Fertility Rate: Serbia
Serbia's fertility rate is currently 1.64 births per woman as of 2024. # Serbia Fertility Rate Serbia's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.64 births per woman
+1.2% y/y
Peak (1960)
2.155 births per woman
Low (1999)
1.354 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Serbia
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Serbia
Analysis# Serbia Fertility Rate
Serbia's fertility rate stands at 1.64 births per woman in 2024, representing a substantial decline from its 1960 peak of 2.155 births per woman. The country has experienced a 23.9% decrease over this 64-year span, though current levels remain well above the historic low of 1.354 recorded in 1999. This recovery from the late-1990s represents a meaningful reversal of Serbia's sharpest demographic contraction.
A notable rebound began around 2015, when the fertility rate bottomed at 1.46 births per woman before climbing steadily upward. The consistent year-over-year increases from 2021 onward—rising from 1.52 to 1.64 in just three years—suggest a sustained recovery momentum. While Serbia's current rate still falls significantly below the 2.1 replacement level, the upward trajectory indicates shifting demographic patterns that may continue reshaping the country's population outlook.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.64 births per woman | +1.23% |
| 2023 | 1.62 births per woman | +1.89% |
| 2022 | 1.59 births per woman | +4.61% |
| 2021 | 1.52 births per woman | +2.70% |
| 2020 | 1.48 births per woman | -2.63% |
| 2019 | 1.52 births per woman | +2.01% |
| 2018 | 1.49 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.49 births per woman | +2.05% |
| 2016 | 1.46 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.46 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 1.46 births per woman | +2.10% |
| 2013 | 1.43 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 2012 | 1.45 births per woman | +3.57% |
| 2011 | 1.4 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 1.4 births per woman | -2.78% |
| 2009 | 1.44 births per woman | +2.86% |
| 2008 | 1.4 births per woman | +1.45% |
| 2007 | 1.38 births per woman | -3.50% |
| 2006 | 1.43 births per woman | -1.38% |
| 2005 | 1.45 births per woman | -7.64% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 2003 | 1.59 births per woman | +1.27% |
| 2002 | 1.57 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 2001 | 1.58 births per woman | +6.76% |
| 2000 | 1.48 births per woman | +9.31% |
| 1999 | 1.354 births per woman | -1.17% |
| 1998 | 1.37 births per woman | -2.00% |
| 1997 | 1.398 births per woman | -2.65% |
| 1996 | 1.436 births per woman | -2.18% |
| 1995 | 1.468 births per woman | -2.46% |
| 1994 | 1.505 births per woman | -2.53% |
| 1993 | 1.544 births per woman | -1.84% |
| 1992 | 1.573 births per woman | -2.42% |
| 1991 | 1.612 births per woman | -2.24% |
| 1990 | 1.649 births per woman | -2.14% |
| 1989 | 1.685 births per woman | -2.03% |
| 1988 | 1.72 births per woman | -1.66% |
| 1987 | 1.749 births per woman | -1.63% |
| 1986 | 1.778 births per woman | -1.22% |
| 1985 | 1.8 births per woman | -0.77% |
| 1984 | 1.814 births per woman | -0.98% |
| 1983 | 1.832 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1982 | 1.842 births per woman | -0.54% |
| 1981 | 1.852 births per woman | -0.59% |
| 1980 | 1.863 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1979 | 1.875 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 1978 | 1.889 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1977 | 1.901 births per woman | -0.63% |
| 1976 | 1.913 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1975 | 1.923 births per woman | -0.36% |
| 1974 | 1.93 births per woman | -0.52% |
| 1973 | 1.94 births per woman | -0.61% |
| 1972 | 1.952 births per woman | -0.41% |
| 1971 | 1.96 births per woman | -0.66% |
| 1970 | 1.973 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1969 | 1.986 births per woman | -0.95% |
| 1968 | 2.005 births per woman | -0.74% |
| 1967 | 2.02 births per woman | -1.03% |
| 1966 | 2.041 births per woman | -0.78% |
| 1965 | 2.057 births per woman | -0.48% |
| 1964 | 2.067 births per woman | -0.82% |
| 1963 | 2.084 births per woman | -1.19% |
| 1962 | 2.109 births per woman | -1.13% |
| 1961 | 2.133 births per woman | -1.02% |
| 1960 | 2.155 births per woman | — |
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