Nations by Numbers

Europe & Central Asia

Serbia in numbers

Serbia is in Europe & Central Asia and is classed by the World Bank as upper middle income. Its capital is Belgrade. Its population was 6.55 million in 2025, ranking 109 of 217 countries. GDP per person was US$15,262 in 2025.

Population6.55 million2025
GDPUS$100.0 billion2025
GDP per personUS$15,2622025
Life expectancy76.02024
Area88,4902024
Urban share62.6%2025

People

Population

6.55 million
2025 · -13% since 2000 · Rank 109 of 217

Population growth (annual %)

-0.57%
2025 · -0.32% in 2000 · Rank 203 of 217

Population density (people per km²)

75.2
2024 · -11% since 2006 · Rank 132 of 216

Urban population (% of total)

62.6%
2025 · 55.6% in 2000 · Rank 118 of 217

Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total)

14.3%
2025 · 16.4% in 2000 · Rank 193 of 217

Population aged 65 and over (% of total)

23.1%
2025 · 16.1% in 2000 · Rank 14 of 217

Fertility rate (births per woman)

1.64
2024 · +11% since 2000 · Rank 131 of 217

Health and living standards

Life expectancy at birth (years)

76.0
2024 · +6% since 2000 · Rank 100 of 217

Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 live births)

5.4
2024 · -57% since 2000 · Rank 152 of 196

Health spending per person (current US$)

US$984
2023 · +1,640% since 2000 · Rank 66 of 193

Access to electricity (% of population)

100.0%
2024 · 99.9% in 2000 · Rank 24 of 215

Internet users (% of population)

87.7%
2024 · 23.5% in 2004 · Rank 71 of 186

Primary school enrolment (% gross)

96.0%
2024 · 103.6% in 2000 · Rank 137 of 190

Economy

GDP (current US$)

US$100.0 billion
2025 · +1,264% since 2000 · Rank 76 of 210

GDP per person (current US$)

US$15,262
2025 · +1,466% since 2000 · Rank 85 of 210

GDP per person, PPP (current international $)

Int$33,910
2025 · +429% since 2000 · Rank 75 of 199

GDP growth (annual %)

2.03%
2025 · 6.06% in 2000 · Rank 145 of 210

Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)

3.89%
2025 · 71.12% in 2000 · Rank 62 of 180

Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate)

7.1%
2025 · 12.6% in 2000 · Rank 61 of 187

Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)

54.3%
2025 · 8.2% in 2000 · Rank 48 of 183

Personal remittances received (% of GDP)

6.6%
2025 · 8.4% in 2007 · Rank 46 of 176

Land and environment

Land and water area (km²)

88,490
2024 · +0% since 2000 · Rank 114 of 216

Forest area (% of land area)

39.2%
2024 · 31.1% in 2006 · Rank 81 of 214

Elsewhere in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijanBelgiumBulgariaBosnia and HerzegovinaBelarusSwitzerlandChannel IslandsCyprus

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, updated 8 October 2026. Each figure is the latest year available for Serbia. Rankings compare countries with data from the same or recent years.