Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Serbia vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Serbia	Tanzania
1960	2.15	6.54
1961	2.13	6.56
1962	2.11	6.61
1963	2.08	6.65
1964	2.07	6.68
1965	2.06	6.73
1966	2.04	6.8
1967	2.02	6.86
1968	2.01	6.9
1969	1.99	6.95
1970	1.97	7
1971	1.96	7.04
1972	1.95	7.05
1973	1.94	7.06
1974	1.93	7.12
1975	1.92	7.1
1976	1.91	7.09
1977	1.9	7.07
1978	1.89	7.06
1979	1.88	7.04
1980	1.86	6.99
1981	1.85	6.93
1982	1.84	6.87
1983	1.83	6.81
1984	1.81	6.72
1985	1.8	6.6
1986	1.78	6.49
1987	1.75	6.41
1988	1.72	6.38
1989	1.69	6.3
1990	1.65	6.2
1991	1.61	6.14
1992	1.57	6.08
1993	1.54	6
1994	1.51	5.89
1995	1.47	5.82
1996	1.44	5.83
1997	1.4	5.84
1998	1.37	5.81
1999	1.35	5.75
2000	1.48	5.67
2001	1.58	5.62
2002	1.57	5.57
2003	1.59	5.58
2004	1.57	5.6
2005	1.45	5.58
2006	1.43	5.51
2007	1.38	5.4
2008	1.4	5.32
2009	1.44	5.26
2010	1.4	5.23
2011	1.4	5.14
2012	1.45	5.14
2013	1.43	5.16
2014	1.46	5.12
2015	1.46	5.03
2016	1.46	5.01
2017	1.49	4.99
2018	1.49	4.93
2019	1.52	4.87
2020	1.48	4.8
2021	1.52	4.73
2022	1.59	4.67
2023	1.61	4.61
2024	1.61	4.54
2025	1.61	4.47
2026	1.62	4.41
2027	1.62	4.34
2028	1.62	4.28
2029	1.63	4.22
2030	1.63	4.16
2031	1.63	4.11
2032	1.63	4.04
2033	1.64	3.98
2034	1.64	3.94
2035	1.65	3.88
2036	1.65	3.83
2037	1.65	3.76
2038	1.65	3.72
2039	1.65	3.67
2040	1.65	3.63
2041	1.66	3.57
2042	1.66	3.54
2043	1.66	3.49
2044	1.66	3.46
2045	1.67	3.4
2046	1.67	3.39
2047	1.67	3.35
2048	1.67	3.31
2049	1.67	3.25
2050	1.67	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	Tanzania
1960	27.2%	44.9%
1961	27.1%	44.8%
1962	27%	44.8%
1963	26.7%	44.8%
1964	26.3%	45%
1965	25.8%	45.2%
1966	25.3%	45.4%
1967	24.7%	45.6%
1968	24.1%	45.8%
1969	23.5%	45.9%
1970	23%	46%
1971	22.5%	46.1%
1972	22.2%	46.1%
1973	22%	46.2%
1974	21.7%	46.3%
1975	21.5%	46.4%
1976	21.3%	46.5%
1977	21%	46.6%
1978	20.9%	46.7%
1979	20.7%	46.9%
1980	20.6%	47.2%
1981	20.6%	47.4%
1982	20.6%	47.5%
1983	20.5%	47.6%
1984	20.5%	47.5%
1985	20.3%	47.4%
1986	20.2%	47.2%
1987	20%	46.9%
1988	19.8%	46.7%
1989	19.6%	46.5%
1990	19.3%	46.3%
1991	19.1%	46.2%
1992	18.8%	46%
1993	18.6%	45.5%
1994	18.3%	44.9%
1995	18%	44.5%
1996	17.7%	44.7%
1997	17.4%	44.8%
1998	17.1%	44.7%
1999	16.7%	44.7%
2000	16.4%	44.6%
2001	16.1%	44.5%
2002	15.8%	44.6%
2003	15.6%	44.6%
2004	15.4%	44.7%
2005	15.2%	44.8%
2006	15%	44.9%
2007	14.9%	45%
2008	14.7%	45.1%
2009	14.6%	45.3%
2010	14.5%	45.3%
2011	14.4%	45.2%
2012	14.3%	45.1%
2013	14.3%	44.9%
2014	14.3%	44.8%
2015	14.3%	44.5%
2016	14.3%	44.2%
2017	14.3%	44%
2018	14.3%	43.8%
2019	14.3%	43.6%
2020	14.3%	43.4%
2021	14.3%	43.1%
2022	14.4%	42.9%
2023	14.4%	42.7%
2024	14.3%	42.5%
2025	14.3%	42.3%
2026	14.2%	42.1%
2027	14.1%	41.9%
2028	14.1%	41.7%
2029	14%	41.4%
2030	13.9%	41.1%
2031	13.8%	40.9%
2032	13.7%	40.5%
2033	13.6%	40.2%
2034	13.5%	39.8%
2035	13.4%	39.5%
2036	13.3%	39.1%
2037	13.3%	38.8%
2038	13.2%	38.4%
2039	13.2%	38.1%
2040	13.1%	37.8%
2041	13.1%	37.5%
2042	13.1%	37.1%
2043	13.1%	36.8%
2044	13.1%	36.5%
2045	13.1%	36.2%
2046	13.1%	35.9%
2047	13.1%	35.6%
2048	13.1%	35.4%
2049	13.1%	35.1%
2050	13.1%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	63,642	275,814
1961	61,065	286,839
1962	59,307	300,663
1963	55,580	314,644
1964	54,185	328,527
1965	53,383	343,456
1966	53,338	360,229
1967	53,120	374,763
1968	51,653	389,467
1969	50,304	408,322
1970	48,343	427,988
1971	47,424	449,014
1972	48,248	467,305
1973	49,596	488,429
1974	51,583	515,152
1975	52,502	533,906
1976	51,399	553,617
1977	48,105	574,938
1978	43,636	595,024
1979	39,022	613,388
1980	36,273	629,444
1981	34,304	645,496
1982	30,603	662,627
1983	27,515	679,720
1984	23,815	687,435
1985	22,090	697,867
1986	19,407	705,677
1987	16,711	718,580
1988	13,852	736,551
1989	11,872	743,854
1990	7,416	750,825
1991	2,210	762,011
1992	-3,779	767,961
1993	-5,703	778,044
1994	-7,157	803,953
1995	-7,628	838,980
1996	-16,007	868,524
1997	-18,389	882,544
1998	-23,006	920,806
1999	-29,408	948,659
2000	-30,065	985,185
2001	-20,259	1,026,242
2002	-24,750	1,063,195
2003	-24,686	1,118,435
2004	-26,121	1,175,379
2005	-34,227	1,224,165
2006	-31,870	1,257,927
2007	-34,693	1,278,285
2008	-33,590	1,303,728
2009	-33,676	1,332,015
2010	-34,999	1,363,477
2011	-36,906	1,384,886
2012	-35,288	1,439,325
2013	-34,399	1,509,008
2014	-34,946	1,565,630
2015	-37,605	1,592,882
2016	-35,998	1,659,502
2017	-39,317	1,726,909
2018	-37,707	1,777,852
2019	-36,810	1,816,669
2020	-55,193	1,861,377
2021	-74,494	1,880,137
2022	-46,651	1,927,960
2023	-36,427	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	Tanzania
1985	15	980
1986	15	971
1987	15	964
1988	14	949
1989	14	927
1990	14	900
1991	14	873
1992	15	864
1993	16	851
1994	16	816
1995	17	797
1996	17	775
1997	17	777
1998	19	739
1999	17	635
2000	16	568
2001	15	493
2002	14	454
2003	14	397
2004	13	365
2005	13	350
2006	12	366
2007	12	453
2008	12	511
2009	12	502
2010	13	486
2011	13	475
2012	13	448
2013	13	479
2014	13	454
2015	13	433
2016	13	396
2017	13	345
2018	12	319
2019	12	292
2020	16	160
2021	26	162
2022	14	152
2023	11	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	-	24.2%
1961	-	24%
1962	-	23.8%
1963	-	23.6%
1964	-	23.4%
1965	-	23.1%
1966	-	22.8%
1967	-	22.5%
1968	-	22.2%
1969	-	21.9%
1970	-	21.6%
1971	-	21.2%
1972	-	20.9%
1973	-	20.5%
1974	-	20.1%
1975	-	19.6%
1976	-	19.2%
1977	-	18.8%
1978	-	18.4%
1979	-	18.1%
1980	-	17.9%
1981	-	17.8%
1982	-	17.8%
1983	-	17.8%
1984	4.07%	17.8%
1985	3.93%	17.7%
1986	3.78%	17.6%
1987	3.59%	17.4%
1988	3.36%	17.2%
1989	3.1%	16.9%
1990	2.85%	16.7%
1991	2.61%	16.5%
1992	2.43%	16.3%
1993	2.29%	16.1%
1994	2.14%	15.9%
1995	1.95%	15.6%
1996	1.74%	15.2%
1997	1.56%	14.8%
1998	1.42%	14.2%
1999	1.32%	13.6%
2000	1.26%	12.8%
2001	1.2%	12.1%
2002	1.14%	11.3%
2003	1.05%	10.5%
2004	0.97%	9.86%
2005	0.9%	9.24%
2006	0.85%	8.69%
2007	0.82%	8.16%
2008	0.79%	7.7%
2009	0.78%	7.24%
2010	0.76%	6.86%
2011	0.73%	6.5%
2012	0.71%	6.21%
2013	0.68%	5.95%
2014	0.66%	5.67%
2015	0.63%	5.48%
2016	0.61%	5.25%
2017	0.59%	5.02%
2018	0.58%	4.8%
2019	0.57%	4.6%
2020	0.55%	4.42%
2021	0.54%	4.22%
2022	0.53%	4.05%
2023	0.52%	3.89%