Serbia Population (LIVE)

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Serbia Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Serbia is 7,111,723 as of Monday, March 18, 2024, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data 1.
  • Serbia 2023 population is estimated at 7,149,077 people at mid year.
  • Serbia population is equivalent to 0.09% of the total world population.
  • Serbia ranks number 105 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Serbia is 82 per Km2 (212 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 87,460 Km2 (33,768 sq. miles)
  • 68.8 % of the population is urban (4,916,950 people in 2023)
  • The median age in Serbia is 43.2 years.
1. Updated on July 16, 2023 with the latest July 2023-July 2024 estimates from the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Serbia (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSerbia
Global Rank
2024 7,097,028 -0.73 % -52,049 -9,999 43.4 1.53 81 69.3 % 4,919,917 0.09 % 8,118,835,999 106
2023 7,149,077 -1.00 % -72,288 -9,999 43.2 1.53 82 68.8 % 4,916,950 0.09 % 8,045,311,447 105
2022 7,221,365 -1.03 % -75,404 -9,999 43.0 1.53 83 68.1 % 4,914,832 0.09 % 7,975,105,156 105
2020 7,358,005 -0.58 % -43,051 243 42.8 1.52 84 66.8 % 4,913,067 0.09 % 7,840,952,880 104
2015 7,519,496 -0.35 % -26,850 7,368 41.7 1.46 86 65.6 % 4,929,837 0.10 % 7,426,597,537 101
2010 7,653,748 -0.46 % -35,439 -20 40.8 1.40 88 64.9 % 4,965,736 0.11 % 6,985,603,105 97
2005 7,830,944 -0.26 % -20,816 351 39.7 1.29 90 63.4 % 4,965,292 0.12 % 6,558,176,119 92
2000 7,935,022 -0.12 % -9,4882,082 38.6 1.39 91 63.1 % 5,006,497 0.13 % 6,148,898,975 92
1995 7,982,462 -0.01 % -1,013 7,879 37.2 1.69 91 64.0 % 5,105,295 0.14 % 5,743,219,454 83
1990 7,987,529 0.19 % 15,092 -651 35.7 1.74 91 60.0 % 4,796,240 0.15 % 5,316,175,862 81
1985 7,912,069 0.34 % 27,012 1,869 34.1 1.84 90 56.5 % 4,473,184 0.16 % 4,861,730,613 77
1980 7,777,010 0.78 % 59,435 9,690 32.6 1.87 89 52.9 % 4,110,857 0.17 % 4,444,007,706 73
1975 7,479,833 0.78 % 57,260 14,294 31.8 1.88 86 49.0 % 3,664,637 0.18 % 4,069,437,231 70
1970 7,193,533 0.83 % 58,109 4,673 30.4 1.82 82 44.9 % 3,227,141 0.19 % 3,695,390,336 66
1965 6,902,989 0.96 % 64,600 4,063 28.6 2.06 79 38.8 % 2,679,749 0.21 % 3,337,111,983 64
1960 6,579,989 0.72 % 46,288 -10,246 26.5 2.11 75 33.4 % 2,196,260 0.22 % 3,019,233,434 66
1955 6,348,547 1.08 % 66,173 -14,815 25.5 2.39 73 27.8 % 1,766,738 0.23 % 2,746,072,141 64
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Serbia Population Forecast

-9,999
YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationSerbia
Global Rank
2025 7,056,385 -0.83 % -60,324 -9,999 43.7 1.54 81 69.8 % 4,923,756 0.09 % 8,191,988,453 106
2030 6,832,604 -0.64 % -44,756 -9,999 45.3 1.55 78 72.5 % 4,953,049 0.08 % 8,546,141,327 112
2035 6,581,784 -0.75 % -50,164 -9,999 46.8 1.56 75 75.9 % 4,993,461 0.07 % 8,879,397,401 115
2040 6,315,060 -0.82 % -53,345 -9,999 48.2 1.57 72 79.8 % 5,040,576 0.07 % 9,188,250,492 117
2045 6,044,880 -0.87 % -54,036 -9,999 49.2 1.57 69 84.2 % 5,087,709 0.06 % 9,467,543,575 119
2050 5,777,806 -0.90 % -53,415   49.7 1.58 66 88.6 % 5,121,466 0.06 % 9,709,491,761 122
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Serbia Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Serbia
Life Expectancy
75.21 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
4.2
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
5.5
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Serbia

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Belgrade 1,273,651
2 Nis 250,000
3 Novi Sad 215,400
4 Zemun 155,591
5 Kragujevac 147,473
6 Cacak 117,072
7 Subotica 100,000
8 Leskovac 94,758
9 Novi Pazar 85,996
10 Kraljevo 82,846
11 Zrenjanin 79,773
12 Pancevo 76,654
13 Krusevac 75,256
14 Uzice 63,577
15 Smederevo 62,000
16 Valjevo 61,035
17 Vranje 56,199
18 Sabac 55,114
19 Zajecar 49,800
20 Trstenik 49,043
21 Sombor 48,454
22 Kikinda 41,935
23 Pozarevac 41,736
24 Pirot 40,678
25 Bor 39,387
26 Sremska Mitrovica 39,084
27 Vrsac 36,300
28 Jagodina 35,589
29 Ruma 32,229
30 Backa Palanka 29,449
31 Prokuplje 27,673
32 Smederevska Palanka 27,000
33 Ingija 26,247
34 Vrbas 25,907
35 Becej 25,774
36 Knjazevac 25,000
37 Arangelovac 24,309
38 Gornji Milanovac 23,982
39 Lazarevac 23,551
40 Sremcica 23,000
41 Cuprija 20,585
42 Senta 20,302
43 Apatin 18,320
44 Negotin 17,612
45 Obrenovac 16,821
46 Stara Pazova 16,217
47 Backa Topola 16,154
48 Nova Pazova 15,488

See also

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Notes

The Serbia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Serbia delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Serbia (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2022 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Serbia in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.