Serbia is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, borders Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, Montenegro to the southwest and Hungary to the north. Serbia population in 2023 is estimated to be 6.78 million, covers country area of 88,361 sq km (34,116 sq mi), ranks one-hundred-eleventh country by area and the one-hundred-eighth most populous country in the world. Serbia capital and largest city is Belgrade and other popular cities are Novi Sad, Niš, Kragujevac, Subotica, Zrenjanin, Pančevo, Čačak, Novi Pazar and Kraljevo. Country code is SRB, Life expectancy of Serbia is 73.46 years for male and 78.28 years for female.
Below table is the population of Serbia from 1960 to 2020:| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,608,000 |
| 1965 | 6,794,000 |
| 1970 | 6,972,000 |
| 1975 | 7,163,000 |
| 1980 | 7,362,000 |
| 1985 | 7,504,000 |
| 1990 | 7,586,000 |
| 1995 | 7,625,357 |
| 2000 | 7,516,346 |
| 2005 | 7,440,769 |
| 2010 | 7,291,436 |
| 2015 | 7,095,383 |
| 2020 | 6,908,224 |
Serbia population in 1960 is 6,608,000, by 1970 the population is increased by 364,000 totaling to 6,972,000, by 1980 the population is increased to 7,362,000, and by 1990 the total increase of 7,586,000 in 30 years from 1960 to 1990 resulting to 7,586,000. From 1990 to 2000, population increased by -69,654 to 7,516,346, and from 2000 to 2010 the population of Serbia decrease by -224,910 with a change of -2.99 percent and further decline of population from 2010 to 2020 by -383,212 with a change of -5.26 percent and make up to 6,908,224. Serbia population in 2022 is estimated to be 6.83 million, and Population of Serbia in 2021 is estimated as 6.87 million.
Serbia is divided into 29 districts (Okrug), According to stat, below is the Serbia population by districts as per 2011 census.
| District | Okrug | Area (sq km) | Population (2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kolubara | Kolubarski okrug | 2,474 | 174,228 |
| Mačva | Mačvanski okrug | 3,268 | 297,778 |
| Moravica | Moravički okrug | 3,016 | 212,149 |
| Pomoravlje | Pomoravski okrug | 2,614 | 212,839 |
| Rasina | Rasinski okrug | 2,667 | 240,463 |
| Raška | Raški okrug | 3,918 | 300,102 |
| Šumadija | Šumadijski okrug | 2,387 | 290,900 |
| Zlatibor | Zlatiborski okrug | 6,140 | 284,729 |
| Bor | Borski okrug | 3,507 | 123,848 |
| Braničevo | Braničevski okrug | 3,865 | 180,480 |
| Jablanica | Jablanički okrug | 2,769 | 215,463 |
| Nišava | Nišavski okrug | 2,729 | 373,404 |
| Pčinja | Pčinjski okrug | 3,520 | 158,717 |
| Pirot | Pirotski okrug | 2,761 | 92,277 |
| Podunavlje | Podunavski okrug | 1,248 | 198,184 |
| Toplica | Toplički okrug | 2,231 | 90,600 |
| Zaječar | Zaječarski okrug | 3,623 | 118,295 |
| Central Banat | Srednjebanatski okrug | 3,256 | 186,851 |
| North Bačka | Severnobački okrug | 1,784 | 185,552 |
| North Banat | Severnobanatski okrug | 2,329 | 146,690 |
| South Bačka | Južnobački okrug | 4,016 | 615,371 |
| South Banat | Južnobanatski okrug | 4,245 | 291,327 |
| Srem | Sremski okrug | 3,486 | 311,053 |
| West Bačka | Zapadnobački okrug | 2,420 | 187,581 |
| Kosovo | Kosovski okrug | 3,310 | 672,292 |
| Kosovo-Pomoravlje | Kosovsko-Pomoravski okrug | 1,389 | 217,726 |
| Kosovska Mitrovica | Kosovskomitrovički okrug | 2,053 | 275,904 |
| Peć | Pećki okrug | 2,459 | 414,187 |
| Prizren | Prizrenski okrug | 2,196 | 376,085 |
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