Human development index (Our World) in Serbia
Serbia: Human development index (Our World) was 0.833 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.833
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
62nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.833
in 2023
All-time low
0.685
in 1999
Years of data
29
1995–2023
Human development index in Serbia, 1995–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.833 for human development index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index in Serbia peaked at 0.833 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.685, in 1999.
That places Serbia 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Human development index (Our World) in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.686 | — |
| 1996 | 0.692 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.698 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.699 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.685 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.701 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.707 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.711 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.72 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.732 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.743 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.753 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.763 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.773 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.774 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.775 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.785 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.788 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.792 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.795 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.802 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.806 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.808 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.814 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.817 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.809 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.807 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.826 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.833 | +0.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.833 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7675, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.833 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.895, 93% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.692 | 0.685 | 0.699 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7377 | 0.701 | 0.774 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7982 | 0.775 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8187 | 0.807 | 0.833 | 4 |
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 human development index in Serbia?
- Human development index in Serbia was 0.833 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.833 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.685 in 1999.
- How does Serbia rank for human development index?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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