Belgium vs Serbia: Birth rate
Belgium
8.68 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Serbia
8.84 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Belgium rank
196th
Serbia rank
193rd
Birth rate over time
- Belgium
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 8.84 births per 1,000 people against 8.68 births per 1,000 people in Belgium, a difference of 0.16 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Serbia ahead.
Belgium ranks 196th and Serbia ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Serbia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 16.82 births per 1,000 people | 22.49 births per 1,000 people | 5.67 births per 1,000 people | Serbia |
| 1960s | 16.2 births per 1,000 people | 16.56 births per 1,000 people | 0.3637 births per 1,000 people | Serbia |
| 1970s | 13.1 births per 1,000 people | 15.42 births per 1,000 people | 2.32 births per 1,000 people | Serbia |
| 1980s | 12.05 births per 1,000 people | 13.34 births per 1,000 people | 1.29 births per 1,000 people | Serbia |
| 1990s | 11.73 births per 1,000 people | 10.23 births per 1,000 people | 1.5 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2000s | 11.33 births per 1,000 people | 9.29 births per 1,000 people | 2.03 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2010s | 10.92 births per 1,000 people | 9.45 births per 1,000 people | 1.47 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
| 2020s | 9.66 births per 1,000 people | 9.01 births per 1,000 people | 0.65 births per 1,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Belgium or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 8.84 births per 1,000 people against 8.68 births per 1,000 people in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Belgium and Serbia?
- 0.16 births per 1,000 people, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Serbia?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Serbia rank globally for birth rate?
- Belgium ranks 196th and Serbia ranks 193rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.