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Serbia committed to strengthening economic security of older adults

Belgrade/New York, 13 March 2026

Minister without portfolio in charge of gender equality, prevention of violence against women and economic and political empowerment of women Tatjana Macura stated in New York that modern societies are facing significant demographic changes – people are living longer, and the share of older adults in the population is continuously growing.

At a ministerial roundtable organised as part of the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, dedicated to the position of older women in modern societies, Macura underlined that such trends require a new way of thinking about aging, dignity and equality throughout the life cycle.

She pointed out that Serbia is among the countries with the oldest population in the world, and that as many as 43% of the population is over 50 years old, while every fourth woman is over 65 years old.

Macura said that Serbia has done a lot in recent years to strengthen the economic security of its older citizens, and that pensions in Serbia are currently the highest compared to the last few decades.

At the same time, the Minister emphasised that older women still often suffer from multiple forms of inequality and violence that remains insufficiently visible.

According to available research, as she specified, as many as 75% of older women who have experienced violence have never reported it, which is why it is important to continue developing social, health and economic policies that will provide them with support and protection.