People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Serbia
Serbia: People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth was 27.3 in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 27.3 for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia peaked at 27.3 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2015.
That places Serbia 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem … birth in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 22.8 | — |
| 2015 | 19 | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 21.5 | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 25.3 | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 24.4 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 23.7 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 22.6 | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 27.1 | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 27.2 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.5 | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 27.3 | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 22.78 | 19 | 25.3 | 6 |
| 2020s | 26.15 | 22.6 | 27.3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population on 1 January by age group, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Population on 1 January by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Animal populations by NUTS 2 region 698.87 (2025)
- Live births (total) by NUTS 3 region 60,845 (2024)
- Population on 1 January by broad age group, sex and NUTS 3 region 6.57 million (2025)
- Live births by mother's age and NUTS 2 region 60,845 (2024)
- Fertility rates by age and NUTS 2 region 1.64 (2024)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5,011 (2025)
- Population in private households by educational attainment level and 5.7 (2025)
- Population change - Demographic balance and crude rates at regional 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Serbia was 27.3 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3 in 2025.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2015.
- How does Serbia rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Serbia ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. 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 People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and groups of country of birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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