Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Serbia
Serbia: Children cared only: % over the population of each age group was 58.4 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
58.4
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
8th
of 48 countries
All-time high
64.1
in 2023
All-time low
26
in 2017
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Serbia stood at 58.4.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Serbia peaked at 64.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2017.
Serbia ranks 8th of 48 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Children cared only: % over the population of each age group in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.5 | — |
| 2015 | 29.8 | -24.6% |
| 2016 | 32.8 | +10.1% |
| 2017 | 26 | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 46 | +76.9% |
| 2019 | 55 | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 57.6 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 64 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 58 | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 64.1 | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 59.3 | -7.5% |
| 2025 | 58.4 | -1.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 58.4 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.8, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 38.18 | 26 | 55 | 6 |
| 2020s | 60.23 | 57.6 | 64.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.779 (2100)
- Population density 44.02 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 141,046 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Serbia?
- Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the in Serbia was 58.4 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the?
- Serbia ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children cared only by their parents by age group - % over the population of each age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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