Serbia Population Pyramid 2002
Year
2002Serbia in 2002
As of 2002, Serbia counted 7,616,743 inhabitants. That is 3.1% less than in 1992, when the population stood at 7,859,808.
Half of the population was younger than 40.5 years; 15.8% were children under 15 and 16.7% were 65 or older. The pyramid is constrictive: cohorts of children are smaller than those of their parents, reflecting low fertility and an ageing population.
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 | 7,616,743 | 40.5 | |
| Portugal | 10,413,044 | 38.3 | |
| Greece | 10,890,286 | 38.5 | |
| Croatia | 4,305,782 | 40.2 | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4,188,003 | 34.4 |





