Serbia vs United States: Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception
Serbia
1.64 births per woman
in 2024
United States
1.63 births per woman
in 2024
Serbia rank
131st
United States rank
133rd
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception, 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 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 fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception?
- 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) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception. 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. The unmet need for contraception shows the estimated share of married fertile women of reproductive age who do not want to become pregnant and are not using contraception.