Urban population — all countries

Urban population — Serbia

Urban population in Serbia in 2025 — 4,102,251 people. Ranked 112 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 112.6%.

2025 4.1M people −0.16% vs 2024
World rank 112of 217
Period maximum 4.33M people2009
Period minimum 1.93M people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Urban population — Serbia, 1960–20251M2M3M4M5M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 1,929,539 people1962: 2,096,246 people1964: 2,281,412 people1966: 2,477,487 people1968: 2,664,467 people1970: 2,864,674 people1972: 3,011,629 people1974: 3,141,638 people1976: 3,271,750 people1978: 3,392,279 people1980: 3,564,156 people1982: 3,662,685 people1984: 3,751,559 people1986: 3,831,372 people1988: 3,906,490 people1990: 3,977,914 people1992: 3,900,832 people1994: 3,990,994 people1996: 4,075,706 people1998: 4,130,000 people2000: 4,178,510 people2002: 4,234,735 people2004: 4,277,468 people2006: 4,311,378 people2008: 4,328,874 people2010: 4,327,508 people2012: 4,273,861 people2014: 4,270,367 people2016: 4,262,195 people2018: 4,248,451 people2020: 4,223,866 people2022: 4,125,386 people2024: 4,108,842 people2025: 4,102,251 people
Change over the period: +2.17M (+112.6%) Average annual rate: 1.17 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Serbia 4.1M people
World 4.75B people
Europe & Central Asia 691M people
Southern Europe computed 109M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.88B people
Urban population — Serbia, by year Serbia All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 4.1M −6,591 −0.16%
2024 4.11M −7,033 −0.17%
2023 4.12M −9,511 −0.23%
2022 4.13M −68,423 −1.63%
2021 4.19M −30,057 −0.71%
2020 4.22M −16,146 −0.38%
2019 4.24M −8,439 −0.2%
2018 4.25M −7,678 −0.18%
2017 4.26M −6,066 −0.14%
2016 4.26M −4,884 −0.11%
2015 4.27M −3,288 −0.08%
2014 4.27M −1,695 −0.04%
2013 4.27M −1,799 −0.04%
2012 4.27M −27,158 −0.63%
2011 4.3M −26,489 −0.61%
2010 4.33M −3,800 −0.09%
2009 4.33M +2,434 +0.06%
2008 4.33M +6,390 +0.15%
2007 4.32M +11,106 +0.26%
2006 4.31M +14,268 +0.33%
2005 4.3M +19,642 +0.46%
2004 4.28M +22,626 +0.53%
2003 4.25M +20,107 +0.47%
2002 4.23M +29,193 +0.69%
2001 4.21M +27,032 +0.65%
2000 4.18M +23,910 +0.58%
1999 4.15M +24,600 +0.6%
1998 4.13M +24,609 +0.6%
1997 4.11M +29,685 +0.73%
1996 4.08M +39,491 +0.98%
1995 4.04M +45,221 +1.13%
1994 3.99M +45,528 +1.15%
1993 3.95M +44,634 +1.14%
1992 3.9M +41,097 +1.06%
1991 3.86M −118,179 −2.97%
1990 3.98M +35,206 +0.89%
1989 3.94M +36,218 +0.93%
1988 3.91M +38,343 +0.99%
1987 3.87M +36,775 +0.96%
1986 3.83M +38,571 +1.02%
1985 3.79M +41,242 +1.1%
1984 3.75M +43,793 +1.18%
1983 3.71M +45,081 +1.23%
1982 3.66M +48,195 +1.33%
1981 3.61M +50,334 +1.41%
1980 3.56M +115,441 +3.35%
1979 3.45M +56,436 +1.66%
1978 3.39M +59,027 +1.77%
1977 3.33M +61,502 +1.88%
1976 3.27M +65,843 +2.05%
1975 3.21M +64,269 +2.05%
1974 3.14M +66,031 +2.15%
1973 3.08M +63,978 +2.12%
1972 3.01M +69,823 +2.37%
1971 2.94M +77,132 +2.69%
1970 2.86M +82,901 +2.98%
1969 2.78M +117,306 +4.4%
1968 2.66M +92,606 +3.6%
1967 2.57M +94,374 +3.81%
1966 2.48M +99,797 +4.2%
1965 2.38M +96,278 +4.22%
1964 2.28M +94,191 +4.31%
1963 2.19M +90,975 +4.34%
1962 2.1M +86,083 +4.28%
1961 2.01M +80,624 +4.18%
1960 1.93M

About the indicator

The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.

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