Population growth rate in Serbia
Serbia: Population growth rate was -0.779 in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
-0.779
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
196th
of 239 countries
All-time high
2.09
in 1930
All-time low
-1.2
in 2021
Years of data
161
1900–2100
Population growth rate in Serbia, 1900–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2100, population growth rate in Serbia stood at -0.779.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Serbia peaked at 2.09 in 1930 and was at its lowest, -1.2, in 2021.
That places Serbia 196th out of 239 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population growth rate in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 1.32 | — |
| 1905 | 1.39 | +5.3% |
| 1910 | 1.61 | +15.8% |
| 1915 | 1.93 | +19.6% |
| 1920 | 2.09 | +8.4% |
| 1925 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 2.09 | -0.0% |
| 1940 | 2.09 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 2.09 | -0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.956 | -54.2% |
| 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% |
| 2024 | -0.657 | +49.7% |
| 2025 | -0.749 | +14.0% |
| 2026 | -0.663 | -11.5% |
| 2027 | -0.68 | +2.6% |
| 2028 | -0.691 | +1.6% |
| 2029 | -0.7 | +1.3% |
| 2030 | -0.715 | +2.1% |
| 2031 | -0.724 | +1.3% |
| 2032 | -0.735 | +1.5% |
| 2033 | -0.748 | +1.8% |
| 2034 | -0.753 | +0.7% |
| 2035 | -0.763 | +1.3% |
| 2036 | -0.769 | +0.8% |
| 2037 | -0.781 | +1.6% |
| 2038 | -0.788 | +0.9% |
| 2039 | -0.798 | +1.3% |
| 2040 | -0.797 | -0.1% |
| 2041 | -0.804 | +0.9% |
| 2042 | -0.803 | -0.1% |
| 2043 | -0.797 | -0.7% |
| 2044 | -0.793 | -0.5% |
| 2045 | -0.79 | -0.4% |
| 2046 | -0.785 | -0.6% |
| 2047 | -0.781 | -0.5% |
| 2048 | -0.778 | -0.4% |
| 2049 | -0.779 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | -0.775 | -0.5% |
| 2051 | -0.781 | +0.8% |
| 2052 | -0.774 | -0.9% |
| 2053 | -0.77 | -0.5% |
| 2054 | -0.778 | +1.0% |
| 2055 | -0.783 | +0.6% |
| 2056 | -0.79 | +0.9% |
| 2057 | -0.795 | +0.6% |
| 2058 | -0.793 | -0.3% |
| 2059 | -0.796 | +0.4% |
| 2060 | -0.805 | +1.1% |
| 2061 | -0.811 | +0.7% |
| 2062 | -0.822 | +1.4% |
| 2063 | -0.825 | +0.4% |
| 2064 | -0.83 | +0.6% |
| 2065 | -0.835 | +0.6% |
| 2066 | -0.836 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | -0.844 | +1.0% |
| 2068 | -0.848 | +0.5% |
| 2069 | -0.85 | +0.2% |
| 2070 | -0.851 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | -0.846 | -0.6% |
| 2072 | -0.844 | -0.2% |
| 2073 | -0.843 | -0.1% |
| 2074 | -0.843 | -0.0% |
| 2075 | -0.836 | -0.8% |
| 2076 | -0.834 | -0.2% |
| 2077 | -0.836 | +0.2% |
| 2078 | -0.835 | -0.1% |
| 2079 | -0.826 | -1.1% |
| 2080 | -0.818 | -1.0% |
| 2081 | -0.81 | -1.0% |
| 2082 | -0.808 | -0.2% |
| 2083 | -0.801 | -0.9% |
| 2084 | -0.793 | -1.0% |
| 2085 | -0.789 | -0.5% |
| 2086 | -0.786 | -0.4% |
| 2087 | -0.782 | -0.5% |
| 2088 | -0.776 | -0.8% |
| 2089 | -0.779 | +0.4% |
| 2090 | -0.773 | -0.8% |
| 2091 | -0.775 | +0.3% |
| 2092 | -0.775 | -0.0% |
| 2093 | -0.769 | -0.8% |
| 2094 | -0.77 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | -0.769 | -0.1% |
| 2096 | -0.77 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | -0.772 | +0.3% |
| 2098 | -0.77 | -0.3% |
| 2099 | -0.775 | +0.6% |
| 2100 | -0.779 | +0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's -0.779 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.5825, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's -0.779 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.355, 2.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -2500.0% | 0.001 | -0.024 |
| 2023 | -372.0% | -0.093 | -0.439 |
| 1989 | -137.5% | -0.024 | -0.057 |
| 1990 | -98.2% | -0.057 | -0.113 |
| 1987 | -94.7% | 0.019 | 0.001 |
| 2022 | +92.3% | -1.2 | -0.093 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 1.36 | 1.32 | 1.39 | 2 |
| 1910s | 1.77 | 1.61 | 1.93 | 2 |
| 1920s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2 |
| 1930s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2 |
| 1940s | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2.09 | 2 |
| 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 | -0.6781 | -1.2 | -0.093 | 10 |
| 2030s | -0.7574 | -0.798 | -0.715 | 10 |
| 2040s | -0.7907 | -0.804 | -0.778 | 10 |
| 2050s | -0.7835 | -0.796 | -0.77 | 10 |
| 2060s | -0.8306 | -0.85 | -0.805 | 10 |
| 2070s | -0.8394 | -0.851 | -0.826 | 10 |
| 2080s | -0.7942 | -0.818 | -0.776 | 10 |
| 2090s | -0.7718 | -0.775 | -0.769 | 10 |
| 2100s | -0.779 | -0.779 | -0.779 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Serbia?
- Population growth rate in Serbia was -0.779 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 in 1930.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2 in 2021.
- How does Serbia rank for population growth rate?
- Serbia ranks 196th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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