Population aged 65 years or older in Serbia
Serbia: Population aged 65 years or older was 1,536 thousands in 2025. β² Rising
Population aged 65 years or older in Serbia, 2000β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in thousands.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1,536 thousands for population aged 65 years or older in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population aged 65 years or older in Serbia peaked at 1,536 thousands in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,226 thousands, in 2000.
That places Serbia 62nd out of 230 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,284 thousands | 1,226 thousands | 1,308 thousands | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,344 thousands | 1,281 thousands | 1,454 thousands | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,506 thousands | 1,481 thousands | 1,536 thousands | 6 |
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More population data for Serbia
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.779 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 141,046 (2100)
- Population density 44.02 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.779 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.64 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.64 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.64 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.5033 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.5 (2023)
- Children per woman fertility rate vs level of prosperity 1.5 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population aged 65 years or older in Serbia?
- Population aged 65 years or older in Serbia was 1,536 thousands in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,536 thousands in 2025.
- What is the lowest population aged 65 years or older recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,226 thousands in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for population aged 65 years or older?
- Serbia ranks 62nd out of 230 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population aged 65 years or older rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population aged 65 years or older (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release