Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia

Serbia: Population growth rate with and without migration was -0.439 in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
-0.439
Change on year
down 372.0%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.29
in 1954
All-time low
-1.2
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia, 1950–2023

-1-0.500.511.5195019862023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Serbia recorded -0.439 for population growth rate with and without migration in 2023.

The figure is down 372.0% on the previous year and up 34.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia peaked at 1.29 in 1954 and was at its lowest, -1.2, in 2021.

Serbia ranks 208th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 0.956 —
1951 0.959 +0.3%
1952 1.02 +5.9%
1953 1.1 +8.2%
1954 1.29 +17.5%
1955 1.23 -4.8%
1956 1.17 -5.1%
1957 1.11 -4.4%
1958 1.05 -5.7%
1959 1.01 -4.2%
1960 1.02 +1.6%
1961 1.01 -1.6%
1962 0.969 -3.9%
1963 0.939 -3.1%
1964 0.909 -3.2%
1965 0.889 -2.2%
1966 0.869 -2.2%
1967 0.848 -2.4%
1968 0.812 -4.2%
1969 0.763 -6.0%
1970 0.7 -8.3%
1971 0.68 -2.9%
1972 0.661 -2.8%
1973 0.649 -1.8%
1974 0.657 +1.2%
1975 0.666 +1.4%
1976 0.657 -1.4%
1977 0.619 -5.8%
1978 0.562 -9.2%
1979 0.505 -10.1%
1980 0.474 -6.1%
1981 0.334 -29.5%
1982 0.222 -33.5%
1983 0.159 -28.4%
1984 0.107 -32.7%
1985 0.058 -45.8%
1986 0.019 -67.2%
1987 0.001 -94.7%
1988 -0.024 -2500.0%
1989 -0.057 +137.5%
1990 -0.113 +98.2%
1991 -0.079 -30.1%
1992 -0.106 +34.2%
1993 -0.151 +42.5%
1994 -0.17 +12.6%
1995 -0.185 +8.8%
1996 -0.214 +15.7%
1997 -0.262 +22.4%
1998 -0.336 +28.2%
1999 -0.478 +42.3%
2000 -0.553 +15.7%
2001 -0.56 +1.3%
2002 -0.361 -35.5%
2003 -0.317 -12.2%
2004 -0.345 +8.8%
2005 -0.362 +4.9%
2006 -0.375 +3.6%
2007 -0.383 +2.1%
2008 -0.386 +0.8%
2009 -0.392 +1.6%
2010 -0.404 +3.1%
2011 -0.436 +7.9%
2012 -0.66 +51.4%
2013 -0.667 +1.1%
2014 -0.684 +2.5%
2015 -0.703 +2.8%
2016 -0.728 +3.6%
2017 -0.754 +3.6%
2018 -0.765 +1.5%
2019 -0.776 +1.4%
2020 -0.907 +16.9%
2021 -1.2 +32.5%
2022 -0.093 -92.3%
2023 -0.439 +372.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's -0.439 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5505. (58 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's -0.439 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0725. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1988 -2500.0% 0.001 -0.024
2023 -372.0% -0.093 -0.439
1989 -137.5% -0.024 -0.057
2022 +92.3% -1.2 -0.093
1990 -98.2% -0.057 -0.113
1987 -94.7% 0.019 0.001

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.09 0.956 1.29 10
1960s 0.903 0.763 1.02 10
1970s 0.6356 0.505 0.7 10
1980s 0.1293 -0.057 0.474 10
1990s -0.2094 -0.478 -0.079 10
2000s -0.4034 -0.56 -0.317 10
2010s -0.6577 -0.776 -0.404 10
2020s -0.6603 -1.2 -0.093 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 205 Falkland Islands -0.374 compare
  2. 206 Guadeloupe -0.404 compare
  3. 207 Tonga -0.418 compare
  4. 209 Taiwan -0.453 compare
  5. 210 North Macedonia -0.468 compare
  6. 211 Dominica -0.474 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia?
Population growth rate with and without migration in Serbia was -0.439 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 1.29 in 1954.
What is the lowest population growth rate with and without migration recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was -1.2 in 2021.
How does Serbia rank for population growth rate with and without migration?
Serbia ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is population growth rate with and without migration rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate with and without migration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population growth rate with and without migration
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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