Serbia Population Pyramid 2025

Serbia
2025
Population: 6,689,038

Year

-5 -1   2025  +1 +5

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Serbia in 2025

In 2025, Serbia had a total population of 6,689,039 people. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 6.8%, down from 7,177,253 in 2015.

The median age was 45.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 22.7 children under 15 and 36.8 people aged 65 or over. This is a constrictive pyramid — its base is narrower than its middle, the signature of sustained low birth rates and population ageing.

Share of the population by age group, 1950–2100

Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.

Population
6,689,039
Median age
45.4
0-14 %
14.3%
65+ %
23.1%
Child dependency
22.7
Old-age dependency
36.8
Region
Pyramid shape
Population 2050
5,532,870
Population 2100
3,701,499
Births per woman
Total fertility rate, 1960–2023
123
1960Replacement level (2.1)2023 · 1.61

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
Years, 1960–2023
Total Women Men
60708090
19602023 · 76.2

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.

People supported per 100 workers
Dependency ratios, 1950–2100
Children Older adults
18355270
19502100
Where immigrants come from (2024)

696,633 immigrants live in Serbia, 10.3% of the population.

Bosnia and Herzegovina277,641
Croatia223,325
Montenegro57,943
TFYR Macedonia34,921
Germany17,967
Where emigrants live (2024)

962,779 people born in Serbia live in other countries.

Germany303,740
Austria145,580
France96,840
Switzerland68,585
Hungary56,850
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Immigration statistics Origin of migrant stocks map

Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.

Country Population Median age Relative size
Serbia 6,689,039 45.4
Croatia 3,848,160 46.3
Greece 9,938,845 47.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,140,096 46.7
Portugal 10,411,834 47.8
What was the population of Serbia in 2025?
Serbia had a population of 6,689,039 in 2025.
Is the population of Serbia increasing or decreasing?
Yes, shrinking: down 6.8% from 2015, with a projected population of 5,532,870 in 2050.
How old is the population of Serbia?
The median age in Serbia is 45.4 years — half the population is younger, half older.
How many children and older people live in Serbia?
23.1% of Serbia's population is 65 or older, and 14.3% is under 15.
What type of population pyramid does Serbia have?
Serbia's pyramid is constrictive — narrower at the base than the middle, the signature of sustained low fertility and population ageing.

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