Life expectancy in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy was 76.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
76.77 years
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
98th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.77 years
in 2023
All-time low
55.09 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 76.77 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Serbia peaked at 76.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.09 years, in 1950.
Serbia ranks 98th 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.
Life expectancy in Serbia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.09 years | — |
| 1951 | 55.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1952 | 57.41 years | +3.2% |
| 1953 | 59.77 years | +4.1% |
| 1954 | 60.69 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 61.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 61.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 63.24 years | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 64.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1959 | 65.24 years | +1.5% |
| 1960 | 65.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 66.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 67.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 67.35 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 68 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 68.72 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 69.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 70.09 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 70.08 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 70.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 69.73 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.72 years | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 69.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 71.61 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 71.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 71.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 71.44 years | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 71.17 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 71.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.04 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 71.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 71.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 71.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.85 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 72.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 72.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 71.94 years | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 71.63 years | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 72.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.73 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 72.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.95 years | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 72.3 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 69.99 years | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 72.33 years | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 72.27 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.6 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 72.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.87 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.12 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 73.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 74.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.72 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.35 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 75.65 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 76.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.06 years | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.51 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 72.85 years | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 75.48 years | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 76.77 years | +1.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 76.77 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 76.77 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 60.45 years | 55.09 years | 65.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 68.27 years | 65.71 years | 70.09 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.89 years | 69.72 years | 71.86 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.48 years | 71.04 years | 72.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.09 years | 69.99 years | 72.95 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.1 years | 72.27 years | 74.11 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.43 years | 74.38 years | 76.06 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9 years | 72.85 years | 76.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 95 French Guiana 76.98 years compare
- 96 Curacao 76.8 years compare
- 97 Saint Helena 76.79 years compare
- 99 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 76.76 years compare
- 100 Malaysia 76.66 years compare
- 101 Tunisia 76.51 years compare
More health data for Serbia
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,502 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Serbia?
- Life expectancy in Serbia was 76.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.09 years in 1950.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy?
- Serbia ranks 98th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.