Serbia Population Pyramid 1999
Year
1999Serbia in 1999
As of 1999, Serbia counted 7,734,365 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was still 7,881,274; it has declined by 1.9% since.
With a median age of 39.8 years, Serbia had a youth dependency ratio of 24.7 and an old-age dependency ratio of 23.2 per 100 people of working age. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.
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 | 7,734,365 | 39.8 | |
| Portugal | 10,214,872 | 37.4 | |
| Greece | 10,727,951 | 37.8 | |
| Croatia | 4,385,822 | 39.2 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,130,305 | 33.3 |





