Natural population change in Serbia

Births minus deaths in Serbia came to -5.5 per 1,000 people in 2025.

Measure: Natural population change Unit: Per 1,000 people Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Serbia, 2025 -5.5 Per 1,000 people
Change from 2024 +0.2per 1,000 people 2024: -5.7 per 1,000 people
European Union, 2025 -3.0 per 1,000 peopleep (Source flag ep) Official aggregate
Position in 2025 40th of 43 See the full ranking

Natural population change in Serbia over time

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Per 1,000 people. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Natural population change (per 1,000 people), 2001 to 2025
Period SerbiaEuropean Union
2025 -5.5 per 1,000 people -3.0 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2024 -5.7 per 1,000 people -2.8 per 1,000 peopleep (estimated, provisional)
2023 -5.4 per 1,000 people -2.6 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2022 -6.9 per 1,000 people -2.8 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2021 -10.9 per 1,000 people -2.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2020 -8.0 per 1,000 people -2.5 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2019 -5.3 per 1,000 people -1.1 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2018 -5.4 per 1,000 people -1.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2017 -5.5 per 1,000 people -0.7 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2016 -5.1 per 1,000 people -0.4 per 1,000 peoplee (estimated)
2015 -5.4 per 1,000 people -0.7 per 1,000 peoplebep (break in time series, estimated, provisional)
2014 -4.9 per 1,000 people 0.0 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2013 -4.8 per 1,000 people -0.3 per 1,000 peoplebe (break in time series, estimated)
2012 -4.9 per 1,000 people -0.1 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2011 -5.2 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series) 0.3 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2010 -4.8 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2009 -4.6 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
2008 -4.6 per 1,000 people 0.8 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2007 -4.7 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)
2006 -4.3 per 1,000 people 0.7 per 1,000 people
2005 -4.6 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 people
2004 -3.5 per 1,000 people 0.6 per 1,000 people
2003 -3.3 per 1,000 people 0.0 per 1,000 people
2002 -3.3 per 1,000 people 0.2 per 1,000 people
2001 -2.7 per 1,000 people 0.4 per 1,000 peopleb (break in time series)

Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; e estimated; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 from -5.7 per 1,000 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -5.4 per 1,000 people, the figure has changed by −0.1.
  • Among the 43 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 40th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.0 per 1,000 people.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
demo_gind · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A indic_de=NATGROWRT
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Serbia
Provider update
27 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat