Serbia Demographics

Population of Serbia (2025)

View live population, charts & trends: Population of Serbia

Serbia Population
6,689,039
see live
Yearly Change
−0.7%
Global Share
0.08%
Global Rank
111

Median Age

The median age in Serbia is 44.4 years (2025).

Fertility in Serbia

A Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2.1 represents the Replacement-Level Fertility: the average number of children per woman needed for each generation to exactly replace itself without needing international immigration. A value below 2.1 will cause the native population to decline


Total Fertility Rate (TFR)
1.5
(Live Births per Woman, 2025)

Life Expectancy in Serbia

See also: Countries in the world ranked by Life Expectancy

Both Sexes
77.1
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes combined)
Females
80.3
(life expectancy at birth, females)
Males
73.9
(life expectancy at birth, males)


Infant Mortality Rate and Deaths of Children under 5 Years Old in Serbia


Infant Mortality
3.8
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
Deaths under age 5
4.6
(per 1,000 live births)


Serbia Urban Population

Currently, 73.6% of the population of Serbia is urban (4,923,756 people in 2025)


Population Density

The 2025 population density in Serbia is 76 people per Km2 (198 people per mi2), calculated on a total land area of 87,460 Km2 (33,768 sq. miles).

Largest Cities in Serbia

# City 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

See also

Sources

Definitions

Population Pyramid

A Population pyramid (also called "Age-Sex Pyramid") is a graphical representation of the age and sex of a population.

Types:

  • Expansive - pyramid with a wide base (larger percentage of people in younger age groups, indicating high birth rates and high fertility rates) and narrow top (high death rate and lower life expectancies). It suggests a growing population. Example: Nigeria Population Pyramid
  • Constrictive - pyramid with a narrow base (lower percentage of younger people, indicating declining birth rates with each succeeding age group getting smaller than the previous one). Example: United States
  • Stationary - with a somewhat equal proportion of the population in each age group. The population is stable, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Stages:

Population pyramid stages

Dependency Ratio

There are three types of age dependency ratio: Youth, Elderly, and Total. All three ratios are commonly multiplied by 100.

Youth Dependency Ratio

Definition: population ages 0-15 divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 0-15] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Elderly dependency ratio

Definition: population ages 65-plus divided by the population ages 16-64.

Formula: ([Population ages 65-plus] ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

Total dependency ratio

Definition: sum of the youth and old-age ratios.

Formula: (([Population ages 0-15] + [Population ages 65-plus]) ÷ [Population ages 16-64]) × 100

NOTE: Dependency Ratio does not take into account labor force participation rates by age group. Some portion of the population counted as "working age" may actually be unemployed or not in the labor force whereas some portion of the "dependent" population may be employed and not necessarily economically dependent.