Rural population in Serbia in 2025 — 2,446,892 people. Ranked 99 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 48%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Serbia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.45M | −30,742 | −1.24% |
| 2024 | 2.48M | −29,674 | −1.18% |
| 2023 | 2.51M | −31,755 | −1.25% |
| 2022 | 2.54M | −101,454 | −3.84% |
| 2021 | 2.64M | −34,743 | −1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.68M | −29,963 | −1.11% |
| 2019 | 2.71M | −28,930 | −1.06% |
| 2018 | 2.73M | −30,576 | −1.11% |
| 2017 | 2.76M | −31,398 | −1.12% |
| 2016 | 2.8M | −32,177 | −1.14% |
| 2015 | 2.83M | −33,116 | −1.16% |
| 2014 | 2.86M | −33,071 | −1.14% |
| 2013 | 2.89M | −33,145 | −1.13% |
| 2012 | 2.93M | −7,864 | −0.27% |
| 2011 | 2.94M | −28,428 | −0.96% |
| 2010 | 2.96M | −25,571 | −0.86% |
| 2009 | 2.99M | −31,849 | −1.05% |
| 2008 | 3.02M | −37,747 | −1.23% |
| 2007 | 3.06M | −41,096 | −1.33% |
| 2006 | 3.1M | −43,468 | −1.38% |
| 2005 | 3.14M | −42,030 | −1.32% |
| 2004 | 3.19M | −40,060 | −1.24% |
| 2003 | 3.23M | −39,547 | −1.21% |
| 2002 | 3.27M | −32,595 | −0.99% |
| 2001 | 3.3M | −39,945 | −1.2% |
| 2000 | 3.34M | −47,965 | −1.42% |
| 1999 | 3.39M | −51,944 | −1.51% |
| 1998 | 3.44M | −55,402 | −1.59% |
| 1997 | 3.49M | −53,332 | −1.5% |
| 1996 | 3.55M | −45,570 | −1.27% |
| 1995 | 3.59M | −39,668 | −1.09% |
| 1994 | 3.63M | −37,145 | −1.01% |
| 1993 | 3.67M | −34,369 | −0.93% |
| 1992 | 3.7M | −32,670 | −0.87% |
| 1991 | 3.74M | −184,122 | −4.7% |
| 1990 | 3.92M | −31,056 | −0.79% |
| 1989 | 3.95M | −26,649 | −0.67% |
| 1988 | 3.98M | −22,152 | −0.55% |
| 1987 | 4M | −22,572 | −0.56% |
| 1986 | 4.02M | −20,649 | −0.51% |
| 1985 | 4.04M | −18,889 | −0.47% |
| 1984 | 4.06M | −18,344 | −0.45% |
| 1983 | 4.08M | −20,316 | −0.5% |
| 1982 | 4.1M | −21,647 | −0.53% |
| 1981 | 4.12M | −23,091 | −0.56% |
| 1980 | 4.15M | +52,106 | +1.27% |
| 1979 | 4.09M | −18,456 | −0.45% |
| 1978 | 4.11M | −17,793 | −0.43% |
| 1977 | 4.13M | −17,692 | −0.43% |
| 1976 | 4.15M | −15,587 | −0.37% |
| 1975 | 4.16M | −21,595 | −0.52% |
| 1974 | 4.18M | −23,890 | −0.57% |
| 1973 | 4.21M | −32,088 | −0.76% |
| 1972 | 4.24M | −29,527 | −0.69% |
| 1971 | 4.27M | −30,409 | −0.71% |
| 1970 | 4.3M | −41,157 | −0.95% |
| 1969 | 4.34M | −1,643 | −0.04% |
| 1968 | 4.34M | −51,542 | −1.17% |
| 1967 | 4.39M | −55,821 | −1.25% |
| 1966 | 4.45M | −48,452 | −1.08% |
| 1965 | 4.5M | −52,509 | −1.15% |
| 1964 | 4.55M | −49,286 | −1.07% |
| 1963 | 4.6M | −43,289 | −0.93% |
| 1962 | 4.64M | −34,896 | −0.75% |
| 1961 | 4.68M | −30,539 | −0.65% |
| 1960 | 4.71M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
