Average length of stay in Serbia
Serbia: Average length of stay was 2.26 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.26 for average length of stay in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average length of stay in Serbia peaked at 2.92 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.26, in 2024.
Serbia ranks 107th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Average length of stay in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.77 | — |
| 2003 | 2.82 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.73 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7 | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.63 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.67 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.45 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.53 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.45 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.78 | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 2.28 | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.32 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.31 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.31 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.92 | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 2.73 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.45 | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.29 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 2.26 | -1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5, 65% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2.26 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.29, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +26.3% | 2.31 | 2.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 | 2.6 | 2.82 | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.42 | 2.28 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 | 2.26 | 2.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More reference data data for Serbia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average length of stay in Serbia?
- Average length of stay in Serbia was 2.26 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 in 2020.
- What is the lowest average length of stay recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for average length of stay?
- Serbia ranks 107th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average length of stay rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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