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

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 1.2 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Serbia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Turkmenistan
2100 3,624,616 10,041,228
2099 3,652,806 10,070,007
2098 3,681,036 10,097,571
2097 3,709,552 10,123,813
2096 3,738,231 10,148,560
2095 3,767,093 10,172,371
2094 3,796,201 10,194,567
2093 3,825,522 10,215,533
2092 3,855,267 10,235,132
2091 3,885,260 10,253,189
2090 3,915,419 10,270,414
2089 3,946,052 10,285,963
2088 3,976,782 10,300,439
2087 4,008,021 10,313,629
2086 4,039,630 10,325,212
2085 4,071,614 10,335,299
2084 4,104,024 10,343,821
2083 4,137,041 10,350,710
2082 4,170,603 10,356,526
2081 4,204,520 10,360,689
2080 4,239,046 10,363,394
2079 4,274,213 10,364,229
2078 4,310,048 10,363,113
2077 4,346,216 10,360,467
2076 4,382,620 10,356,079
2075 4,419,404 10,349,863
2074 4,456,820 10,342,496
2073 4,494,554 10,333,532
2072 4,532,671 10,322,776
2071 4,571,200 10,310,748
2070 4,610,279 10,297,702
2069 4,649,626 10,283,723
2068 4,689,227 10,268,779
2067 4,728,969 10,252,681
2066 4,768,652 10,235,535
2065 4,808,648 10,217,603
2064 4,848,712 10,198,228
2063 4,888,888 10,177,447
2062 4,929,248 10,155,121
2061 4,969,370 10,131,160
2060 5,009,557 10,105,616
2059 5,049,580 10,077,893
2058 5,089,783 10,047,185
2057 5,130,427 10,013,846
2056 5,171,093 9,977,699
2055 5,211,735 9,938,273
2054 5,252,427 9,895,840
2053 5,293,039 9,849,324
2052 5,334,193 9,799,331
2051 5,376,024 9,745,673
2050 5,417,847 9,688,197
2049 5,460,219 9,627,119
2048 5,502,886 9,562,502
2047 5,546,051 9,494,734
2046 5,589,756 9,423,990
2045 5,634,078 9,350,870
2044 5,678,918 9,275,707
2043 5,724,337 9,199,229
2042 5,770,492 9,121,705
2041 5,817,068 9,043,208
2040 5,863,637 8,964,374
2039 5,910,619 8,885,167
2038 5,957,363 8,805,836
2037 6,004,061 8,726,399
2036 6,050,436 8,646,796
2035 6,096,764 8,567,354
2034 6,142,866 8,487,651
2033 6,188,997 8,407,327
2032 6,234,637 8,326,172
2031 6,279,936 8,243,436
2030 6,325,002 8,158,380
2029 6,369,418 8,065,431
2028 6,413,572 7,964,546
2027 6,457,306 7,856,302
2026 6,500,256 7,740,924
2025 6,549,143 7,618,847
2024 6,586,476 7,494,498
2023 6,623,183 7,364,438
2022 6,664,449 7,230,193
2021 6,834,326 7,092,043
2020 6,899,126 6,949,912
2019 6,945,235 6,803,944
2018 6,982,604 6,655,524
2017 7,020,858 6,507,061
2016 7,058,322 6,360,041
2015 7,095,383 6,215,770
2014 7,131,787 6,075,283
2013 7,166,553 5,939,341
2012 7,201,497 5,808,546
2011 7,236,519 5,683,417
2010 7,291,436 5,564,356
2009 7,320,807 5,451,592
2008 7,350,222 5,345,029
2007 7,381,579 5,244,046
2006 7,411,569 5,147,105
2005 7,440,769 5,052,257
2004 7,463,157 4,958,093
2003 7,480,591 4,863,865
2002 7,500,031 4,769,465
2001 7,503,433 4,675,409
2000 7,516,346 4,582,677
1999 7,540,401 4,492,170
1998 7,567,745 4,410,507
1997 7,598,538 4,336,730
1996 7,622,185 4,263,819
1995 7,628,264 4,191,203
1994 7,622,711 4,116,662
1993 7,614,328 4,032,407
1992 7,604,063 3,944,689
1991 7,595,636 3,855,894
1990 7,897,937 3,760,562
1989 7,893,787 3,662,459
1988 7,884,218 3,559,363
1987 7,868,027 3,452,731
1986 7,853,824 3,347,809
1985 7,835,902 3,247,534
1984 7,813,549 3,154,079
1983 7,788,100 3,067,534
1982 7,763,335 2,985,557
1981 7,736,787 2,907,187
1980 7,709,544 2,832,203
1979 7,541,997 2,760,358
1978 7,504,017 2,691,088
1977 7,462,783 2,623,948
1976 7,418,973 2,558,521
1975 7,368,717 2,494,570
1974 7,326,043 2,432,028
1973 7,283,902 2,370,919
1972 7,252,012 2,311,430
1971 7,211,716 2,253,119
1970 7,164,993 2,195,616
1969 7,123,249 2,139,024
1968 7,007,586 2,083,069
1967 6,966,522 2,027,403
1966 6,927,969 1,971,737
1965 6,876,624 1,915,916
1964 6,832,855 1,859,997
1963 6,787,950 1,804,272
1962 6,740,264 1,749,214
1961 6,689,077 1,695,400
1960 6,638,992 1,643,457

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/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.77% -0.29%
2099 -0.77% -0.27%
2098 -0.77% -0.26%
2097 -0.77% -0.24%
2096 -0.77% -0.23%
2095 -0.77% -0.22%
2094 -0.77% -0.21%
2093 -0.77% -0.19%
2092 -0.77% -0.18%
2091 -0.77% -0.17%
2090 -0.78% -0.15%
2089 -0.77% -0.14%
2088 -0.78% -0.13%
2087 -0.78% -0.11%
2086 -0.79% -0.1%
2085 -0.79% -0.08%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.06%
2082 -0.81% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.03%
2080 -0.82% -0.008%
2079 -0.83% 0.01%
2078 -0.83% 0.03%
2077 -0.83% 0.04%
2076 -0.83% 0.06%
2075 -0.84% 0.07%
2074 -0.84% 0.09%
2073 -0.84% 0.1%
2072 -0.84% 0.12%
2071 -0.85% 0.13%
2070 -0.85% 0.14%
2069 -0.84% 0.15%
2068 -0.84% 0.16%
2067 -0.83% 0.17%
2066 -0.83% 0.18%
2065 -0.83% 0.19%
2064 -0.82% 0.2%
2063 -0.82% 0.22%
2062 -0.81% 0.24%
2061 -0.8% 0.25%
2060 -0.79% 0.28%
2059 -0.79% 0.31%
2058 -0.79% 0.33%
2057 -0.79% 0.36%
2056 -0.78% 0.4%
2055 -0.77% 0.43%
2054 -0.77% 0.47%
2053 -0.77% 0.51%
2052 -0.78% 0.55%
2051 -0.77% 0.59%
2050 -0.78% 0.63%
2049 -0.78% 0.68%
2048 -0.78% 0.71%
2047 -0.78% 0.75%
2046 -0.79% 0.78%
2045 -0.79% 0.81%
2044 -0.79% 0.83%
2043 -0.8% 0.85%
2042 -0.8% 0.87%
2041 -0.79% 0.88%
2040 -0.79% 0.89%
2039 -0.78% 0.9%
2038 -0.78% 0.91%
2037 -0.77% 0.92%
2036 -0.76% 0.93%
2035 -0.75% 0.94%
2034 -0.75% 0.96%
2033 -0.73% 0.97%
2032 -0.72% 1%
2031 -0.71% 1.04%
2030 -0.7% 1.15%
2029 -0.69% 1.27%
2028 -0.68% 1.38%
2027 -0.66% 1.49%
2026 -0.75% 1.6%
2025 -0.57% 1.66%
2024 -0.55% 1.77%
2023 -0.62% 1.86%
2022 -2.49% 1.95%
2021 -0.94% 2.05%
2020 -0.66% 2.15%
2019 -0.54% 2.23%
2018 -0.54% 2.28%
2017 -0.53% 2.31%
2016 -0.52% 2.32%
2015 -0.51% 2.31%
2014 -0.49% 2.29%
2013 -0.49% 2.25%
2012 -0.48% 2.2%
2011 -0.75% 2.14%
2010 -0.4% 2.07%
2009 -0.4% 1.99%
2008 -0.42% 1.93%
2007 -0.4% 1.88%
2006 -0.39% 1.88%
2005 -0.3% 1.9%
2004 -0.23% 1.94%
2003 -0.26% 1.98%
2002 -0.05% 2.01%
2001 -0.17% 2.02%
2000 -0.32% 2.01%
1999 -0.36% 1.85%
1998 -0.41% 1.7%
1997 -0.31% 1.71%
1996 -0.08% 1.73%
1995 0.07% 1.81%
1994 0.11% 2.09%
1993 0.13% 2.22%
1992 0.11% 2.3%
1991 -3.83% 2.54%
1990 0.05% 2.68%
1989 0.12% 2.9%
1988 0.21% 3.09%
1987 0.18% 3.13%
1986 0.23% 3.09%
1985 0.29% 2.96%
1984 0.33% 2.82%
1983 0.32% 2.75%
1982 0.34% 2.7%
1981 0.35% 2.65%
1980 2.22% 2.6%
1979 0.51% 2.57%
1978 0.55% 2.56%
1977 0.59% 2.56%
1976 0.68% 2.56%
1975 0.58% 2.57%
1974 0.58% 2.58%
1973 0.44% 2.57%
1972 0.56% 2.59%
1971 0.65% 2.62%
1970 0.59% 2.65%
1969 1.65% 2.69%
1968 0.59% 2.75%
1967 0.56% 2.82%
1966 0.75% 2.91%
1965 0.64% 3.01%
1964 0.66% 3.09%
1963 0.71% 3.15%
1962 0.77% 3.17%
1961 0.75% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Serbia Turkmenistan
Current population
6500256
7800189
Population rank 110/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.09%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
8.67 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
5.36 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +341
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 63/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +13,268
Net migration rank 140/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 13,268
2024 -37,543 -8,132 112,942 14,646
2023 -36,427 4,348 117,529 15,005
2022 -46,651 40,118 121,814 14,141
2021 -74,494 -8,974 122,721 17,617
2020 -55,193 -10,220 124,014 19,913
2019 -36,810 -18,891 128,275 19,735
2018 -37,707 -18,883 129,537 19,293
2017 -39,317 -18,651 131,417 16,678
2016 -35,998 -18,322 132,581 13,365
2015 -37,605 -18,789 132,663 9,936
2014 -34,946 -18,846 129,677 8,696
2013 -34,399 -17,866 126,217 7,287
2012 -35,288 -18,513 120,957 7,125
2011 -36,906 611 115,197 6,992
2010 -34,999 3,632 109,318 6,621
2009 -33,676 6,043 102,931 6,656
2008 -33,590 7,070 96,815 6,734
2007 -34,693 7,045 92,038 6,388
2006 -31,870 8,018 87,840 7,613
2005 -34,227 7,945 83,968 10,263
2004 -26,121 7,300 79,850 14,242
2003 -24,686 6,854 76,737 17,625
2002 -24,750 1,562 75,639 18,803
2001 -20,259 -12,007 76,682 16,982
2000 -30,065 -14,368 76,875 14,925
1999 -29,408 -4,073 76,362 12,859
1998 -23,006 -5,665 77,342 -3,239
1997 -18,389 -5,817 79,045 -5,600
1996 -16,007 -5,598 80,996 -8,627
1995 -7,628 -6,019 86,289 -13,423
1994 -7,157 -5,934 89,319 -13,094
1993 -5,703 -5,972 92,596 -312
1992 -3,779 -4,415 96,668 -13,517
1991 2,210 -8,483 99,297 -4,864
1990 7,416 -16,260 101,099 -4,864
1989 11,872 -16,360 103,553 -3,576
1988 13,852 -15,715 104,802 1,408
1987 16,711 -16,686 103,885 3,161
1986 19,407 -17,990 100,930 1,878
1985 22,090 -17,646 95,890 1,861
1984 23,815 -15,567 90,591 -1,427
1983 27,515 -15,301 85,183 -1,264
1982 30,603 -13,550 80,989 -961
1981 34,304 -8,531 77,829 -1,102
1980 36,273 287 74,394 -1,152
1979 39,022 -960 71,135 -677
1978 43,636 -1,481 68,437 -350
1977 48,105 -1,953 66,318 -132
1976 51,399 -2,744 64,513 160
1975 52,502 -3,490 62,681 550
1974 51,583 -3,525 60,925 924
1973 49,596 -2,396 59,169 1,194
1972 48,248 -348 57,326 1,293
1971 47,424 1,655 56,666 1,348
1970 48,343 1,861 55,617 1,376
1969 50,304 4,112 54,791 1,397
1968 51,653 5,430 54,324 1,401
1967 53,120 6,114 54,209 1,397
1966 53,338 7,037 54,353 1,377
1965 53,383 7,957 54,558 1,366
1964 54,185 8,045 54,574 1,340
1963 55,580 8,276 54,203 1,332
1962 59,307 6,064 53,248 1,337
1961 61,065 6,422 51,659 1,372
1960 63,642 4,377 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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