Serbia vs United States: Population density

Serbia
44.02 people per km²
in 2100
United States
46.05 people per km²
in 2100
Serbia rank
173rd
United States rank
171st

Population density over time

  • Serbia
  • United States
020406080100100015502100

How they compare

United States currently reports 46.05 people per km² against 44.02 people per km² in Serbia, a difference of 2.03 people per km².

The two have swapped places 1 time across 301 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Serbia ahead.

Serbia ranks 173rd and United States ranks 171st of 235 countries.

Across the 31 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 30 and United States in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Serbia United States Difference Ahead
1800s 25.53 people per km² 0.7148 people per km² 24.82 people per km² Serbia
1810s 25.53 people per km² 0.92 people per km² 24.61 people per km² Serbia
1820s 25.3 people per km² 1.24 people per km² 24.06 people per km² Serbia
1830s 24.8 people per km² 1.65 people per km² 23.15 people per km² Serbia
1840s 24.3 people per km² 2.19 people per km² 22.11 people per km² Serbia
1850s 23.66 people per km² 2.96 people per km² 20.7 people per km² Serbia
1860s 22.84 people per km² 3.85 people per km² 18.99 people per km² Serbia
1870s 22.06 people per km² 4.83 people per km² 17.23 people per km² Serbia
1880s 22.79 people per km² 6.03 people per km² 16.76 people per km² Serbia
1890s 25.66 people per km² 7.4 people per km² 18.26 people per km² Serbia
1900s 29.3 people per km² 8.92 people per km² 20.38 people per km² Serbia
1910s 34.55 people per km² 10.52 people per km² 24.03 people per km² Serbia
1920s 42.37 people per km² 12.13 people per km² 30.24 people per km² Serbia
1930s 52.2 people per km² 13.55 people per km² 38.65 people per km² Serbia
1940s 64.3 people per km² 15.01 people per km² 49.29 people per km² Serbia
1950s 75.08 people per km² 18.06 people per km² 57.01 people per km² Serbia
1960s 83.18 people per km² 21.17 people per km² 62.02 people per km² Serbia
1970s 89.74 people per km² 23.83 people per km² 65.91 people per km² Serbia
1980s 93.51 people per km² 26.28 people per km² 67.23 people per km² Serbia
1990s 93.01 people per km² 29.13 people per km² 63.87 people per km² Serbia
2000s 89.82 people per km² 32.19 people per km² 57.63 people per km² Serbia
2010s 85.57 people per km² 35.48 people per km² 50.08 people per km² Serbia
2020s 79.71 people per km² 37.86 people per km² 41.85 people per km² Serbia
2030s 74.32 people per km² 39.62 people per km² 34.7 people per km² Serbia
2040s 68.72 people per km² 41.04 people per km² 27.68 people per km² Serbia
2050s 63.54 people per km² 42.03 people per km² 21.51 people per km² Serbia
2060s 58.63 people per km² 42.96 people per km² 15.67 people per km² Serbia
2070s 53.9 people per km² 43.99 people per km² 9.91 people per km² Serbia
2080s 49.66 people per km² 44.87 people per km² 4.79 people per km² Serbia
2090s 45.94 people per km² 45.66 people per km² 0.278 people per km² Serbia
2100s 44.02 people per km² 46.05 people per km² 2.04 people per km² United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population density, Serbia or United States?
United States, at 46.05 people per km² against 44.02 people per km² in Serbia as of 2100.
What is the difference in population density between Serbia and United States?
2.03 people per km², with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United States?
301 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
How do Serbia and United States rank globally for population density?
Serbia ranks 173rd and United States ranks 171st of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population density. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Serbia vs United States: Population density. Statizoid, drawing on HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-density/serbia/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/population-density/serbia/united-states/">Serbia vs United States: Population density</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population density
Unit
people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
Last refreshed

Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.