Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6398 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 0.6398 people per person for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia peaked at 0.6398 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.2934 people per person, in 1960.
Serbia ranks 110th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2934 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3042 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3155 people per person | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3277 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.3405 people per person | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 0.3535 people per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3661 people per person | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3791 people per person | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3914 people per person | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3986 people per person | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.4087 people per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4172 people per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4252 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4332 people per person | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4403 people per person | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.4471 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4531 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.4591 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.4649 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4704 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4675 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4727 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.477 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4808 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4839 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4868 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4897 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4927 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4955 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.4987 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.5022 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.5263 people per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.5302 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.5342 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5383 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5426 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5477 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.5538 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.56 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5652 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5691 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5716 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5734 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5772 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.581 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5851 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5895 people per person | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5936 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5973 people per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6001 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.602 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6049 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.6036 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6052 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6068 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6083 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6097 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6108 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6117 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6123 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.613 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6137 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6308 people per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6355 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.638 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6398 people per person | +0.3% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 0.6398 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 97% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 0.6398 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.347 people per person | 0.2934 people per person | 0.3986 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4419 people per person | 0.4087 people per person | 0.4704 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4845 people per person | 0.4675 people per person | 0.4987 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5401 people per person | 0.5022 people per person | 0.5652 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5838 people per person | 0.5691 people per person | 0.6001 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6075 people per person | 0.602 people per person | 0.6123 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6285 people per person | 0.613 people per person | 0.6398 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 107 Gambia 0.6499 people per person compare
- 108 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.6419 people per person compare
- 109 Congo 0.6412 people per person compare
- 111 South Africa 0.6382 people per person compare
- 112 Nigeria 0.6378 people per person compare
- 113 Ecuador 0.6339 people per person compare
More population data for Serbia
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -4.21 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.7734 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 5,778 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.6883 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9703 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Serbia was 0.6398 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6398 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2934 people per person in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Serbia ranks 110th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.