Serbia Demographics: Median age, Gender, Race, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Serbia vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Serbia	World
1960	28.7	22.5
1961	29.1	22.5
1962	29.4	22.4
1963	29.8	22.2
1964	30.2	22
1965	30.5	21.8
1966	30.8	21.7
1967	31.1	21.6
1968	31.4	21.5
1969	31.7	21.5
1970	32	21.4
1971	32.2	21.4
1972	32.5	21.5
1973	32.7	21.5
1974	32.8	21.6
1975	33	21.7
1976	33.2	21.9
1977	33.4	22
1978	33.5	22.2
1979	33.7	22.3
1980	33.8	22.5
1981	33.9	22.6
1982	34.1	22.7
1983	34.4	22.9
1984	34.7	23
1985	35	23.2
1986	35.4	23.3
1987	35.7	23.4
1988	36.1	23.6
1989	36.5	23.8
1990	36.8	23.9
1991	37.1	24.1
1992	37.5	24.3
1993	37.8	24.5
1994	38.2	24.7
1995	38.5	25
1996	38.9	25.2
1997	39.2	25.4
1998	39.5	25.7
1999	39.8	25.9
2000	40.1	26.1
2001	40.3	26.3
2002	40.5	26.5
2003	40.7	26.7
2004	40.9	27
2005	41.1	27.2
2006	41.3	27.4
2007	41.5	27.6
2008	41.7	27.8
2009	41.9	28
2010	42.1	28.2
2011	42.4	28.4
2012	42.6	28.6
2013	42.8	28.9
2014	43	29.1
2015	43.3	29.3
2016	43.5	29.5
2017	43.7	29.8
2018	44	30
2019	44.2	30.3
2020	44.4	30.6
2021	44.5	30.8
2022	44.7	31
2023	44.9	31.3
2024	45.1	31.6
2025	45.4	31.9
2026	45.7	32.1
2027	45.9	32.3
2028	46.1	32.6
2029	46.4	32.8
2030	46.6	33
2031	46.9	33.2
2032	47.1	33.4
2033	47.3	33.6
2034	47.5	33.8
2035	47.7	34
2036	47.9	34.2
2037	48.1	34.4
2038	48.2	34.6
2039	48.3	34.8
2040	48.5	35
2041	48.6	35.2
2042	48.7	35.4
2043	48.9	35.6
2044	49	35.8
2045	49.1	36
2046	49.2	36.2
2047	49.3	36.4
2048	49.3	36.6
2049	49.3	36.8
2050	49.4	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Serbia was 28.7 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 45.1 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 29th for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Serbia ranks 15th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Serbia is expected to increase to around 49.4 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Serbia demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Serbia
	Male	Female
0-4	2.34%	2.24%
5-9	2.44%	2.41%
10-14	2.45%	2.43%
15-19	2.5%	2.5%
20-24	2.61%	2.63%
25-29	2.78%	2.77%
30-34	3%	3.03%
35-39	3.27%	3.34%
40-44	3.5%	3.6%
45-49	3.55%	3.68%
50-54	3.31%	3.52%
55-59	3.15%	3.48%
60-64	3.15%	3.66%
65-69	3.16%	3.86%
70-74	2.94%	3.85%
75-79	1.71%	2.51%
80+	1.59%	3.05%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Serbia has low demographic potential with 36.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 180/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Serbia			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	51%	41.1%	9.9%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	51.1%	41%	10.1%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	51%	40.7%	10.3%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	50.7%	40.2%	10.5%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	50.3%	39.5%	10.8%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	49.8%	38.7%	11.1%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	49.2%	37.7%	11.5%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	48.6%	36.7%	11.9%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	47.8%	35.6%	12.2%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	47%	34.5%	12.5%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	46.4%	33.6%	12.8%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	45.9%	32.9%	13.1%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	45.8%	32.4%	13.4%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	45.7%	32%	13.7%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	45.7%	31.7%	14%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	45.8%	31.3%	14.4%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	45.8%	31%	14.8%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	45.8%	30.7%	15.1%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	45.7%	30.4%	15.3%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	45.5%	30.2%	15.3%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	45%	29.9%	15.1%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	44.5%	29.7%	14.7%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	43.8%	29.6%	14.2%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	43.2%	29.4%	13.8%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	42.9%	29.2%	13.7%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	42.9%	29.1%	13.8%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	43%	28.9%	14.1%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	43.3%	28.7%	14.6%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	43.5%	28.4%	15.1%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	43.8%	28.2%	15.7%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	44.1%	27.8%	16.3%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	44.5%	27.5%	16.9%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	44.9%	27.3%	17.7%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	45.4%	27%	18.5%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	45.9%	26.7%	19.3%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	46.4%	26.3%	20.1%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	46.9%	26%	20.9%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	47.3%	25.6%	21.7%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	47.7%	25.2%	22.5%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	47.9%	24.7%	23.2%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	48.1%	24.3%	23.8%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	48.2%	23.8%	24.3%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	48.2%	23.4%	24.8%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	48.3%	23.1%	25.2%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	48.3%	22.8%	25.5%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	48.2%	22.5%	25.7%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	48%	22.2%	25.8%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	47.8%	22%	25.8%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	47.4%	21.7%	25.7%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	47%	21.4%	25.6%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	46.7%	21.2%	25.5%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	46.5%	21%	25.5%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	46.8%	21%	25.8%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	47.6%	21.1%	26.5%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	48.6%	21.3%	27.3%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	49.8%	21.5%	28.3%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.9%	21.6%	29.2%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	52%	21.7%	30.3%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	53.3%	21.9%	31.4%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	54.6%	22%	32.6%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	55.8%	22.2%	33.6%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	56.7%	22.4%	34.3%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	57.3%	22.6%	34.7%	54%	39%	15%
2023	57.9%	22.7%	35.3%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	58.7%	22.7%	36%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Serbia increased from 48.3% to 58.7% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Serbia working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Serbia	World
1960	66.2%	57.6%
1961	66.2%	57.5%
1962	66.2%	57.4%
1963	66.4%	57.2%
1964	66.5%	57%
1965	66.8%	56.9%
1966	67%	56.8%
1967	67.3%	56.9%
1968	67.7%	56.9%
1969	68%	56.9%
1970	68.3%	57%
1971	68.5%	57.1%
1972	68.6%	57.2%
1973	68.6%	57.3%
1974	68.6%	57.3%
1975	68.6%	57.4%
1976	68.6%	57.5%
1977	68.6%	57.7%
1978	68.6%	58%
1979	68.7%	58.4%
1980	68.9%	58.7%
1981	69.2%	59%
1982	69.5%	59.3%
1983	69.8%	59.6%
1984	70%	59.9%
1985	70%	60.1%
1986	69.9%	60.4%
1987	69.8%	60.5%
1988	69.7%	60.7%
1989	69.5%	60.8%
1990	69.4%	60.9%
1991	69.2%	61%
1992	69%	61.1%
1993	68.8%	61.2%
1994	68.5%	61.3%
1995	68.3%	61.5%
1996	68.1%	61.7%
1997	67.9%	61.9%
1998	67.7%	62.2%
1999	67.6%	62.5%
2000	67.5%	62.8%
2001	67.5%	63.1%
2002	67.5%	63.4%
2003	67.4%	63.7%
2004	67.4%	64%
2005	67.5%	64.3%
2006	67.6%	64.5%
2007	67.7%	64.7%
2008	67.8%	64.9%
2009	68%	65%
2010	68.2%	65.1%
2011	68.2%	65.2%
2012	68.1%	65.2%
2013	67.7%	65.2%
2014	67.3%	65.2%
2015	66.8%	65.1%
2016	66.3%	65.1%
2017	65.8%	65%
2018	65.2%	64.9%
2019	64.7%	64.9%
2020	64.2%	64.8%
2021	63.8%	64.9%
2022	63.6%	64.9%
2023	63.3%	65%
2024	63%	65.1%
2025	62.7%	65.2%
2026	62.4%	65.3%
2027	62.2%	65.4%
2028	62%	65.4%
2029	61.9%	65.4%
2030	61.8%	65.4%
2031	61.7%	65.4%
2032	61.6%	65.4%
2033	61.5%	65.4%
2034	61.5%	65.3%
2035	61.4%	65.2%
2036	61.3%	65%
2037	61.2%	64.9%
2038	61.1%	64.7%
2039	60.9%	64.6%
2040	60.7%	64.5%
2041	60.4%	64.4%
2042	60.2%	64.3%
2043	59.9%	64.2%
2044	59.6%	64.1%
2045	59.3%	63.9%
2046	59%	63.8%
2047	58.8%	63.7%
2048	58.5%	63.6%
2049	58.1%	63.4%
2050	57.8%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Serbia changed from 67.4% to 63% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Serbia	World
1960	27.2%	37.4%
1961	27.1%	37.5%
1962	27%	37.6%
1963	26.7%	37.8%
1964	26.3%	38%
1965	25.8%	38%
1966	25.3%	38%
1967	24.7%	38%
1968	24.1%	37.9%
1969	23.5%	37.8%
1970	23%	37.7%
1971	22.5%	37.6%
1972	22.2%	37.5%
1973	22%	37.3%
1974	21.7%	37.2%
1975	21.5%	37.1%
1976	21.3%	36.9%
1977	21%	36.7%
1978	20.9%	36.3%
1979	20.7%	35.9%
1980	20.6%	35.5%
1981	20.6%	35.2%
1982	20.6%	34.9%
1983	20.5%	34.6%
1984	20.5%	34.3%
1985	20.3%	34%
1986	20.2%	33.8%
1987	20%	33.6%
1988	19.8%	33.4%
1989	19.6%	33.2%
1990	19.3%	33%
1991	19.1%	32.9%
1992	18.8%	32.7%
1993	18.6%	32.5%
1994	18.3%	32.3%
1995	18%	32.1%
1996	17.7%	31.8%
1997	17.4%	31.5%
1998	17.1%	31.1%
1999	16.7%	30.8%
2000	16.4%	30.4%
2001	16.1%	30%
2002	15.8%	29.6%
2003	15.6%	29.2%
2004	15.4%	28.8%
2005	15.2%	28.5%
2006	15%	28.1%
2007	14.9%	27.9%
2008	14.7%	27.6%
2009	14.6%	27.5%
2010	14.5%	27.3%
2011	14.4%	27.1%
2012	14.3%	27%
2013	14.3%	26.9%
2014	14.3%	26.8%
2015	14.3%	26.6%
2016	14.3%	26.5%
2017	14.3%	26.4%
2018	14.3%	26.2%
2019	14.3%	26%
2020	14.3%	25.8%
2021	14.3%	25.6%
2022	14.4%	25.3%
2023	14.4%	25%
2024	14.3%	24.7%
2025	14.3%	24.4%
2026	14.2%	24.1%
2027	14.1%	23.8%
2028	14.1%	23.4%
2029	14%	23.1%
2030	13.9%	22.8%
2031	13.8%	22.6%
2032	13.7%	22.3%
2033	13.6%	22.1%
2034	13.5%	21.9%
2035	13.4%	21.7%
2036	13.3%	21.6%
2037	13.3%	21.5%
2038	13.2%	21.4%
2039	13.2%	21.3%
2040	13.1%	21.2%
2041	13.1%	21.1%
2042	13.1%	21%
2043	13.1%	21%
2044	13.1%	20.9%
2045	13.1%	20.8%
2046	13.1%	20.7%
2047	13.1%	20.7%
2048	13.1%	20.6%
2049	13.1%	20.5%
2050	13.1%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Serbia decreased from 15.4% to 14.3% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Serbia	World
1960	6.55%	4.97%
1961	6.67%	4.99%
1962	6.8%	5.01%
1963	6.95%	5.02%
1964	7.16%	5.04%
1965	7.43%	5.08%
1966	7.71%	5.12%
1967	8%	5.16%
1968	8.26%	5.2%
1969	8.5%	5.24%
1970	8.73%	5.28%
1971	8.94%	5.32%
1972	9.16%	5.37%
1973	9.39%	5.42%
1974	9.63%	5.47%
1975	9.9%	5.53%
1976	10.2%	5.59%
1977	10.4%	5.65%
1978	10.5%	5.71%
1979	10.5%	5.77%
1980	10.4%	5.81%
1981	10.2%	5.81%
1982	9.89%	5.8%
1983	9.65%	5.79%
1984	9.56%	5.8%
1985	9.66%	5.82%
1986	9.89%	5.86%
1987	10.2%	5.91%
1988	10.5%	5.95%
1989	10.9%	6.01%
1990	11.3%	6.07%
1991	11.7%	6.14%
1992	12.2%	6.21%
1993	12.7%	6.29%
1994	13.2%	6.37%
1995	13.7%	6.45%
1996	14.2%	6.53%
1997	14.7%	6.61%
1998	15.2%	6.68%
1999	15.7%	6.76%
2000	16.1%	6.84%
2001	16.4%	6.92%
2002	16.7%	7.01%
2003	17%	7.1%
2004	17.2%	7.18%
2005	17.3%	7.26%
2006	17.4%	7.34%
2007	17.5%	7.41%
2008	17.4%	7.47%
2009	17.4%	7.52%
2010	17.4%	7.58%
2011	17.4%	7.66%
2012	17.6%	7.78%
2013	18%	7.92%
2014	18.4%	8.08%
2015	18.9%	8.26%
2016	19.4%	8.45%
2017	19.9%	8.65%
2018	20.5%	8.88%
2019	21.1%	9.1%
2020	21.6%	9.33%
2021	21.9%	9.53%
2022	22.1%	9.74%
2023	22.3%	9.98%
2024	22.7%	10.2%
2025	23.1%	10.4%
2026	23.4%	10.6%
2027	23.7%	10.8%
2028	23.9%	11.1%
2029	24.1%	11.5%
2030	24.3%	11.7%
2031	24.5%	12%
2032	24.7%	12.3%
2033	24.8%	12.6%
2034	25%	12.8%
2035	25.2%	13.1%
2036	25.3%	13.4%
2037	25.5%	13.7%
2038	25.7%	13.9%
2039	25.9%	14.1%
2040	26.2%	14.3%
2041	26.5%	14.5%
2042	26.8%	14.7%
2043	27%	14.9%
2044	27.3%	15%
2045	27.6%	15.2%
2046	27.9%	15.4%
2047	28.2%	15.7%
2048	28.5%	15.9%
2049	28.8%	16.1%
2050	29.1%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Serbia increased from 17.2% to 22.7% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.