Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and South Sudan

Fertility rate in Serbia vs South Sudan 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 3.86 in South Sudan in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Serbia vs South Sudan 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 Sudan
1960	2.15	7.16
1961	2.13	7.18
1962	2.11	7.2
1963	2.08	7.2
1964	2.07	7.22
1965	2.06	7.22
1966	2.04	7.25
1967	2.02	7.26
1968	2.01	7.26
1969	1.99	7.28
1970	1.97	7.29
1971	1.96	7.3
1972	1.95	7.31
1973	1.94	7.31
1974	1.93	7.31
1975	1.92	7.33
1976	1.91	7.33
1977	1.9	7.33
1978	1.89	7.33
1979	1.88	7.32
1980	1.86	7.33
1981	1.85	7.33
1982	1.84	7.34
1983	1.83	7.34
1984	1.81	7.35
1985	1.8	7.36
1986	1.78	7.38
1987	1.75	7.39
1988	1.72	7.38
1989	1.69	7.37
1990	1.65	7.38
1991	1.61	7.38
1992	1.57	7.37
1993	1.54	7.36
1994	1.51	7.35
1995	1.47	7.34
1996	1.44	7.32
1997	1.4	7.2
1998	1.37	7.08
1999	1.35	6.94
2000	1.48	6.8
2001	1.58	6.65
2002	1.57	6.52
2003	1.59	6.35
2004	1.57	6.19
2005	1.45	6.02
2006	1.43	5.85
2007	1.38	5.7
2008	1.4	5.57
2009	1.44	5.45
2010	1.4	5.32
2011	1.4	5.19
2012	1.45	5.06
2013	1.43	4.94
2014	1.46	4.82
2015	1.46	4.7
2016	1.46	4.58
2017	1.49	4.48
2018	1.49	4.37
2019	1.52	4.26
2020	1.48	4.16
2021	1.52	4.05
2022	1.59	3.96
2023	1.61	3.86
2024	1.61	3.79
2025	1.61	3.71
2026	1.62	3.63
2027	1.62	3.56
2028	1.62	3.49
2029	1.63	3.43
2030	1.63	3.37
2031	1.63	3.31
2032	1.63	3.26
2033	1.64	3.2
2034	1.64	3.15
2035	1.65	3.1
2036	1.65	3.06
2037	1.65	3.01
2038	1.65	2.96
2039	1.65	2.92
2040	1.65	2.88
2041	1.66	2.84
2042	1.66	2.8
2043	1.66	2.76
2044	1.66	2.73
2045	1.67	2.69
2046	1.67	2.66
2047	1.67	2.63
2048	1.67	2.6
2049	1.67	2.58
2050	1.67	2.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	South Sudan
1960	27.2%	42.5%
1961	27.1%	42.6%
1962	27%	42.6%
1963	26.7%	42.8%
1964	26.3%	43%
1965	25.8%	43.3%
1966	25.3%	43.5%
1967	24.7%	43.8%
1968	24.1%	44%
1969	23.5%	44.3%
1970	23%	44.5%
1971	22.5%	44.7%
1972	22.2%	44.8%
1973	22%	45%
1974	21.7%	45.1%
1975	21.5%	45.2%
1976	21.3%	45.3%
1977	21%	45.4%
1978	20.9%	45.5%
1979	20.7%	45.7%
1980	20.6%	45.8%
1981	20.6%	46%
1982	20.6%	46.2%
1983	20.5%	46.3%
1984	20.5%	46.5%
1985	20.3%	46.6%
1986	20.2%	46.7%
1987	20%	46.9%
1988	19.8%	46.2%
1989	19.6%	45.4%
1990	19.3%	45.4%
1991	19.1%	45.5%
1992	18.8%	45.6%
1993	18.6%	45.7%
1994	18.3%	45.8%
1995	18%	45.8%
1996	17.7%	46%
1997	17.4%	46%
1998	17.1%	45.8%
1999	16.7%	45.6%
2000	16.4%	45.5%
2001	16.1%	45.5%
2002	15.8%	45.7%
2003	15.6%	45.9%
2004	15.4%	45.8%
2005	15.2%	45.3%
2006	15%	44.8%
2007	14.9%	44.3%
2008	14.7%	43.8%
2009	14.6%	43.4%
2010	14.5%	42.8%
2011	14.4%	42.2%
2012	14.3%	41.9%
2013	14.3%	41.9%
2014	14.3%	42.5%
2015	14.3%	43.1%
2016	14.3%	43.7%
2017	14.3%	45%
2018	14.3%	44.9%
2019	14.3%	43.6%
2020	14.3%	42.4%
2021	14.3%	41.6%
2022	14.4%	40.9%
2023	14.4%	39.9%
2024	14.3%	38.9%
2025	14.3%	38%
2026	14.2%	37.1%
2027	14.1%	36.2%
2028	14.1%	35.5%
2029	14%	35%
2030	13.9%	34.7%
2031	13.8%	34.5%
2032	13.7%	34.4%
2033	13.6%	34.3%
2034	13.5%	34.3%
2035	13.4%	34.2%
2036	13.3%	34.1%
2037	13.3%	34%
2038	13.2%	33.8%
2039	13.2%	33.7%
2040	13.1%	33.4%
2041	13.1%	33.2%
2042	13.1%	32.9%
2043	13.1%	32.5%
2044	13.1%	32.2%
2045	13.1%	31.8%
2046	13.1%	31.4%
2047	13.1%	31%
2048	13.1%	30.5%
2049	13.1%	30.1%
2050	13.1%	29.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 38.9% in South Sudan in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 45.4% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and South Sudan compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs South Sudan by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +1.65% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	63,642	42,945
1961	61,065	45,186
1962	59,307	47,406
1963	55,580	46,333
1964	54,185	64,786
1965	53,383	51,682
1966	53,338	38,523
1967	53,120	41,357
1968	51,653	44,213
1969	50,304	42,015
1970	48,343	44,776
1971	47,424	72,308
1972	48,248	74,803
1973	49,596	94,765
1974	51,583	97,181
1975	52,502	99,882
1976	51,399	102,346
1977	48,105	104,886
1978	43,636	107,352
1979	39,022	109,540
1980	36,273	112,307
1981	34,304	115,163
1982	30,603	118,641
1983	27,515	104,107
1984	23,815	90,970
1985	22,090	95,342
1986	19,407	99,502
1987	16,711	5,756
1988	13,852	-125,447
1989	11,872	83,735
1990	7,416	82,900
1991	2,210	87,873
1992	-3,779	28,874
1993	-5,703	32,779
1994	-7,157	165,407
1995	-7,628	110,417
1996	-16,007	116,728
1997	-18,389	121,454
1998	-23,006	-12,157
1999	-29,408	180,721
2000	-30,065	196,055
2001	-20,259	204,108
2002	-24,750	212,014
2003	-24,686	225,822
2004	-26,121	231,877
2005	-34,227	239,272
2006	-31,870	246,706
2007	-34,693	256,546
2008	-33,590	268,268
2009	-33,676	278,859
2010	-34,999	287,409
2011	-36,906	303,181
2012	-35,288	312,974
2013	-34,399	315,983
2014	-34,946	227,611
2015	-37,605	148,542
2016	-35,998	110,553
2017	-39,317	72,193
2018	-37,707	168,497
2019	-36,810	209,708
2020	-55,193	212,332
2021	-74,494	213,567
2022	-46,651	211,166
2023	-36,427	217,966

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs South Sudan

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 692 deaths in South Sudan.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	South Sudan
1985	15	3,845
1986	15	3,720
1987	15	8,045
1988	14	5,535
1989	14	5,103
1990	14	4,877
1991	14	4,764
1992	15	7,597
1993	16	7,537
1994	16	1,666
1995	17	4,430
1996	17	4,357
1997	17	4,172
1998	19	7,514
1999	17	2,048
2000	16	1,658
2001	15	1,580
2002	14	1,521
2003	14	1,199
2004	13	1,150
2005	13	1,074
2006	12	1,005
2007	12	933
2008	12	858
2009	12	823
2010	13	776
2011	13	770
2012	13	755
2013	13	771
2014	13	1,216
2015	13	1,436
2016	13	1,629
2017	13	1,662
2018	12	913
2019	12	745
2020	16	729
2021	26	749
2022	14	704
2023	11	692

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 9.87% in South Sudan. 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 Sudan
1960	-	35.5%
1961	-	35.2%
1962	-	34.9%
1963	-	34.6%
1964	-	34.3%
1965	-	34%
1966	-	33.6%
1967	-	33.3%
1968	-	32.9%
1969	-	32.6%
1970	-	32.3%
1971	-	31.9%
1972	-	31.6%
1973	-	31.3%
1974	-	30.9%
1975	-	30.6%
1976	-	30.2%
1977	-	29.9%
1978	-	29.5%
1979	-	29.2%
1980	-	28.9%
1981	-	28.5%
1982	-	28.2%
1983	-	27.8%
1984	4.07%	27.5%
1985	3.93%	27.1%
1986	3.78%	26.7%
1987	3.59%	36%
1988	3.36%	76.7%
1989	3.1%	30.7%
1990	2.85%	30.3%
1991	2.61%	29.7%
1992	2.43%	33.8%
1993	2.29%	33.1%
1994	2.14%	23%
1995	1.95%	27%
1996	1.74%	26.1%
1997	1.56%	25.2%
1998	1.42%	42.6%
1999	1.32%	19.2%
2000	1.26%	18.3%
2001	1.2%	17.4%
2002	1.14%	16.5%
2003	1.05%	15.7%
2004	0.97%	14.8%
2005	0.9%	14.1%
2006	0.85%	13.4%
2007	0.82%	12.7%
2008	0.79%	12.1%
2009	0.78%	11.5%
2010	0.76%	10.9%
2011	0.73%	10.5%
2012	0.71%	10.1%
2013	0.68%	9.92%
2014	0.66%	18.2%
2015	0.63%	23.7%
2016	0.61%	26.4%
2017	0.59%	27.8%
2018	0.58%	13.2%
2019	0.57%	9.87%
2020	0.55%	9.87%
2021	0.54%	9.87%
2022	0.53%	9.87%
2023	0.52%	9.87%