Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia
Serbia: Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or was 61.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia, 2015–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 61.7% for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia peaked at 68.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 61.7%, in 2025.
That places Serbia 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 65.8% | — |
| 2016 | 67.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 68.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 63.6% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 61.7% | -0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 61.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.6%, 2.9× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67.1% | 65.8% | 68.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 63.6% | 61.7% | 65.9% | 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)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia?
- Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or in Serbia was 61.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.7% in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or?
- Serbia ranks 1st out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Children living in overcrowded households by at risk of poverty or social exclusion situation (population aged 0-17). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).