The book “Families” provides the final results of the 2022 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings on the main characteristics of families.

The book contains data on the number of families, by type - by settlements, as well as those on families with children by type and number of children - by municipalities and cities. In addition, one can also find in the dissemination database the table with data on families with children by family type, number and age of children - by municipalities and cities.

A family is the community of persons composed of only a married couple or couple living in a consensual union, or of parents (both parents or only one) and their children. A child is every person who, irrespective of the age and marital status, lives in the household with both or one of the parents, and who does not have in that household her/his marital/consensual partner or her/his own child.

Families by type

The results of the 2022 Census indicate that in the Republic of Serbia there are 1 904 314 families. The most numerous families are those of the type “marital couple with children“ (43.35%), followed by families of the type “marital couple without children“ (28.1%), then families of the type “mother with children” (16.8%), “father with children“ (4.7%),  “consensual couple with children“ (4%) and  „consensual couple without children “ (3%).

Таble 1. Families by type, by regions

* The 2022 Census was not conducted on the territory of the AP Kosovo i Metohija. 

Families with children by type and number of children

In the Republic of Serbia, the results of the 2022 Census indicate that there are 1 311 712 families with children (69% оf the total number of 1 904 314 families). 

The largest share of families are those with one child (54.3%), followed by families with two children (36.1%), then families with three children (7.8%), while families with four and more children accounted for less than 2%. 

Таble 2. Families with children by type and number of children

Observed by family type, the share of families with one child is the largest among families of the type “mother with children” (73.1%) and “father with children“ (71.2%). Among families of the type “marital couple with children” there are no significant differences in the share of families with one child and with two children (45.5% and 42.8%, respectively), while among families of the type “consensual couple with children” there are 50% of families with one child, and slightly more than a third of families have two children (34.2%). 

The share of families with three and more children is the lowest among “mother with children” and “father with children” (about 4.5%), and the largest among families of the type “consensual couple with children” (15.8%).

Book 8: Families

Таble 1. Families by type, by settlements

Таble 2. Families with children by type, number and age of children, by municipalities and cities