Self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia
Serbia: Self-reported life satisfaction was 6.69 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia stood at 6.69. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia peaked at 6.69 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.56, in 2011.
Serbia ranks 29th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.56 | — |
| 2012 | 4.81 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 5.12 | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 5.18 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 5.39 | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 5.4 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.6 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 5.78 | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 6.08 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 6.18 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.14 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 6.41 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 6.61 | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 6.69 | +1.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 6.69 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.94, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 6.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.4, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.23 | 4.56 | 5.78 | 8 |
| 2020s | 6.35 | 6.08 | 6.69 | 6 |
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 self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Serbia was 6.69 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 in 2025.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.56 in 2011.
- How does Serbia rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Serbia ranks 29th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.