Serbia vs United States: Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence
Serbia
1.64 births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Serbia rank
131st
United States rank
133rd
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence over time
- Serbia
- United States
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 1.64 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States, a difference of 0.01 births per woman.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Serbia ranks 131st and United States ranks 133rd of 215 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 births per woman | 3.04 births per woman | 0.9699 births per woman | United States |
| 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 | 1.57 births per woman | 1.64 births per woman | 0.071 births per woman | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence, Serbia or United States?
- Serbia, at 1.64 births per woman against 1.63 births per woman in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence between Serbia and United States?
- 0.01 births per woman, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United States?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Serbia and United States rank globally for total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence?
- Serbia ranks 131st and United States ranks 133rd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total fertility rate, in a given year. Contraceptive prevalence is the percentage of women who are practicing, or whose sexual partners are practicing, any form of contraception.