The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia and UNICEF are conducting the final activities within the MICS7 survey in the Republic of Serbia.

In the coming period, some households that have already participated in the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7) will be contacted again for a short visit, during which MICS7 interviewers will ask several additional questions regarding the situation and health of children.

In 2025, RSD 42 465 727 thousand of budget funds were spent for research and development (R&D) activities in the Republic of Serbia, which is an increase of 8.9% compared to the previous year, 2024.

The share of total budgetary funds for R&D in GDP reached 0.41% in 2025.

A total of 210 050 students were enrolled at State and private universities, from that 83.1% i.e. 174 440 at State universities and 16.9%, i.e. 35 610 at private universities.

A total of 30 022 students were enrolled at State academies / higher schools of applied studies, while 8 437 students were enrolled at private higher schools of applied studies.

Observed by way of financing, there were 38.0% students financed from the budget and 62.0% self-financing students.

A total of 24 460 students graduated both at State and private universities, among whom 71.9%, i.e. 17 583 students graduated at State and 28.1%, i.e. 6 877 at private universities.

A total of 8 071 students graduated both at State academies / higher schools of applied studies and private higher schools of applied studies, among whom 77.5% graduated at State and 22.5% at private higher schools of applied studies.

Observed by the way of financing, of the total number of students 31.8% were budget beneficiaries, 51.8% were self-financing and 16.4% were financed from the budget and self-financing.

Number of live births in the Republic of Serbia in the period January-May 2026 amounted to 23 060. Compared with the same period of the previous year, when the number of live births was 22 351, noted was the increase in live births by 709 i.e. 3.2%.

Number of deaths in the Republic of Serbia in the period  January-May 2026 amounted to 40 513, and if related to the same period of the previous year, when it was 40 864, it recorded decrease by 351, or 0.9%.

Average gross salaries and wages calculated for April 2026 amounted to 168 008 RSD, while average net salaries and wages amounted to 121 805 RSD.

Average net salaries and wages, in the period January-April 2026, relative to the same period last year increased by 11.6% in nominal terms, and 8.6% in real terms.

Median net salaries and wages for April 2026 amounted to 94 585 RSD, meaning that 50% of employees realised wages and salaries up to the mentioned amount.

The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia is organising the evaluation workshop “Priorities and Further Steps for Local Statistical Indicators” from 23 to 25 June 2026. The workshop is organised as part of the IPA 2022 Programme “EU4SORS – Development of a Modern Statistical System”. The objective of the workshop is to exchange experiences and define further development of the system for producing, analysing and using statistical data at the local level.

Total damage in the state forests of the Republic of Serbia in 2025, expressed by wood volume, amounted to 140,753 m³, with human-induced damage accounting for about 30 percent, or 42,241 m³  .