Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia
Serbia: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.51 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia is 1.51 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia peaked at 1.51 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 368,675 people, in 1950.
Serbia ranks 63rd 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 | 391,240 people | 368,675 people | 427,153 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 518,981 people | 439,146 people | 618,048 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 735,409 people | 639,026 people | 817,486 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 792,904 people | 752,763 people | 858,141 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 888,670 people | 1.21 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.29 million people | 1.24 million people | 1.31 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 million people | 1.28 million people | 1.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.50 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.51 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Serbia was 1.51 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.51 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 368,675 people in 1950.
- How does Serbia rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Serbia ranks 63rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. 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. This only includes people aged 65+.