Serbia
Country in Europe
In brief
Population growth per year: -0.6% (2025). World rank 202 of 216; in Europe, 42 of 48. Aged 65 and over: 23.1% (2025). World rank 14 of 216; in Europe, 10 of 48. Deaths per 1,000 people: 14.9 (2024). World rank 3 of 216; in Europe, 3 of 48. From 2015 to 2025: population 7.1M → 6.5M, population growth per year -0.5% → -0.6%, and living in cities 60.1% → 62.6%. Worse than all its neighbours (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Romania): life expectancy.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- Serbian
- Religions
- Orthodox 81.1%, Muslim 4.2%, Catholic 3.9%, and no religion 1.1% (2022)