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Population in Serbia compared to Sweden: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 10,596,620 people in Sweden in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 10,665,077 in Sweden.

Population statistics:

  • Sweden's population is 1.64 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Sweden is the 93rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.13% for Sweden.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +0.81% in Sweden.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Sweden has grown from 9.08M to 10.7M (17.5% growth).

Serbia vs Sweden: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Sweden
2100 3,624,616 11,330,987
2099 3,652,806 11,334,835
2098 3,681,036 11,339,107
2097 3,709,552 11,340,268
2096 3,738,231 11,341,947
2095 3,767,093 11,344,893
2094 3,796,201 11,347,531
2093 3,825,522 11,349,412
2092 3,855,267 11,351,452
2091 3,885,260 11,352,899
2090 3,915,419 11,354,820
2089 3,946,052 11,357,746
2088 3,976,782 11,360,405
2087 4,008,021 11,364,197
2086 4,039,630 11,371,529
2085 4,071,614 11,376,573
2084 4,104,024 11,381,332
2083 4,137,041 11,384,862
2082 4,170,603 11,390,058
2081 4,204,520 11,391,696
2080 4,239,046 11,393,882
2079 4,274,213 11,393,412
2078 4,310,048 11,391,291
2077 4,346,216 11,389,212
2076 4,382,620 11,385,385
2075 4,419,404 11,381,261
2074 4,456,820 11,377,973
2073 4,494,554 11,375,051
2072 4,532,671 11,371,362
2071 4,571,200 11,366,451
2070 4,610,279 11,362,742
2069 4,649,626 11,358,895
2068 4,689,227 11,357,504
2067 4,728,969 11,356,672
2066 4,768,652 11,356,676
2065 4,808,648 11,355,953
2064 4,848,712 11,354,988
2063 4,888,888 11,354,834
2062 4,929,248 11,355,452
2061 4,969,370 11,353,198
2060 5,009,557 11,352,013
2059 5,049,580 11,349,674
2058 5,089,783 11,345,893
2057 5,130,427 11,340,487
2056 5,171,093 11,335,234
2055 5,211,735 11,328,291
2054 5,252,427 11,320,768
2053 5,293,039 11,310,127
2052 5,334,193 11,296,358
2051 5,376,024 11,280,503
2050 5,417,847 11,261,537
2049 5,460,219 11,242,070
2048 5,502,886 11,221,274
2047 5,546,051 11,199,365
2046 5,589,756 11,176,512
2045 5,634,078 11,152,739
2044 5,678,918 11,127,765
2043 5,724,337 11,102,354
2042 5,770,492 11,076,504
2041 5,817,068 11,052,951
2040 5,863,637 11,028,609
2039 5,910,619 11,005,487
2038 5,957,363 10,983,160
2037 6,004,061 10,961,591
2036 6,050,436 10,938,759
2035 6,096,764 10,916,327
2034 6,142,866 10,893,717
2033 6,188,997 10,869,588
2032 6,234,637 10,844,339
2031 6,279,936 10,819,037
2030 6,325,002 10,790,557
2029 6,369,418 10,759,017
2028 6,413,572 10,724,017
2027 6,457,306 10,685,143
2026 6,500,256 10,643,884
2025 6,549,143 10,596,620
2024 6,586,476 10,569,709
2023 6,623,183 10,536,632
2022 6,664,449 10,486,941
2021 6,834,326 10,415,811
2020 6,899,126 10,353,442
2019 6,945,235 10,278,887
2018 6,982,604 10,175,214
2017 7,020,858 10,057,698
2016 7,058,322 9,923,085
2015 7,095,383 9,799,186
2014 7,131,787 9,696,110
2013 7,166,553 9,600,379
2012 7,201,497 9,519,374
2011 7,236,519 9,449,213
2010 7,291,436 9,378,126
2009 7,320,807 9,298,515
2008 7,350,222 9,219,637
2007 7,381,579 9,148,092
2006 7,411,569 9,080,505
2005 7,440,769 9,029,572
2004 7,463,157 8,993,531
2003 7,480,591 8,958,229
2002 7,500,031 8,924,958
2001 7,503,433 8,895,960
2000 7,516,346 8,872,109
1999 7,540,401 8,857,874
1998 7,567,745 8,850,974
1997 7,598,538 8,846,062
1996 7,622,185 8,840,998
1995 7,628,264 8,826,939
1994 7,622,711 8,780,745
1993 7,614,328 8,718,561
1992 7,604,063 8,668,067
1991 7,595,636 8,617,375
1990 7,897,937 8,558,835
1989 7,893,787 8,492,964
1988 7,884,218 8,436,489
1987 7,868,027 8,397,804
1986 7,853,824 8,369,829
1985 7,835,902 8,350,386
1984 7,813,549 8,336,605
1983 7,788,100 8,329,033
1982 7,763,335 8,325,263
1981 7,736,787 8,320,503
1980 7,709,544 8,310,531
1979 7,541,997 8,293,678
1978 7,504,017 8,275,599
1977 7,462,783 8,251,540
1976 7,418,973 8,222,286
1975 7,368,717 8,192,437
1974 7,326,043 8,159,955
1973 7,283,902 8,136,312
1972 7,252,012 8,122,300
1971 7,211,716 8,098,334
1970 7,164,993 8,042,801
1969 7,123,249 7,968,072
1968 7,007,586 7,912,273
1967 6,966,522 7,867,931
1966 6,927,969 7,807,797
1965 6,876,624 7,733,853
1964 6,832,855 7,661,354
1963 6,787,950 7,604,328
1962 6,740,264 7,561,588
1961 6,689,077 7,519,998
1960 6,638,992 7,484,656

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/serbia/sweden | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Sweden gained 842,580 people (a 9.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Sweden's population increased by 741,992 people (a 7.48% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Sweden was ranked 88th in 2006 and ranked 93rd now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 16.7% to 5,417,847 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Sweden will increase by 5.59% to 11,261,537 people and will still be ranked 93rd.

Sweden is projected to reach its peak in 2080 at 11.4M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Sweden
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Sweden
2100 -0.77% -0.03%
2099 -0.77% -0.04%
2098 -0.77% -0.01%
2097 -0.77% -0.01%
2096 -0.77% -0.03%
2095 -0.77% -0.02%
2094 -0.77% -0.02%
2093 -0.77% -0.02%
2092 -0.77% -0.01%
2091 -0.77% -0.02%
2090 -0.78% -0.03%
2089 -0.77% -0.02%
2088 -0.78% -0.03%
2087 -0.78% -0.06%
2086 -0.79% -0.04%
2085 -0.79% -0.04%
2084 -0.8% -0.03%
2083 -0.8% -0.05%
2082 -0.81% -0.01%
2081 -0.81% -0.02%
2080 -0.82% 0.004%
2079 -0.83% 0.02%
2078 -0.83% 0.02%
2077 -0.83% 0.03%
2076 -0.83% 0.04%
2075 -0.84% 0.03%
2074 -0.84% 0.03%
2073 -0.84% 0.03%
2072 -0.84% 0.04%
2071 -0.85% 0.03%
2070 -0.85% 0.03%
2069 -0.84% 0.01%
2068 -0.84% 0.007%
2067 -0.83% -0%
2066 -0.83% 0.006%
2065 -0.83% 0.009%
2064 -0.82% 0.001%
2063 -0.82% -0.005%
2062 -0.81% 0.02%
2061 -0.8% 0.01%
2060 -0.79% 0.02%
2059 -0.79% 0.03%
2058 -0.79% 0.05%
2057 -0.79% 0.05%
2056 -0.78% 0.06%
2055 -0.77% 0.07%
2054 -0.77% 0.09%
2053 -0.77% 0.12%
2052 -0.78% 0.14%
2051 -0.77% 0.17%
2050 -0.78% 0.17%
2049 -0.78% 0.19%
2048 -0.78% 0.2%
2047 -0.78% 0.2%
2046 -0.79% 0.21%
2045 -0.79% 0.22%
2044 -0.79% 0.23%
2043 -0.8% 0.23%
2042 -0.8% 0.21%
2041 -0.79% 0.22%
2040 -0.79% 0.21%
2039 -0.78% 0.2%
2038 -0.78% 0.2%
2037 -0.77% 0.21%
2036 -0.76% 0.21%
2035 -0.75% 0.21%
2034 -0.75% 0.22%
2033 -0.73% 0.23%
2032 -0.72% 0.23%
2031 -0.71% 0.26%
2030 -0.7% 0.29%
2029 -0.69% 0.33%
2028 -0.68% 0.36%
2027 -0.66% 0.39%
2026 -0.75% 0.45%
2025 -0.57% 0.25%
2024 -0.55% 0.31%
2023 -0.62% 0.47%
2022 -2.49% 0.68%
2021 -0.94% 0.6%
2020 -0.66% 0.73%
2019 -0.54% 1.02%
2018 -0.54% 1.17%
2017 -0.53% 1.36%
2016 -0.52% 1.26%
2015 -0.51% 1.06%
2014 -0.49% 1%
2013 -0.49% 0.85%
2012 -0.48% 0.74%
2011 -0.75% 0.76%
2010 -0.4% 0.86%
2009 -0.4% 0.86%
2008 -0.42% 0.78%
2007 -0.4% 0.74%
2006 -0.39% 0.56%
2005 -0.3% 0.4%
2004 -0.23% 0.39%
2003 -0.26% 0.37%
2002 -0.05% 0.33%
2001 -0.17% 0.27%
2000 -0.32% 0.16%
1999 -0.36% 0.08%
1998 -0.41% 0.06%
1997 -0.31% 0.06%
1996 -0.08% 0.16%
1995 0.07% 0.53%
1994 0.11% 0.71%
1993 0.13% 0.58%
1992 0.11% 0.59%
1991 -3.83% 0.68%
1990 0.05% 0.78%
1989 0.12% 0.67%
1988 0.21% 0.46%
1987 0.18% 0.33%
1986 0.23% 0.23%
1985 0.29% 0.17%
1984 0.33% 0.09%
1983 0.32% 0.05%
1982 0.34% 0.06%
1981 0.35% 0.12%
1980 2.22% 0.2%
1979 0.51% 0.22%
1978 0.55% 0.29%
1977 0.59% 0.36%
1976 0.68% 0.36%
1975 0.58% 0.4%
1974 0.58% 0.29%
1973 0.44% 0.17%
1972 0.56% 0.3%
1971 0.65% 0.69%
1970 0.59% 0.94%
1969 1.65% 0.71%
1968 0.59% 0.56%
1967 0.56% 0.77%
1966 0.75% 0.96%
1965 0.64% 0.95%
1964 0.66% 0.75%
1963 0.71% 0.57%
1962 0.77% 0.55%
1961 0.75% 0.47%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/serbia/sweden | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Serbia declined by 0.57%, while Sweden's population grew by 0.25%.

Live population counters

Serbia Sweden
Current population
6500256
10665077
Population rank 110/197 93/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.13%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
19.6 minutes
One birth every
8.67 minutes
5.35 minutes
One death every
5.36 minutes
5.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +74
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +26,911
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +0.25%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 148/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +47,079
Net migration rank 140/196 22/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 2,272,158
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 34/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 21.4%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 28/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Sweden
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Sweden
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 47,079
2024 -37,543 -8,132 7,399 50,115
2023 -36,427 4,348 5,269 55,209
2022 -46,651 40,118 10,487 58,955
2021 -74,494 -8,974 22,914 51,947
2020 -55,193 -10,220 14,495 37,302
2019 -36,810 -18,891 25,697 72,619
2018 -37,707 -18,883 23,403 87,517
2017 -39,317 -18,651 24,138 102,671
2016 -35,998 -18,322 25,800 119,234
2015 -37,605 -18,789 23,518 80,534
2014 -34,946 -18,846 26,179 77,654
2013 -34,399 -17,866 23,041 66,760
2012 -35,288 -18,513 20,943 52,879
2011 -36,906 611 21,733 46,049
2010 -34,999 3,632 25,320 51,175
2009 -33,676 6,043 21,387 63,638
2008 -33,590 7,070 18,439 56,452
2007 -34,693 7,045 15,552 54,907
2006 -31,870 8,018 15,436 51,675
2005 -34,227 7,945 9,030 27,030
2004 -26,121 7,300 9,893 25,842
2003 -24,686 6,854 6,271 29,161
2002 -24,750 1,562 893 31,364
2001 -20,259 -12,007 -1,779 28,856
2000 -30,065 -14,368 -2,662 24,900
1999 -29,408 -4,073 -6,201 13,940
1998 -23,006 -5,665 -3,541 11,325
1997 -18,389 -5,817 -3,539 6,047
1996 -16,007 -5,598 1,768 5,773
1995 -7,628 -6,019 9,710 11,621
1994 -7,157 -5,934 20,196 51,545
1993 -5,703 -5,972 20,924 32,725
1992 -3,779 -4,415 28,605 20,507
1991 2,210 -8,483 29,299 25,314
1990 7,416 -16,260 29,100 35,668
1989 11,872 -16,360 24,629 44,565
1988 13,852 -15,715 15,186 30,064
1987 16,711 -16,686 11,757 21,335
1986 19,407 -17,990 9,206 15,211
1985 22,090 -17,646 4,175 11,464
1984 23,815 -15,567 3,335 8,668
1983 27,515 -15,301 833 2,105
1982 30,603 -13,550 1,665 2,524
1981 34,304 -8,531 1,664 3,209
1980 36,273 287 5,818 10,040
1979 39,022 -960 4,976 13,895
1978 43,636 -1,481 4,138 13,807
1977 48,105 -1,953 7,426 23,528
1976 51,399 -2,744 8,222 20,324
1975 52,502 -3,490 14,746 16,564
1974 51,583 -3,525 23,664 9,217
1973 49,596 -2,396 24,409 -9,551
1972 48,248 -348 28,428 -13,519
1971 47,424 1,655 31,583 2,334
1970 48,343 1,861 30,563 47,242
1969 50,304 4,112 23,904 48,824
1968 51,653 5,430 30,858 8,545
1967 53,120 6,114 41,700 11,075
1966 53,338 7,037 45,286 24,920
1965 53,383 7,957 44,857 32,444
1964 54,185 8,045 45,968 23,581
1963 55,580 8,276 35,741 11,009
1962 59,307 6,064 30,246 9,627
1961 61,065 6,422 30,832 14,401
1960 63,642 4,377 27,693 1,080

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/serbia/sweden | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 85.1% of the population change in Serbia is from natural causes (a loss of 437,745 people) and 14.9% is from migration (a loss of 76,396 people). In Sweden 20.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 183,120 people) and 79.6% is from migration (a gain of 716,103 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 2,272,158 people or 21.4% in Sweden.

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
Sweden
City Population
Stockholm 985K
Gothenburg 675K
Malmo 339K
Uppsala 175K
Vasteras 132K
Orebro 129K
Linkoping 117K
Helsingborg 116K
Jonkoping 103K
Lund 98.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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