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Netherlands vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Netherlands has a population of 18M (ranked 72/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). The Netherlands' land area is 13,000 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 134th vs. 111th).

By GDP, The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

Netherlands Serbia
Population
18191638
6541064
Population rank 72/197 110/197
GDP
$1.23T
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 19/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$68,219
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 13/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,218
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$531B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
43.3%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$29,494
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 25/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,699
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
13,000 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.43
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
42.4 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

Netherlands and Serbia: Comparison Charts

Netherlands and Serbia economies compared

GDP
Netherlands

Serbia
Year GDP
Netherlands Serbia
1960 $13,282,979,015 -
1961 $14,599,836,396 -
1962 $15,847,582,341 -
1963 $17,193,744,109 -
1964 $20,232,048,553 -
1965 $22,721,869,808 -
1966 $24,741,480,717 -
1967 $27,143,828,099 -
1968 $30,097,635,751 -
1969 $34,086,038,090 -
1970 $38,220,884,519 -
1971 $44,644,730,576 -
1972 $54,787,070,173 -
1973 $71,946,639,603 -
1974 $87,371,810,804 -
1975 $100,397,061,694 -
1976 $109,329,386,564 -
1977 $127,203,923,857 -
1978 $156,089,077,205 -
1979 $179,933,827,310 -
1980 $195,439,301,707 -
1981 $164,375,775,854 -
1982 $158,712,765,536 -
1983 $153,671,294,109 -
1984 $144,124,462,912 -
1985 $144,057,523,222 -
1986 $201,157,708,221 -
1987 $245,406,949,521 -
1988 $262,295,966,105 -
1989 $258,716,904,292 -
1990 $318,799,003,994 -
1991 $327,982,316,124 -
1992 $363,497,050,125 -
1993 $354,070,495,966 -
1994 $379,688,232,232 -
1995 $452,967,334,614 $17,921,892,655
1996 $451,372,549,020 $23,277,430,168
1997 $417,506,211,882 $27,153,408,995
1998 $438,612,530,549 $21,004,077,441
1999 $447,778,514,140 $20,878,694,851
2000 $417,649,282,154 $7,326,373,882
2001 $432,536,219,669 $13,599,378,662
2002 $475,529,972,123 $17,930,583,571
2003 $582,435,617,082 $23,593,044,418
2004 $661,224,886,143 $26,845,632,342
2005 $688,133,699,636 $28,334,256,181
2006 $737,593,995,289 $33,298,057,362
2007 $853,499,460,873 $44,888,028,946
2008 $957,901,566,041 $54,220,641,202
2009 $878,954,223,140 $46,955,984,410
2010 $852,464,982,433 $43,536,629,233
2011 $913,140,741,333 $51,251,098,408
2012 $845,689,017,066 $45,103,269,969
2013 $883,951,539,007 $50,455,529,604
2014 $901,556,501,756 $49,114,321,280
2015 $775,743,675,303 $41,297,410,635
2016 $797,163,949,290 $42,225,495,910
2017 $848,233,537,846 $45,972,834,714
2018 $929,733,599,797 $52,787,520,249
2019 $928,903,005,576 $53,864,693,665
2020 $932,560,861,701 $55,874,017,669
2021 $1,054,472,123,450 $66,159,884,073
2022 $1,046,540,797,549 $66,797,564,758
2023 $1,154,361,305,398 $81,342,660,752
2024 $1,227,543,925,316 $89,083,506,277

Netherlands and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
Netherlands

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
Netherlands Serbia
1960 $1,156 -
1961 $1,254 -
1962 $1,342 -
1963 $1,437 -
1964 $1,668 -
1965 $1,848 -
1966 $1,986 -
1967 $2,155 -
1968 $2,364 -
1969 $2,647 -
1970 $2,931 -
1971 $3,384 -
1972 $4,110 -
1973 $5,353 -
1974 $6,450 -
1975 $7,346 -
1976 $7,937 -
1977 $9,180 -
1978 $11,196 -
1979 $12,817 -
1980 $13,812 -
1981 $11,537 -
1982 $11,089 -
1983 $10,696 -
1984 $9,992 -
1985 $9,941 -
1986 $13,804 -
1987 $16,734 -
1988 $17,771 -
1989 $17,423 -
1990 $21,322 -
1991 $21,764 -
1992 $23,939 -
1993 $23,156 -
1994 $24,683 -
1995 $29,301 $2,349
1996 $29,064 $3,054
1997 $26,745 $3,574
1998 $27,924 $2,775
1999 $28,319 $2,769
2000 $26,225 $975
2001 $26,956 $1,812
2002 $29,447 $2,391
2003 $35,897 $3,154
2004 $40,611 $3,597
2005 $42,165 $3,808
2006 $45,124 $4,493
2007 $52,101 $6,081
2008 $58,247 $7,377
2009 $53,172 $6,414
2010 $51,306 $5,971
2011 $54,702 $7,082
2012 $50,474 $6,263
2013 $52,602 $7,040
2014 $53,457 $6,887
2015 $45,794 $5,820
2016 $46,809 $5,982
2017 $49,514 $6,548
2018 $53,955 $7,560
2019 $53,555 $7,756
2020 $53,468 $8,099
2021 $60,142 $9,681
2022 $59,123 $10,023
2023 $64,572 $12,282
2024 $68,219 $13,524

Netherlands vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Netherlands

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
Netherlands Serbia
1950 71.4 55.1
1951 71.5 55.6
1952 72.1 57.4
1953 71.7 59.8
1954 72.4 60.7
1955 72.5 61.3
1956 72.5 61.9
1957 73 63.2
1958 73.1 64.3
1959 73.2 65.2
1960 73.4 65.7
1961 73.6 66.3
1962 73.2 67
1963 73.4 67.4
1964 73.7 68
1965 73.6 68.7
1966 73.6 69.4
1967 73.8 70.1
1968 73.6 70.1
1969 73.6 70
1970 73.6 69.7
1971 73.9 69.7
1972 73.8 70
1973 74.2 70.5
1974 74.6 71.1
1975 74.6 71.6
1976 74.7 71.9
1977 75.3 71.8
1978 75.2 71.4
1979 75.6 71.2
1980 75.8 71.1
1981 76 71.1
1982 76.1 71
1983 76.3 71.1
1984 76.3 71.2
1985 76.4 71.4
1986 76.4 71.6
1987 76.8 71.9
1988 77 72
1989 76.8 72.3
1990 77 72.2
1991 77.2 71.9
1992 77.4 71.6
1993 77 71.9
1994 77.5 72.3
1995 77.6 72.7
1996 77.6 72.9
1997 77.9 72.9
1998 78 72.3
1999 78 70
2000 78.1 72.3
2001 78.3 72.3
2002 78.4 72.6
2003 78.7 72.7
2004 79.2 72.9
2005 79.5 73.1
2006 79.8 73.4
2007 80.3 73.7
2008 80.4 73.9
2009 80.7 74.1
2010 80.8 74.4
2011 81.1 74.7
2012 81.1 75.1
2013 81.3 75.3
2014 81.7 75.5
2015 81.5 75.7
2016 81.6 75.7
2017 81.7 75.8
2018 81.8 76
2019 82.1 76.1
2020 81.4 74.5
2021 81.4 72.9
2022 81.9 75.5
2023 82.2 76.8
2024 82.3 76.9
2025 82.4 77.1

Netherlands and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
Netherlands

Serbia
Year Population
Netherlands Serbia
1960 11,486,631 6,638,992
1961 11,638,712 6,689,077
1962 11,805,689 6,740,264
1963 11,965,966 6,787,950
1964 12,127,120 6,832,855
1965 12,294,732 6,876,624
1966 12,456,251 6,927,969
1967 12,598,201 6,966,522
1968 12,729,721 7,007,586
1969 12,877,984 7,123,249
1970 13,038,526 7,164,993
1971 13,194,497 7,211,716
1972 13,328,593 7,252,012
1973 13,439,322 7,283,902
1974 13,545,056 7,326,043
1975 13,666,335 7,368,717
1976 13,774,037 7,418,973
1977 13,856,185 7,462,783
1978 13,941,700 7,504,017
1979 14,038,270 7,541,997
1980 14,149,800 7,709,544
1981 14,247,208 7,736,787
1982 14,312,690 7,763,335
1983 14,367,070 7,788,100
1984 14,424,211 7,813,549
1985 14,491,632 7,835,902
1986 14,572,278 7,853,824
1987 14,665,037 7,868,027
1988 14,760,094 7,884,218
1989 14,848,907 7,893,787
1990 14,951,510 7,897,937
1991 15,069,798 7,595,636
1992 15,184,166 7,604,063
1993 15,290,368 7,614,328
1994 15,382,838 7,622,711
1995 15,459,006 7,628,264
1996 15,530,498 7,622,185
1997 15,610,650 7,598,538
1998 15,707,209 7,567,745
1999 15,812,088 7,540,401
2000 15,925,513 7,516,346
2001 16,046,180 7,503,433
2002 16,148,929 7,500,031
2003 16,225,302 7,480,591
2004 16,281,779 7,463,157
2005 16,319,868 7,440,769
2006 16,346,101 7,411,569
2007 16,381,696 7,381,579
2008 16,445,593 7,350,222
2009 16,530,388 7,320,807
2010 16,615,394 7,291,436
2011 16,693,074 7,236,519
2012 16,754,962 7,201,497
2013 16,804,432 7,166,553
2014 16,865,008 7,131,787
2015 16,939,923 7,095,383
2016 17,030,314 7,058,322
2017 17,131,296 7,020,858
2018 17,231,624 6,982,604
2019 17,344,874 6,945,235
2020 17,441,500 6,899,126
2021 17,533,044 6,834,326
2022 17,700,982 6,664,449
2023 17,877,117 6,623,183
2024 17,994,237 6,587,202

Fertility rates in Netherlands and Serbia

Fertility rate
Netherlands

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
Netherlands Serbia
1960 3.12 2.15
1961 3.22 2.13
1962 3.18 2.11
1963 3.19 2.08
1964 3.17 2.07
1965 3.04 2.06
1966 2.9 2.04
1967 2.81 2.02
1968 2.72 2.01
1969 2.75 1.99
1970 2.57 1.97
1971 2.36 1.96
1972 2.15 1.95
1973 1.9 1.94
1974 1.77 1.93
1975 1.66 1.92
1976 1.63 1.91
1977 1.58 1.9
1978 1.58 1.89
1979 1.56 1.88
1980 1.6 1.86
1981 1.56 1.85
1982 1.5 1.84
1983 1.47 1.83
1984 1.49 1.81
1985 1.51 1.8
1986 1.55 1.78
1987 1.56 1.75
1988 1.55 1.72
1989 1.55 1.69
1990 1.62 1.65
1991 1.61 1.61
1992 1.59 1.57
1993 1.57 1.54
1994 1.57 1.51
1995 1.53 1.47
1996 1.53 1.44
1997 1.56 1.4
1998 1.63 1.37
1999 1.65 1.35
2000 1.72 1.48
2001 1.71 1.58
2002 1.73 1.57
2003 1.75 1.59
2004 1.72 1.57
2005 1.71 1.45
2006 1.72 1.43
2007 1.72 1.38
2008 1.77 1.4
2009 1.79 1.44
2010 1.79 1.4
2011 1.76 1.4
2012 1.72 1.45
2013 1.68 1.43
2014 1.71 1.46
2015 1.66 1.46
2016 1.66 1.46
2017 1.62 1.49
2018 1.59 1.49
2019 1.57 1.52
2020 1.54 1.48
2021 1.62 1.52
2022 1.49 1.59
2023 1.43 1.61

Netherlands and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
Netherlands

Serbia
Year Median age, years
Netherlands Serbia
1960 28.8 28.7
1961 28.8 29.1
1962 28.7 29.4
1963 28.7 29.8
1964 28.6 30.2
1965 28.6 30.5
1966 28.6 30.8
1967 28.5 31.1
1968 28.6 31.4
1969 28.6 31.7
1970 28.6 32
1971 28.7 32.2
1972 28.9 32.5
1973 29 32.7
1974 29.3 32.8
1975 29.4 33
1976 29.8 33.2
1977 30.3 33.4
1978 30.7 33.5
1979 31 33.7
1980 31.3 33.8
1981 31.6 33.9
1982 31.9 34.1
1983 32.3 34.4
1984 32.6 34.7
1985 32.9 35
1986 33.2 35.4
1987 33.5 35.7
1988 33.8 36.1
1989 34.1 36.5
1990 34.3 36.8
1991 34.6 37.1
1992 34.8 37.5
1993 35.1 37.8
1994 35.4 38.2
1995 35.7 38.5
1996 36.1 38.9
1997 36.4 39.2
1998 36.7 39.5
1999 37 39.8
2000 37.3 40.1
2001 37.5 40.3
2002 37.8 40.5
2003 38.1 40.7
2004 38.5 40.9
2005 38.9 41.1
2006 39.3 41.3
2007 39.7 41.5
2008 40 41.7
2009 40.3 41.9
2010 40.7 42.1
2011 41 42.4
2012 41.3 42.6
2013 41.6 42.8
2014 41.8 43
2015 42 43.3
2016 42.2 43.5
2017 42.3 43.7
2018 42.4 44
2019 42.5 44.2
2020 42.5 44.4
2021 42.6 44.5
2022 42.5 44.7
2023 42.4 44.9
2024 42.4 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Netherlands Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.13T
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.7%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.18%
2022
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.53%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
41,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.9%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.64%
2024
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
70.3%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
17.9%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
78.2
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
21.4%
2021
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2021
2.4%
2022
Number of millionaires
1,231,625
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
8.62%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
13
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00009%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
103
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.1T
2017
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$79.1B
2024
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.72B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
7,265,000
2020
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.44%
2020
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
99.2%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

Netherlands Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,418 kg
2023
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$22.9
2023
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
122.9 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
6.87 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
83.5%
2023
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
12.2%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.01%
2023
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
87%
2023
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
6,189 kWh
2023
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
33.1%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
3.28%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Netherlands Serbia
% of world population
0.22%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
+121,628
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
93.5%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
6.03 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.59 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.1
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
78
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
95
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.69
2023
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
99.3%
2022
English speaking
90.9%
2023
55%
2025
People using the Internet
97%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

Netherlands Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,796
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$581
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.91
2021
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
30.4 years
2023
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
15%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
77
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
21.3%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.71 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

Netherlands Serbia
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
722 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,961 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,437 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
88,123 mi
2022
28,222 mi
2024

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