Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Serbia vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Serbia vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	2.15	6.5
1961	2.13	6.49
1962	2.11	6.49
1963	2.08	6.5
1964	2.07	6.49
1965	2.06	6.5
1966	2.04	6.5
1967	2.02	6.51
1968	2.01	6.53
1969	1.99	6.52
1970	1.97	6.52
1971	1.96	6.52
1972	1.95	6.5
1973	1.94	6.46
1974	1.93	6.41
1975	1.92	6.35
1976	1.91	6.29
1977	1.9	6.22
1978	1.89	6.15
1979	1.88	6.06
1980	1.86	5.95
1981	1.85	5.81
1982	1.84	5.66
1983	1.83	5.48
1984	1.81	5.3
1985	1.8	5.13
1986	1.78	5
1987	1.75	4.88
1988	1.72	4.77
1989	1.69	4.65
1990	1.65	4.51
1991	1.61	4.25
1992	1.57	4.09
1993	1.54	3.82
1994	1.51	3.76
1995	1.47	3.28
1996	1.44	3.06
1997	1.4	2.83
1998	1.37	2.77
1999	1.35	2.79
2000	1.48	2.73
2001	1.58	2.62
2002	1.57	2.54
2003	1.59	2.49
2004	1.57	2.38
2005	1.45	2.23
2006	1.43	1.96
2007	1.38	1.79
2008	1.4	1.52
2009	1.44	1.58
2010	1.4	1.57
2011	1.4	1.54
2012	1.45	1.53
2013	1.43	1.53
2014	1.46	1.48
2015	1.46	1.42
2016	1.46	1.37
2017	1.49	1.35
2018	1.49	1.29
2019	1.52	1.25
2020	1.48	1.29
2021	1.52	1.16
2022	1.59	1.15
2023	1.61	1.2
2024	1.61	1.21
2025	1.61	1.21
2026	1.62	1.21
2027	1.62	1.21
2028	1.62	1.22
2029	1.63	1.22
2030	1.63	1.23
2031	1.63	1.23
2032	1.63	1.24
2033	1.64	1.25
2034	1.64	1.25
2035	1.65	1.26
2036	1.65	1.26
2037	1.65	1.27
2038	1.65	1.28
2039	1.65	1.28
2040	1.65	1.28
2041	1.66	1.29
2042	1.66	1.29
2043	1.66	1.3
2044	1.66	1.3
2045	1.67	1.31
2046	1.67	1.31
2047	1.67	1.31
2048	1.67	1.32
2049	1.67	1.32
2050	1.67	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	UAE
1960	27.2%	37.8%
1961	27.1%	36.7%
1962	27%	35.8%
1963	26.7%	35.1%
1964	26.3%	34.5%
1965	25.8%	33.9%
1966	25.3%	33.2%
1967	24.7%	32.1%
1968	24.1%	31.2%
1969	23.5%	30.6%
1970	23%	29.8%
1971	22.5%	29%
1972	22.2%	28.3%
1973	22%	27.8%
1974	21.7%	27.4%
1975	21.5%	27.2%
1976	21.3%	26.9%
1977	21%	26.8%
1978	20.9%	26.9%
1979	20.7%	27.1%
1980	20.6%	27.4%
1981	20.6%	28%
1982	20.6%	28.8%
1983	20.5%	29.5%
1984	20.5%	30.2%
1985	20.3%	30.7%
1986	20.2%	31.2%
1987	20%	31.2%
1988	19.8%	30.9%
1989	19.6%	30.3%
1990	19.3%	29.6%
1991	19.1%	28.8%
1992	18.8%	28.1%
1993	18.6%	27.4%
1994	18.3%	26.7%
1995	18%	25.9%
1996	17.7%	25.2%
1997	17.4%	24.3%
1998	17.1%	23.1%
1999	16.7%	22%
2000	16.4%	20.8%
2001	16.1%	19.8%
2002	15.8%	18.9%
2003	15.6%	18.3%
2004	15.4%	17.8%
2005	15.2%	17.5%
2006	15%	17.2%
2007	14.9%	17%
2008	14.7%	16.9%
2009	14.6%	16.9%
2010	14.5%	16.9%
2011	14.4%	16.8%
2012	14.3%	16.8%
2013	14.3%	16.8%
2014	14.3%	16.8%
2015	14.3%	16.8%
2016	14.3%	16.8%
2017	14.3%	16.8%
2018	14.3%	16.7%
2019	14.3%	16.6%
2020	14.3%	16.6%
2021	14.3%	16.5%
2022	14.4%	16.5%
2023	14.4%	16.3%
2024	14.3%	16.1%
2025	14.3%	16%
2026	14.2%	15.9%
2027	14.1%	15.9%
2028	14.1%	15.9%
2029	14%	15.9%
2030	13.9%	16%
2031	13.8%	16.1%
2032	13.7%	16.3%
2033	13.6%	16.5%
2034	13.5%	16.7%
2035	13.4%	16.9%
2036	13.3%	17.1%
2037	13.3%	17.3%
2038	13.2%	17.5%
2039	13.2%	17.7%
2040	13.1%	17.9%
2041	13.1%	18%
2042	13.1%	18.1%
2043	13.1%	18.2%
2044	13.1%	18.3%
2045	13.1%	18.3%
2046	13.1%	18.3%
2047	13.1%	18.3%
2048	13.1%	18.3%
2049	13.1%	18.2%
2050	13.1%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	63,642	3,418
1961	61,065	3,657
1962	59,307	3,901
1963	55,580	4,157
1964	54,185	4,410
1965	53,383	4,675
1966	53,338	4,955
1967	53,120	5,264
1968	51,653	5,588
1969	50,304	6,138
1970	48,343	6,922
1971	47,424	7,839
1972	48,248	8,818
1973	49,596	9,822
1974	51,583	10,835
1975	52,502	11,859
1976	51,399	12,876
1977	48,105	15,787
1978	43,636	18,879
1979	39,022	21,987
1980	36,273	25,005
1981	34,304	27,560
1982	30,603	29,585
1983	27,515	31,480
1984	23,815	33,250
1985	22,090	34,855
1986	19,407	36,829
1987	16,711	37,741
1988	13,852	38,861
1989	11,872	40,148
1990	7,416	41,339
1991	2,210	41,409
1992	-3,779	42,119
1993	-5,703	41,324
1994	-7,157	42,976
1995	-7,628	38,685
1996	-16,007	37,886
1997	-18,389	38,207
1998	-23,006	41,176
1999	-29,408	46,198
2000	-30,065	49,993
2001	-20,259	52,789
2002	-24,750	55,922
2003	-24,686	59,118
2004	-26,121	60,344
2005	-34,227	60,046
2006	-31,870	54,338
2007	-34,693	55,048
2008	-33,590	55,426
2009	-33,676	66,521
2010	-34,999	69,907
2011	-36,906	73,496
2012	-35,288	78,682
2013	-34,399	82,977
2014	-34,946	84,277
2015	-37,605	85,044
2016	-35,998	87,028
2017	-39,317	89,382
2018	-37,707	86,840
2019	-36,810	86,296
2020	-55,193	87,871
2021	-74,494	76,802
2022	-46,651	81,758
2023	-36,427	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	UAE
1985	15	19
1986	15	19
1987	15	19
1988	14	19
1989	14	19
1990	14	19
1991	14	19
1992	15	19
1993	16	19
1994	16	19
1995	17	18
1996	17	16
1997	17	14
1998	19	12
1999	17	10
2000	16	8
2001	15	7
2002	14	5
2003	14	5
2004	13	4
2005	13	4
2006	12	3
2007	12	3
2008	12	3
2009	12	3
2010	13	3
2011	13	4
2012	13	4
2013	13	4
2014	13	3
2015	13	3
2016	13	3
2017	13	3
2018	12	3
2019	12	3
2020	16	6
2021	26	6
2022	14	2
2023	11	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	-	20.1%
1961	-	19%
1962	-	18%
1963	-	16.9%
1964	-	15.8%
1965	-	14.8%
1966	-	13.7%
1967	-	12.6%
1968	-	11.6%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.62%
1971	-	8.72%
1972	-	7.89%
1973	-	7.12%
1974	-	6.43%
1975	-	5.8%
1976	-	5.23%
1977	-	4.7%
1978	-	4.22%
1979	-	3.78%
1980	-	3.4%
1981	-	3.06%
1982	-	2.77%
1983	-	2.52%
1984	4.07%	2.31%
1985	3.93%	2.12%
1986	3.78%	1.97%
1987	3.59%	1.83%
1988	3.36%	1.71%
1989	3.1%	1.61%
1990	2.85%	1.51%
1991	2.61%	1.43%
1992	2.43%	1.37%
1993	2.29%	1.31%
1994	2.14%	1.26%
1995	1.95%	1.21%
1996	1.74%	1.18%
1997	1.56%	1.15%
1998	1.42%	1.12%
1999	1.32%	1.09%
2000	1.26%	1.07%
2001	1.2%	1.05%
2002	1.14%	1.03%
2003	1.05%	1.01%
2004	0.97%	1%
2005	0.9%	0.98%
2006	0.85%	0.96%
2007	0.82%	0.94%
2008	0.79%	0.92%
2009	0.78%	0.9%
2010	0.76%	0.88%
2011	0.73%	0.86%
2012	0.71%	0.84%
2013	0.68%	0.82%
2014	0.66%	0.79%
2015	0.63%	0.77%
2016	0.61%	0.73%
2017	0.59%	0.7%
2018	0.58%	0.67%
2019	0.57%	0.63%
2020	0.55%	0.6%
2021	0.54%	0.56%
2022	0.53%	0.53%
2023	0.52%	0.5%