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Serbia

Population

6,627,565

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026View source
Population rank
111th
Share of world
0.08%
Annual change
−47,0750.70%

Population of Serbia

2M3M4M5M6M7M8M95% prediction intervalPeak20266.6M2050 projection5.5M↓ 17% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 6,627,565. 2050 projection: 5,532,870.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Serbia. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20266,641,9640.70%111
20256,689,0390.70%111
20206,907,8120.84%108
20196,966,1530.77%106
20187,020,0190.76%106
20177,073,5070.74%105
20157,177,2530.69%104
20107,395,8640.40%99
20057,539,1330.35%95
20007,694,6050.51%92

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Belgrade is home to 1,681,182 people, 25.31% of Serbia's population.

City population1M700K300K
Belgrade 1.7MGrad Novi Sad 375.6KNovi Sad 375.6KGrad Nis 246.8KNis 246.8KNew Belgrade 205.5KPalilula (Belgrade) 185.2KZemun 181.3KVozdovac 175.8KZvezdara 175.2K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Belgrade1.7M25.31%
2Grad Novi Sad375.6K5.65%
3Novi Sad375.6K5.65%
4Grad Nis246.8K3.72%
5Nis246.8K3.72%
6New Belgrade205.5K3.09%
7Palilula (Belgrade)185.2K2.79%
8Zemun181.3K2.73%
9Vozdovac175.8K2.65%
10Zvezdara175.2K2.64%

Serbia by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 28, 2026

Population
Serbia is home to an estimated 6,627,565 people, the 111th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Serbia has a net population change of approximately -121 people per day, driven by 156 births, 261 deaths, and net emigration of 16 people.
Share of world
Serbia makes up 0.08% of the world's population and 0.89% of Europe's.
Density
75.9 people per km² of land (196.7 per mi²), ranking 142nd among countries and territories.
Urban living
62.64% of people live in urban areas.

Serbia Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 144100+ years, female: 1,09895–99 years, male: 1,62595–99 years, female: 5,82690–94 years, male: 10,67290–94 years, female: 29,09185–89 years, male: 33,25685–89 years, female: 71,43980–84 years, male: 59,44980–84 years, female: 104,21675–79 years, male: 134,46375–79 years, female: 199,32070–74 years, male: 198,22370–74 years, female: 260,25765–69 years, male: 199,28565–69 years, female: 244,47260–64 years, male: 203,52360–64 years, female: 235,41355–59 years, male: 210,56055–59 years, female: 230,97150–54 years, male: 227,23950–54 years, female: 241,08045–49 years, male: 236,69445–49 years, female: 244,50040–44 years, male: 230,54540–44 years, female: 236,93935–39 years, male: 210,25035–39 years, female: 213,89430–34 years, male: 198,24330–34 years, female: 198,09125–29 years, male: 175,53425–29 years, female: 176,40620–24 years, male: 172,34120–24 years, female: 173,67915–19 years, male: 165,51415–19 years, female: 164,39610–14 years, male: 163,88210–14 years, female: 162,7055–9 years, male: 162,1905–9 years, female: 159,3930–4 years, male: 152,0960–4 years, female: 143,053100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4100K100K200K200K

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Median age

45.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

77.3 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

47.36%

Female

52.64%

Life expectancy 74.1Life expectancy 80.5

Ethnicity

83.3%

Serb

  • Serb83.3%
  • Other5.7%
  • Hungarian3.5%
  • undeclared or unknown3.4%
  • Romani2.1%
  • Bosniak2%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Religion

84.6%

Orthodox, the largest religion

  • Orthodox84.6%
  • Roman Catholic5%
  • undeclared or unknown4.5%
  • Muslim3.1%
  • Atheist1.1%
  • Protestant1%
  • Other0.8%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2011 est.

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Serbia United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia
  5. Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia