In the period from 5th to 31st May 2025, SORS associates will conduct mapping and listing of households on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. In the selected enumeration areas, all facilities and all households living in that territory will be recorded. Special attention will be paid to households that have at least one child under the age of five.

The overall external trade in the Republic of Serbia for the period January - March 2025 amounted to:

   - USD 18479.6 million - which was an increase of 4.1% compared to the same period last year;

   - EUR 17587.2 million - which was an increase of 7.7% compared to the same period last year.

In the 1^st quarter of 2025, real GDP increased by 2.0% in comparison to the corresponding period of the previous year.

The calculation of quarterly GDP for the 1^st quarter 2025, which is more detailed and compiled at lower levels of aggregation, will be published in statistical release Quarterly GDP in the Republic of Serbia on June 2, 2025.

In the Republic of Serbia, in March 2025, compared to March 2024, number of tourist arrivals was by 11.1 % lower, while number of tourist overnight stays was by 14.6 % lower.

In March 2025, compared to March 2024, number of overnight stays of domestic tourists was by 22.8 % lower while number of overnight stays of foreign tourists was by 5.4% lower.

The industrial production in March 2025 increased by 6.9% relative to March 2024.

According to the preliminary results, the turnover of retail trade in the Republic of Serbia in March 2025 increased by 3.4% at current prices and at constant prices it is at the level of turnover achieved in March of the previous year.

Comparing the retail trade turnover in the first three months 2025 with the same period 2024, it increased by 4.3% at current prices, and by 0.7% at constant prices.

Total number of employed in the first quarter of 2025 amounted to 2 364 894 persons. Relative to the same quarter of the previous year, total registered employment increased by 314 persons.

The sections of activity with the largest increase in the number of the employed are Administrative and support service activities (growth of 11 486 persons), Information and communication (growth of 3 757 persons), Accommodation and food service activities (growth of 2 933 persons) and Human health and social work activities (growth of 1 578 persons).

Number of live births in the Republic of Serbia in the period of January-March 2025 amounted to 13 671. Compared with the same period of the previous year, when the number of live births was 14 523, noted was the decrease in live births by 852 i.e. 5.9%.

Number of deaths in the Republic of Serbia in the period of January-March 2025 amounted to 26 197, and if related to the same period of the previous year, when it was 26 532, it recorded decrease by 335, or 1.3%.