"The traffic light of the economic climate, created on the basis of seasonally adjusted confidence indicators, shows that most sectors are in a recession phase," the report of the Republic Institute of Statistics states.
The region of the south and east of Serbia will continue to record the highest poverty risk rate in the country in 2024 - 27,7 percent, according to the latest data from the Republic Institute of Statistics, which is far above the national average of 19,7 percent.
In another in a series of traffic accidents that happened in Serbia, there was a death. A three-year-old child was killed in a serious accident near Malca, while other persons were seriously injured. The Traffic Safety Agency recorded the number of people killed in 2025
After the statement by the President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, that the poor in Serbia live significantly better than before, we asked the question: on the basis of what information did he arrive at that data and how does Serbia measure poverty in general
A big game of the authorities - this is how professor Natalija Perišić describes the fact that in Serbia people constantly talk about the lower unemployment rate, but the proportion of the population that is "inactive" is kept silent.
Fewer marriages were concluded in Serbia last year, and more divorces were recorded compared to 2022. On average, almost every third marriage ends in divorce. The highest percentage of divorced people is in Vojvodina and some Belgrade municipalities, while the highest percentage of married people is in Preševo.
"The difference between average and median wages is an indicator of wage inequality." The greater the difference, the greater the inequality in earnings. In our country, the difference amounts to around 25 percent," Milojko Arsić, a professor at the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade, told Vreme.
Compared to 2023, January and February gross wages are 15,8 percent higher in nominal terms and 9,2 percent in real terms, while net wages are nominally higher by 15,7 percent and 9,2 percent in real terms.
According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics (RZS), the most common surnames in Serbia are Jovnović, Petrović and Nikolić. RZS has also announced which are the most popular names by age
Large differences in net salary amounts between different activities, earnings below the Serbian average in agriculture, trade, education, accommodation and food services... and other data in the RZS report for November
Cakes went up by 12,5 percent, hot and cold appetizers by 12,1 percent, and stews by 11,3 percent. In October, non-alcoholic beverages were 12,2 percent more expensive, and alcoholic beverages were 9,2 percent more expensive
According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics on the method of paying for real estate, seven percent were paid from loans, which is five percent less than last year.
According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, the prices of dairy products, vegetables, meat, household electricity, bread, cereals and firewood rose the most.
At the regional level, only Belgrade recorded an increase in the number of inhabitants until 2020, and that trend would change from 2021, while in the other regions there was a decrease in population throughout the observed period, according to the estimates of the Republic Institute of Statistics
The average gross salary in Serbia calculated for April this year is 115.631 dinars, and the average net salary is 83.812 dinars, the Republic Institute of Statistics announced.
While the majority population is indifferent to the census or does not know about it, national minority organizations are campaigning for their members to respond in as large a number as possible. It will be the first population census with electronic questionnaires, which raises doubts among some citizens. The penalty for refusing to participate in the census is up to 50.000 dinars
As of January 1, the state will increase pensions by 5,5 percent, which at the current rate of inflation means that pensioners' incomes will decrease by 2 percent in real terms. And that's just the beginning, just as drastic price increases are yet to come
