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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 8.19 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.72% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Serbia vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Uganda
2100 3,621,418 122,497,526
2099 3,649,584 122,436,109
2098 3,677,789 122,364,302
2097 3,706,279 122,266,255
2096 3,734,933 122,146,810
2095 3,763,769 121,976,411
2094 3,792,851 121,799,752
2093 3,822,147 121,584,860
2092 3,851,865 121,336,796
2091 3,881,833 121,070,447
2090 3,911,964 120,767,412
2089 3,942,571 120,427,771
2088 3,973,274 120,064,594
2087 4,004,485 119,668,549
2086 4,036,066 119,256,686
2085 4,068,021 118,815,763
2084 4,100,403 118,339,179
2083 4,133,391 117,821,938
2082 4,166,924 117,274,958
2081 4,200,811 116,707,394
2080 4,235,306 116,096,095
2079 4,270,442 115,474,153
2078 4,306,246 114,805,376
2077 4,342,382 114,118,687
2076 4,378,754 113,390,189
2075 4,415,505 112,637,851
2074 4,452,888 111,863,410
2073 4,490,589 111,070,771
2072 4,528,672 110,240,940
2071 4,567,167 109,392,890
2070 4,606,212 108,505,633
2069 4,645,524 107,607,659
2068 4,685,090 106,677,578
2067 4,724,796 105,722,829
2066 4,764,445 104,739,111
2065 4,804,405 103,737,893
2064 4,844,434 102,701,560
2063 4,884,574 101,646,533
2062 4,924,899 100,561,859
2061 4,964,985 99,450,764
2060 5,005,138 98,334,788
2059 5,045,125 97,187,498
2058 5,085,292 96,014,439
2057 5,125,901 94,821,765
2056 5,166,530 93,613,209
2055 5,207,137 92,385,049
2054 5,247,793 91,132,827
2053 5,288,369 89,857,705
2052 5,329,487 88,568,311
2051 5,371,281 87,270,603
2050 5,413,067 85,957,376
2049 5,455,402 84,632,277
2048 5,498,031 83,284,965
2047 5,541,158 81,928,165
2046 5,584,824 80,569,225
2045 5,629,108 79,208,662
2044 5,673,908 77,834,944
2043 5,719,287 76,453,982
2042 5,765,400 75,075,287
2041 5,811,936 73,701,695
2040 5,858,464 72,333,375
2039 5,905,404 70,963,211
2038 5,952,107 69,580,447
2037 5,998,763 68,186,136
2036 6,045,097 66,804,746
2035 6,091,385 65,411,934
2034 6,137,447 64,023,352
2033 6,183,536 62,634,483
2032 6,229,136 61,235,174
2031 6,274,395 59,825,075
2030 6,319,422 58,415,479
2029 6,363,799 57,006,283
2028 6,407,914 55,596,520
2027 6,451,609 54,191,271
2026 6,494,521 52,792,624
2025 6,543,364 51,400,003
2024 6,586,476 50,015,092
2023 6,623,183 48,656,601
2022 6,664,449 47,312,719
2021 6,834,326 45,910,930
2020 6,899,126 44,457,152
2019 6,945,235 42,999,637
2018 6,982,604 41,565,831
2017 7,020,858 40,177,388
2016 7,058,322 38,799,152
2015 7,095,383 37,531,446
2014 7,131,787 36,395,539
2013 7,166,553 35,337,042
2012 7,201,497 34,337,438
2011 7,236,519 33,354,543
2010 7,291,436 32,390,802
2009 7,320,807 31,451,151
2008 7,350,222 30,539,553
2007 7,381,579 29,653,430
2006 7,411,569 28,794,003
2005 7,440,769 27,963,289
2004 7,463,157 27,154,515
2003 7,480,591 26,352,124
2002 7,500,031 25,532,870
2001 7,503,433 24,745,676
2000 7,516,346 24,000,150
1999 7,540,401 23,257,281
1998 7,567,745 22,515,806
1997 7,598,538 21,856,046
1996 7,622,185 21,231,550
1995 7,628,264 20,665,667
1994 7,622,711 20,108,801
1993 7,614,328 19,445,161
1992 7,604,063 18,785,032
1991 7,595,636 18,155,901
1990 7,897,937 17,569,897
1989 7,893,787 17,010,698
1988 7,884,218 16,470,483
1987 7,868,027 15,954,170
1986 7,853,824 15,467,579
1985 7,835,902 15,023,681
1984 7,813,549 14,607,677
1983 7,788,100 14,221,881
1982 7,763,335 13,873,631
1981 7,736,787 13,556,452
1980 7,709,544 13,275,741
1979 7,541,997 13,002,163
1978 7,504,017 12,692,113
1977 7,462,783 12,359,669
1976 7,418,973 12,037,294
1975 7,368,717 11,725,240
1974 7,326,043 11,424,846
1973 7,283,902 11,144,236
1972 7,252,012 10,885,796
1971 7,211,716 10,618,206
1970 7,164,993 10,321,603
1969 7,123,249 10,014,858
1968 7,007,586 9,708,632
1967 6,966,522 9,408,924
1966 6,927,969 9,122,864
1965 6,876,624 8,849,203
1964 6,832,855 8,586,363
1963 6,787,950 8,333,663
1962 6,740,264 8,092,231
1961 6,689,077 7,862,217
1960 6,638,992 7,640,973

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 Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th 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 Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Uganda is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 122M 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
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Uganda
2100 -0.77% 0.05%
2099 -0.77% 0.06%
2098 -0.77% 0.08%
2097 -0.77% 0.1%
2096 -0.77% 0.14%
2095 -0.77% 0.15%
2094 -0.77% 0.18%
2093 -0.77% 0.2%
2092 -0.77% 0.22%
2091 -0.77% 0.25%
2090 -0.78% 0.28%
2089 -0.77% 0.3%
2088 -0.78% 0.33%
2087 -0.78% 0.35%
2086 -0.79% 0.37%
2085 -0.79% 0.4%
2084 -0.8% 0.44%
2083 -0.8% 0.47%
2082 -0.81% 0.49%
2081 -0.81% 0.53%
2080 -0.82% 0.54%
2079 -0.83% 0.58%
2078 -0.83% 0.6%
2077 -0.83% 0.64%
2076 -0.83% 0.67%
2075 -0.84% 0.69%
2074 -0.84% 0.71%
2073 -0.84% 0.75%
2072 -0.84% 0.78%
2071 -0.85% 0.82%
2070 -0.85% 0.83%
2069 -0.84% 0.87%
2068 -0.84% 0.9%
2067 -0.83% 0.94%
2066 -0.83% 0.97%
2065 -0.83% 1.01%
2064 -0.82% 1.04%
2063 -0.82% 1.08%
2062 -0.81% 1.12%
2061 -0.8% 1.13%
2060 -0.79% 1.18%
2059 -0.79% 1.22%
2058 -0.79% 1.26%
2057 -0.79% 1.29%
2056 -0.78% 1.33%
2055 -0.77% 1.37%
2054 -0.77% 1.42%
2053 -0.77% 1.46%
2052 -0.78% 1.49%
2051 -0.77% 1.53%
2050 -0.78% 1.57%
2049 -0.78% 1.62%
2048 -0.78% 1.66%
2047 -0.78% 1.69%
2046 -0.79% 1.72%
2045 -0.79% 1.76%
2044 -0.79% 1.81%
2043 -0.8% 1.84%
2042 -0.8% 1.86%
2041 -0.79% 1.89%
2040 -0.79% 1.93%
2039 -0.78% 1.99%
2038 -0.78% 2.04%
2037 -0.77% 2.07%
2036 -0.76% 2.13%
2035 -0.75% 2.17%
2034 -0.75% 2.22%
2033 -0.73% 2.29%
2032 -0.72% 2.36%
2031 -0.71% 2.41%
2030 -0.7% 2.47%
2029 -0.69% 2.54%
2028 -0.68% 2.59%
2027 -0.66% 2.65%
2026 -0.75% 2.71%
2025 -0.65% 2.77%
2024 -0.55% 2.79%
2023 -0.62% 2.84%
2022 -2.49% 3.05%
2021 -0.94% 3.27%
2020 -0.66% 3.39%
2019 -0.54% 3.45%
2018 -0.54% 3.46%
2017 -0.53% 3.55%
2016 -0.52% 3.38%
2015 -0.51% 3.12%
2014 -0.49% 3%
2013 -0.49% 2.91%
2012 -0.48% 2.95%
2011 -0.75% 2.98%
2010 -0.4% 2.99%
2009 -0.4% 2.98%
2008 -0.42% 2.99%
2007 -0.4% 2.98%
2006 -0.39% 2.97%
2005 -0.3% 2.98%
2004 -0.23% 3.04%
2003 -0.26% 3.21%
2002 -0.05% 3.18%
2001 -0.17% 3.11%
2000 -0.32% 3.19%
1999 -0.36% 3.29%
1998 -0.41% 3.02%
1997 -0.31% 2.94%
1996 -0.08% 2.74%
1995 0.07% 2.77%
1994 0.11% 3.41%
1993 0.13% 3.51%
1992 0.11% 3.47%
1991 -3.83% 3.34%
1990 0.05% 3.29%
1989 0.12% 3.28%
1988 0.21% 3.24%
1987 0.18% 3.15%
1986 0.23% 2.95%
1985 0.29% 2.85%
1984 0.33% 2.71%
1983 0.32% 2.51%
1982 0.34% 2.34%
1981 0.35% 2.11%
1980 2.22% 2.1%
1979 0.51% 2.44%
1978 0.55% 2.69%
1977 0.59% 2.68%
1976 0.68% 2.66%
1975 0.58% 2.63%
1974 0.58% 2.52%
1973 0.44% 2.37%
1972 0.56% 2.52%
1971 0.65% 2.87%
1970 0.59% 3.06%
1969 1.65% 3.15%
1968 0.59% 3.19%
1967 0.56% 3.14%
1966 0.75% 3.09%
1965 0.64% 3.06%
1964 0.66% 3.03%
1963 0.71% 2.98%
1962 0.77% 2.93%
1961 0.75% 2.9%

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 Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Serbia Uganda
Current population
6494521
53170946
Population rank 110/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.64%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
8.63 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
5.4 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +3,722
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 22/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -119,059
Net migration rank 140/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -119,059
2024 - -8,132 - -117,924
2023 -36,427 4,348 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 -46,651 40,118 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 -74,494 -8,974 1,423,377 43,464
2020 -55,193 -10,220 1,397,288 43,464
2019 -36,810 -18,891 1,367,044 107,210
2018 -37,707 -18,883 1,332,600 60,724
2017 -39,317 -18,651 1,290,658 92,879
2016 -35,998 -18,322 1,249,565 123,379
2015 -37,605 -18,789 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 -34,946 -18,846 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 -34,399 -17,866 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 -35,288 -18,513 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 -36,906 611 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 -34,999 3,632 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 -33,676 6,043 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 -33,590 7,070 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 -34,693 7,045 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 -31,870 8,018 999,958 -156,232
2005 -34,227 7,945 969,096 -151,386
2004 -26,121 7,300 938,623 -138,770
2003 -24,686 6,854 901,374 -96,429
2002 -24,750 1,562 868,756 -35,149
2001 -20,259 -12,007 836,751 -95,956
2000 -30,065 -14,368 803,069 -52,824
1999 -29,408 -4,073 775,166 -39,695
1998 -23,006 -5,665 741,175 6,277
1997 -18,389 -5,817 727,523 -155,461
1996 -16,007 -5,598 699,707 -22,795
1995 -7,628 -6,019 697,218 -242,378
1994 -7,157 -5,934 675,092 -16,198
1993 -5,703 -5,972 650,032 18,349
1992 -3,779 -4,415 627,139 24,723
1991 2,210 -8,483 602,740 3,643
1990 7,416 -16,260 587,291 -21,688
1989 11,872 -16,360 565,367 -12,576
1988 13,852 -15,715 547,759 -20,113
1987 16,711 -16,686 527,397 -22,415
1986 19,407 -17,990 487,693 -19,485
1985 22,090 -17,646 462,534 -42,942
1984 23,815 -15,567 421,241 -8,818
1983 27,515 -15,301 404,940 -45,776
1982 30,603 -13,550 390,820 -53,497
1981 34,304 -8,531 380,028 -83,010
1980 36,273 287 370,287 -105,900
1979 39,022 -960 381,626 -98,863
1978 43,636 -1,481 371,930 -34,606
1977 48,105 -1,953 365,216 -37,671
1976 51,399 -2,744 359,458 -42,259
1975 52,502 -3,490 354,278 -47,359
1974 51,583 -3,525 345,773 -51,910
1973 49,596 -2,396 340,780 -73,439
1972 48,248 -348 335,935 -86,409
1971 47,424 1,655 328,294 -42,642
1970 48,343 1,861 333,202 -25,646
1969 50,304 4,112 320,486 -14,548
1968 51,653 5,430 309,725 -3,214
1967 53,120 6,114 296,692 -3,773
1966 53,338 7,037 282,225 -3,021
1965 53,383 7,957 271,830 -3,716
1964 54,185 8,045 260,733 -3,169
1963 55,580 8,276 250,885 -3,058
1962 59,307 6,064 241,513 -6,470
1961 61,065 6,422 232,894 -7,893
1960 63,642 4,377 225,080 -7,586

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 Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

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
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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