Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia
Serbia: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 88.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
88.5%
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
79th
of 215 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2024
All-time low
72.2%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
In 2024, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia stood at 88.5%. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia peaked at 88.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1960.
Serbia ranks 79th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.2% | — |
| 1961 | 73.0% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 74.2% | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 75.5% | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 76.3% | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 77.5% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 79.2% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 81.5% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 81.2% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 81.7% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 81.7% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 82.6% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 83.2% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 82.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 82.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 83.3% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 82.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 78.8% | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 82.9% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 86.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 83.8% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 88.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 88.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91.6%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.0% | 72.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 80.6% | 79.2% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 82.0% | 81.1% | 83.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.5% | 78.8% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.0% | 82.8% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.8% | 85.9% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 83.8% | 88.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 76 Montenegro 89.2% compare
- 77 Colombia 89.2% compare
- 78 Turks and Caicos Islands 88.6% compare
- 80 Lithuania 88.4% compare
- 81 United States 88.4% compare
- 82 Romania 88.3% 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Serbia was 88.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Serbia ranks 79th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.