Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and South Africa

Fertility rate in Serbia vs South Africa 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 2.22 in South Africa in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Serbia vs South Africa 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	South Africa
1960	2.15	6.11
1961	2.13	6.08
1962	2.11	6.05
1963	2.08	6.01
1964	2.07	5.96
1965	2.06	5.89
1966	2.04	5.91
1967	2.02	5.85
1968	2.01	5.78
1969	1.99	5.72
1970	1.97	5.63
1971	1.96	5.57
1972	1.95	5.49
1973	1.94	5.41
1974	1.93	5.3
1975	1.92	5.19
1976	1.91	5.07
1977	1.9	4.94
1978	1.89	4.85
1979	1.88	4.82
1980	1.86	4.78
1981	1.85	4.71
1982	1.84	4.7
1983	1.83	4.63
1984	1.81	4.57
1985	1.8	4.5
1986	1.78	4.41
1987	1.75	4.35
1988	1.72	4.18
1989	1.69	3.98
1990	1.65	3.72
1991	1.61	3.62
1992	1.57	3.48
1993	1.54	3.37
1994	1.51	3.26
1995	1.47	3.17
1996	1.44	2.99
1997	1.4	2.73
1998	1.37	2.63
1999	1.35	2.56
2000	1.48	2.41
2001	1.58	2.37
2002	1.57	2.32
2003	1.59	2.36
2004	1.57	2.44
2005	1.45	2.51
2006	1.43	2.55
2007	1.38	2.55
2008	1.4	2.68
2009	1.44	2.5
2010	1.4	2.44
2011	1.4	2.44
2012	1.45	2.45
2013	1.43	2.43
2014	1.46	2.42
2015	1.46	2.36
2016	1.46	2.26
2017	1.49	2.28
2018	1.49	2.27
2019	1.52	2.26
2020	1.48	2.26
2021	1.52	2.25
2022	1.59	2.23
2023	1.61	2.22
2024	1.61	2.21
2025	1.61	2.19
2026	1.62	2.17
2027	1.62	2.15
2028	1.62	2.13
2029	1.63	2.12
2030	1.63	2.1
2031	1.63	2.09
2032	1.63	2.07
2033	1.64	2.06
2034	1.64	2.05
2035	1.65	2.04
2036	1.65	2.03
2037	1.65	2.02
2038	1.65	2
2039	1.65	1.99
2040	1.65	1.98
2041	1.66	1.98
2042	1.66	1.97
2043	1.66	1.96
2044	1.66	1.95
2045	1.67	1.94
2046	1.67	1.93
2047	1.67	1.92
2048	1.67	1.91
2049	1.67	1.9
2050	1.67	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	South Africa
1960	27.2%	42.1%
1961	27.1%	42.1%
1962	27%	42.1%
1963	26.7%	42.1%
1964	26.3%	42.1%
1965	25.8%	42.1%
1966	25.3%	42.1%
1967	24.7%	42.2%
1968	24.1%	42.2%
1969	23.5%	42.2%
1970	23%	42.3%
1971	22.5%	42.2%
1972	22.2%	42.2%
1973	22%	42.1%
1974	21.7%	42%
1975	21.5%	41.9%
1976	21.3%	41.8%
1977	21%	41.7%
1978	20.9%	41.5%
1979	20.7%	41.3%
1980	20.6%	40.9%
1981	20.6%	40.5%
1982	20.6%	40.1%
1983	20.5%	39.8%
1984	20.5%	39.5%
1985	20.3%	39.2%
1986	20.2%	38.9%
1987	20%	38.7%
1988	19.8%	38.4%
1989	19.6%	38.1%
1990	19.3%	37.7%
1991	19.1%	37.5%
1992	18.8%	37.6%
1993	18.6%	37.3%
1994	18.3%	37.2%
1995	18%	37.5%
1996	17.7%	37.5%
1997	17.4%	37.2%
1998	17.1%	36.5%
1999	16.7%	35.7%
2000	16.4%	34.9%
2001	16.1%	34%
2002	15.8%	33.2%
2003	15.6%	32.3%
2004	15.4%	31.6%
2005	15.2%	31.1%
2006	15%	30.6%
2007	14.9%	30.2%
2008	14.7%	29.9%
2009	14.6%	29.7%
2010	14.5%	29.4%
2011	14.4%	29.1%
2012	14.3%	28.9%
2013	14.3%	28.7%
2014	14.3%	28.5%
2015	14.3%	28.3%
2016	14.3%	28.3%
2017	14.3%	28.3%
2018	14.3%	27.9%
2019	14.3%	27.4%
2020	14.3%	27%
2021	14.3%	26.6%
2022	14.4%	26.3%
2023	14.4%	26.1%
2024	14.3%	25.9%
2025	14.3%	25.7%
2026	14.2%	25.6%
2027	14.1%	25.4%
2028	14.1%	25.3%
2029	14%	25.2%
2030	13.9%	25.2%
2031	13.8%	25.1%
2032	13.7%	25%
2033	13.6%	24.8%
2034	13.5%	24.5%
2035	13.4%	24.3%
2036	13.3%	23.9%
2037	13.3%	23.6%
2038	13.2%	23.4%
2039	13.2%	23.1%
2040	13.1%	22.9%
2041	13.1%	22.7%
2042	13.1%	22.5%
2043	13.1%	22.4%
2044	13.1%	22.2%
2045	13.1%	22.1%
2046	13.1%	21.9%
2047	13.1%	21.8%
2048	13.1%	21.7%
2049	13.1%	21.6%
2050	13.1%	21.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 25.9% in South Africa in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 37.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and South Africa compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs South Africa by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +1.05% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1960	63,642	421,263
1961	61,065	437,851
1962	59,307	455,634
1963	55,580	473,821
1964	54,185	490,606
1965	53,383	506,632
1966	53,338	534,862
1967	53,120	553,741
1968	51,653	571,841
1969	50,304	590,794
1970	48,343	605,102
1971	47,424	624,761
1972	48,248	638,754
1973	49,596	651,596
1974	51,583	658,438
1975	52,502	667,862
1976	51,399	675,011
1977	48,105	680,929
1978	43,636	694,341
1979	39,022	716,541
1980	36,273	738,415
1981	34,304	767,833
1982	30,603	807,550
1983	27,515	837,013
1984	23,815	869,011
1985	22,090	893,889
1986	19,407	903,644
1987	16,711	922,330
1988	13,852	909,221
1989	11,872	884,629
1990	7,416	835,421
1991	2,210	827,296
1992	-3,779	794,415
1993	-5,703	789,220
1994	-7,157	698,609
1995	-7,628	743,488
1996	-16,007	710,868
1997	-18,389	667,969
1998	-23,006	627,027
1999	-29,408	594,643
2000	-30,065	526,963
2001	-20,259	484,801
2002	-24,750	430,926
2003	-24,686	415,018
2004	-26,121	442,540
2005	-34,227	464,464
2006	-31,870	487,584
2007	-34,693	503,567
2008	-33,590	595,332
2009	-33,676	554,115
2010	-34,999	566,834
2011	-36,906	601,708
2012	-35,288	643,723
2013	-34,399	652,427
2014	-34,946	674,754
2015	-37,605	668,771
2016	-35,998	641,365
2017	-39,317	645,975
2018	-37,707	648,319
2019	-36,810	652,130
2020	-55,193	595,873
2021	-74,494	456,411
2022	-46,651	603,636
2023	-36,427	602,793

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs South Africa

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 118 deaths in South Africa.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	South Africa
1985	15	208
1986	15	200
1987	15	192
1988	14	184
1989	14	177
1990	14	170
1991	14	162
1992	15	152
1993	16	145
1994	16	133
1995	17	125
1996	17	150
1997	17	152
1998	19	152
1999	17	151
2000	16	175
2001	15	192
2002	14	225
2003	14	245
2004	13	259
2005	13	279
2006	12	283
2007	12	272
2008	12	272
2009	12	241
2010	13	226
2011	13	202
2012	13	194
2013	13	180
2014	13	162
2015	13	150
2016	13	141
2017	13	134
2018	12	128
2019	12	119
2020	16	118
2021	26	191
2022	14	129
2023	11	118

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 3.47% in South Africa. 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	South Africa
1974	-	13.2%
1975	-	12.5%
1976	-	11.8%
1977	-	11.1%
1978	-	10.5%
1979	-	9.88%
1980	-	9.35%
1981	-	8.84%
1982	-	8.39%
1983	-	7.98%
1984	4.07%	7.6%
1985	3.93%	7.24%
1986	3.78%	6.89%
1987	3.59%	6.56%
1988	3.36%	6.26%
1989	3.1%	6.01%
1990	2.85%	5.82%
1991	2.61%	5.7%
1992	2.43%	5.66%
1993	2.29%	5.7%
1994	2.14%	5.82%
1995	1.95%	5.95%
1996	1.74%	6.11%
1997	1.56%	6.29%
1998	1.42%	6.56%
1999	1.32%	6.85%
2000	1.26%	7.11%
2001	1.2%	7.43%
2002	1.14%	7.69%
2003	1.05%	7.93%
2004	0.97%	8.1%
2005	0.9%	8.03%
2006	0.85%	7.75%
2007	0.82%	7.19%
2008	0.79%	6.42%
2009	0.78%	5.7%
2010	0.76%	5%
2011	0.73%	4.5%
2012	0.71%	4.25%
2013	0.68%	4.1%
2014	0.66%	3.96%
2015	0.63%	3.82%
2016	0.61%	3.68%
2017	0.59%	3.58%
2018	0.58%	3.49%
2019	0.57%	3.45%
2020	0.55%	3.41%
2021	0.54%	3.41%
2022	0.53%	3.44%
2023	0.52%	3.47%