Average length of stay of international visitors in Serbia
Serbia: Average length of stay of international visitors was 2.26 days in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average length of stay of international visitors in Serbia, 2002–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.26 days for average length of stay of international visitors 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 of international visitors in Serbia peaked at 2.92 days in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.26 days, 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 of international visitors in Serbia, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2.77 days | — |
| 2003 | 2.82 days | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 2.8 days | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 2.73 days | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7 days | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.63 days | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.67 days | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 2.6 days | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.45 days | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 2.45 days | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.53 days | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.45 days | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 2.78 days | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 2.28 days | -18.0% |
| 2016 | 2.32 days | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.31 days | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.3 days | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 2.31 days | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2.92 days | +26.3% |
| 2021 | 2.73 days | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 2.45 days | -10.2% |
| 2023 | 2.29 days | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 2.26 days | -1.4% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 2.26 days is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 days, 65% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 2.26 days is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.29 days, 99% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average length of stay of international visitors 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 days | 2.92 days |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 days | 2.6 days | 2.82 days | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.42 days | 2.28 days | 2.78 days | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.53 days | 2.26 days | 2.92 days | 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 of international visitors in Serbia?
- Average length of stay of international visitors in Serbia was 2.26 days in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.92 days in 2020.
- What is the lowest average length of stay of international visitors recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.26 days in 2024.
- How does Serbia rank for average length of stay of international visitors?
- Serbia ranks 107th out of 152 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average length of stay of international visitors 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 UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Average length of stay of international visitors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of days tourists stay in hotels and similar accommodation establishments.