Life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia
Serbia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 75.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia is 75.97 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia peaked at 76.14 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 65.59 years, in 1960.
Serbia ranks 98th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.16 years | 65.59 years | 69.97 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.78 years | 69.61 years | 71.75 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.41 years | 70.97 years | 72.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 72 years | 69.93 years | 72.83 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.89 years | 71.58 years | 73.99 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.26 years | 74.34 years | 75.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.92 years | 72.78 years | 76.14 years | 5 |
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More health data for Serbia
- Population ages 65 and above, total 1.51 million (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 32,980 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 33,227 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 32,910 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 32,996 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 32,674 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 23.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 32,478 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 32,489 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 32,714 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Serbia was 75.97 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.14 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.59 years in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Serbia ranks 98th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.