Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia

Serbia: Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population was 52.8 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
52.8
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
61.2
in 2017
All-time low
52.8
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia, 2013–2025

02040602013201920252013: 58.72014: 55.62015: 57.82016: 59.82017: 61.22018: 612019: 56.92020: 56.72021: 54.22022: 54.12023: 54.22024: 52.82025: 52.8

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

The most recent figure for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia is 52.8, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia peaked at 61.2 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.8, in 2024.

Serbia ranks 2nd of 36 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia, 2013 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2013 58.7
2014 55.6 -5.3%
2015 57.8 +4.0%
2016 59.8 +3.5%
2017 61.2 +2.3%
2018 61 -0.3%
2019 56.9 -6.7%
2020 56.7 -0.4%
2021 54.2 -4.4%
2022 54.1 -0.2%
2023 54.2 +0.2%
2024 52.8 -2.6%
2025 52.8 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 58.71 55.6 61.2 7
2020s 54.13 52.8 56.7 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 1 Albania 64.2 compare
  2. 3 Latvia 45 compare
  3. 4 North Macedonia 44.7 compare
  4. 5 Romania 43.6 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia?
Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population in Serbia was 52.8 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 61.2 in 2017.
What is the lowest overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 52.8 in 2024.
How does Serbia rank for overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population?
Serbia ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
Is overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Serbia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Overcrowding rate by degree of urbanisation - total population
Source
Eurostat
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Coverage
42 places, 788 data points, 2003–2025
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