First marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia

Serbia: First marriage rates by age and sex was 0.679 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.679 Number
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
8th
of 50 countries
All-time high
0.7336 Number
in 2000
All-time low
0.4445 Number
in 2020
Years of data
25
2000–2024

First marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia, 2000–2024

00.20.40.60.82000201220242000: 0.734 Number2001: 0.706 Number2002: 0.71 Number2003: 0.709 Number2004: 0.704 Number2005: 0.654 Number2006: 0.667 Number2007: 0.692 Number2008: 0.652 Number2009: 0.627 Number2010: 0.624 Number2011: 0.637 Number2012: 0.621 Number2013: 0.652 Number2014: 0.662 Number2015: 0.673 Number2016: 0.658 Number2017: 0.665 Number2018: 0.677 Number2019: 0.669 Number2020: 0.444 Number2021: 0.646 Number2022: 0.688 Number2023: 0.695 Number2024: 0.679 Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for first marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia is 0.679 Number, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, first marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia peaked at 0.7336 Number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4445 Number, in 2020.

That places Serbia 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

First marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for First marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia, 2000 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2000 0.7336 Number —
2001 0.7056 Number -3.8%
2002 0.7102 Number +0.6%
2003 0.709 Number -0.2%
2004 0.7039 Number -0.7%
2005 0.654 Number -7.1%
2006 0.6675 Number +2.1%
2007 0.6917 Number +3.6%
2008 0.6518 Number -5.8%
2009 0.6267 Number -3.8%
2010 0.6244 Number -0.4%
2011 0.637 Number +2.0%
2012 0.6206 Number -2.6%
2013 0.6524 Number +5.1%
2014 0.6617 Number +1.4%
2015 0.6733 Number +1.8%
2016 0.6583 Number -2.2%
2017 0.6647 Number +1.0%
2018 0.6767 Number +1.8%
2019 0.6689 Number -1.2%
2020 0.4445 Number -33.5%
2021 0.6455 Number +45.2%
2022 0.6884 Number +6.6%
2023 0.695 Number +1.0%
2024 0.679 Number -2.3%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 0.679 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5278 Number, 1.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 0.679 Number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6709 Number, 1.0× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where First marriage rates by age and sex 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 +45.2% 0.4445 Number 0.6455 Number
2020 -33.5% 0.6689 Number 0.4445 Number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6854 Number 0.6267 Number 0.7336 Number 10
2010s 0.6538 Number 0.6206 Number 0.6767 Number 10
2020s 0.6305 Number 0.4445 Number 0.695 Number 5

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 5 Türkiye 0.7118 Number compare
  2. 6 Georgia 0.6982 Number compare
  3. 7 Montenegro 0.6874 Number compare
  4. 9 Belarus 0.6628 Number compare
  5. 10 Azerbaijan 0.6606 Number compare
  6. 11 Armenia 0.6488 Number compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is first marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia?
First marriage rates by age and sex in Serbia was 0.679 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7336 Number in 2000.
What is the lowest first marriage rates by age and sex recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4445 Number in 2020.
How does Serbia rank for first marriage rates by age and sex?
Serbia ranks 8th out of 50 countries with data for 2024.
Is first marriage rates by age and sex rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First marriage rates by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
First marriage rates by age and sex
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 1,333 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed