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.

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  .

In April 2026, the number of 2 416 building permits was issued, presenting the increase of 4.3% when compared to April 2025. Out of the total number of permits issued in April 2026, 82.4% related to buildings, and 17.6% to civil engineering constructions. When only buildings are concerned, 80.3% of permits related to residential buildings, and 19.7% to non–residential ones, while regarding civil engineering constructions the largest number related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines (73.6%).

The total value of works that contractors from the Republic of Serbia performed abroad in 2025 amounted to 19 312 million RSD. The largest construction activity, observed by countries, was noted in the Russian Federation, 21.9% of the total value of works performed, then in the Netherlands, 16.9%, Montenegro, 16.1%, Germany, 13.9%, and in Uganda, 8.7%.

The series of workshops “Improvement of Local-Level Planning through Data and Digital Solutions”, within the project “EU4SORS – Development of a Modern Statistical System”, continued on 10 June 2026 in Belgrade.