Serbia Population Pyramid 1962
Year
1962Serbia in 1962
As of 1962, Serbia counted 6,838,635 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1952, the population was 6,127,270; it has grown by 11.6% since.
With a median age of 29.4 years, Serbia had a youth dependency ratio of 40.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.3 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Serbia was 1.61 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 76.2 years in 2023: 78.7 for women and 73.9 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
696,633 immigrants live in Serbia, 10.3% of the population.
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 277,641 |
| Croatia | 223,325 |
| Montenegro | 57,943 |
| TFYR Macedonia | 34,921 |
| Germany | 17,967 |
962,779 people born in Serbia live in other countries.
| Germany | 303,740 |
| Austria | 145,580 |
| France | 96,840 |
| Switzerland | 68,585 |
| Hungary | 56,850 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 6,838,635 | 29.4 | |
| Greece | 8,473,376 | 29.3 | |
| Portugal | 8,895,776 | 28.3 | |
| Croatia | 4,255,014 | 29.7 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,407,533 | 21.6 |





