Serbia — Life expectancy
Life Expectancy at Birth for Serbia, 1960–2024.
Life expectancy for Serbia was 76.0 in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1960 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 76.1 in 2023. The lowest was 65.6 in 1960 (about 1.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.23% per year.
Serbia ranks 100 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 80.0, so Serbia sits below it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 45 of 58 economies; Bulgaria (75.8) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 51st of 215 in 1960 → 44th of 216 in 1970 → 50th of 216 in 1980 → 60th of 217 in 1990 → 95th of 217 in 2000 → 90th of 217 in 2010 → 95th of 217 in 2020 → 100th of 217 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2024
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.97 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.14 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.24 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 72.78 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 74.48 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 75.94 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75.89 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.54 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 75.69 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 75.29 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.34 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 75.19 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 74.84 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 74.54 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 74.34 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.99 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 73.89 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 73.63 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 73.39 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.83 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 72.68 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 72.44 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.29 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.23 | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 71.58 | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 69.93 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 72.19 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 72.83 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 72.79 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 72.62 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.2 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 71.79 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 71.57 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 71.88 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 72.16 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.26 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 71.97 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 71.78 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 71.56 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 71.36 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 71.09 | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 71.03 | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 70.97 | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 71.04 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 71 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 71.08 | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 71.35 | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 71.66 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 71.75 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 71.49 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 71.01 | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 70.38 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 69.87 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 69.61 | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 69.63 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 69.91 | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 69.95 | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 69.97 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 69.31 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 68.6 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 67.88 | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 67.23 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 66.92 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 66.18 | +0.9% |
| 1960 | 65.59 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Serbia’s Life expectancy in 1961?
66.18 (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Serbia’s Life expectancy figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — years — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Serbia’s Life expectancy growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +15.8% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 75.97; 2023: 76.14; 2022: 75.24; 2021: 72.78; 2020: 74.48. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.DYN.LE00.IN — Life Expectancy at Birth. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.