Fertility & birth rates in Serbia and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Serbia vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Serbia vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	2.15	2.69
1961	2.13	2.78
1962	2.11	2.86
1963	2.08	2.88
1964	2.07	2.93
1965	2.06	2.86
1966	2.04	2.78
1967	2.02	2.68
1968	2.01	2.6
1969	1.99	2.51
1970	1.97	2.44
1971	1.96	2.41
1972	1.95	2.2
1973	1.94	2.04
1974	1.93	1.92
1975	1.92	1.81
1976	1.91	1.74
1977	1.9	1.69
1978	1.89	1.75
1979	1.88	1.86
1980	1.86	1.9
1981	1.85	1.82
1982	1.84	1.78
1983	1.83	1.77
1984	1.81	1.77
1985	1.8	1.79
1986	1.78	1.78
1987	1.75	1.81
1988	1.72	1.82
1989	1.69	1.79
1990	1.65	1.83
1991	1.61	1.82
1992	1.57	1.79
1993	1.54	1.76
1994	1.51	1.74
1995	1.47	1.71
1996	1.44	1.73
1997	1.4	1.72
1998	1.37	1.71
1999	1.35	1.68
2000	1.48	1.64
2001	1.58	1.63
2002	1.57	1.63
2003	1.59	1.7
2004	1.57	1.75
2005	1.45	1.76
2006	1.43	1.82
2007	1.38	1.86
2008	1.4	1.91
2009	1.44	1.89
2010	1.4	1.92
2011	1.4	1.91
2012	1.45	1.92
2013	1.43	1.83
2014	1.46	1.81
2015	1.46	1.8
2016	1.46	1.79
2017	1.49	1.74
2018	1.49	1.68
2019	1.52	1.63
2020	1.48	1.57
2021	1.52	1.58
2022	1.59	1.56
2023	1.61	1.56
2024	1.61	1.55
2025	1.61	1.54
2026	1.62	1.53
2027	1.62	1.53
2028	1.62	1.53
2029	1.63	1.52
2030	1.63	1.52
2031	1.63	1.52
2032	1.63	1.53
2033	1.64	1.53
2034	1.64	1.53
2035	1.65	1.53
2036	1.65	1.53
2037	1.65	1.53
2038	1.65	1.53
2039	1.65	1.53
2040	1.65	1.53
2041	1.66	1.54
2042	1.66	1.54
2043	1.66	1.54
2044	1.66	1.54
2045	1.67	1.54
2046	1.67	1.54
2047	1.67	1.54
2048	1.67	1.54
2049	1.67	1.55
2050	1.67	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Serbia	United Kingdom
1960	27.2%	23.3%
1961	27.1%	23.3%
1962	27%	23.2%
1963	26.7%	23.2%
1964	26.3%	23.3%
1965	25.8%	23.4%
1966	25.3%	23.5%
1967	24.7%	23.7%
1968	24.1%	23.9%
1969	23.5%	24%
1970	23%	24.1%
1971	22.5%	24.1%
1972	22.2%	24%
1973	22%	23.9%
1974	21.7%	23.6%
1975	21.5%	23.3%
1976	21.3%	22.9%
1977	21%	22.4%
1978	20.9%	21.9%
1979	20.7%	21.4%
1980	20.6%	21%
1981	20.6%	20.6%
1982	20.6%	20.2%
1983	20.5%	19.8%
1984	20.5%	19.5%
1985	20.3%	19.3%
1986	20.2%	19.1%
1987	20%	18.9%
1988	19.8%	18.9%
1989	19.6%	19.1%
1990	19.3%	19.1%
1991	19.1%	19.3%
1992	18.8%	19.4%
1993	18.6%	19.5%
1994	18.3%	19.6%
1995	18%	19.5%
1996	17.7%	19.4%
1997	17.4%	19.3%
1998	17.1%	19.3%
1999	16.7%	19.2%
2000	16.4%	18.9%
2001	16.1%	18.7%
2002	15.8%	18.5%
2003	15.6%	18.4%
2004	15.4%	18.3%
2005	15.2%	18.2%
2006	15%	18%
2007	14.9%	17.9%
2008	14.7%	17.8%
2009	14.6%	17.8%
2010	14.5%	17.8%
2011	14.4%	17.7%
2012	14.3%	17.8%
2013	14.3%	17.8%
2014	14.3%	17.8%
2015	14.3%	17.9%
2016	14.3%	18%
2017	14.3%	18%
2018	14.3%	18.1%
2019	14.3%	18%
2020	14.3%	18%
2021	14.3%	17.8%
2022	14.4%	17.6%
2023	14.4%	17.4%
2024	14.3%	17.2%
2025	14.3%	17%
2026	14.2%	16.7%
2027	14.1%	16.5%
2028	14.1%	16.2%
2029	14%	16%
2030	13.9%	15.7%
2031	13.8%	15.5%
2032	13.7%	15.3%
2033	13.6%	15.2%
2034	13.5%	15.1%
2035	13.4%	15%
2036	13.3%	14.9%
2037	13.3%	14.9%
2038	13.2%	14.8%
2039	13.2%	14.8%
2040	13.1%	14.8%
2041	13.1%	14.8%
2042	13.1%	14.8%
2043	13.1%	14.9%
2044	13.1%	14.9%
2045	13.1%	14.9%
2046	13.1%	15%
2047	13.1%	15%
2048	13.1%	15%
2049	13.1%	15%
2050	13.1%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.3% of the population in Serbia and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 19.3% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Serbia and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Serbia vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.63% in Serbia and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	63,642	314,400
1961	61,065	311,519
1962	59,307	340,800
1963	55,580	337,995
1964	54,185	405,000
1965	53,383	364,132
1966	53,338	333,356
1967	53,120	346,145
1968	51,653	292,622
1969	50,304	260,577
1970	48,343	244,918
1971	47,424	257,123
1972	48,248	162,650
1973	49,596	112,389
1974	51,583	67,476
1975	52,502	33,735
1976	51,399	-5,621
1977	48,105	0
1978	43,636	16,859
1979	39,022	61,872
1980	36,273	95,734
1981	34,304	73,234
1982	30,603	56,314
1983	27,515	61,966
1984	23,815	84,633
1985	22,090	79,170
1986	19,407	90,690
1987	16,711	136,325
1988	13,852	136,628
1989	11,872	119,861
1990	7,416	154,569
1991	2,210	143,562
1992	-3,779	149,709
1993	-5,703	103,893
1994	-7,157	127,304
1995	-7,628	87,028
1996	-16,007	98,884
1997	-18,389	99,138
1998	-23,006	87,730
1999	-29,408	64,551
2000	-30,065	70,671
2001	-20,259	65,032
2002	-24,750	65,308
2003	-24,686	89,471
2004	-26,121	131,974
2005	-34,227	144,963
2006	-31,870	176,455
2007	-34,693	196,232
2008	-33,590	216,325
2009	-33,676	230,422
2010	-34,999	251,066
2011	-36,906	259,361
2012	-35,288	248,473
2013	-34,399	198,830
2014	-34,946	206,784
2015	-37,605	175,738
2016	-35,998	177,139
2017	-39,317	145,125
2018	-37,707	119,321
2019	-36,810	108,342
2020	-55,193	-4,272
2021	-74,494	30,612
2022	-46,651	39,751
2023	-36,427	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Serbia vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Serbia	United Kingdom
1985	15	2
1986	15	2
1987	15	3
1988	14	4
1989	14	5
1990	14	6
1991	14	7
1992	15	7
1993	16	8
1994	16	9
1995	17	9
1996	17	8
1997	17	9
1998	19	10
1999	17	11
2000	16	12
2001	15	13
2002	14	13
2003	14	14
2004	13	13
2005	13	12
2006	12	12
2007	12	11
2008	12	11
2009	12	11
2010	13	10
2011	13	10
2012	13	9
2013	13	9
2014	13	9
2015	13	9
2016	13	9
2017	13	9
2018	12	9
2019	12	9
2020	16	14
2021	26	13
2022	14	15
2023	11	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.52% in Serbia and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	-	2.66%
1961	-	2.61%
1962	-	2.56%
1963	-	2.49%
1964	-	2.42%
1965	-	2.34%
1966	-	2.28%
1967	-	2.22%
1968	-	2.18%
1969	-	2.14%
1970	-	2.1%
1971	-	2.06%
1972	-	2%
1973	-	1.94%
1974	-	1.87%
1975	-	1.8%
1976	-	1.72%
1977	-	1.64%
1978	-	1.57%
1979	-	1.49%
1980	-	1.41%
1981	-	1.34%
1982	-	1.27%
1983	-	1.22%
1984	4.07%	1.17%
1985	3.93%	1.14%
1986	3.78%	1.11%
1987	3.59%	1.08%
1988	3.36%	1.04%
1989	3.1%	0.99%
1990	2.85%	0.93%
1991	2.61%	0.87%
1992	2.43%	0.82%
1993	2.29%	0.77%
1994	2.14%	0.74%
1995	1.95%	0.72%
1996	1.74%	0.7%
1997	1.56%	0.69%
1998	1.42%	0.68%
1999	1.32%	0.67%
2000	1.26%	0.65%
2001	1.2%	0.64%
2002	1.14%	0.63%
2003	1.05%	0.63%
2004	0.97%	0.61%
2005	0.9%	0.6%
2006	0.85%	0.59%
2007	0.82%	0.58%
2008	0.79%	0.56%
2009	0.78%	0.54%
2010	0.76%	0.52%
2011	0.73%	0.5%
2012	0.71%	0.48%
2013	0.68%	0.46%
2014	0.66%	0.45%
2015	0.63%	0.45%
2016	0.61%	0.44%
2017	0.59%	0.44%
2018	0.58%	0.44%
2019	0.57%	0.44%
2020	0.55%	0.44%
2021	0.54%	0.44%
2022	0.53%	0.45%
2023	0.52%	0.45%