Life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 78.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
78.35 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 217 countries
All-time high
78.6 years
in 2019
All-time low
67.3 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 78.35 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia peaked at 78.6 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 67.3 years, in 1960.
That places Serbia 107th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 67.3 years | — |
| 1961 | 67.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.83 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 69.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 69.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 70.44 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 71.24 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 71.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 72.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 72.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 72.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 72.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 72.49 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 72.9 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 73.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 73.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 74.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 74.44 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 74.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 73.94 years | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 73.9 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 74.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 74.19 years | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 74.31 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 74.25 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 74.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 74.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 74.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 75.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 75.42 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 75.48 years | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 75.34 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 75.08 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 75.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 75.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 75.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 75.61 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.72 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 73.32 years | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 74.4 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 75 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 75 years | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 75.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 76.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 76.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 76.7 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 77.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 78 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.9 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 78.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 78.1 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 78.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.6 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 77.5 years | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.7 years | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 77.9 years | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 78.6 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 78.35 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.1 years | 67.3 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.44 years | 72.35 years | 74.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 74.55 years | 73.9 years | 75.42 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.19 years | 73.32 years | 75.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.65 years | 74.4 years | 76.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.89 years | 77 years | 78.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.61 years | 75.7 years | 78.6 years | 5 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -5.26 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3584 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,502 (2090)
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- Population ages 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.1426 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3201 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Serbia was 78.35 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 78.6 years in 2019.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3 years in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Serbia ranks 107th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.