Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and Seychelles

Fertility rate in Serbia vs Seychelles chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Serbia was 1.61 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.02 in the Seychelles in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Serbia	Seychelles
1960	2.15	5.31
1961	2.13	5.42
1962	2.11	5.51
1963	2.08	5.61
1964	2.07	5.69
1965	2.06	5.72
1966	2.04	6.13
1967	2.02	5.9
1968	2.01	5.61
1969	1.99	5.48
1970	1.97	5.31
1971	1.96	5.69
1972	1.95	5.16
1973	1.94	4.78
1974	1.93	5.1
1975	1.92	4.75
1976	1.91	4.09
1977	1.9	3.75
1978	1.89	3.92
1979	1.88	3.66
1980	1.86	3.79
1981	1.85	3.67
1982	1.84	3.13
1983	1.83	3.22
1984	1.81	3.24
1985	1.8	3.09
1986	1.78	3.07
1987	1.75	2.92
1988	1.72	2.79
1989	1.69	2.67
1990	1.65	2.61
1991	1.61	2.69
1992	1.57	2.53
1993	1.54	2.58
1994	1.51	2.6
1995	1.47	2.36
1996	1.44	2.31
1997	1.4	2.1
1998	1.37	2.04
1999	1.35	2.04
2000	1.48	2.08
2001	1.58	1.98
2002	1.57	2.04
2003	1.59	2.06
2004	1.57	2.01
2005	1.45	2.2
2006	1.43	2.11
2007	1.38	2.24
2008	1.4	2.33
2009	1.44	2.38
2010	1.4	2.16
2011	1.4	2.33
2012	1.45	2.37
2013	1.43	2.26
2014	1.46	2.25
2015	1.46	2.31
2016	1.46	2.39
2017	1.49	2.41
2018	1.49	2.41
2019	1.52	2.36
2020	1.48	2.29
2021	1.52	2.46
2022	1.59	2.01
2023	1.61	2.02
2024	1.61	2
2025	1.61	1.97
2026	1.62	1.95
2027	1.62	1.93
2028	1.62	1.91
2029	1.63	1.89
2030	1.63	1.88
2031	1.63	1.86
2032	1.63	1.85
2033	1.64	1.84
2034	1.64	1.83
2035	1.65	1.82
2036	1.65	1.81
2037	1.65	1.8
2038	1.65	1.79
2039	1.65	1.79
2040	1.65	1.78
2041	1.66	1.78
2042	1.66	1.77
2043	1.66	1.77
2044	1.66	1.76
2045	1.67	1.75
2046	1.67	1.75
2047	1.67	1.75
2048	1.67	1.74
2049	1.67	1.74
2050	1.67	1.73

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	Seychelles
1960	27.2%	38.6%
1961	27.1%	39.1%
1962	27%	39.7%
1963	26.7%	40.3%
1964	26.3%	40.9%
1965	25.8%	41.5%
1966	25.3%	42.1%
1967	24.7%	42.7%
1968	24.1%	43.1%
1969	23.5%	43.4%
1970	23%	43.6%
1971	22.5%	43.4%
1972	22.2%	43%
1973	22%	42.5%
1974	21.7%	41.9%
1975	21.5%	41.2%
1976	21.3%	40.5%
1977	21%	39.7%
1978	20.9%	38.8%
1979	20.7%	37.9%
1980	20.6%	37.1%
1981	20.6%	36.4%
1982	20.6%	35.7%
1983	20.5%	35.2%
1984	20.5%	34.8%
1985	20.3%	34.4%
1986	20.2%	34.1%
1987	20%	33.8%
1988	19.8%	33.4%
1989	19.6%	32.9%
1990	19.3%	32.4%
1991	19.1%	31.9%
1992	18.8%	31.5%
1993	18.6%	31%
1994	18.3%	30.6%
1995	18%	30.3%
1996	17.7%	29.8%
1997	17.4%	29.3%
1998	17.1%	28.8%
1999	16.7%	28.2%
2000	16.4%	27.6%
2001	16.1%	27%
2002	15.8%	26.5%
2003	15.6%	26%
2004	15.4%	25.5%
2005	15.2%	25%
2006	15%	24.5%
2007	14.9%	24%
2008	14.7%	23.5%
2009	14.6%	22.9%
2010	14.5%	22.5%
2011	14.4%	22.2%
2012	14.3%	22%
2013	14.3%	21.8%
2014	14.3%	21.6%
2015	14.3%	21.4%
2016	14.3%	21.2%
2017	14.3%	21%
2018	14.3%	20.9%
2019	14.3%	20.7%
2020	14.3%	20.6%
2021	14.3%	20.4%
2022	14.4%	20.3%
2023	14.4%	20.1%
2024	14.3%	20%
2025	14.3%	19.8%
2026	14.2%	19.6%
2027	14.1%	19.4%
2028	14.1%	19.3%
2029	14%	19.2%
2030	13.9%	19.2%
2031	13.8%	19.1%
2032	13.7%	19%
2033	13.6%	18.8%
2034	13.5%	18.7%
2035	13.4%	18.5%
2036	13.3%	18.3%
2037	13.3%	18.1%
2038	13.2%	18%
2039	13.2%	17.8%
2040	13.1%	17.6%
2041	13.1%	17.4%
2042	13.1%	17.3%
2043	13.1%	17.1%
2044	13.1%	16.9%
2045	13.1%	16.8%
2046	13.1%	16.7%
2047	13.1%	16.6%
2048	13.1%	16.5%
2049	13.1%	16.4%
2050	13.1%	16.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 20% in the Seychelles in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 32.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and the Seychelles compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs Seychelles by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +0.82% in the Seychelles. 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
	Serbia	Seychelles
1960	63,642	977
1961	61,065	1,040
1962	59,307	1,083
1963	55,580	1,123
1964	54,185	1,155
1965	53,383	1,165
1966	53,338	1,280
1967	53,120	1,217
1968	51,653	1,145
1969	50,304	1,119
1970	48,343	1,087
1971	47,424	1,373
1972	48,248	1,199
1973	49,596	1,166
1974	51,583	1,361
1975	52,502	1,376
1976	51,399	1,174
1977	48,105	1,125
1978	43,636	1,330
1979	39,022	1,292
1980	36,273	1,386
1981	34,304	1,358
1982	30,603	1,069
1983	27,515	1,209
1984	23,815	1,255
1985	22,090	1,259
1986	19,407	1,222
1987	16,711	1,172
1988	13,852	1,135
1989	11,872	1,030
1990	7,416	1,070
1991	2,210	1,162
1992	-3,779	1,076
1993	-5,703	1,091
1994	-7,157	1,136
1995	-7,628	1,054
1996	-16,007	1,047
1997	-18,389	873
1998	-23,006	844
1999	-29,408	901
2000	-30,065	958
2001	-20,259	885
2002	-24,750	837
2003	-24,686	828
2004	-26,121	842
2005	-34,227	861
2006	-31,870	804
2007	-34,693	867
2008	-33,590	887
2009	-33,676	900
2010	-34,999	844
2011	-36,906	936
2012	-35,288	989
2013	-34,399	846
2014	-34,946	832
2015	-37,605	888
2016	-35,998	900
2017	-39,317	901
2018	-37,707	842
2019	-36,810	811
2020	-55,193	886
2021	-74,494	744
2022	-46,651	635
2023	-36,427	683

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs Seychelles

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

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	Seychelles
1985	15	69
1986	15	65
1987	15	62
1988	14	60
1989	14	61
1990	14	53
1991	14	54
1992	15	50
1993	16	49
1994	16	45
1995	17	40
1996	17	39
1997	17	37
1998	19	41
1999	17	41
2000	16	45
2001	15	43
2002	14	45
2003	14	47
2004	13	52
2005	13	50
2006	12	51
2007	12	52
2008	12	51
2009	12	51
2010	13	50
2011	13	50
2012	13	49
2013	13	48
2014	13	46
2015	13	46
2016	13	47
2017	13	47
2018	12	49
2019	12	48
2020	16	51
2021	26	74
2022	14	89
2023	11	42

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 1.43% in the Seychelles. 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
	Serbia	Seychelles
1960	-	10.5%
1961	-	10.3%
1962	-	10.2%
1963	-	10%
1964	-	9.8%
1965	-	9.55%
1966	-	9.26%
1967	-	8.92%
1968	-	8.52%
1969	-	8.07%
1970	-	7.58%
1971	-	7.09%
1972	-	6.59%
1973	-	6.09%
1974	-	5.59%
1975	-	5.09%
1976	-	4.6%
1977	-	4.14%
1978	-	3.72%
1979	-	3.34%
1980	-	3.01%
1981	-	2.74%
1982	-	2.51%
1983	-	2.32%
1984	4.07%	2.16%
1985	3.93%	2.04%
1986	3.78%	1.93%
1987	3.59%	1.84%
1988	3.36%	1.76%
1989	3.1%	1.69%
1990	2.85%	1.63%
1991	2.61%	1.58%
1992	2.43%	1.53%
1993	2.29%	1.49%
1994	2.14%	1.46%
1995	1.95%	1.43%
1996	1.74%	1.41%
1997	1.56%	1.4%
1998	1.42%	1.39%
1999	1.32%	1.38%
2000	1.26%	1.38%
2001	1.2%	1.37%
2002	1.14%	1.37%
2003	1.05%	1.37%
2004	0.97%	1.38%
2005	0.9%	1.38%
2006	0.85%	1.38%
2007	0.82%	1.39%
2008	0.79%	1.39%
2009	0.78%	1.4%
2010	0.76%	1.41%
2011	0.73%	1.42%
2012	0.71%	1.43%
2013	0.68%	1.44%
2014	0.66%	1.45%
2015	0.63%	1.45%
2016	0.61%	1.46%
2017	0.59%	1.47%
2018	0.58%	1.48%
2019	0.57%	1.48%
2020	0.55%	1.48%
2021	0.54%	1.47%
2022	0.53%	1.45%
2023	0.52%	1.43%