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Serbia vs South Korea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Serbia has a population of 6.59M (ranked 109/197), compared with 51.8M in South Korea (ranked 29/197). Serbia's land area is 32,467 sq mi versus 37,684 sq mi for South Korea (ranked 111th vs. 105th).

By GDP, Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B) and South Korea ranks 15/197 ($1.71T). By GDP per capita, Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524), while South Korea ranks 36/197 ($33,121).

Main facts and rankings

Serbia South Korea
Population
6541064
51700480
Population rank 110/197 31/197
GDP
$89.1B
2024
$1.71T
2023
GDP rank 75/197 15/197
GDP per capita
$13,524
2024
$33,121
2023
GDP per capita rank 74/197 36/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,867
2024
$52,204
2023
Government debt
$39.6B
2024
$868B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
44.4%
2025
54.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$6,015
2024
$16,791
2023
Government debt per person rank 74/185 36/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$11,469
2025
$23,981
2025
Land area
32,467 sq mi
2025
37,684 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
1,373 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.61
2023
0.72
2023
Median age
45.1 years
2024
46.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
77.1 years
2025
84.5 years
2025

Serbia and South Korea: Comparison Charts

Serbia and South Korea economies compared

GDP
Serbia

South Korea
Year GDP
Serbia South Korea
1960 - $3,958,811,881
1961 - $2,417,628,737
1962 - $2,814,615,385
1963 - $3,988,461,538
1964 - $3,459,019,943
1965 - $3,120,861,499
1966 - $3,929,055,144
1967 - $4,855,892,446
1968 - $6,119,394,892
1969 - $7,678,698,838
1970 - $9,005,144,969
1971 - $9,903,571,249
1972 - $10,862,211,761
1973 - $13,876,472,208
1974 - $19,543,973,941
1975 - $21,784,297,521
1976 - $29,902,479,339
1977 - $38,446,487,603
1978 - $51,972,107,438
1979 - $66,946,900,826
1980 - $65,398,377,598
1981 - $72,933,533,012
1982 - $78,358,416,171
1983 - $87,760,553,262
1984 - $97,510,744,119
1985 - $101,296,177,099
1986 - $116,836,246,285
1987 - $147,948,709,376
1988 - $199,591,287,825
1989 - $246,928,837,311
1990 - $283,365,844,161
1991 - $330,647,042,837
1992 - $355,524,903,068
1993 - $392,665,710,525
1994 - $463,619,823,515
1995 $17,921,892,655 $566,581,003,128
1996 $23,277,430,168 $610,167,053,824
1997 $27,153,408,995 $569,755,022,973
1998 $21,004,077,441 $383,331,833,682
1999 $20,878,694,851 $497,514,040,642
2000 $7,326,373,882 $576,179,387,820
2001 $13,599,378,662 $547,656,279,895
2002 $17,930,583,571 $627,246,933,730
2003 $23,593,044,418 $702,714,855,194
2004 $26,845,632,342 $793,175,561,887
2005 $28,334,256,181 $934,901,071,333
2006 $33,298,057,362 $1,053,216,909,888
2007 $44,888,028,946 $1,172,614,086,540
2008 $54,220,641,202 $1,047,339,010,225
2009 $46,955,984,410 $943,941,876,219
2010 $43,536,629,233 $1,143,672,241,150
2011 $51,251,098,408 $1,253,289,537,501
2012 $45,103,269,969 $1,278,046,536,287
2013 $50,455,529,604 $1,370,632,955,321
2014 $49,114,321,280 $1,484,488,526,272
2015 $41,297,410,635 $1,466,038,936,206
2016 $42,225,495,910 $1,499,679,823,910
2017 $45,972,834,714 $1,623,074,183,502
2018 $52,787,520,249 $1,725,373,496,825
2019 $53,864,693,665 $1,651,422,932,448
2020 $55,874,017,669 $1,644,312,831,906
2021 $66,159,884,073 $1,818,432,106,880
2022 $66,797,564,758 $1,673,916,511,800
2023 $81,342,660,752 $1,712,792,854,202
2024 $89,083,506,277 -

Serbia and South Korea economies compared

GDP per capita
Serbia

South Korea
Year GDP per capita
Serbia South Korea
1960 - $158.3
1961 - $93.8
1962 - $106.2
1963 - $146.3
1964 - $123.6
1965 - $108.7
1966 - $133.5
1967 - $161.2
1968 - $198.4
1969 - $243.4
1970 - $279.3
1971 - $301
1972 - $324
1973 - $407
1974 - $563
1975 - $617
1976 - $834
1977 - $1,056
1978 - $1,406
1979 - $1,784
1980 - $1,715
1981 - $1,883
1982 - $1,993
1983 - $2,199
1984 - $2,413
1985 - $2,482
1986 - $2,835
1987 - $3,555
1988 - $4,749
1989 - $5,817
1990 - $6,610
1991 - $7,637
1992 - $8,127
1993 - $8,885
1994 - $10,385
1995 $2,349 $12,565
1996 $3,054 $13,403
1997 $3,574 $12,398
1998 $2,775 $8,282
1999 $2,769 $10,672
2000 $975 $12,257
2001 $1,812 $11,561
2002 $2,391 $13,165
2003 $3,154 $14,673
2004 $3,597 $16,496
2005 $3,808 $19,403
2006 $4,493 $21,743
2007 $6,081 $24,086
2008 $7,377 $21,350
2009 $6,414 $19,144
2010 $5,971 $23,079
2011 $7,082 $25,098
2012 $6,263 $25,459
2013 $7,040 $27,180
2014 $6,887 $29,253
2015 $5,820 $28,737
2016 $5,982 $29,280
2017 $6,548 $31,601
2018 $7,560 $33,447
2019 $7,756 $31,902
2020 $8,099 $31,721
2021 $9,681 $35,126
2022 $10,023 $32,395
2023 $12,282 $33,121
2024 $13,524 -

Serbia vs. South Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Serbia

South Korea
Year Life expectancy, years
Serbia South Korea
1950 55.1 22.2
1951 55.6 26.6
1952 57.4 36.6
1953 59.8 40.5
1954 60.7 46.1
1955 61.3 48.4
1956 61.9 50.2
1957 63.2 51.6
1958 64.3 51.8
1959 65.2 52.9
1960 65.7 53.8
1961 66.3 54.4
1962 67 55
1963 67.4 55
1964 68 55.3
1965 68.7 55.8
1966 69.4 55.4
1967 70.1 60.9
1968 70.1 60.9
1969 70 61.4
1970 69.7 62.2
1971 69.7 62.7
1972 70 63.2
1973 70.5 63.8
1974 71.1 64.2
1975 71.6 64.7
1976 71.9 65
1977 71.8 64.6
1978 71.4 65
1979 71.2 66.1
1980 71.1 64.8
1981 71.1 67.1
1982 71 67.1
1983 71.1 66.7
1984 71.2 68.1
1985 71.4 68.4
1986 71.6 69
1987 71.9 69.3
1988 72 70.2
1989 72.3 70.7
1990 72.2 71
1991 71.9 71.4
1992 71.6 72.2
1993 71.9 72.7
1994 72.3 72.9
1995 72.7 73.4
1996 72.9 74
1997 72.9 74.5
1998 72.3 75
1999 70 75.6
2000 72.3 76.2
2001 72.3 76.9
2002 72.6 77.2
2003 72.7 77.5
2004 72.9 78
2005 73.1 78.4
2006 73.4 79
2007 73.7 79.4
2008 73.9 80
2009 74.1 80.6
2010 74.4 80.7
2011 74.7 81.2
2012 75.1 81.3
2013 75.3 81.8
2014 75.5 82.4
2015 75.7 82.5
2016 75.7 82.9
2017 75.8 83.3
2018 76 83.3
2019 76.1 83.7
2020 74.5 83.7
2021 72.9 83.9
2022 75.5 82.7
2023 76.8 84.3
2024 76.9 84.4
2025 77.1 84.5

Serbia and South Korea population clocks and comparison

Population
Serbia

South Korea
Year Population
Serbia South Korea
1960 6,638,992 25,012,374
1961 6,689,077 25,765,673
1962 6,740,264 26,513,030
1963 6,787,950 27,261,747
1964 6,832,855 27,984,155
1965 6,876,624 28,704,674
1966 6,927,969 29,435,571
1967 6,966,522 30,130,983
1968 7,007,586 30,838,302
1969 7,123,249 31,544,266
1970 7,164,993 32,240,827
1971 7,211,716 32,882,704
1972 7,252,012 33,505,406
1973 7,283,902 34,103,149
1974 7,326,043 34,692,266
1975 7,368,717 35,280,725
1976 7,418,973 35,848,523
1977 7,462,783 36,411,795
1978 7,504,017 36,969,185
1979 7,541,997 37,534,236
1980 7,709,544 38,123,775
1981 7,736,787 38,723,248
1982 7,763,335 39,326,352
1983 7,788,100 39,910,403
1984 7,813,549 40,405,956
1985 7,835,902 40,805,744
1986 7,853,824 41,213,674
1987 7,868,027 41,621,690
1988 7,884,218 42,031,247
1989 7,893,787 42,449,038
1990 7,897,937 42,869,283
1991 7,595,636 43,295,704
1992 7,604,063 43,747,962
1993 7,614,328 44,194,628
1994 7,622,711 44,641,540
1995 7,628,264 45,092,991
1996 7,622,185 45,524,681
1997 7,598,538 45,953,580
1998 7,567,745 46,286,503
1999 7,540,401 46,616,677
2000 7,516,346 47,008,111
2001 7,503,433 47,370,164
2002 7,500,031 47,644,736
2003 7,480,591 47,892,330
2004 7,463,157 48,082,519
2005 7,440,769 48,184,561
2006 7,411,569 48,438,292
2007 7,381,579 48,683,638
2008 7,350,222 49,054,708
2009 7,320,807 49,307,835
2010 7,291,436 49,554,112
2011 7,236,519 49,936,638
2012 7,201,497 50,199,853
2013 7,166,553 50,428,893
2014 7,131,787 50,746,659
2015 7,095,383 51,014,947
2016 7,058,322 51,217,803
2017 7,020,858 51,361,911
2018 6,982,604 51,585,058
2019 6,945,235 51,764,822
2020 6,899,126 51,836,239
2021 6,834,326 51,769,539
2022 6,664,449 51,672,569
2023 6,623,183 51,712,619
2024 6,587,202 51,751,065

Fertility rates in Serbia and South Korea

Fertility rate
Serbia

South Korea
Year Fertility rate
Serbia South Korea
1960 2.15 5.99
1961 2.13 5.8
1962 2.11 5.56
1963 2.08 5.33
1964 2.07 5.07
1965 2.06 4.89
1966 2.04 4.78
1967 2.02 4.62
1968 2.01 4.51
1969 1.99 4.45
1970 1.97 4.53
1971 1.96 4.54
1972 1.95 4.12
1973 1.94 4.07
1974 1.93 3.77
1975 1.92 3.43
1976 1.91 3
1977 1.9 2.99
1978 1.89 2.64
1979 1.88 2.9
1980 1.86 2.82
1981 1.85 2.57
1982 1.84 2.39
1983 1.83 2.06
1984 1.81 1.74
1985 1.8 1.66
1986 1.78 1.58
1987 1.75 1.53
1988 1.72 1.55
1989 1.69 1.56
1990 1.65 1.57
1991 1.61 1.71
1992 1.57 1.76
1993 1.54 1.65
1994 1.51 1.66
1995 1.47 1.63
1996 1.44 1.57
1997 1.4 1.54
1998 1.37 1.46
1999 1.35 1.43
2000 1.48 1.48
2001 1.58 1.31
2002 1.57 1.18
2003 1.59 1.19
2004 1.57 1.16
2005 1.45 1.09
2006 1.43 1.13
2007 1.38 1.26
2008 1.4 1.19
2009 1.44 1.15
2010 1.4 1.23
2011 1.4 1.24
2012 1.45 1.3
2013 1.43 1.19
2014 1.46 1.21
2015 1.46 1.24
2016 1.46 1.17
2017 1.49 1.05
2018 1.49 0.98
2019 1.52 0.92
2020 1.48 0.84
2021 1.52 0.81
2022 1.59 0.78
2023 1.61 0.72

Serbia and South Korea demographics compared

Median age
Serbia

South Korea
Year Median age, years
Serbia South Korea
1960 28.7 19.3
1961 29.1 19.2
1962 29.4 19.1
1963 29.8 19
1964 30.2 18.8
1965 30.5 18.6
1966 30.8 18.5
1967 31.1 18.6
1968 31.4 18.7
1969 31.7 18.8
1970 32 18.9
1971 32.2 19
1972 32.5 19.1
1973 32.7 19.3
1974 32.8 19.6
1975 33 19.9
1976 33.2 20.2
1977 33.4 20.7
1978 33.5 21.1
1979 33.7 21.6
1980 33.8 22.1
1981 33.9 22.5
1982 34.1 22.8
1983 34.4 23.3
1984 34.7 23.7
1985 35 24.2
1986 35.4 24.8
1987 35.7 25.3
1988 36.1 25.8
1989 36.5 26.3
1990 36.8 26.7
1991 37.1 27.2
1992 37.5 27.8
1993 37.8 28.3
1994 38.2 28.9
1995 38.5 29.4
1996 38.9 29.8
1997 39.2 30.2
1998 39.5 30.7
1999 39.8 31.2
2000 40.1 31.7
2001 40.3 32.3
2002 40.5 32.8
2003 40.7 33.4
2004 40.9 33.9
2005 41.1 34.5
2006 41.3 35.2
2007 41.5 35.8
2008 41.7 36.4
2009 41.9 37
2010 42.1 37.6
2011 42.4 38.2
2012 42.6 38.8
2013 42.8 39.5
2014 43 40.2
2015 43.3 40.8
2016 43.5 41.4
2017 43.7 41.9
2018 44 42.5
2019 44.2 43.1
2020 44.4 43.8
2021 44.5 44.4
2022 44.7 44.9
2023 44.9 45.5
2024 45.1 46.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Serbia South Korea
GNI, Atlas method
$76.2B
2024
$1.84T
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43.4%
2025
23.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.4%
2023
5.81%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.85%
2023
2.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel
32,000
2020
569,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.77%
2025
-0.4%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.24%
2024
2.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
58.5%
2024
58.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23.3%
2024
31.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
64.4
2025
74
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2022
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2022
2.9%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,295,674
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
30
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
2,599
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$4.06B
2011
$1.56T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$30.5B
2024
$418B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5.68B
2024
$7.45B
2024
International tourist arrivals
446,000
2020
2,519,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
5.58%
2020
1.94%
2020
Banked people share
83.3%
2024
96.9%
2024

Energy

Serbia South Korea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,378 kg
2023
5,337 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$12.1
2023
$9.78
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions n/a
574 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita n/a
11.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
83%
2022
79.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
27.2%
2021
3.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.3%
2023
18.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
42.6%
2023
84.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
5,090 kWh
2023
11,426 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
35%
2021
6.59%
2021
Hydroelectric share
32.7%
2023
1.23%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
29.6%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Serbia South Korea
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.64%
2024
Annual migration change
-8,132
2024
+75,963
2024
Urban population
57.4%
2024
81.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.93 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.52 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
62.7
2025
84.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
35
2024
64
2024
Higher education index
82
2025
86
2025
Homicides per 100K people
1.31
2023
0.53
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.5
2019
8.6
2019
Visa free countries
134
2025
174
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.3%
2022
98.8%
2018
English speaking
55%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
87.7%
2024
97.9%
2024

Health

Serbia South Korea
Government health expenditure per capita
$903
2022
$3,270
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$330
2022
$989
2023
Life expectancy
77.1 years
2025
84.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.14%
2021
0%
2023
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.84
2021
2.52
2021
Age at first childbirth
28.4 years
2023
32.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
11
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.2
2023
2.8
2023
Obesity rate
23.1%
2022
7.24%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
9.6%
2024
Air quality index
39
2025
45
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.5%
2022
20%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.89 liters
2019
7.79 liters
2020

Territory

Serbia South Korea
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
4,929 sq mi
2024
728 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
13,112 sq mi
2025
6,054 sq mi
2025
Forest area
10,516 sq mi
2025
24,158 sq mi
2025
Roads length
28,222 mi
2024
68,794 mi
2018

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