Serbia vs United States: Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute)
Serbia
1.61 births per woman
in 2023
United States
1.62 births per woman
in 2023
Serbia rank
136th
United States rank
135th
Fertility rate, total (births per woman) (UNESCO Institute) over time
- Serbia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.62 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Serbia, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
Serbia ranks 136th and United States ranks 135th of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 births per woman | 1.93 births per woman | 0.0084 births per woman | United States |
| 1980s | 1.79 births per woman | 1.86 births per woman | 0.0651 births per woman | United States |
| 1990s | 1.49 births per woman | 2.01 births per woman | 0.5233 births per woman | United States |
| 2000s | 1.49 births per woman | 2.06 births per woman | 0.5675 births per woman | United States |
| 2010s | 1.46 births per woman | 1.83 births per woman | 0.3731 births per woman | United States |
| 2020s | 1.55 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.0946 births per woman | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate, total, Serbia or United States?
- United States, at 1.62 births per woman against 1.61 births per woman in Serbia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate, total between Serbia and United States?
- 0.01 births per woman, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United States?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Serbia and United States rank globally for fertility rate, total?
- Serbia ranks 136th and United States ranks 135th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release