Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia
Serbia: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 35.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
35.3%
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
200th
of 236 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 1954
All-time low
33.0%
in 2022
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia is 35.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia peaked at 46.5% in 1954 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2022.
Serbia ranks 200th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 45.9% | — |
| 1951 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 46.0% | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 46.4% | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 45.7% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 45.4% | -0.7% |
| 1958 | 44.7% | -1.6% |
| 1959 | 44.3% | -0.8% |
| 1960 | 44.0% | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 43.7% | -0.7% |
| 1962 | 43.1% | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 42.9% | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 43.3% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 42.9% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 43.0% | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 42.0% | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 40.9% | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 39.8% | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 39.5% | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 40.1% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 40.7% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 41.3% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 40.3% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 38.7% | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 37.4% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 37.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 37.2% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 36.8% | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 37.1% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 37.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 38.6% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 38.1% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 37.5% | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 36.6% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 36.3% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.1% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 35.7% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.3% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 34.3% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 35.1% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +7.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 35.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.4%, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 35.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.2%, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.7% | 44.3% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.9% | 40.9% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.1% | 38.9% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 36.8% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 36.4% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 35.9% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 35.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 33.0% | 35.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 197 Sao Tome and Principe 35.5% compare
- 198 El Salvador 35.4% compare
- 199 Hungary 35.4% compare
- 201 Guadeloupe 35.3% compare
- 202 Slovakia 35.3% compare
- 203 Cook Islands 35.1% compare
More gender data for Serbia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 899.28 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.33 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 5,562 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 5,562 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.6031 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,084 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 28,439 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,406 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,091 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Serbia was 35.3% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 1954.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2022.
- How does Serbia rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Serbia ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.