Serbia Population Pyramid 1990
Year
1990Serbia in 1990
The population of Serbia in 1990 was 7,874,594. That is 1.0% more than in 1980, when the population stood at 7,796,280.
Half of the population was younger than 36.8 years; 19.3% were children under 15 and 11.3% were 65 or older. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 7,874,594 | 36.8 | |
| Portugal | 9,989,524 | 34.2 | |
| Greece | 10,258,487 | 36.0 | |
| Croatia | 4,835,066 | 35.6 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,448,652 | 29.7 |





