Citizen support for democracy in Serbia
Serbia: Citizen support for democracy was -1.23 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Citizen support for democracy in Serbia, 1996–2020
Source: Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, citizen support for democracy in Serbia stood at -1.23.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, citizen support for democracy in Serbia peaked at 0.1369 in 2000 and was at its lowest, -1.29, in 2017.
Serbia ranks 127th of 144 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Citizen support for democracy in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -0.075 | — |
| 1997 | -0.064 | -14.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0513 | -19.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0411 | -180.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1369 | +232.8% |
| 2001 | 0.13 | -5.1% |
| 2002 | -0.0586 | -145.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1626 | +177.4% |
| 2004 | -0.2795 | +71.9% |
| 2005 | -0.3945 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | -0.5464 | +38.5% |
| 2007 | -0.7093 | +29.8% |
| 2008 | -0.8609 | +21.4% |
| 2009 | -0.916 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | -0.9652 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | -1.01 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | -1.05 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | -1.1 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | -1.14 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | -1.19 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | -1.24 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | -1.29 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | -1.23 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | -1.23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | -1.23 | +0.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's -1.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.9114, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Serbia's -1.23 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1715. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Citizen support for democracy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +232.8% | 0.0411 | 0.1369 |
| 1999 | +180.2% | -0.0513 | 0.0411 |
| 2003 | -177.4% | -0.0586 | -0.1626 |
| 2002 | -145.1% | 0.13 | -0.0586 |
| 2004 | -71.9% | -0.1626 | -0.2795 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.0373 | -0.075 | 0.0411 | 4 |
| 2000s | -0.3661 | -0.916 | 0.1369 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.14 | -1.29 | -0.9652 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.23 | -1.23 | -1.23 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More social development data for Serbia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,863 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 4 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0045 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,665 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0062 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is citizen support for democracy in Serbia?
- Citizen support for democracy in Serbia was -1.23 in 2020, according to Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest citizen support for democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1369 in 2000.
- What is the lowest citizen support for democracy recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 in 2017.
- How does Serbia rank for citizen support for democracy?
- Serbia ranks 127th out of 144 countries with data for 2020.
- Is citizen support for democracy rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Claassen (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Citizen support for democracy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the average extent to which citizens support a democratic political system and reject autocratic alternatives. It combines responses across more than one thousand nationally-representative surveys on how desirable citizens find democracy, how they evaluate undemocratic alternatives (such as a strong unelected leader, the army, or religious authorities), and how they assess democratic and autocratic political systems relative to another.