Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia
Serbia: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age was 1.49 children per women in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.49 children per women
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
169th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.47 children per women
in 1950
All-time low
1.3 children per women
in 2007
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in children per women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia is 1.49 children per women, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia peaked at 2.47 children per women in 1950 and was at its lowest, 1.3 children per women, in 2007.
That places Serbia 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia, year by year
| Year | children per women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.47 children per women | — |
| 1951 | 2.4 children per women | -2.8% |
| 1952 | 2.36 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 2.3 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1954 | 2.23 children per women | -3.1% |
| 1955 | 2.16 children per women | -3.2% |
| 1956 | 2.09 children per women | -3.0% |
| 1957 | 2.05 children per women | -2.3% |
| 1958 | 2.01 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 1.98 children per women | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 1.96 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1961 | 1.95 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.94 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 1.93 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1.92 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.92 children per women | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 1.92 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.91 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 1.89 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 1.88 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 1.87 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 1.86 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.86 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 1.85 children per women | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 1.85 children per women | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 1.85 children per women | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.84 children per women | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 1.83 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.82 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 1.81 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.8 children per women | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 1.79 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.78 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.77 children per women | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.75 children per women | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.74 children per women | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 1.72 children per women | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.7 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 1.67 children per women | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.64 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 1.61 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.57 children per women | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.53 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 1.51 children per women | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 1.47 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.43 children per women | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.41 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1.37 children per women | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 1.34 children per women | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 1.33 children per women | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.33 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.33 children per women | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.34 children per women | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.35 children per women | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.34 children per women | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.32 children per women | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.3 children per women | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.3 children per women | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.31 children per women | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.34 children per women | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.38 children per women | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.39 children per women | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.43 children per women | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.41 children per women | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.44 children per women | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.44 children per women | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.45 children per women | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.47 children per women | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.47 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.5 children per women | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.47 children per women | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.5 children per women | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.51 children per women | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.49 children per women | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.21 children per women | 1.98 children per women | 2.47 children per women | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.92 children per women | 1.88 children per women | 1.96 children per women | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.84 children per women | 1.81 children per women | 1.87 children per women | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.74 children per women | 1.64 children per women | 1.8 children per women | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 children per women | 1.33 children per women | 1.61 children per women | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.33 children per women | 1.3 children per women | 1.35 children per women | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.44 children per women | 1.38 children per women | 1.5 children per women | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 children per women | 1.47 children per women | 1.51 children per women | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 166 Cape Verde 1.5 children per women compare
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 1.49 children per women compare
- 168 French Polynesia 1.49 children per women compare
- 170 Hungary 1.47 children per women compare
- 171 Argentina 1.47 children per women compare
- 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.47 children per women compare
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- 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 fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia?
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age in Serbia was 1.49 children per women in 2023, according to Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 children per women in 1950.
- What is the lowest fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3 children per women in 2007.
- How does Serbia rank for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Serbia ranks 169th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).