Has the population peaked? in Serbia
Serbia: Has the population peaked? was 6.77 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Has the population peaked? in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, has the population peaked? in Serbia stood at 6.77 million people.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Serbia peaked at 7.89 million people in 1987 and was at its lowest, 6.01 million people, in 1950.
Serbia ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.31 million people | 6.01 million people | 6.64 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.99 million people | 6.70 million people | 7.27 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.55 million people | 7.32 million people | 7.76 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.86 million people | 7.80 million people | 7.89 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.82 million people | 7.73 million people | 7.87 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.55 million people | 7.43 million people | 7.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 6.97 million people | 7.40 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.83 million people | 6.77 million people | 6.91 million people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More population data for Serbia
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.8% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 141,046 people (2100)
- Population density 44.02 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.8% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.64 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.64 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.64 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.5 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is has the population peaked? in Serbia?
- Has the population peaked? in Serbia was 6.77 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 million people in 1987.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.01 million people in 1950.
- How does Serbia rank for has the population peaked??
- Serbia ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.