Serbia Population Clock

Serbia records about 165 births and 267 deaths a day — more deaths than births. Natural change is therefore negative, at roughly 102 fewer people per day, or about 37,255 a year before migration.

Net migration runs at about 13,086 over the reported period, with more people leaving than arriving. That is equivalent to about 35% of its natural change.

If the current rate held indefinitely, Serbia would take roughly 122 years to halve in size — a projection of today's rate, not a forecast.

Over the 9 years from 2016 to 2025, the population fell from 7.06 million to 6.55 million — a loss of 509,179, or 7.2%.

With about 79 people per square kilometre, Serbia is moderately populated, roughly 1.3× the world average of 62. That ranks 66th of the 115 countries here. Its closest comparisons on density are Tunisia and Ireland.

Serbia covers about 84,090 km² of land, which is what turns a population of 6.55 million into that density figure.

About 62.6% of people live in urban areas, making Serbia majority urban, above the world average of 57.8%. That works out to roughly 4.10 million town and city dwellers and 2.45 million living rurally.

Serbia has one of the world’s oldest populations: about 14.3% are under 15 and 23.1% are 65 or older. Over-65s now outnumber under-15s, which is the classic marker of a population that has finished its demographic transition.

The total fertility rate is about 1.64 births per woman, below the ~2.1 replacement level, so without net immigration the population would eventually decline. The world figure is about 2.19.

Life expectancy at birth is about 76.0 years, roughly 2.5 years above the global average of 73.5.