.4%	17.9%
2077	12.4%	17.9%
2076	12.4%	18%
2075	12.4%	18%
2074	12.4%	18.1%
2073	12.5%	18.2%
2072	12.5%	18.2%
2071	12.5%	18.3%
2070	12.5%	18.3%
2069	12.6%	18.4%
2068	12.6%	18.5%
2067	12.7%	18.6%
2066	12.7%	18.6%
2065	12.7%	18.7%
2064	12.8%	18.8%
2063	12.8%	18.9%
2062	12.9%	19.1%
2061	12.9%	19.2%
2060	13%	19.3%
2059	13%	19.4%
2058	13%	19.5%
2057	13.1%	19.6%
2056	13.1%	19.8%
2055	13.1%	19.9%
2054	13.1%	20%
2053	13.1%	20.1%
2052	13.1%	20.2%
2051	13.1%	20.3%
2050	13.1%	20.4%
2049	13.1%	20.5%
2048	13.1%	20.6%
2047	13.1%	20.7%
2046	13.1%	20.8%
2045	13.1%	20.9%
2044	13.1%	20.9%
2043	13.1%	21%
2042	13.1%	21.1%
2041	13.1%	21.2%
2040	13.1%	21.2%
2039	13.2%	21.3%
2038	13.2%	21.4%
2037	13.3%	21.5%
2036	13.4%	21.6%
2035	13.5%	21.8%
2034	13.6%	22%
2033	13.7%	22.2%
2032	13.8%	22.4%
2031	13.9%	22.7%
2030	14%	23%
2029	14%	23.3%
2028	14.1%	23.6%
2027	14.2%	23.9%
2026	14.2%	24.2%
2025	14.3%	24.6%
2024	14.3%	24.7%
2023	14.4%	25%
2022	14.4%	25.3%
2021	14.3%	25.6%
2020	14.3%	25.8%
2019	14.3%	26%
2018	14.3%	26.2%
2017	14.3%	26.4%
2016	14.3%	26.5%
2015	14.3%	26.6%
2014	14.3%	26.8%
2013	14.3%	26.9%
2012	14.3%	27%
2011	14.4%	27.1%
2010	14.5%	27.3%
2009	14.6%	27.5%
2008	14.7%	27.6%
2007	14.9%	27.9%
2006	15%	28.1%
2005	15.2%	28.5%
2004	15.4%	28.8%
2003	15.6%	29.2%
2002	15.8%	29.6%
2001	16.1%	30%
2000	16.4%	30.4%
1999	16.7%	30.8%
1998	17.1%	31.1%
1997	17.4%	31.5%
1996	17.7%	31.8%
1995	18%	32.1%
1994	18.3%	32.3%
1993	18.6%	32.5%
1992	18.8%	32.7%
1991	19.1%	32.9%
1990	19.3%	33%
1989	19.6%	33.2%
1988	19.8%	33.4%
1987	20%	33.6%
1986	20.2%	33.8%
1985	20.3%	34%
1984	20.5%	34.3%
1983	20.5%	34.6%
1982	20.6%	34.9%
1981	20.6%	35.2%
1980	20.6%	35.5%
1979	20.7%	35.9%
1978	20.9%	36.3%
1977	21%	36.7%
1976	21.3%	36.9%
1975	21.5%	37.1%
1974	21.7%	37.2%
1973	22%	37.3%
1972	22.2%	37.5%
1971	22.5%	37.6%
1970	23%	37.7%
1969	23.5%	37.8%
1968	24.1%	37.9%
1967	24.7%	38%
1966	25.3%	38%
1965	25.8%	38%
1964	26.3%	38%
1963	26.7%	37.8%
1962	27%	37.6%
1961	27.1%	37.5%
1960	27.2%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Serbia was 27.2% in 1960, 18.8% in 1992, and 14.3% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Serbia.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 31.3% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Serbia	World
2023	0.52%	2.49%
2022	0.53%	2.59%
2021	0.54%	2.66%
2020	0.55%	2.75%
2019	0.57%	2.86%
2018	0.58%	2.97%
2017	0.59%	3.11%
2016	0.61%	3.22%
2015	0.63%	3.35%
2014	0.66%	3.48%
2013	0.68%	3.61%
2012	0.71%	3.77%
2011	0.73%	3.97%
2010	0.76%	4.11%
2009	0.78%	4.31%
2008	0.79%	4.5%
2007	0.82%	4.7%
2006	0.85%	4.92%
2005	0.9%	5.16%
2004	0.97%	5.43%
2003	1.05%	5.65%
2002	1.14%	5.94%
2001	1.2%	6.21%
2000	1.26%	6.48%
1999	1.32%	6.75%
1998	1.42%	7.05%
1997	1.56%	7.28%
1996	1.74%	7.52%
1995	1.95%	7.76%
1994	2.14%	7.98%
1993	2.29%	8.19%
1992	2.43%	8.46%
1991	2.61%	8.66%
1990	2.85%	8.81%
1989	3.1%	9.02%
1988	3.36%	9.31%
1987	3.59%	9.47%
1986	3.78%	9.81%
1985	3.93%	10.1%
1984	4.07%	10.4%
1983	-	10.6%
1982	-	10.8%
1981	-	11%
1980	-	11.4%
1979	-	11.7%
1978	-	12.2%
1977	-	12.6%
1976	-	13%
1975	-	13.4%
1974	-	13.8%
1973	-	14.1%
1972	-	14.5%
1971	-	15.1%
1970	-	15.2%
1969	-	15.4%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.