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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 13.2 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.12% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Serbia vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Turkey
2100 3,621,418 64,274,243
2099 3,649,584 64,924,706
2098 3,677,789 65,567,989
2097 3,706,279 66,219,045
2096 3,734,933 66,865,890
2095 3,763,769 67,516,190
2094 3,792,851 68,169,346
2093 3,822,147 68,835,313
2092 3,851,865 69,496,264
2091 3,881,833 70,159,325
2090 3,911,964 70,828,304
2089 3,942,571 71,490,133
2088 3,973,274 72,146,464
2087 4,004,485 72,792,552
2086 4,036,066 73,439,558
2085 4,068,021 74,085,313
2084 4,100,403 74,713,882
2083 4,133,391 75,342,464
2082 4,166,924 75,969,760
2081 4,200,811 76,583,769
2080 4,235,306 77,195,480
2079 4,270,442 77,793,711
2078 4,306,246 78,386,293
2077 4,342,382 78,973,194
2076 4,378,754 79,556,991
2075 4,415,505 80,128,010
2074 4,452,888 80,697,544
2073 4,490,589 81,244,619
2072 4,528,672 81,785,452
2071 4,567,167 82,311,503
2070 4,606,212 82,827,402
2069 4,645,524 83,324,862
2068 4,685,090 83,806,741
2067 4,724,796 84,270,976
2066 4,764,445 84,728,547
2065 4,804,405 85,177,268
2064 4,844,434 85,611,517
2063 4,884,574 86,026,471
2062 4,924,899 86,425,827
2061 4,964,985 86,800,591
2060 5,005,138 87,156,663
2059 5,045,125 87,500,101
2058 5,085,292 87,809,920
2057 5,125,901 88,100,397
2056 5,166,530 88,369,840
2055 5,207,137 88,598,739
2054 5,247,793 88,806,632
2053 5,288,369 88,985,609
2052 5,329,487 89,144,425
2051 5,371,281 89,270,515
2050 5,413,067 89,374,730
2049 5,455,402 89,447,182
2048 5,498,031 89,484,074
2047 5,541,158 89,492,406
2046 5,584,824 89,467,391
2045 5,629,108 89,441,098
2044 5,673,908 89,390,601
2043 5,719,287 89,326,342
2042 5,765,400 89,237,658
2041 5,811,936 89,137,199
2040 5,858,464 89,021,820
2039 5,905,404 88,885,792
2038 5,952,107 88,736,121
2037 5,998,763 88,562,197
2036 6,045,097 88,373,007
2035 6,091,385 88,178,595
2034 6,137,447 87,975,336
2033 6,183,536 87,754,631
2032 6,229,136 87,524,158
2031 6,274,395 87,274,280
2030 6,319,422 87,004,538
2029 6,363,799 86,741,614
2028 6,407,914 86,466,107
2027 6,451,609 86,189,693
2026 6,494,521 85,932,926
2025 6,543,364 85,718,588
2024 6,586,476 85,518,661
2023 6,623,183 85,325,965
2022 6,664,449 84,979,913
2021 6,834,326 84,147,318
2020 6,899,126 83,384,680
2019 6,945,235 82,579,440
2018 6,982,604 81,407,204
2017 7,020,858 80,312,698
2016 7,058,322 79,277,962
2015 7,095,383 78,218,479
2014 7,131,787 77,181,884
2013 7,166,553 76,147,624
2012 7,201,497 75,175,827
2011 7,236,519 74,223,629
2010 7,291,436 73,142,150
2009 7,320,807 72,039,206
2008 7,350,222 71,051,678
2007 7,381,579 70,158,112
2006 7,411,569 70,045,349
2005 7,440,769 69,329,557
2004 7,463,157 68,592,617
2003 7,480,591 67,831,730
2002 7,500,031 67,048,795
2001 7,503,433 66,245,128
2000 7,516,346 65,425,961
1999 7,540,401 64,591,923
1998 7,567,745 63,734,383
1997 7,598,538 62,852,966
1996 7,622,185 61,951,134
1995 7,628,264 61,024,503
1994 7,622,711 60,033,836
1993 7,614,328 58,999,167
1992 7,604,063 57,990,118
1991 7,595,636 57,009,887
1990 7,897,937 56,015,628
1989 7,893,787 54,976,723
1988 7,884,218 53,909,626
1987 7,868,027 52,843,670
1986 7,853,824 51,777,772
1985 7,835,902 50,687,115
1984 7,813,549 49,574,069
1983 7,788,100 48,447,410
1982 7,763,335 47,322,096
1981 7,736,787 46,321,190
1980 7,709,544 45,408,815
1979 7,541,997 44,510,429
1978 7,504,017 43,645,306
1977 7,462,783 42,773,298
1976 7,418,973 41,899,984
1975 7,368,717 41,053,126
1974 7,326,043 40,210,234
1973 7,283,902 39,329,533
1972 7,252,012 38,430,221
1971 7,211,716 37,518,611
1970 7,164,993 36,638,465
1969 7,123,249 35,787,774
1968 7,007,586 34,921,684
1967 6,966,522 34,050,421
1966 6,927,969 33,177,672
1965 6,876,624 32,345,220
1964 6,832,855 31,543,072
1963 6,787,950 30,726,841
1962 6,740,264 29,916,147
1961 6,689,077 29,119,238
1960 6,638,992 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.5M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Turkey
2100 -0.77% -1%
2099 -0.77% -0.98%
2098 -0.77% -0.98%
2097 -0.77% -0.97%
2096 -0.77% -0.96%
2095 -0.77% -0.96%
2094 -0.77% -0.97%
2093 -0.77% -0.95%
2092 -0.77% -0.95%
2091 -0.77% -0.94%
2090 -0.78% -0.93%
2089 -0.77% -0.91%
2088 -0.78% -0.89%
2087 -0.78% -0.88%
2086 -0.79% -0.87%
2085 -0.79% -0.84%
2084 -0.8% -0.83%
2083 -0.8% -0.83%
2082 -0.81% -0.8%
2081 -0.81% -0.79%
2080 -0.82% -0.77%
2079 -0.83% -0.76%
2078 -0.83% -0.74%
2077 -0.83% -0.73%
2076 -0.83% -0.71%
2075 -0.84% -0.71%
2074 -0.84% -0.67%
2073 -0.84% -0.66%
2072 -0.84% -0.64%
2071 -0.85% -0.62%
2070 -0.85% -0.6%
2069 -0.84% -0.57%
2068 -0.84% -0.55%
2067 -0.83% -0.54%
2066 -0.83% -0.53%
2065 -0.83% -0.51%
2064 -0.82% -0.48%
2063 -0.82% -0.46%
2062 -0.81% -0.43%
2061 -0.8% -0.41%
2060 -0.79% -0.39%
2059 -0.79% -0.35%
2058 -0.79% -0.33%
2057 -0.79% -0.3%
2056 -0.78% -0.26%
2055 -0.77% -0.23%
2054 -0.77% -0.2%
2053 -0.77% -0.18%
2052 -0.78% -0.14%
2051 -0.77% -0.12%
2050 -0.78% -0.08%
2049 -0.78% -0.04%
2048 -0.78% -0.009%
2047 -0.78% 0.03%
2046 -0.79% 0.03%
2045 -0.79% 0.06%
2044 -0.79% 0.07%
2043 -0.8% 0.1%
2042 -0.8% 0.11%
2041 -0.79% 0.13%
2040 -0.79% 0.15%
2039 -0.78% 0.17%
2038 -0.78% 0.2%
2037 -0.77% 0.21%
2036 -0.76% 0.22%
2035 -0.75% 0.23%
2034 -0.75% 0.25%
2033 -0.73% 0.26%
2032 -0.72% 0.29%
2031 -0.71% 0.31%
2030 -0.7% 0.3%
2029 -0.69% 0.32%
2028 -0.68% 0.32%
2027 -0.66% 0.3%
2026 -0.75% 0.25%
2025 -0.65% 0.23%
2024 -0.55% 0.23%
2023 -0.62% 0.41%
2022 -2.49% 0.99%
2021 -0.94% 0.91%
2020 -0.66% 0.98%
2019 -0.54% 1.44%
2018 -0.54% 1.36%
2017 -0.53% 1.31%
2016 -0.52% 1.35%
2015 -0.51% 1.34%
2014 -0.49% 1.36%
2013 -0.49% 1.29%
2012 -0.48% 1.28%
2011 -0.75% 1.48%
2010 -0.4% 1.53%
2009 -0.4% 1.39%
2008 -0.42% 1.27%
2007 -0.4% 0.16%
2006 -0.39% 1.03%
2005 -0.3% 1.07%
2004 -0.23% 1.12%
2003 -0.26% 1.17%
2002 -0.05% 1.21%
2001 -0.17% 1.25%
2000 -0.32% 1.29%
1999 -0.36% 1.35%
1998 -0.41% 1.4%
1997 -0.31% 1.46%
1996 -0.08% 1.52%
1995 0.07% 1.65%
1994 0.11% 1.75%
1993 0.13% 1.74%
1992 0.11% 1.72%
1991 -3.83% 1.77%
1990 0.05% 1.89%
1989 0.12% 1.98%
1988 0.21% 2.02%
1987 0.18% 2.06%
1986 0.23% 2.15%
1985 0.29% 2.25%
1984 0.33% 2.33%
1983 0.32% 2.38%
1982 0.34% 2.16%
1981 0.35% 2.01%
1980 2.22% 2.02%
1979 0.51% 1.98%
1978 0.55% 2.04%
1977 0.59% 2.08%
1976 0.68% 2.06%
1975 0.58% 2.1%
1974 0.58% 2.24%
1973 0.44% 2.34%
1972 0.56% 2.43%
1971 0.65% 2.4%
1970 0.59% 2.38%
1969 1.65% 2.48%
1968 0.59% 2.56%
1967 0.56% 2.63%
1966 0.75% 2.57%
1965 0.64% 2.54%
1964 0.66% 2.66%
1963 0.71% 2.71%
1962 0.77% 2.74%
1961 0.75% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Serbia Turkey
Current population
6494521
86002379
Population rank 110/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.04%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
5.4 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +528
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 154/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -258,205
Net migration rank 140/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -258,205
2024 - -8,132 - -275,952
2023 -36,427 4,348 426,630 -318,070
2022 -46,651 40,118 535,373 -301,544
2021 -74,494 -8,974 521,713 20,283
2020 -55,193 -10,220 608,708 37,934
2019 -36,810 -18,891 751,472 -15,690
2018 -37,707 -18,883 830,353 187,570
2017 -39,317 -18,651 875,408 659,846
2016 -35,998 -18,322 895,841 352,063
2015 -37,605 -18,789 930,799 1,063,140
2014 -34,946 -18,846 957,055 1,033,384
2013 -34,399 -17,866 921,386 438,618
2012 -35,288 -18,513 917,145 258,623
2011 -36,906 611 875,839 68,849
2010 -34,999 3,632 892,334 55,532
2009 -33,676 6,043 900,491 24,276
2008 -33,590 7,070 868,749 47,915
2007 -34,693 7,045 876,626 -186,402
2006 -31,870 8,018 897,351 -190,194
2005 -34,227 7,945 898,650 -174,177
2004 -26,121 7,300 896,025 -146,574
2003 -24,686 6,854 893,683 -121,383
2002 -24,750 1,562 922,927 -129,444
2001 -20,259 -12,007 980,560 -166,759
2000 -30,065 -14,368 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 -29,408 -4,073 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 -23,006 -5,665 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 -18,389 -5,817 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 -16,007 -5,598 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 -7,628 -6,019 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 -7,157 -5,934 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 -5,703 -5,972 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 -3,779 -4,415 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 2,210 -8,483 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 7,416 -16,260 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 11,872 -16,360 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 13,852 -15,715 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 16,711 -16,686 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 19,407 -17,990 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 22,090 -17,646 1,098,846 8,960
1984 23,815 -15,567 1,096,529 21,787
1983 27,515 -15,301 1,095,106 39,871
1982 30,603 -13,550 1,091,863 23,728
1981 34,304 -8,531 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 36,273 287 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 39,022 -960 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 43,636 -1,481 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 48,105 -1,953 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 51,399 -2,744 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 52,502 -3,490 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 51,583 -3,525 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 49,596 -2,396 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 48,248 -348 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 47,424 1,655 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 48,343 1,861 991,950 -150,924
1969 50,304 4,112 970,958 -110,578
1968 51,653 5,430 950,778 -78,973
1967 53,120 6,114 936,727 -65,993
1966 53,338 7,037 925,790 -50,999
1965 53,383 7,957 904,016 -113,911
1964 54,185 8,045 884,152 -69,978
1963 55,580 8,276 862,626 -44,317
1962 59,307 6,064 837,473 -34,353
1961 61,065 6,422 816,911 -26,187
1960 63,642 4,377 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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