Serbia Population Pyramid 1971
Year
1971Serbia in 1971
The population of Serbia in 1971 was 7,375,140. A decade earlier, in 1961, the population was 6,771,394; it has grown by 8.9% since.
Half of the population was younger than 32.2 years; 22.5% were children under 15 and 8.9% were 65 or older. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 7,375,140 | 32.2 | |
| Portugal | 8,685,582 | 29.7 | |
| Greece | 8,787,038 | 32.9 | |
| Croatia | 4,480,162 | 32.3 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,809,376 | 22.6 |





