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Population in Serbia compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 7.95 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.7% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Serbia vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia South Korea
2100 3,621,418 22,012,503
2099 3,649,584 22,335,528
2098 3,677,789 22,668,719
2097 3,706,279 23,009,661
2096 3,734,933 23,360,151
2095 3,763,769 23,722,747
2094 3,792,851 24,093,391
2093 3,822,147 24,473,038
2092 3,851,865 24,860,975
2091 3,881,833 25,255,379
2090 3,911,964 25,655,577
2089 3,942,571 26,060,945
2088 3,973,274 26,470,073
2087 4,004,485 26,884,813
2086 4,036,066 27,301,913
2085 4,068,021 27,723,736
2084 4,100,403 28,147,480
2083 4,133,391 28,578,182
2082 4,166,924 29,012,953
2081 4,200,811 29,456,022
2080 4,235,306 29,901,880
2079 4,270,442 30,352,062
2078 4,306,246 30,809,176
2077 4,342,382 31,273,700
2076 4,378,754 31,744,480
2075 4,415,505 32,221,226
2074 4,452,888 32,706,020
2073 4,490,589 33,196,556
2072 4,528,672 33,696,490
2071 4,567,167 34,203,935
2070 4,606,212 34,719,324
2069 4,645,524 35,241,850
2068 4,685,090 35,762,799
2067 4,724,796 36,292,307
2066 4,764,445 36,826,655
2065 4,804,405 37,368,086
2064 4,844,434 37,916,439
2063 4,884,574 38,469,051
2062 4,924,899 39,028,473
2061 4,964,985 39,584,621
2060 5,005,138 40,149,830
2059 5,045,125 40,712,514
2058 5,085,292 41,277,134
2057 5,125,901 41,833,887
2056 5,166,530 42,377,427
2055 5,207,137 42,909,302
2054 5,247,793 43,427,254
2053 5,288,369 43,938,741
2052 5,329,487 44,441,106
2051 5,371,281 44,923,604
2050 5,413,067 45,385,311
2049 5,455,402 45,832,153
2048 5,498,031 46,258,529
2047 5,541,158 46,668,898
2046 5,584,824 47,056,404
2045 5,629,108 47,433,205
2044 5,673,908 47,797,411
2043 5,719,287 48,144,730
2042 5,765,400 48,478,991
2041 5,811,936 48,806,273
2040 5,858,464 49,115,658
2039 5,905,404 49,412,830
2038 5,952,107 49,694,340
2037 5,998,763 49,957,504
2036 6,045,097 50,200,702
2035 6,091,385 50,426,000
2034 6,137,447 50,632,962
2033 6,183,536 50,821,090
2032 6,229,136 50,987,020
2031 6,274,395 51,134,940
2030 6,319,422 51,267,908
2029 6,363,799 51,385,868
2028 6,407,914 51,486,791
2027 6,451,609 51,576,746
2026 6,494,521 51,649,918
2025 6,543,364 51,710,062
2024 6,586,476 51,751,065
2023 6,623,183 51,712,619
2022 6,664,449 51,672,569
2021 6,834,326 51,769,539
2020 6,899,126 51,836,239
2019 6,945,235 51,764,822
2018 6,982,604 51,585,058
2017 7,020,858 51,361,911
2016 7,058,322 51,217,803
2015 7,095,383 51,014,947
2014 7,131,787 50,746,659
2013 7,166,553 50,428,893
2012 7,201,497 50,199,853
2011 7,236,519 49,936,638
2010 7,291,436 49,554,112
2009 7,320,807 49,307,835
2008 7,350,222 49,054,708
2007 7,381,579 48,683,638
2006 7,411,569 48,438,292
2005 7,440,769 48,184,561
2004 7,463,157 48,082,519
2003 7,480,591 47,892,330
2002 7,500,031 47,644,736
2001 7,503,433 47,370,164
2000 7,516,346 47,008,111
1999 7,540,401 46,616,677
1998 7,567,745 46,286,503
1997 7,598,538 45,953,580
1996 7,622,185 45,524,681
1995 7,628,264 45,092,991
1994 7,622,711 44,641,540
1993 7,614,328 44,194,628
1992 7,604,063 43,747,962
1991 7,595,636 43,295,704
1990 7,897,937 42,869,283
1989 7,893,787 42,449,038
1988 7,884,218 42,031,247
1987 7,868,027 41,621,690
1986 7,853,824 41,213,674
1985 7,835,902 40,805,744
1984 7,813,549 40,405,956
1983 7,788,100 39,910,403
1982 7,763,335 39,326,352
1981 7,736,787 38,723,248
1980 7,709,544 38,123,775
1979 7,541,997 37,534,236
1978 7,504,017 36,969,185
1977 7,462,783 36,411,795
1976 7,418,973 35,848,523
1975 7,368,717 35,280,725
1974 7,326,043 34,692,266
1973 7,283,902 34,103,149
1972 7,252,012 33,505,406
1971 7,211,716 32,882,704
1970 7,164,993 32,240,827
1969 7,123,249 31,544,266
1968 7,007,586 30,838,302
1967 6,966,522 30,130,983
1966 6,927,969 29,435,571
1965 6,876,624 28,704,674
1964 6,832,855 27,984,155
1963 6,787,950 27,261,747
1962 6,740,264 26,513,030
1961 6,689,077 25,765,673
1960 6,638,992 25,012,374

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.6% of the population in Serbia and 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia South Korea
2100 -0.77% -1.45%
2099 -0.77% -1.47%
2098 -0.77% -1.48%
2097 -0.77% -1.5%
2096 -0.77% -1.53%
2095 -0.77% -1.54%
2094 -0.77% -1.55%
2093 -0.77% -1.56%
2092 -0.77% -1.56%
2091 -0.77% -1.56%
2090 -0.78% -1.56%
2089 -0.77% -1.55%
2088 -0.78% -1.54%
2087 -0.78% -1.53%
2086 -0.79% -1.52%
2085 -0.79% -1.51%
2084 -0.8% -1.51%
2083 -0.8% -1.5%
2082 -0.81% -1.5%
2081 -0.81% -1.49%
2080 -0.82% -1.48%
2079 -0.83% -1.48%
2078 -0.83% -1.49%
2077 -0.83% -1.48%
2076 -0.83% -1.48%
2075 -0.84% -1.48%
2074 -0.84% -1.48%
2073 -0.84% -1.48%
2072 -0.84% -1.48%
2071 -0.85% -1.48%
2070 -0.85% -1.48%
2069 -0.84% -1.46%
2068 -0.84% -1.46%
2067 -0.83% -1.45%
2066 -0.83% -1.45%
2065 -0.83% -1.45%
2064 -0.82% -1.44%
2063 -0.82% -1.43%
2062 -0.81% -1.4%
2061 -0.8% -1.41%
2060 -0.79% -1.38%
2059 -0.79% -1.37%
2058 -0.79% -1.33%
2057 -0.79% -1.28%
2056 -0.78% -1.24%
2055 -0.77% -1.19%
2054 -0.77% -1.16%
2053 -0.77% -1.13%
2052 -0.78% -1.07%
2051 -0.77% -1.02%
2050 -0.78% -0.97%
2049 -0.78% -0.92%
2048 -0.78% -0.88%
2047 -0.78% -0.82%
2046 -0.79% -0.79%
2045 -0.79% -0.76%
2044 -0.79% -0.72%
2043 -0.8% -0.69%
2042 -0.8% -0.67%
2041 -0.79% -0.63%
2040 -0.79% -0.6%
2039 -0.78% -0.57%
2038 -0.78% -0.53%
2037 -0.77% -0.48%
2036 -0.76% -0.45%
2035 -0.75% -0.41%
2034 -0.75% -0.37%
2033 -0.73% -0.33%
2032 -0.72% -0.29%
2031 -0.71% -0.26%
2030 -0.7% -0.23%
2029 -0.69% -0.2%
2028 -0.68% -0.17%
2027 -0.66% -0.14%
2026 -0.75% -0.12%
2025 -0.65% -0.08%
2024 -0.55% 0.07%
2023 -0.62% 0.08%
2022 -2.49% -0.19%
2021 -0.94% -0.13%
2020 -0.66% 0.14%
2019 -0.54% 0.35%
2018 -0.54% 0.43%
2017 -0.53% 0.28%
2016 -0.52% 0.4%
2015 -0.51% 0.53%
2014 -0.49% 0.63%
2013 -0.49% 0.46%
2012 -0.48% 0.53%
2011 -0.75% 0.77%
2010 -0.4% 0.5%
2009 -0.4% 0.52%
2008 -0.42% 0.76%
2007 -0.4% 0.51%
2006 -0.39% 0.53%
2005 -0.3% 0.21%
2004 -0.23% 0.4%
2003 -0.26% 0.52%
2002 -0.05% 0.58%
2001 -0.17% 0.77%
2000 -0.32% 0.84%
1999 -0.36% 0.71%
1998 -0.41% 0.72%
1997 -0.31% 0.94%
1996 -0.08% 0.96%
1995 0.07% 1.01%
1994 0.11% 1.01%
1993 0.13% 1.02%
1992 0.11% 1.04%
1991 -3.83% 0.99%
1990 0.05% 0.99%
1989 0.12% 0.99%
1988 0.21% 0.98%
1987 0.18% 0.99%
1986 0.23% 1%
1985 0.29% 0.99%
1984 0.33% 1.24%
1983 0.32% 1.49%
1982 0.34% 1.56%
1981 0.35% 1.57%
1980 2.22% 1.57%
1979 0.51% 1.53%
1978 0.55% 1.53%
1977 0.59% 1.57%
1976 0.68% 1.61%
1975 0.58% 1.7%
1974 0.58% 1.73%
1973 0.44% 1.78%
1972 0.56% 1.89%
1971 0.65% 1.99%
1970 0.59% 2.21%
1969 1.65% 2.29%
1968 0.59% 2.35%
1967 0.56% 2.36%
1966 0.75% 2.55%
1965 0.64% 2.57%
1964 0.66% 2.65%
1963 0.71% 2.82%
1962 0.77% 2.9%
1961 0.75% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Serbia declined by 0.55%, while South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Serbia South Korea
Current population
6494521
51649918
Population rank 110/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.62%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +105
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 160/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +65,731
Net migration rank 140/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 65,731
2024 - -8,132 - 75,963
2023 -36,427 4,348 -77,569 87,800
2022 -46,651 40,118 -124,014 87,800
2021 -74,494 -8,974 -56,947 -16,778
2020 -55,193 -10,220 -31,101 112,631
2019 -36,810 -18,891 10,353 128,622
2018 -37,707 -18,883 30,951 118,220
2017 -39,317 -18,651 71,907 104,029
2016 -35,998 -18,322 122,923 91,568
2015 -37,605 -18,789 163,248 276,427
2014 -34,946 -18,846 167,464 308,037
2013 -34,399 -17,866 166,415 301,926
2012 -35,288 -18,513 215,859 281,866
2011 -36,906 611 214,728 269,958
2010 -34,999 3,632 213,083 52,042
2009 -33,676 6,043 197,231 5,308
2008 -33,590 7,070 215,841 -19,630
2007 -34,693 7,045 248,286 -42,293
2006 -31,870 8,018 203,441 -28,434
2005 -34,227 7,945 187,920 -47,821
2004 -26,121 7,300 225,988 -42,549
2003 -24,686 6,854 244,251 -31,994
2002 -24,750 1,562 247,752 -18,105
2001 -20,259 -12,007 312,643 -28,006
2000 -30,065 -14,368 390,167 -84,960
1999 -29,408 -4,073 368,272 -107,448
1998 -23,006 -5,665 393,436 -98,044
1997 -18,389 -5,817 422,773 -109,130
1996 -16,007 -5,598 446,142 -115,705
1995 -7,628 -6,019 468,967 -208,491
1994 -7,157 -5,934 473,200 -208,309
1993 -5,703 -5,972 477,302 -222,802
1992 -3,779 -4,415 494,352 -265,849
1991 2,210 -8,483 467,594 -270,754
1990 7,416 -16,260 411,546 79,294
1989 11,872 -16,360 403,266 186,120
1988 13,852 -15,715 399,297 192,534
1987 16,711 -16,686 378,758 198,057
1986 19,407 -17,990 395,651 189,782
1985 22,090 -17,646 416,219 97,949
1984 23,815 -15,567 436,384 101,394
1983 27,515 -15,301 514,844 102,167
1982 30,603 -13,550 605,626 48,638
1981 34,304 -8,531 631,189 18,442
1980 36,273 287 583,294 -148,341
1979 39,022 -960 623,068 -139,566
1978 43,636 -1,481 499,084 -85,721
1977 48,105 -1,953 578,947 -90,737
1976 51,399 -2,744 530,558 -92,314
1975 52,502 -3,490 603,300 -52,332
1974 51,583 -3,525 673,030 27,005
1973 49,596 -2,396 699,115 35,779
1972 48,248 -348 740,469 25,382
1971 47,424 1,655 789,185 -6,326
1970 48,343 1,861 747,987 -27,999
1969 50,304 4,112 694,227 -21,175
1968 51,653 5,430 684,487 -16,868
1967 53,120 6,114 692,169 -16,484
1966 53,338 7,037 623,534 -16,688
1965 53,383 7,957 641,090 -146,386
1964 54,185 8,045 655,501 -102,284
1963 55,580 8,276 685,824 -80,226
1962 59,307 6,064 712,590 -94,606
1961 61,065 6,422 730,173 -93,179
1960 63,642 4,377 728,010 47,245

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 83.3% of the population change in Serbia is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people). In South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

Biggest cities by population

Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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