Births and deaths per year in Serbia
Serbia: Births and deaths per year was 93,928 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
93,928 deaths
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
84th
of 236 countries
All-time high
135,637 deaths
in 2021
All-time low
56,893 deaths
in 1967
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Births and deaths per year in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, births and deaths per year in Serbia stood at 93,928 deaths.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births and deaths per year in Serbia peaked at 135,637 deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56,893 deaths, in 1967.
Serbia ranks 84th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Births and deaths per year in Serbia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 90,106 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 87,929 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1952 | 81,899 deaths | -6.9% |
| 1953 | 73,867 deaths | -9.8% |
| 1954 | 71,060 deaths | -3.8% |
| 1955 | 69,559 deaths | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 68,425 deaths | -1.6% |
| 1957 | 64,439 deaths | -5.8% |
| 1958 | 61,654 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1959 | 59,870 deaths | -2.9% |
| 1960 | 59,846 deaths | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 59,990 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 59,071 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 59,979 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1964 | 59,116 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 58,385 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 57,350 deaths | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 56,893 deaths | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 58,692 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 61,015 deaths | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 64,006 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 66,152 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 66,661 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 66,031 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 64,456 deaths | -2.4% |
| 1975 | 63,986 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 64,865 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 67,701 deaths | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 71,542 deaths | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 75,211 deaths | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 77,459 deaths | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 78,331 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 80,309 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 81,527 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 82,783 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 82,236 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 82,278 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 82,206 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 82,266 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 81,421 deaths | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 83,126 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 85,671 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 89,055 deaths | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 88,903 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 87,874 deaths | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 86,654 deaths | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 87,356 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 88,723 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 93,054 deaths | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 104,631 deaths | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 99,780 deaths | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 102,599 deaths | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 101,333 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 103,314 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 104,935 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 105,035 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 104,595 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 103,335 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 103,664 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 103,895 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 103,484 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 102,266 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 100,473 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 99,605 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 99,746 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99,747 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100,354 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 101,112 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 100,118 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 100,266 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 114,913 deaths | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 135,637 deaths | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 107,640 deaths | -20.6% |
| 2023 | 93,928 deaths | -12.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 93,928 deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965 deaths, 2.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 93,928 deaths is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 54,601 deaths, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72,881 deaths | 59,870 deaths | 90,106 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 59,034 deaths | 56,893 deaths | 61,015 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 67,061 deaths | 63,986 deaths | 75,211 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 81,082 deaths | 77,459 deaths | 82,783 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 89,505 deaths | 83,126 deaths | 104,631 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 103,248 deaths | 99,780 deaths | 105,035 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 100,717 deaths | 99,605 deaths | 103,484 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 113,030 deaths | 93,928 deaths | 135,637 deaths | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births and deaths per year in Serbia?
- Births and deaths per year in Serbia was 93,928 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births and deaths per year recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 135,637 deaths in 2021.
- What is the lowest births and deaths per year recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56,893 deaths in 1967.
- How does Serbia rank for births and deaths per year?
- Serbia ranks 84th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births and deaths per year rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Births and deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year.