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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 11,038,274 in Tajikistan.

Population statistics:

  • Tajikistan's population is 1.7 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
  • The countries together account for 0.21% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (56.4% growth).

Serbia vs Tajikistan: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Tajikistan
2100 3,621,418 20,390,053
2099 3,649,584 20,381,074
2098 3,677,789 20,367,161
2097 3,706,279 20,348,897
2096 3,734,933 20,324,869
2095 3,763,769 20,297,885
2094 3,792,851 20,265,966
2093 3,822,147 20,234,160
2092 3,851,865 20,192,937
2091 3,881,833 20,148,873
2090 3,911,964 20,103,798
2089 3,942,571 20,056,079
2088 3,973,274 20,005,521
2087 4,004,485 19,950,317
2086 4,036,066 19,895,606
2085 4,068,021 19,836,988
2084 4,100,403 19,773,272
2083 4,133,391 19,706,082
2082 4,166,924 19,639,516
2081 4,200,811 19,572,596
2080 4,235,306 19,499,390
2079 4,270,442 19,425,502
2078 4,306,246 19,347,261
2077 4,342,382 19,265,447
2076 4,378,754 19,175,355
2075 4,415,505 19,083,859
2074 4,452,888 18,988,290
2073 4,490,589 18,889,470
2072 4,528,672 18,785,103
2071 4,567,167 18,674,697
2070 4,606,212 18,559,138
2069 4,645,524 18,437,873
2068 4,685,090 18,315,011
2067 4,724,796 18,187,508
2066 4,764,445 18,054,404
2065 4,804,405 17,921,674
2064 4,844,434 17,783,801
2063 4,884,574 17,641,066
2062 4,924,899 17,498,306
2061 4,964,985 17,356,130
2060 5,005,138 17,206,922
2059 5,045,125 17,056,085
2058 5,085,292 16,903,532
2057 5,125,901 16,749,284
2056 5,166,530 16,595,691
2055 5,207,137 16,441,650
2054 5,247,793 16,285,520
2053 5,288,369 16,130,235
2052 5,329,487 15,967,770
2051 5,371,281 15,805,253
2050 5,413,067 15,638,613
2049 5,455,402 15,468,883
2048 5,498,031 15,292,499
2047 5,541,158 15,112,083
2046 5,584,824 14,928,123
2045 5,629,108 14,739,540
2044 5,673,908 14,544,544
2043 5,719,287 14,349,357
2042 5,765,400 14,147,892
2041 5,811,936 13,945,694
2040 5,858,464 13,741,587
2039 5,905,404 13,536,704
2038 5,952,107 13,331,490
2037 5,998,763 13,125,051
2036 6,045,097 12,917,110
2035 6,091,385 12,714,184
2034 6,137,447 12,515,962
2033 6,183,536 12,321,294
2032 6,229,136 12,128,060
2031 6,274,395 11,938,351
2030 6,319,422 11,749,706
2029 6,363,799 11,559,235
2028 6,407,914 11,369,414
2027 6,451,609 11,178,605
2026 6,494,521 10,986,242
2025 6,543,364 10,791,246
2024 6,586,476 10,590,927
2023 6,623,183 10,389,799
2022 6,664,449 10,182,222
2021 6,834,326 9,966,908
2020 6,899,126 9,749,310
2019 6,945,235 9,529,966
2018 6,982,604 9,307,333
2017 7,020,858 9,085,946
2016 7,058,322 8,865,631
2015 7,095,383 8,643,840
2014 7,131,787 8,425,552
2013 7,166,553 8,216,724
2012 7,201,497 8,014,084
2011 7,236,519 7,824,785
2010 7,291,436 7,652,141
2009 7,320,807 7,490,230
2008 7,350,222 7,338,403
2007 7,381,579 7,194,477
2006 7,411,569 7,057,566
2005 7,440,769 6,924,720
2004 7,463,157 6,790,547
2003 7,480,591 6,658,575
2002 7,500,031 6,531,669
2001 7,503,433 6,407,377
2000 7,516,346 6,284,735
1999 7,540,401 6,208,370
1998 7,567,745 6,176,397
1997 7,598,538 6,139,829
1996 7,622,185 6,066,523
1995 7,628,264 5,948,584
1994 7,622,711 5,825,368
1993 7,614,328 5,724,993
1992 7,604,063 5,649,400
1991 7,595,636 5,541,205
1990 7,897,937 5,398,768
1989 7,893,787 5,267,249
1988 7,884,218 5,114,989
1987 7,868,027 4,939,059
1986 7,853,824 4,772,139
1985 7,835,902 4,619,003
1984 7,813,549 4,480,026
1983 7,788,100 4,350,874
1982 7,763,335 4,227,171
1981 7,736,787 4,109,022
1980 7,709,544 3,995,256
1979 7,541,997 3,882,691
1978 7,504,017 3,768,508
1977 7,462,783 3,653,265
1976 7,418,973 3,540,076
1975 7,368,717 3,430,425
1974 7,326,043 3,324,499
1973 7,283,902 3,222,290
1972 7,252,012 3,123,691
1971 7,211,716 3,028,837
1970 7,164,993 2,936,779
1969 7,123,249 2,845,273
1968 7,007,586 2,753,848
1967 6,966,522 2,664,130
1966 6,927,969 2,577,184
1965 6,876,624 2,492,998
1964 6,832,855 2,411,260
1963 6,787,950 2,331,736
1962 6,740,264 2,255,026
1961 6,689,077 2,181,805
1960 6,638,992 2,112,131

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 Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,172,643 people (a 24.5% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th 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 Tajikistan will increase by 41.7% to 15,638,613 people and rank change from 88th to 82nd.

Tajikistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 20.4M 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
Tajikistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Tajikistan
2100 -0.77% 0.04%
2099 -0.77% 0.07%
2098 -0.77% 0.09%
2097 -0.77% 0.12%
2096 -0.77% 0.13%
2095 -0.77% 0.16%
2094 -0.77% 0.16%
2093 -0.77% 0.2%
2092 -0.77% 0.22%
2091 -0.77% 0.22%
2090 -0.78% 0.24%
2089 -0.77% 0.25%
2088 -0.78% 0.28%
2087 -0.78% 0.27%
2086 -0.79% 0.3%
2085 -0.79% 0.32%
2084 -0.8% 0.34%
2083 -0.8% 0.34%
2082 -0.81% 0.34%
2081 -0.81% 0.38%
2080 -0.82% 0.38%
2079 -0.83% 0.4%
2078 -0.83% 0.42%
2077 -0.83% 0.47%
2076 -0.83% 0.48%
2075 -0.84% 0.5%
2074 -0.84% 0.52%
2073 -0.84% 0.56%
2072 -0.84% 0.59%
2071 -0.85% 0.62%
2070 -0.85% 0.66%
2069 -0.84% 0.67%
2068 -0.84% 0.7%
2067 -0.83% 0.74%
2066 -0.83% 0.74%
2065 -0.83% 0.78%
2064 -0.82% 0.81%
2063 -0.82% 0.82%
2062 -0.81% 0.82%
2061 -0.8% 0.87%
2060 -0.79% 0.88%
2059 -0.79% 0.9%
2058 -0.79% 0.92%
2057 -0.79% 0.93%
2056 -0.78% 0.94%
2055 -0.77% 0.96%
2054 -0.77% 0.96%
2053 -0.77% 1.02%
2052 -0.78% 1.03%
2051 -0.77% 1.07%
2050 -0.78% 1.1%
2049 -0.78% 1.15%
2048 -0.78% 1.19%
2047 -0.78% 1.23%
2046 -0.79% 1.28%
2045 -0.79% 1.34%
2044 -0.79% 1.36%
2043 -0.8% 1.42%
2042 -0.8% 1.45%
2041 -0.79% 1.49%
2040 -0.79% 1.51%
2039 -0.78% 1.54%
2038 -0.78% 1.57%
2037 -0.77% 1.61%
2036 -0.76% 1.6%
2035 -0.75% 1.58%
2034 -0.75% 1.58%
2033 -0.73% 1.59%
2032 -0.72% 1.59%
2031 -0.71% 1.61%
2030 -0.7% 1.65%
2029 -0.69% 1.67%
2028 -0.68% 1.71%
2027 -0.66% 1.75%
2026 -0.75% 1.81%
2025 -0.65% 1.89%
2024 -0.55% 1.94%
2023 -0.62% 2.04%
2022 -2.49% 2.16%
2021 -0.94% 2.23%
2020 -0.66% 2.3%
2019 -0.54% 2.39%
2018 -0.54% 2.44%
2017 -0.53% 2.49%
2016 -0.52% 2.57%
2015 -0.51% 2.59%
2014 -0.49% 2.54%
2013 -0.49% 2.53%
2012 -0.48% 2.42%
2011 -0.75% 2.26%
2010 -0.4% 2.16%
2009 -0.4% 2.07%
2008 -0.42% 2%
2007 -0.4% 1.94%
2006 -0.39% 1.92%
2005 -0.3% 1.98%
2004 -0.23% 1.98%
2003 -0.26% 1.94%
2002 -0.05% 1.94%
2001 -0.17% 1.95%
2000 -0.32% 1.23%
1999 -0.36% 0.52%
1998 -0.41% 0.6%
1997 -0.31% 1.21%
1996 -0.08% 1.98%
1995 0.07% 2.12%
1994 0.11% 1.75%
1993 0.13% 1.34%
1992 0.11% 1.95%
1991 -3.83% 2.64%
1990 0.05% 2.5%
1989 0.12% 2.98%
1988 0.21% 3.56%
1987 0.18% 3.5%
1986 0.23% 3.32%
1985 0.29% 3.1%
1984 0.33% 2.97%
1983 0.32% 2.93%
1982 0.34% 2.88%
1981 0.35% 2.85%
1980 2.22% 2.9%
1979 0.51% 3.03%
1978 0.55% 3.15%
1977 0.59% 3.2%
1976 0.68% 3.2%
1975 0.58% 3.19%
1974 0.58% 3.17%
1973 0.44% 3.16%
1972 0.56% 3.13%
1971 0.65% 3.13%
1970 0.59% 3.22%
1969 1.65% 3.32%
1968 0.59% 3.37%
1967 0.56% 3.37%
1966 0.75% 3.38%
1965 0.64% 3.39%
1964 0.66% 3.41%
1963 0.71% 3.4%
1962 0.77% 3.36%
1961 0.75% 3.3%

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 Tajikistan's population grew by 1.94%.

Live population counters

Serbia Tajikistan
Current population
6494521
11038274
Population rank 110/197 88/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.13%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
2.61 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
11 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +551
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +201,128
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +1.94%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 55/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
24.4 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -21,606
Net migration rank 140/196 152/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 276,777
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 101/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 124/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Tajikistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Tajikistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -21,606
2024 - -8,132 - -21,236
2023 -36,427 4,348 223,828 -19,999
2022 -46,651 40,118 228,336 -17,001
2021 -74,494 -8,974 222,850 -3,564
2020 -55,193 -10,220 219,467 -3,564
2019 -36,810 -18,891 231,817 -9,041
2018 -37,707 -18,883 228,597 -6,111
2017 -39,317 -18,651 224,396 -4,093
2016 -35,998 -18,322 228,547 -8,210
2015 -37,605 -18,789 230,903 -7,660
2014 -34,946 -18,846 227,304 -13,962
2013 -34,399 -17,866 220,693 -16,362
2012 -35,288 -18,513 213,078 -12,132
2011 -36,906 611 208,429 -30,783
2010 -34,999 3,632 201,389 -33,733
2009 -33,676 6,043 192,851 -36,677
2008 -33,590 7,070 182,337 -34,855
2007 -34,693 7,045 173,200 -32,831
2006 -31,870 8,018 164,046 -30,591
2005 -34,227 7,945 160,189 -27,954
2004 -26,121 7,300 161,201 -25,082
2003 -24,686 6,854 150,391 -22,562
2002 -24,750 1,562 146,492 -20,526
2001 -20,259 -12,007 142,276 -19,657
2000 -30,065 -14,368 136,549 -13,871
1999 -29,408 -4,073 147,622 -117,571
1998 -23,006 -5,665 153,508 -119,621
1997 -18,389 -5,817 149,825 -110,572
1996 -16,007 -5,598 138,287 -30,922
1995 -7,628 -6,019 168,934 -40,418
1994 -7,157 -5,934 167,590 -49,668
1993 -5,703 -5,972 157,975 -75,147
1992 -3,779 -4,415 163,652 -95,280
1991 2,210 -8,483 177,585 -29,553
1990 7,416 -16,260 178,429 -41,596
1989 11,872 -16,360 179,212 -53,020
1988 13,852 -15,715 172,805 5,523
1987 16,711 -16,686 163,611 9,923
1986 19,407 -17,990 155,987 4,321
1985 22,090 -17,646 145,720 247
1984 23,815 -15,567 139,145 -7,152
1983 27,515 -15,301 133,280 -6,972
1982 30,603 -13,550 127,838 -6,730
1981 34,304 -8,531 121,418 -6,221
1980 36,273 287 117,888 -5,557
1979 39,022 -960 114,496 -1,703
1978 43,636 -1,481 110,564 5,006
1977 48,105 -1,953 106,920 7,999
1976 51,399 -2,744 103,777 7,679
1975 52,502 -3,490 100,604 7,237
1974 51,583 -3,525 97,481 6,531
1973 49,596 -2,396 94,523 5,876
1972 48,248 -348 91,677 5,123
1971 47,424 1,655 88,618 4,293
1970 48,343 1,861 85,645 5,559
1969 50,304 4,112 82,931 8,886
1968 51,653 5,430 80,698 10,323
1967 53,120 6,114 78,733 9,670
1966 53,338 7,037 76,702 8,796
1965 53,383 7,957 75,139 7,744
1964 54,185 8,045 74,030 6,568
1963 55,580 8,276 73,065 5,379
1962 59,307 6,064 70,700 4,270
1961 61,065 6,422 68,182 3,291
1960 63,642 4,377 65,415 2,457

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 Tajikistan 96% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,266,045 people) and 3.95% is from migration (a loss of 93,205 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 276,777 people or 2.6% in Tajikistan.

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
Tajikistan
City Population
Dushanbe 948K
Khujand 199K
Qurghonteppa 127K
Istaravshan 64.3K
Konibodom 54.4K
Tursunzoda 46.7K
Panjakent 33K
Buston 29.8K
Ghafurov 18.4K
Istiklol 14.2K

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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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