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

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 70,545,865 people in Tanzania in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 73,639,263 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 11.3 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 0.96% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.89% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +3.11% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.6M (82.8% growth).

Serbia vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Tanzania
2100 3,624,616 265,471,550
2099 3,652,806 263,137,702
2098 3,681,036 260,784,676
2097 3,709,552 258,387,890
2096 3,738,231 255,972,277
2095 3,767,093 253,543,248
2094 3,796,201 251,095,452
2093 3,825,522 248,605,184
2092 3,855,267 246,083,651
2091 3,885,260 243,533,968
2090 3,915,419 240,979,094
2089 3,946,052 238,393,867
2088 3,976,782 235,775,056
2087 4,008,021 233,145,231
2086 4,039,630 230,474,072
2085 4,071,614 227,778,580
2084 4,104,024 225,090,075
2083 4,137,041 222,400,079
2082 4,170,603 219,697,321
2081 4,204,520 216,974,796
2080 4,239,046 214,235,505
2079 4,274,213 211,466,096
2078 4,310,048 208,688,171
2077 4,346,216 205,898,494
2076 4,382,620 203,086,766
2075 4,419,404 200,278,383
2074 4,456,820 197,449,196
2073 4,494,554 194,624,081
2072 4,532,671 191,805,820
2071 4,571,200 188,974,004
2070 4,610,279 186,134,634
2069 4,649,626 183,293,747
2068 4,689,227 180,458,385
2067 4,728,969 177,622,538
2066 4,768,652 174,786,430
2065 4,808,648 171,897,059
2064 4,848,712 169,048,435
2063 4,888,888 166,202,091
2062 4,929,248 163,354,473
2061 4,969,370 160,521,858
2060 5,009,557 157,707,240
2059 5,049,580 154,905,240
2058 5,089,783 152,106,040
2057 5,130,427 149,311,257
2056 5,171,093 146,505,507
2055 5,211,735 143,722,840
2054 5,252,427 140,970,467
2053 5,293,039 138,249,490
2052 5,334,193 135,540,803
2051 5,376,024 132,838,721
2050 5,417,847 130,145,345
2049 5,460,219 127,483,126
2048 5,502,886 124,809,212
2047 5,546,051 122,146,647
2046 5,589,756 119,511,124
2045 5,634,078 116,903,642
2044 5,678,918 114,318,843
2043 5,724,337 111,765,580
2042 5,770,492 109,231,423
2041 5,817,068 106,738,458
2040 5,863,637 104,262,479
2039 5,910,619 101,804,600
2038 5,957,363 99,370,760
2037 6,004,061 96,974,485
2036 6,050,436 94,592,848
2035 6,096,764 92,248,476
2034 6,142,866 89,920,872
2033 6,188,997 87,646,627
2032 6,234,637 85,401,853
2031 6,279,936 83,172,579
2030 6,325,002 80,989,443
2029 6,369,418 78,830,947
2028 6,413,572 76,723,335
2027 6,457,306 74,639,948
2026 6,500,256 72,582,361
2025 6,549,143 70,545,865
2024 6,586,476 68,560,157
2023 6,623,183 66,617,606
2022 6,664,449 64,711,821
2021 6,834,326 62,830,412
2020 6,899,126 60,972,798
2019 6,945,235 59,174,891
2018 6,982,604 57,437,145
2017 7,020,858 55,652,890
2016 7,058,322 53,824,013
2015 7,095,383 52,020,962
2014 7,131,787 50,351,512
2013 7,166,553 48,824,128
2012 7,201,497 47,374,260
2011 7,236,519 46,029,367
2010 7,291,436 44,758,488
2009 7,320,807 43,633,982
2008 7,350,222 42,570,728
2007 7,381,579 41,435,512
2006 7,411,569 40,294,902
2005 7,440,769 39,182,076
2004 7,463,157 38,109,668
2003 7,480,591 37,089,555
2002 7,500,031 36,121,304
2001 7,503,433 35,198,299
2000 7,516,346 34,260,139
1999 7,540,401 33,300,330
1998 7,567,745 32,420,458
1997 7,598,538 31,578,089
1996 7,622,185 30,945,762
1995 7,628,264 30,383,497
1994 7,622,711 29,442,356
1993 7,614,328 28,332,692
1992 7,604,063 27,457,588
1991 7,595,636 26,780,436
1990 7,897,937 26,110,207
1989 7,893,787 25,438,759
1988 7,884,218 24,769,686
1987 7,868,027 24,030,378
1986 7,853,824 23,258,959
1985 7,835,902 22,501,693
1984 7,813,549 21,779,066
1983 7,788,100 21,079,874
1982 7,763,335 20,398,571
1981 7,736,787 19,784,703
1980 7,709,544 19,189,769
1979 7,541,997 18,592,038
1978 7,504,017 17,976,566
1977 7,462,783 17,352,929
1976 7,418,973 16,736,211
1975 7,368,717 16,138,361
1974 7,326,043 15,561,630
1973 7,283,902 15,010,101
1972 7,252,012 14,479,308
1971 7,211,716 13,971,451
1970 7,164,993 13,492,677
1969 7,123,249 13,036,700
1968 7,007,586 12,602,076
1967 6,966,522 12,200,109
1966 6,927,969 11,827,459
1965 6,876,624 11,470,728
1964 6,832,855 11,127,826
1963 6,787,950 10,799,528
1962 6,740,264 10,487,756
1961 6,689,077 10,187,886
1960 6,638,992 9,901,419

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,815,250 people (a 36.8% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 76.7% to 130,145,345 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Tanzania is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 265M 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
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Tanzania
2100 -0.77% 0.89%
2099 -0.77% 0.9%
2098 -0.77% 0.93%
2097 -0.77% 0.94%
2096 -0.77% 0.96%
2095 -0.77% 0.97%
2094 -0.77% 1%
2093 -0.77% 1.02%
2092 -0.77% 1.05%
2091 -0.77% 1.06%
2090 -0.78% 1.08%
2089 -0.77% 1.11%
2088 -0.78% 1.13%
2087 -0.78% 1.16%
2086 -0.79% 1.18%
2085 -0.79% 1.19%
2084 -0.8% 1.21%
2083 -0.8% 1.23%
2082 -0.81% 1.25%
2081 -0.81% 1.28%
2080 -0.82% 1.31%
2079 -0.83% 1.33%
2078 -0.83% 1.35%
2077 -0.83% 1.38%
2076 -0.83% 1.4%
2075 -0.84% 1.43%
2074 -0.84% 1.45%
2073 -0.84% 1.47%
2072 -0.84% 1.5%
2071 -0.85% 1.53%
2070 -0.85% 1.55%
2069 -0.84% 1.57%
2068 -0.84% 1.6%
2067 -0.83% 1.62%
2066 -0.83% 1.68%
2065 -0.83% 1.69%
2064 -0.82% 1.71%
2063 -0.82% 1.74%
2062 -0.81% 1.76%
2061 -0.8% 1.78%
2060 -0.79% 1.81%
2059 -0.79% 1.84%
2058 -0.79% 1.87%
2057 -0.79% 1.92%
2056 -0.78% 1.94%
2055 -0.77% 1.95%
2054 -0.77% 1.97%
2053 -0.77% 2%
2052 -0.78% 2.03%
2051 -0.77% 2.07%
2050 -0.78% 2.09%
2049 -0.78% 2.14%
2048 -0.78% 2.18%
2047 -0.78% 2.21%
2046 -0.79% 2.23%
2045 -0.79% 2.26%
2044 -0.79% 2.28%
2043 -0.8% 2.32%
2042 -0.8% 2.34%
2041 -0.79% 2.37%
2040 -0.79% 2.41%
2039 -0.78% 2.45%
2038 -0.78% 2.47%
2037 -0.77% 2.52%
2036 -0.76% 2.54%
2035 -0.75% 2.59%
2034 -0.75% 2.59%
2033 -0.73% 2.63%
2032 -0.72% 2.68%
2031 -0.71% 2.7%
2030 -0.7% 2.74%
2029 -0.69% 2.75%
2028 -0.68% 2.79%
2027 -0.66% 2.83%
2026 -0.75% 2.89%
2025 -0.57% 2.9%
2024 -0.55% 2.92%
2023 -0.62% 2.95%
2022 -2.49% 2.99%
2021 -0.94% 3.05%
2020 -0.66% 3.04%
2019 -0.54% 3.03%
2018 -0.54% 3.21%
2017 -0.53% 3.4%
2016 -0.52% 3.47%
2015 -0.51% 3.32%
2014 -0.49% 3.13%
2013 -0.49% 3.06%
2012 -0.48% 2.92%
2011 -0.75% 2.84%
2010 -0.4% 2.58%
2009 -0.4% 2.5%
2008 -0.42% 2.74%
2007 -0.4% 2.83%
2006 -0.39% 2.84%
2005 -0.3% 2.81%
2004 -0.23% 2.75%
2003 -0.26% 2.68%
2002 -0.05% 2.62%
2001 -0.17% 2.74%
2000 -0.32% 2.88%
1999 -0.36% 2.71%
1998 -0.41% 2.67%
1997 -0.31% 2.04%
1996 -0.08% 1.85%
1995 0.07% 3.2%
1994 0.11% 3.92%
1993 0.13% 3.19%
1992 0.11% 2.53%
1991 -3.83% 2.57%
1990 0.05% 2.64%
1989 0.12% 2.7%
1988 0.21% 3.08%
1987 0.18% 3.32%
1986 0.23% 3.37%
1985 0.29% 3.32%
1984 0.33% 3.32%
1983 0.32% 3.34%
1982 0.34% 3.1%
1981 0.35% 3.1%
1980 2.22% 3.21%
1979 0.51% 3.42%
1978 0.55% 3.59%
1977 0.59% 3.68%
1976 0.68% 3.7%
1975 0.58% 3.71%
1974 0.58% 3.67%
1973 0.44% 3.67%
1972 0.56% 3.63%
1971 0.65% 3.55%
1970 0.59% 3.5%
1969 1.65% 3.45%
1968 0.59% 3.29%
1967 0.56% 3.15%
1966 0.75% 3.11%
1965 0.64% 3.08%
1964 0.66% 3.04%
1963 0.71% 2.97%
1962 0.77% 2.94%
1961 0.75% 2.89%

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

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In 2025, the population of Serbia declined by 0.57%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.9%.

Live population counters

Serbia Tanzania
Current population
6500256
73639263
Population rank 110/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.89%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
15.9 seconds
One birth every
8.67 minutes
13.2 seconds
One death every
5.36 minutes
1.34 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +5,440
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +1,985,708
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +2.9%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 16/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -12,730
Net migration rank 140/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -12,730
2024 -37,543 -8,132 1,993,730 -29,865
2023 -36,427 4,348 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 -46,651 40,118 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 -74,494 -8,974 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 -55,193 -10,220 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 -36,810 -18,891 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 -37,707 -18,883 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 -39,317 -18,651 1,726,909 119,142
2016 -35,998 -18,322 1,659,502 152,194
2015 -37,605 -18,789 1,592,882 201,495
2014 -34,946 -18,846 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 -34,399 -17,866 1,509,008 1,241
2012 -35,288 -18,513 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 -36,906 611 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 -34,999 3,632 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 -33,676 6,043 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 -33,590 7,070 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 -34,693 7,045 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 -31,870 8,018 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 -34,227 7,945 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 -26,121 7,300 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 -24,686 6,854 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 -24,750 1,562 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 -20,259 -12,007 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 -30,065 -14,368 985,185 -9,701
1999 -29,408 -4,073 948,659 -4,489
1998 -23,006 -5,665 920,806 -105,184
1997 -18,389 -5,817 882,544 -13,400
1996 -16,007 -5,598 868,524 -473,007
1995 -7,628 -6,019 838,980 -109,971
1994 -7,157 -5,934 803,953 349,348
1993 -5,703 -5,972 778,044 288,004
1992 -3,779 -4,415 767,961 -83,825
1991 2,210 -8,483 762,011 -91,851
1990 7,416 -16,260 750,825 -80,529
1989 11,872 -16,360 743,854 -71,268
1988 13,852 -15,715 736,551 -71,012
1987 16,711 -16,686 718,580 94,498
1986 19,407 -17,990 705,677 24,101
1985 22,090 -17,646 697,867 86,864
1984 23,815 -15,567 687,435 -26,938
1983 27,515 -15,301 679,720 58,161
1982 30,603 -13,550 662,627 -37,883
1981 34,304 -8,531 645,496 -42,485
1980 36,273 287 629,444 -42,588
1979 39,022 -960 613,388 -4,792
1978 43,636 -1,481 595,024 27,307
1977 48,105 -1,953 574,938 49,997
1976 51,399 -2,744 553,617 54,875
1975 52,502 -3,490 533,906 53,290
1974 51,583 -3,525 515,152 51,127
1973 49,596 -2,396 488,429 48,363
1972 48,248 -348 467,305 57,489
1971 47,424 1,655 449,014 41,900
1970 48,343 1,861 427,988 38,635
1969 50,304 4,112 408,322 37,006
1968 51,653 5,430 389,467 34,455
1967 53,120 6,114 374,763 5,265
1966 53,338 7,037 360,229 5,049
1965 53,383 7,957 343,456 4,742
1964 54,185 8,045 328,527 9,090
1963 55,580 8,276 314,644 4,333
1962 59,307 6,064 300,663 3,916
1961 61,065 6,422 286,839 8,338
1960 63,642 4,377 275,814 1,946

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

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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 Tanzania 98.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 18,197,641 people) and 1.2% is from migration (a gain of 220,684 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Morogoro 471K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Moshi 145K

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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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