The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 142,120,553 people compared to 6,494,317 in Serbia.
Population statistics:
- Russia's population is 21.9 times bigger than Serbia's.
- Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
- The countries together account for 1.79% of the world: 1.72% for Russia vs 0.08% for Serbia.
- For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
- Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.65% decline), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 10.5% of the population in Russia and 32.6% in Serbia.
Russia vs Serbia: live population counter
Russia
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Serbia
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|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
142120553
|
6494317
|
| Population rank | 9/197 | 110/197 |
| Percent of world population | 1.72% | 0.08% |
| One net population change |
1.8 minutes
|
14.3 minutes
|
| One birth every |
25.5 seconds
|
8.63 minutes
|
| One death every |
18.1 seconds
|
5.4 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
2.95 minutes
|
1.08 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -178,042 | -8,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | -801 | -101 |
| Annual growth/decline | -292,279 | -36,707 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.2% | -0.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 178/197 | 189/197 |
Russia and Serbia: population history and growth rate by year chart
Russia
Population
Growth rate
Serbia
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Russia
|
Serbia
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Russia
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Serbia
|
|
| 1960 | 119,897,000 | 6,638,992 | - | - |
| 1961 | 121,236,000 | 6,689,077 | 1.12% | 0.75% |
| 1962 | 122,591,000 | 6,740,264 | 1.12% | 0.77% |
| 1963 | 123,960,000 | 6,787,950 | 1.12% | 0.71% |
| 1964 | 125,345,000 | 6,832,855 | 1.12% | 0.66% |
| 1965 | 126,745,000 | 6,876,624 | 1.12% | 0.64% |
| 1966 | 127,468,000 | 6,927,969 | 0.57% | 0.75% |
| 1967 | 128,196,000 | 6,966,522 | 0.57% | 0.56% |
| 1968 | 128,928,000 | 7,007,586 | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| 1969 | 129,664,000 | 7,123,249 | 0.57% | 1.65% |
| 1970 | 130,404,000 | 7,164,993 | 0.57% | 0.59% |
| 1971 | 131,155,000 | 7,211,716 | 0.58% | 0.65% |
| 1972 | 131,909,000 | 7,252,012 | 0.57% | 0.56% |
| 1973 | 132,669,000 | 7,283,902 | 0.58% | 0.44% |
| 1974 | 133,432,000 | 7,326,043 | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 1975 | 134,200,000 | 7,368,717 | 0.58% | 0.58% |
| 1976 | 135,147,000 | 7,418,973 | 0.71% | 0.68% |
| 1977 | 136,100,000 | 7,462,783 | 0.71% | 0.59% |
| 1978 | 137,060,000 | 7,504,017 | 0.71% | 0.55% |
| 1979 | 138,027,000 | 7,541,997 | 0.71% | 0.51% |
| 1980 | 139,010,000 | 7,709,544 | 0.71% | 2.22% |
| 1981 | 139,941,000 | 7,736,787 | 0.67% | 0.35% |
| 1982 | 140,823,000 | 7,763,335 | 0.63% | 0.34% |
| 1983 | 141,668,000 | 7,788,100 | 0.6% | 0.32% |
| 1984 | 142,745,000 | 7,813,549 | 0.76% | 0.33% |
| 1985 | 143,858,000 | 7,835,902 | 0.78% | 0.29% |
| 1986 | 144,894,000 | 7,853,824 | 0.72% | 0.23% |
| 1987 | 145,908,000 | 7,868,027 | 0.7% | 0.18% |
| 1988 | 146,857,000 | 7,884,218 | 0.65% | 0.21% |
| 1989 | 147,721,000 | 7,893,787 | 0.59% | 0.12% |
| 1990 | 147,969,406 | 7,897,937 | 0.17% | 0.05% |
| 1991 | 148,394,216 | 7,595,636 | 0.29% | -3.83% |
| 1992 | 148,538,197 | 7,604,063 | 0.1% | 0.11% |
| 1993 | 148,458,777 | 7,614,328 | -0.05% | 0.13% |
| 1994 | 148,407,912 | 7,622,711 | -0.03% | 0.11% |
| 1995 | 148,375,787 | 7,628,264 | -0.02% | 0.07% |
| 1996 | 148,160,129 | 7,622,185 | -0.15% | -0.08% |
| 1997 | 147,915,361 | 7,598,538 | -0.17% | -0.31% |
| 1998 | 147,670,784 | 7,567,745 | -0.17% | -0.41% |
| 1999 | 147,214,776 | 7,540,401 | -0.31% | -0.36% |
| 2000 | 146,596,869 | 7,516,346 | -0.42% | -0.32% |
| 2001 | 145,976,482 | 7,503,433 | -0.42% | -0.17% |
| 2002 | 145,306,497 | 7,500,031 | -0.46% | -0.05% |
| 2003 | 144,648,618 | 7,480,591 | -0.45% | -0.26% |
| 2004 | 144,067,316 | 7,463,157 | -0.4% | -0.23% |
| 2005 | 143,518,814 | 7,440,769 | -0.38% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 143,049,637 | 7,411,569 | -0.33% | -0.39% |
| 2007 | 142,805,114 | 7,381,579 | -0.17% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 142,742,366 | 7,350,222 | -0.04% | -0.42% |
| 2009 | 142,785,348 | 7,320,807 | 0.03% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 142,849,468 | 7,291,436 | 0.04% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 143,018,195 | 7,236,519 | 0.12% | -0.75% |
| 2012 | 143,378,447 | 7,201,497 | 0.25% | -0.48% |
| 2013 | 143,805,638 | 7,166,553 | 0.3% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 144,237,223 | 7,131,787 | 0.3% | -0.49% |
| 2015 | 144,640,716 | 7,095,383 | 0.28% | -0.51% |
| 2016 | 145,015,460 | 7,058,322 | 0.26% | -0.52% |
| 2017 | 145,293,260 | 7,020,858 | 0.19% | -0.53% |
| 2018 | 145,398,106 | 6,982,604 | 0.07% | -0.54% |
| 2019 | 145,453,291 | 6,945,235 | 0.04% | -0.54% |
| 2020 | 145,245,148 | 6,899,126 | -0.14% | -0.66% |
| 2021 | 144,746,762 | 6,834,326 | -0.34% | -0.94% |
| 2022 | 144,236,933 | 6,664,449 | -0.35% | -2.49% |
| 2023 | 143,826,130 | 6,623,183 | -0.28% | -0.62% |
| 2024 | 143,533,851 | 6,586,476 | -0.2% | -0.55% |
| 2025 | 142,718,132 | 6,540,343 | -0.57% | -0.7% |
| 2026 | 142,120,553 | 6,494,317 | -0.42% | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 141,773,330 | 6,450,876 | -0.24% | -0.67% |
| 2028 | 141,402,326 | 6,406,817 | -0.26% | -0.68% |
| 2029 | 141,021,009 | 6,362,434 | -0.27% | -0.69% |
| 2030 | 140,628,883 | 6,317,577 | -0.28% | -0.71% |
| 2031 | 140,218,596 | 6,272,283 | -0.29% | -0.72% |
| 2032 | 139,807,207 | 6,226,709 | -0.29% | -0.73% |
| 2033 | 139,414,947 | 6,180,715 | -0.28% | -0.74% |
| 2034 | 139,034,543 | 6,134,487 | -0.27% | -0.75% |
| 2035 | 138,666,694 | 6,088,161 | -0.26% | -0.76% |
| 2036 | 138,311,757 | 6,041,698 | -0.26% | -0.76% |
| 2037 | 137,968,177 | 5,995,050 | -0.25% | -0.77% |
| 2038 | 137,643,032 | 5,948,216 | -0.24% | -0.78% |
| 2039 | 137,336,299 | 5,901,240 | -0.22% | -0.79% |
| 2040 | 137,053,347 | 5,854,364 | -0.21% | -0.79% |
| 2041 | 136,795,588 | 5,807,677 | -0.19% | -0.8% |
| 2042 | 136,558,692 | 5,761,194 | -0.17% | -0.8% |
| 2043 | 136,335,849 | 5,715,301 | -0.16% | -0.8% |
| 2044 | 136,124,845 | 5,670,062 | -0.15% | -0.79% |
| 2045 | 135,933,758 | 5,625,371 | -0.14% | -0.79% |
| 2046 | 135,756,848 | 5,581,251 | -0.13% | -0.78% |
| 2047 | 135,574,181 | 5,537,712 | -0.13% | -0.78% |
| 2048 | 135,372,557 | 5,494,697 | -0.15% | -0.78% |
| 2049 | 135,156,911 | 5,452,075 | -0.16% | -0.78% |
| 2050 | 134,923,391 | 5,409,870 | -0.17% | -0.77% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost -2,894,907 (a 2% decline), while Serbia's population decreased by -564,005 (a 7.99% decline).
Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Russia's population will shrink by 5.06% to 134,923,391 people with a rank change from 9th to 13th. The population of Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,409,870 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.
Biggest cities by population
|
Russia
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Moscow | 13.3M |
| Saint Petersburg | 5.65M |
| Novosibirsk | 1.64M |
| Yekaterinburg | 1.47M |
| Kazan | 1.33M |
| Nizhny Novgorod | 1.2M |
| Chelyabinsk | 1.18M |
| Krasnodar | 1.15M |
| Samara | 1.15M |
| Ufa | 1.14M |
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Population differences between Russia and Serbia
|
Russia
|
Serbia
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.7 years | 77.3 years |
| Average age | 40.8 years | 44 years |
| Median age | 40.9 years | 45.1 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.4:53.6 | 47.4:52.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.41 births per woman | 1.61 births per woman |
| Population density | 22.7 ppl/mi² | 202.9 ppl/mi² |
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