Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Serbia

Rural population share in Serbia in 2025 — 37.4%. Ranked 100 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 33.6 pp.

2025 37.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 100of 217
Period maximum 70.9%1960
Period minimum 37.4%2025

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Serbia, 1960–202530405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 70.9%1962: 68.9%1964: 66.6%1966: 64.2%1968: 62%1970: 60%1972: 58.5%1974: 57.1%1976: 55.9%1978: 54.8%1980: 53.8%1982: 52.8%1984: 52%1986: 51.2%1988: 50.5%1990: 49.6%1992: 48.7%1994: 47.6%1996: 46.5%1998: 45.4%2000: 44.4%2002: 43.5%2004: 42.7%2006: 41.8%2008: 41.1%2010: 40.6%2012: 40.7%2014: 40.1%2016: 39.6%2018: 39.2%2020: 38.8%2022: 38.1%2024: 37.6%2025: 37.4%
Change over the period: −33.6 pp Annual average: -0.52 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia

Serbia 37.4%
World 42.2%
Southern Europe computed 28.2%
Rural population share — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 37.4 −0.3 pp
2024 37.6 −0.2 pp
2023 37.9 −0.2 pp
2022 38.1 −0.5 pp
2021 38.6 −0.1 pp
2020 38.8 −0.2 pp
2019 39 −0.2 pp
2018 39.2 −0.2 pp
2017 39.4 −0.2 pp
2016 39.6 −0.2 pp
2015 39.9 −0.3 pp
2014 40.1 −0.3 pp
2013 40.4 −0.3 pp
2012 40.7 +0.1 pp
2011 40.6 −0.1 pp
2010 40.6 −0.2 pp
2009 40.8 −0.3 pp
2008 41.1 −0.3 pp
2007 41.4 −0.4 pp
2006 41.8 −0.4 pp
2005 42.2 −0.4 pp
2004 42.7 −0.4 pp
2003 43.1 −0.4 pp
2002 43.5 −0.4 pp
2001 44 −0.5 pp
2000 44.4 −0.5 pp
1999 44.9 −0.5 pp
1998 45.4 −0.5 pp
1997 46 −0.6 pp
1996 46.5 −0.6 pp
1995 47.1 −0.6 pp
1994 47.6 −0.5 pp
1993 48.2 −0.5 pp
1992 48.7 −0.5 pp
1991 49.2 −0.4 pp
1990 49.6 −0.4 pp
1989 50.1 −0.4 pp
1988 50.5 −0.4 pp
1987 50.8 −0.4 pp
1986 51.2 −0.4 pp
1985 51.6 −0.4 pp
1984 52 −0.4 pp
1983 52.4 −0.4 pp
1982 52.8 −0.5 pp
1981 53.3 −0.5 pp
1980 53.8 −0.5 pp
1979 54.3 −0.5 pp
1978 54.8 −0.5 pp
1977 55.3 −0.6 pp
1976 55.9 −0.6 pp
1975 56.5 −0.6 pp
1974 57.1 −0.7 pp
1973 57.8 −0.7 pp
1972 58.5 −0.7 pp
1971 59.2 −0.8 pp
1970 60 −0.9 pp
1969 60.9 −1 pp
1968 62 −1.1 pp
1967 63.1 −1.2 pp
1966 64.2 −1.2 pp
1965 65.4 −1.2 pp
1964 66.6 −1.2 pp
1963 67.8 −1.1 pp
1962 68.9 −1 pp
1961 69.9 −1 pp
1960 70.9

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.