Skip to content

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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,587,202 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,541,064 people compared to 51,700,480 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 7.9 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 0.63% 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 2005, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.44M people to 6.54M (12.1% decline), while South Korea has grown from 48.2M to 51.7M (7.3% growth).
  • Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.5% of the population in Serbia and 38.1% in South Korea.

Serbia vs South Korea: live population counter

Serbia South Korea
Current population
6541064
51700480
Population rank 110/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.63%
One net population change
14.6 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
1.69 minutes
One migration net change every
1.08 hours
6.92 minutes
Annual migration change -8,132 +75,963
Daily growth/decline -99 +105
Annual growth/decline -35,981 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.54% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 186/197 159/197

Serbia and South Korea: population history and growth rate by year chart

Serbia
Population

Growth rate
South Korea
Population

Growth rate
Year Population Growth rate
Serbia South Korea Serbia South Korea
1960 6,638,992 25,012,374 - -
1961 6,689,077 25,765,673 0.75% 3.01%
1962 6,740,264 26,513,030 0.77% 2.9%
1963 6,787,950 27,261,747 0.71% 2.82%
1964 6,832,855 27,984,155 0.66% 2.65%
1965 6,876,624 28,704,674 0.64% 2.57%
1966 6,927,969 29,435,571 0.75% 2.55%
1967 6,966,522 30,130,983 0.56% 2.36%
1968 7,007,586 30,838,302 0.59% 2.35%
1969 7,123,249 31,544,266 1.65% 2.29%
1970 7,164,993 32,240,827 0.59% 2.21%
1971 7,211,716 32,882,704 0.65% 1.99%
1972 7,252,012 33,505,406 0.56% 1.89%
1973 7,283,902 34,103,149 0.44% 1.78%
1974 7,326,043 34,692,266 0.58% 1.73%
1975 7,368,717 35,280,725 0.58% 1.7%
1976 7,418,973 35,848,523 0.68% 1.61%
1977 7,462,783 36,411,795 0.59% 1.57%
1978 7,504,017 36,969,185 0.55% 1.53%
1979 7,541,997 37,534,236 0.51% 1.53%
1980 7,709,544 38,123,775 2.22% 1.57%
1981 7,736,787 38,723,248 0.35% 1.57%
1982 7,763,335 39,326,352 0.34% 1.56%
1983 7,788,100 39,910,403 0.32% 1.49%
1984 7,813,549 40,405,956 0.33% 1.24%
1985 7,835,902 40,805,744 0.29% 0.99%
1986 7,853,824 41,213,674 0.23% 1%
1987 7,868,027 41,621,690 0.18% 0.99%
1988 7,884,218 42,031,247 0.21% 0.98%
1989 7,893,787 42,449,038 0.12% 0.99%
1990 7,897,937 42,869,283 0.05% 0.99%
1991 7,595,636 43,295,704 -3.83% 0.99%
1992 7,604,063 43,747,962 0.11% 1.04%
1993 7,614,328 44,194,628 0.13% 1.02%
1994 7,622,711 44,641,540 0.11% 1.01%
1995 7,628,264 45,092,991 0.07% 1.01%
1996 7,622,185 45,524,681 -0.08% 0.96%
1997 7,598,538 45,953,580 -0.31% 0.94%
1998 7,567,745 46,286,503 -0.41% 0.72%
1999 7,540,401 46,616,677 -0.36% 0.71%
2000 7,516,346 47,008,111 -0.32% 0.84%
2001 7,503,433 47,370,164 -0.17% 0.77%
2002 7,500,031 47,644,736 -0.05% 0.58%
2003 7,480,591 47,892,330 -0.26% 0.52%
2004 7,463,157 48,082,519 -0.23% 0.4%
2005 7,440,769 48,184,561 -0.3% 0.21%
2006 7,411,569 48,438,292 -0.39% 0.53%
2007 7,381,579 48,683,638 -0.4% 0.51%
2008 7,350,222 49,054,708 -0.42% 0.76%
2009 7,320,807 49,307,835 -0.4% 0.52%
2010 7,291,436 49,554,112 -0.4% 0.5%
2011 7,236,519 49,936,638 -0.75% 0.77%
2012 7,201,497 50,199,853 -0.48% 0.53%
2013 7,166,553 50,428,893 -0.49% 0.46%
2014 7,131,787 50,746,659 -0.49% 0.63%
2015 7,095,383 51,014,947 -0.51% 0.53%
2016 7,058,322 51,217,803 -0.52% 0.4%
2017 7,020,858 51,361,911 -0.53% 0.28%
2018 6,982,604 51,585,058 -0.54% 0.43%
2019 6,945,235 51,764,822 -0.54% 0.35%
2020 6,899,126 51,836,239 -0.66% 0.14%
2021 6,834,326 51,769,539 -0.94% -0.13%
2022 6,664,449 51,672,569 -2.49% -0.19%
2023 6,623,183 51,712,619 -0.62% 0.08%
2024 6,587,202 51,751,065 -0.54% 0.07%
2025 6,541,064 51,700,480 -0.7% -0.1%
2026 6,495,033 51,633,793 -0.7% -0.13%
2027 6,451,587 51,552,198 -0.67% -0.16%
2028 6,407,523 51,456,707 -0.68% -0.19%
2029 6,363,135 51,347,230 -0.69% -0.21%
2030 6,318,273 51,221,713 -0.71% -0.24%
2031 6,272,974 51,081,220 -0.72% -0.27%
2032 6,227,395 50,924,233 -0.73% -0.31%
2033 6,181,396 50,747,132 -0.74% -0.35%
2034 6,135,163 50,549,508 -0.75% -0.39%
2035 6,088,832 50,333,286 -0.76% -0.43%
2036 6,042,364 50,098,951 -0.76% -0.47%
2037 5,995,710 49,845,669 -0.77% -0.51%
2038 5,948,872 49,573,234 -0.78% -0.55%
2039 5,901,891 49,283,770 -0.79% -0.58%
2040 5,855,009 48,980,369 -0.79% -0.62%
2041 5,808,317 48,661,905 -0.8% -0.65%
2042 5,761,829 48,331,004 -0.8% -0.68%
2043 5,715,931 47,990,085 -0.8% -0.71%
2044 5,670,687 47,634,183 -0.79% -0.74%
2045 5,625,991 47,263,526 -0.79% -0.78%
2046 5,581,867 46,881,228 -0.78% -0.81%
2047 5,538,323 46,482,133 -0.78% -0.85%
2048 5,495,303 46,063,595 -0.78% -0.9%
2049 5,452,676 45,626,805 -0.78% -0.95%
2050 5,410,466 45,172,356 -0.77% -1%

From 2005 to 2015, the population of Serbia decreased by 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline), while South Korea gained 2,830,386 people (a 5.87% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Serbia lost -554,319 (a 7.81% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 685,533 (a 1.34% growth).

Serbia was ranked 96th most populous country in 2005 and is 110th in 2025. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2005 and ranked 31st now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of South Korea will decrease by 12.6% to 45,172,356 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Biggest cities by population

Compare countries by 7 more topics

Population map with other countries

Population

Growth rate visualization in other countries

Growth rate

Population comparisons

Population vs Serbia vs South Korea
Afghanistan Compare Compare
Albania Compare Compare
Algeria Compare Compare
Andorra Compare Compare
Angola Compare Compare
Antigua Compare Compare
Argentina Compare Compare
Armenia Compare Compare
Australia Compare Compare
Austria Compare Compare
Azerbaijan Compare Compare
Bahamas Compare Compare
Bahrain Compare Compare
Bangladesh Compare Compare
Barbados Compare Compare
Belarus Compare Compare
Belgium Compare Compare
Belize Compare Compare
Benin Compare Compare
Bhutan Compare Compare
Bolivia Compare Compare
Bosnia Compare Compare
Botswana Compare Compare
Brazil Compare Compare
Brunei Compare Compare
Bulgaria Compare Compare
Burkina Faso Compare Compare
Burundi Compare Compare
Cambodia Compare Compare
Cameroon Compare Compare
Canada Compare Compare
Cape Verde Compare Compare
Cayman Islands Compare Compare
CAR Compare Compare
Chad Compare Compare
Chile Compare Compare
China Compare Compare
Colombia Compare Compare
Comoros Compare Compare
Congo Compare Compare
Costa Rica Compare Compare
Croatia Compare Compare
Cuba Compare Compare
Curacao Compare Compare
Cyprus Compare Compare
Czech Republic Compare Compare
DR Congo Compare Compare
Denmark Compare Compare
Djibouti Compare Compare
Dominica Compare Compare
Dominican Republic Compare Compare
East Timor Compare Compare
Ecuador Compare Compare
Egypt Compare Compare
El Salvador Compare Compare
Equatorial Guinea Compare Compare
Eritrea Compare Compare
Estonia Compare Compare
Eswatini Compare Compare
Ethiopia Compare Compare
Fiji Compare Compare
Finland Compare Compare
France Compare Compare
Gabon Compare Compare
Gambia Compare Compare
Georgia Compare Compare
Germany Compare Compare
Ghana Compare Compare
Greece Compare Compare
Grenada Compare Compare
Guatemala Compare Compare
Guinea Compare Compare
Guinea-Bissau Compare Compare
Guyana Compare Compare
Haiti Compare Compare
Honduras Compare Compare
Hungary Compare Compare
Iceland Compare Compare
India Compare Compare
Indonesia Compare Compare
Iran Compare Compare
Iraq Compare Compare
Ireland Compare Compare
Israel Compare Compare
Italy Compare Compare
Ivory Coast Compare Compare
Jamaica Compare Compare
Japan Compare Compare
Jordan Compare Compare
Kazakhstan Compare Compare
Kenya Compare Compare
Kiribati Compare Compare
Kuwait Compare Compare
Kyrgyzstan Compare Compare
Laos Compare Compare
Latvia Compare Compare
Lebanon Compare Compare
Lesotho Compare Compare
Liberia Compare Compare
Libya Compare Compare
Liechtenstein Compare Compare
Lithuania Compare Compare
Luxembourg Compare Compare
Madagascar Compare Compare
Malawi Compare Compare
Malaysia Compare Compare
Maldives Compare Compare
Mali Compare Compare
Malta Compare Compare
Marshall Islands Compare Compare
Mauritania Compare Compare
Mauritius Compare Compare
Mexico Compare Compare
Moldova Compare Compare
Monaco Compare Compare
Mongolia Compare Compare
Montenegro Compare Compare
Morocco Compare Compare
Mozambique Compare Compare
Myanmar Compare Compare
Namibia Compare Compare
Nauru Compare Compare
Nepal Compare Compare
Netherlands Compare Compare
New Zealand Compare Compare
Nicaragua Compare Compare
Niger Compare Compare
Nigeria Compare Compare
North Korea Compare Compare
North Macedonia Compare Compare
Norway Compare Compare
Oman Compare Compare
Pakistan Compare Compare
Palau Compare Compare
Palestine Compare Compare
Panama Compare Compare
Papua New Guinea Compare Compare
Paraguay Compare Compare
Peru Compare Compare
Philippines Compare Compare
Poland Compare Compare
Portugal Compare Compare
Qatar Compare Compare
Romania Compare Compare
Russia Compare Compare
Rwanda Compare Compare
Saint Kitts Compare Compare
Saint Lucia Compare Compare
Saint Vincent Compare Compare
Samoa Compare Compare
San Marino Compare Compare
Sao Tome Compare Compare
Saudi Arabia Compare Compare
Senegal Compare Compare
Seychelles Compare Compare
Sierra Leone Compare Compare
Singapore Compare Compare
Slovakia Compare Compare
Slovenia Compare Compare
Solomon Islands Compare Compare
Somalia Compare Compare
South Africa Compare Compare
South Sudan Compare Compare
Spain Compare Compare
Sri Lanka Compare Compare
Sudan Compare Compare
Suriname Compare Compare
Sweden Compare Compare
Switzerland Compare Compare
Syria Compare Compare
Taiwan Compare Compare
Tajikistan Compare Compare
Tanzania Compare Compare
Thailand Compare Compare
Togo Compare Compare
Tonga Compare Compare
Trinidad Compare Compare
Tunisia Compare Compare
Turkey Compare Compare
Turkmenistan Compare Compare
Tuvalu Compare Compare
Uganda Compare Compare
Ukraine Compare Compare
UAE Compare Compare
United Kingdom Compare Compare
United States Compare Compare
Uruguay Compare Compare
Uzbekistan Compare Compare
Vanuatu Compare Compare
Vatican Compare Compare
Venezuela Compare Compare
Vietnam Compare Compare
Yemen Compare Compare
Zambia Compare Compare
Zimbabwe Compare Compare