In the Republic of Serbia, the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS7), dealing with the situation of children, women and households, is starting in 136 municipalities on September 15.

SORS interviewers will visit more than 10 000 households and conduct the interview face to face with the members of the selected households. Field work will last until December 2025.

We kindly ask the citizens selected in the sample for this survey to welcome the interviewers and answer their questions. 

The Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, in cooperation with the Institute of Public Health of Serbia and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia, has started preparations for the implementation of the Serbian National Health Survey 2025.

This survey is being conducted for the fifth time in the Republic of Serbia, and the third time according to the methodology of the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS).

The Serbian National Health Survey, including field implementation, will be conducted during the period October−December 2025.

From November 12-14, 2025 the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia is organizing a workshop “From Available to Necessary Indicators for Efficient Planning and Decision Making on Local Level ”.

Input prices in agriculture in III Quarter 2025 were increased by 1.6% in relation to III Quarter 2024.

In September 2025, the number of 2 961 building permits was issued, presenting the increase of 3.1% when compared to September 2024. Out of the total number of permits issued in September 2025, 85.6% related to buildings, and 14.4% to civil engineering constructions. When only buildings are concerned, 86.1% of permits related to residential buildings, and 13.9% to non–residential ones, while regarding civil engineering constructions the largest number related to pipelines, communication and electric power lines (77.8%).

1 614 serial publications were published in the Republic of Serbia in 2024, presenting the decrease of 8% relative to 2023.

Out of total number of serials published, 85.8% related to magazines, 10.5% to papers (newspapers), and 3.7% to other serial publications.

In 2024, total expenditures for environmental protection amounted to RSD 87 317.5 million, which is by11.4% higher than in the previous year. 

Representatives of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia participated in the international forum “Digital Transformation of National Statistical Systems”, held in Astana from 7–8 November 2025. The two-day event gathered heads and experts of national statistical offices and international organizations to exchange experiences on the role of digitalization in modern statistics.