Serbia is an upper-middle-income country with a population of 6.59M people. The capital and largest city is Belgrade, with 1.2M residents. Serbia shares land borders with Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Serbia ranks 75/197 by GDP ($89.1B) and 74/197 by GDP per capita ($13,524). The top category for both exports and imports is machinery & equipment.
Main facts and rankings
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Population |
6541064
|
110/197 |
| GDP |
$89.1B
2024 |
75/197 |
| GDP per capita |
$13,524
2024 |
74/197 |
| GDP per capita, PPP |
$31,867
2024 |
69/197 |
| Government debt |
$39.6B
2024 |
81/185 |
| Debt-to-GDP ratio |
44.4%
2025 |
117/185 |
| Government debt per person |
$6,015
2024 |
74/185 |
| Average annual personal income after taxes |
$11,469
2025 |
67/197 |
| Land area | 32,467 sq mi | 111/197 |
| Population density | 202.9 ppl/mi² | 110/197 |
| Fertility rate | 1.61 | 126/196 |
| Median age | 45.1 years | 15/196 |
| Life expectancy | 77.1 years | 71/197 |
Serbia trends dashboard: time-series charts
| Year | GDP |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $17,921,892,655 |
| 1996 | $23,277,430,168 |
| 1997 | $27,153,408,995 |
| 1998 | $21,004,077,441 |
| 1999 | $20,878,694,851 |
| 2000 | $7,326,373,882 |
| 2001 | $13,599,378,662 |
| 2002 | $17,930,583,571 |
| 2003 | $23,593,044,418 |
| 2004 | $26,845,632,342 |
| 2005 | $28,334,256,181 |
| 2006 | $33,298,057,362 |
| 2007 | $44,888,028,946 |
| 2008 | $54,220,641,202 |
| 2009 | $46,955,984,410 |
| 2010 | $43,536,629,233 |
| 2011 | $51,251,098,408 |
| 2012 | $45,103,269,969 |
| 2013 | $50,455,529,604 |
| 2014 | $49,114,321,280 |
| 2015 | $41,297,410,635 |
| 2016 | $42,225,495,910 |
| 2017 | $45,972,834,714 |
| 2018 | $52,787,520,249 |
| 2019 | $53,864,693,665 |
| 2020 | $55,874,017,669 |
| 2021 | $66,159,884,073 |
| 2022 | $66,797,564,758 |
| 2023 | $81,342,660,752 |
| 2024 | $89,083,506,277 |
| Year | GDP per capita |
|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,349 |
| 1996 | $3,054 |
| 1997 | $3,574 |
| 1998 | $2,775 |
| 1999 | $2,769 |
| 2000 | $975 |
| 2001 | $1,812 |
| 2002 | $2,391 |
| 2003 | $3,154 |
| 2004 | $3,597 |
| 2005 | $3,808 |
| 2006 | $4,493 |
| 2007 | $6,081 |
| 2008 | $7,377 |
| 2009 | $6,414 |
| 2010 | $5,971 |
| 2011 | $7,082 |
| 2012 | $6,263 |
| 2013 | $7,040 |
| 2014 | $6,887 |
| 2015 | $5,820 |
| 2016 | $5,982 |
| 2017 | $6,548 |
| 2018 | $7,560 |
| 2019 | $7,756 |
| 2020 | $8,099 |
| 2021 | $9,681 |
| 2022 | $10,023 |
| 2023 | $12,282 |
| 2024 | $13,524 |
Serbia's life expectancy calculator
| Year | Life expectancy, years |
|---|---|
| 1950 | 55.1 |
| 1951 | 55.6 |
| 1952 | 57.4 |
| 1953 | 59.8 |
| 1954 | 60.7 |
| 1955 | 61.3 |
| 1956 | 61.9 |
| 1957 | 63.2 |
| 1958 | 64.3 |
| 1959 | 65.2 |
| 1960 | 65.7 |
| 1961 | 66.3 |
| 1962 | 67 |
| 1963 | 67.4 |
| 1964 | 68 |
| 1965 | 68.7 |
| 1966 | 69.4 |
| 1967 | 70.1 |
| 1968 | 70.1 |
| 1969 | 70 |
| 1970 | 69.7 |
| 1971 | 69.7 |
| 1972 | 70 |
| 1973 | 70.5 |
| 1974 | 71.1 |
| 1975 | 71.6 |
| 1976 | 71.9 |
| 1977 | 71.8 |
| 1978 | 71.4 |
| 1979 | 71.2 |
| 1980 | 71.1 |
| 1981 | 71.1 |
| 1982 | 71 |
| 1983 | 71.1 |
| 1984 | 71.2 |
| 1985 | 71.4 |
| 1986 | 71.6 |
| 1987 | 71.9 |
| 1988 | 72 |
| 1989 | 72.3 |
| 1990 | 72.2 |
| 1991 | 71.9 |
| 1992 | 71.6 |
| 1993 | 71.9 |
| 1994 | 72.3 |
| 1995 | 72.7 |
| 1996 | 72.9 |
| 1997 | 72.9 |
| 1998 | 72.3 |
| 1999 | 70 |
| 2000 | 72.3 |
| 2001 | 72.3 |
| 2002 | 72.6 |
| 2003 | 72.7 |
| 2004 | 72.9 |
| 2005 | 73.1 |
| 2006 | 73.4 |
| 2007 | 73.7 |
| 2008 | 73.9 |
| 2009 | 74.1 |
| 2010 | 74.4 |
| 2011 | 74.7 |
| 2012 | 75.1 |
| 2013 | 75.3 |
| 2014 | 75.5 |
| 2015 | 75.7 |
| 2016 | 75.7 |
| 2017 | 75.8 |
| 2018 | 76 |
| 2019 | 76.1 |
| 2020 | 74.5 |
| 2021 | 72.9 |
| 2022 | 75.5 |
| 2023 | 76.8 |
| 2024 | 76.9 |
| 2025 | 77.1 |
Serbia's population clock and projection
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 6,638,992 |
| 1961 | 6,689,077 |
| 1962 | 6,740,264 |
| 1963 | 6,787,950 |
| 1964 | 6,832,855 |
| 1965 | 6,876,624 |
| 1966 | 6,927,969 |
| 1967 | 6,966,522 |
| 1968 | 7,007,586 |
| 1969 | 7,123,249 |
| 1970 | 7,164,993 |
| 1971 | 7,211,716 |
| 1972 | 7,252,012 |
| 1973 | 7,283,902 |
| 1974 | 7,326,043 |
| 1975 | 7,368,717 |
| 1976 | 7,418,973 |
| 1977 | 7,462,783 |
| 1978 | 7,504,017 |
| 1979 | 7,541,997 |
| 1980 | 7,709,544 |
| 1981 | 7,736,787 |
| 1982 | 7,763,335 |
| 1983 | 7,788,100 |
| 1984 | 7,813,549 |
| 1985 | 7,835,902 |
| 1986 | 7,853,824 |
| 1987 | 7,868,027 |
| 1988 | 7,884,218 |
| 1989 | 7,893,787 |
| 1990 | 7,897,937 |
| 1991 | 7,595,636 |
| 1992 | 7,604,063 |
| 1993 | 7,614,328 |
| 1994 | 7,622,711 |
| 1995 | 7,628,264 |
| 1996 | 7,622,185 |
| 1997 | 7,598,538 |
| 1998 | 7,567,745 |
| 1999 | 7,540,401 |
| 2000 | 7,516,346 |
| 2001 | 7,503,433 |
| 2002 | 7,500,031 |
| 2003 | 7,480,591 |
| 2004 | 7,463,157 |
| 2005 | 7,440,769 |
| 2006 | 7,411,569 |
| 2007 | 7,381,579 |
| 2008 | 7,350,222 |
| 2009 | 7,320,807 |
| 2010 | 7,291,436 |
| 2011 | 7,236,519 |
| 2012 | 7,201,497 |
| 2013 | 7,166,553 |
| 2014 | 7,131,787 |
| 2015 | 7,095,383 |
| 2016 | 7,058,322 |
| 2017 | 7,020,858 |
| 2018 | 6,982,604 |
| 2019 | 6,945,235 |
| 2020 | 6,899,126 |
| 2021 | 6,834,326 |
| 2022 | 6,664,449 |
| 2023 | 6,623,183 |
| 2024 | 6,587,202 |
Serbia's birth and fertility rates
| Year | Fertility rate |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.15 |
| 1961 | 2.13 |
| 1962 | 2.11 |
| 1963 | 2.08 |
| 1964 | 2.07 |
| 1965 | 2.06 |
| 1966 | 2.04 |
| 1967 | 2.02 |
| 1968 | 2.01 |
| 1969 | 1.99 |
| 1970 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 1.96 |
| 1972 | 1.95 |
| 1973 | 1.94 |
| 1974 | 1.93 |
| 1975 | 1.92 |
| 1976 | 1.91 |
| 1977 | 1.9 |
| 1978 | 1.89 |
| 1979 | 1.88 |
| 1980 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 1.85 |
| 1982 | 1.84 |
| 1983 | 1.83 |
| 1984 | 1.81 |
| 1985 | 1.8 |
| 1986 | 1.78 |
| 1987 | 1.75 |
| 1988 | 1.72 |
| 1989 | 1.69 |
| 1990 | 1.65 |
| 1991 | 1.61 |
| 1992 | 1.57 |
| 1993 | 1.54 |
| 1994 | 1.51 |
| 1995 | 1.47 |
| 1996 | 1.44 |
| 1997 | 1.4 |
| 1998 | 1.37 |
| 1999 | 1.35 |
| 2000 | 1.48 |
| 2001 | 1.58 |
| 2002 | 1.57 |
| 2003 | 1.59 |
| 2004 | 1.57 |
| 2005 | 1.45 |
| 2006 | 1.43 |
| 2007 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1.4 |
| 2009 | 1.44 |
| 2010 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 1.4 |
| 2012 | 1.45 |
| 2013 | 1.43 |
| 2014 | 1.46 |
| 2015 | 1.46 |
| 2016 | 1.46 |
| 2017 | 1.49 |
| 2018 | 1.49 |
| 2019 | 1.52 |
| 2020 | 1.48 |
| 2021 | 1.52 |
| 2022 | 1.59 |
| 2023 | 1.61 |
| Year | Median age, years |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.7 |
| 1961 | 29.1 |
| 1962 | 29.4 |
| 1963 | 29.8 |
| 1964 | 30.2 |
| 1965 | 30.5 |
| 1966 | 30.8 |
| 1967 | 31.1 |
| 1968 | 31.4 |
| 1969 | 31.7 |
| 1970 | 32 |
| 1971 | 32.2 |
| 1972 | 32.5 |
| 1973 | 32.7 |
| 1974 | 32.8 |
| 1975 | 33 |
| 1976 | 33.2 |
| 1977 | 33.4 |
| 1978 | 33.5 |
| 1979 | 33.7 |
| 1980 | 33.8 |
| 1981 | 33.9 |
| 1982 | 34.1 |
| 1983 | 34.4 |
| 1984 | 34.7 |
| 1985 | 35 |
| 1986 | 35.4 |
| 1987 | 35.7 |
| 1988 | 36.1 |
| 1989 | 36.5 |
| 1990 | 36.8 |
| 1991 | 37.1 |
| 1992 | 37.5 |
| 1993 | 37.8 |
| 1994 | 38.2 |
| 1995 | 38.5 |
| 1996 | 38.9 |
| 1997 | 39.2 |
| 1998 | 39.5 |
| 1999 | 39.8 |
| 2000 | 40.1 |
| 2001 | 40.3 |
| 2002 | 40.5 |
| 2003 | 40.7 |
| 2004 | 40.9 |
| 2005 | 41.1 |
| 2006 | 41.3 |
| 2007 | 41.5 |
| 2008 | 41.7 |
| 2009 | 41.9 |
| 2010 | 42.1 |
| 2011 | 42.4 |
| 2012 | 42.6 |
| 2013 | 42.8 |
| 2014 | 43 |
| 2015 | 43.3 |
| 2016 | 43.5 |
| 2017 | 43.7 |
| 2018 | 44 |
| 2019 | 44.2 |
| 2020 | 44.4 |
| 2021 | 44.5 |
| 2022 | 44.7 |
| 2023 | 44.9 |
| 2024 | 45.1 |
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Serbia: National Statistics
Finance
|
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| GNI, Atlas method |
$76.2B
2024 |
80/194 |
| Government expenditure, % of GDP |
43.4%
2025 |
42/195 |
| Education expenditure, % of GDP |
3.4%
2023 |
125/193 |
| Military expenditure, % of GDP |
2.85%
2023 |
37/163 |
| Armed forces personnel |
32,000
2020 |
86/174 |
| Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-2.77%
2025 |
87/188 |
| Unemployment rate |
7.24%
2024 |
62/196 |
| Services, % of GDP |
58.5%
2024 |
84/191 |
| Industry, % of GDP |
23.3%
2024 |
105/194 |
| Economic freedom index |
64.4
2025 |
71/197 |
| Income share by richest 10% |
24.7%
2022 |
123/169 |
| Income share by poorest 10% |
2.4%
2022 |
110/169 |
| Market capitalization of domestic companies |
$4.06B
2011 |
81/100 |
| Total reserves including gold |
$30.5B
2024 |
55/177 |
| Personal remittances received |
$5.68B
2024 |
35/190 |
| International tourist arrivals |
446,000
2020 |
127/188 |
| International tourism as share of exports |
5.58%
2020 |
88/184 |
| Banked people share |
83.3%
2024 |
54/158 |
Energy
|
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
2,378 kg
2023 |
48/177 |
| GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$12.1
2023 |
111/173 |
| Fossil fuel energy use share |
83%
2022 |
50/176 |
| Renewable energy use share |
27.2%
2021 |
89/193 |
| Alternative and nuclear energy use share |
7.3%
2023 |
69/147 |
| Net energy imports use share |
42.6%
2023 |
55/144 |
| Electric power consumption per capita |
5,090 kWh
2023 |
40/147 |
| Renewable electricity output share |
35%
2021 |
84/192 |
| Hydroelectric share |
32.7%
2023 |
64/192 |
| Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
163/192 |
| Electricity access |
100%
2023 |
86/195 |
Society
|
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world population |
0.08%
2024 |
109/197 |
| Annual migration change |
-8,132
2024 |
133/196 |
| Urban population |
57.4%
2024 |
118/195 |
| Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
N/A |
| Average male height |
5.93 ft
2025 |
15/190 |
| Average female height |
5.52 ft
2025 |
7/190 |
| Quality of life index |
62.7
2025 |
62/197 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index |
35
2024 |
121/197 |
| Higher education index |
82
2025 |
35/183 |
| Homicides per 100K people |
1.31
2023 |
135/197 |
| Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
7.5
2019 |
149/197 |
| Visa free countries |
134
2025 |
71/195 |
| Adult literacy rate |
99.3%
2022 |
35/196 |
| English speaking |
55%
2025 |
60/197 |
| People using the Internet |
87.7%
2024 |
66/195 |
Health
|
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Government health expenditure per capita |
$903
2022 |
64/191 |
| Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$330
2022 |
49/191 |
| Life expectancy |
77.1 years
2025 |
71/197 |
| Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
0.14%
2021 |
132/178 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people |
2.84
2021 |
62/193 |
| Age at first childbirth |
28.4 years
2023 |
38/137 |
| Maternal mortality per 100K births |
11
2023 |
147/193 |
| Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
5.2
2023 |
150/192 |
| Obesity rate |
23.1%
2022 |
91/189 |
| Diabetes prevalence |
10.5%
2024 |
69/195 |
| Air quality index |
39
2025 |
122/197 |
| Tobacco use prevalence |
39.5%
2022 |
6/164 |
| Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
7.89 liters
2019 |
50/186 |
Territory
|
Serbia
|
Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| % of world land |
0.06%
2025 |
111/197 |
| Land area per capita |
4,929 sq mi
2024 |
88/197 |
| Agricultural land area |
13,112 sq mi
2025 |
102/194 |
| Forest area |
10,516 sq mi
2025 |
94/196 |
| Roads length |
28,222 mi
2024 |
71/175 |
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