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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 6.18 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.56% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Serbia vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Ukraine
2100 3,621,418 15,493,960
2099 3,649,584 15,751,557
2098 3,677,789 16,012,938
2097 3,706,279 16,278,602
2096 3,734,933 16,547,938
2095 3,763,769 16,820,897
2094 3,792,851 17,098,910
2093 3,822,147 17,381,822
2092 3,851,865 17,669,049
2091 3,881,833 17,960,681
2090 3,911,964 18,257,867
2089 3,942,571 18,559,027
2088 3,973,274 18,865,031
2087 4,004,485 19,176,483
2086 4,036,066 19,492,606
2085 4,068,021 19,812,584
2084 4,100,403 20,138,855
2083 4,133,391 20,468,747
2082 4,166,924 20,803,241
2081 4,200,811 21,140,953
2080 4,235,306 21,482,498
2079 4,270,442 21,827,152
2078 4,306,246 22,175,099
2077 4,342,382 22,525,846
2076 4,378,754 22,879,896
2075 4,415,505 23,236,521
2074 4,452,888 23,596,095
2073 4,490,589 23,957,807
2072 4,528,672 24,319,928
2071 4,567,167 24,685,370
2070 4,606,212 25,053,352
2069 4,645,524 25,423,272
2068 4,685,090 25,794,560
2067 4,724,796 26,168,072
2066 4,764,445 26,543,206
2065 4,804,405 26,920,121
2064 4,844,434 27,298,592
2063 4,884,574 27,677,528
2062 4,924,899 28,056,960
2061 4,964,985 28,437,884
2060 5,005,138 28,818,343
2059 5,045,125 29,198,891
2058 5,085,292 29,580,044
2057 5,125,901 29,958,884
2056 5,166,530 30,335,136
2055 5,207,137 30,710,041
2054 5,247,793 31,080,334
2053 5,288,369 31,447,868
2052 5,329,487 31,811,171
2051 5,371,281 32,170,929
2050 5,413,067 32,525,262
2049 5,455,402 32,875,483
2048 5,498,031 33,217,836
2047 5,541,158 33,556,749
2046 5,584,824 33,892,646
2045 5,629,108 34,221,999
2044 5,673,908 34,547,153
2043 5,719,287 34,869,270
2042 5,765,400 35,189,550
2041 5,811,936 35,507,946
2040 5,858,464 35,823,225
2039 5,905,404 36,141,658
2038 5,952,107 36,457,134
2037 5,998,763 36,772,578
2036 6,045,097 37,084,252
2035 6,091,385 37,396,243
2034 6,137,447 37,706,533
2033 6,183,536 38,015,585
2032 6,229,136 38,322,554
2031 6,274,395 38,630,259
2030 6,319,422 38,935,791
2029 6,363,799 39,238,099
2028 6,407,914 39,537,815
2027 6,451,609 39,830,895
2026 6,494,521 40,125,599
2025 6,543,364 38,707,520
2024 6,586,476 37,860,221
2023 6,623,183 37,732,836
2022 6,664,449 41,048,766
2021 6,834,326 44,298,640
2020 6,899,126 44,680,014
2019 6,945,235 44,957,458
2018 6,982,604 45,208,907
2017 7,020,858 45,436,041
2016 7,058,322 45,616,832
2015 7,095,383 45,784,896
2014 7,131,787 45,972,380
2013 7,166,553 46,126,770
2012 7,201,497 46,210,056
2011 7,236,519 46,307,853
2010 7,291,436 46,456,003
2009 7,320,807 46,623,731
2008 7,350,222 46,819,175
2007 7,381,579 47,062,798
2006 7,411,569 47,278,694
2005 7,440,769 47,585,556
2004 7,463,157 47,979,507
2003 7,480,591 48,315,136
2002 7,500,031 48,677,281
2001 7,503,433 49,106,855
2000 7,516,346 49,556,660
1999 7,540,401 49,976,446
1998 7,567,745 50,379,731
1997 7,598,538 50,786,885
1996 7,622,185 51,226,109
1995 7,628,264 51,665,539
1994 7,622,711 52,075,998
1993 7,614,328 52,350,126
1992 7,604,063 52,323,671
1991 7,595,636 52,170,961
1990 7,897,937 52,054,092
1989 7,893,787 51,917,817
1988 7,884,218 51,724,853
1987 7,868,027 51,515,732
1986 7,853,824 51,318,745
1985 7,835,902 51,108,770
1984 7,813,549 50,887,599
1983 7,788,100 50,637,029
1982 7,763,335 50,402,724
1981 7,736,787 50,189,281
1980 7,709,544 49,955,152
1979 7,541,997 49,721,381
1978 7,504,017 49,521,243
1977 7,462,783 49,336,481
1976 7,418,973 49,120,842
1975 7,368,717 48,865,229
1974 7,326,043 48,576,570
1973 7,283,902 48,277,121
1972 7,252,012 47,946,893
1971 7,211,716 47,573,287
1970 7,164,993 47,261,306
1969 7,123,249 46,976,256
1968 7,007,586 46,614,325
1967 6,966,522 46,215,988
1966 6,927,969 45,802,519
1965 6,876,624 45,386,892
1964 6,832,855 44,951,156
1963 6,787,950 44,462,372
1962 6,740,264 43,943,674
1961 6,689,077 43,399,766
1960 6,638,992 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.6% of the population in Serbia and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Ukraine
2100 -0.77% -1.64%
2099 -0.77% -1.63%
2098 -0.77% -1.63%
2097 -0.77% -1.63%
2096 -0.77% -1.62%
2095 -0.77% -1.63%
2094 -0.77% -1.63%
2093 -0.77% -1.63%
2092 -0.77% -1.62%
2091 -0.77% -1.63%
2090 -0.78% -1.62%
2089 -0.77% -1.62%
2088 -0.78% -1.62%
2087 -0.78% -1.62%
2086 -0.79% -1.62%
2085 -0.79% -1.62%
2084 -0.8% -1.61%
2083 -0.8% -1.61%
2082 -0.81% -1.6%
2081 -0.81% -1.59%
2080 -0.82% -1.58%
2079 -0.83% -1.57%
2078 -0.83% -1.56%
2077 -0.83% -1.55%
2076 -0.83% -1.53%
2075 -0.84% -1.52%
2074 -0.84% -1.51%
2073 -0.84% -1.49%
2072 -0.84% -1.48%
2071 -0.85% -1.47%
2070 -0.85% -1.46%
2069 -0.84% -1.44%
2068 -0.84% -1.43%
2067 -0.83% -1.41%
2066 -0.83% -1.4%
2065 -0.83% -1.39%
2064 -0.82% -1.37%
2063 -0.82% -1.35%
2062 -0.81% -1.34%
2061 -0.8% -1.32%
2060 -0.79% -1.3%
2059 -0.79% -1.29%
2058 -0.79% -1.26%
2057 -0.79% -1.24%
2056 -0.78% -1.22%
2055 -0.77% -1.19%
2054 -0.77% -1.17%
2053 -0.77% -1.14%
2052 -0.78% -1.12%
2051 -0.77% -1.09%
2050 -0.78% -1.07%
2049 -0.78% -1.03%
2048 -0.78% -1.01%
2047 -0.78% -0.99%
2046 -0.79% -0.96%
2045 -0.79% -0.94%
2044 -0.79% -0.92%
2043 -0.8% -0.91%
2042 -0.8% -0.9%
2041 -0.79% -0.88%
2040 -0.79% -0.88%
2039 -0.78% -0.87%
2038 -0.78% -0.86%
2037 -0.77% -0.84%
2036 -0.76% -0.83%
2035 -0.75% -0.82%
2034 -0.75% -0.81%
2033 -0.73% -0.8%
2032 -0.72% -0.8%
2031 -0.71% -0.78%
2030 -0.7% -0.77%
2029 -0.69% -0.76%
2028 -0.68% -0.74%
2027 -0.66% -0.73%
2026 -0.75% 3.66%
2025 -0.65% 2.24%
2024 -0.55% 0.34%
2023 -0.62% -8.08%
2022 -2.49% -7.34%
2021 -0.94% -0.85%
2020 -0.66% -0.62%
2019 -0.54% -0.56%
2018 -0.54% -0.5%
2017 -0.53% -0.4%
2016 -0.52% -0.37%
2015 -0.51% -0.41%
2014 -0.49% -0.33%
2013 -0.49% -0.18%
2012 -0.48% -0.21%
2011 -0.75% -0.32%
2010 -0.4% -0.36%
2009 -0.4% -0.42%
2008 -0.42% -0.52%
2007 -0.4% -0.46%
2006 -0.39% -0.64%
2005 -0.3% -0.82%
2004 -0.23% -0.69%
2003 -0.26% -0.74%
2002 -0.05% -0.87%
2001 -0.17% -0.91%
2000 -0.32% -0.84%
1999 -0.36% -0.8%
1998 -0.41% -0.8%
1997 -0.31% -0.86%
1996 -0.08% -0.85%
1995 0.07% -0.79%
1994 0.11% -0.52%
1993 0.13% 0.05%
1992 0.11% 0.29%
1991 -3.83% 0.22%
1990 0.05% 0.26%
1989 0.12% 0.37%
1988 0.21% 0.41%
1987 0.18% 0.38%
1986 0.23% 0.41%
1985 0.29% 0.43%
1984 0.33% 0.49%
1983 0.32% 0.46%
1982 0.34% 0.43%
1981 0.35% 0.47%
1980 2.22% 0.47%
1979 0.51% 0.4%
1978 0.55% 0.37%
1977 0.59% 0.44%
1976 0.68% 0.52%
1975 0.58% 0.59%
1974 0.58% 0.62%
1973 0.44% 0.69%
1972 0.56% 0.79%
1971 0.65% 0.66%
1970 0.59% 0.61%
1969 1.65% 0.78%
1968 0.59% 0.86%
1967 0.56% 0.9%
1966 0.75% 0.92%
1965 0.64% 0.97%
1964 0.66% 1.1%
1963 0.71% 1.18%
1962 0.77% 1.25%
1961 0.75% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Serbia Ukraine
Current population
6494521
40125599
Population rank 110/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.48%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
8.63 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +349
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 147/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -13,086 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 140/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 1,702,358
2024 - -8,132 - 1,146,012
2023 -36,427 4,348 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -46,651 40,118 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -74,494 -8,974 -449,941 -1,129
2020 -55,193 -10,220 -307,533 -4,167
2019 -36,810 -18,891 -236,296 -6,908
2018 -37,707 -18,883 -227,491 -32,220
2017 -39,317 -18,651 -158,390 -36,155
2016 -35,998 -18,322 -135,710 -31,340
2015 -37,605 -18,789 -147,107 -21,992
2014 -34,946 -18,846 -140,216 -65,678
2013 -34,399 -17,866 -129,662 26,781
2012 -35,288 -18,513 -130,451 66,768
2011 -36,906 611 -158,372 26,457
2010 -34,999 3,632 -180,388 16,030
2009 -33,676 6,043 -197,918 26,796
2008 -33,590 7,070 -229,086 9,312
2007 -34,693 7,045 -282,659 15,237
2006 -31,870 8,018 -300,787 136,442
2005 -34,227 7,945 -337,857 -111,493
2004 -26,121 7,300 -344,157 5,644
2003 -24,686 6,854 -351,299 18,540
2002 -24,750 1,562 -364,544 -26,991
2001 -20,259 -12,007 -374,734 -92,847
2000 -30,065 -14,368 -364,143 -67,865
1999 -29,408 -4,073 -348,286 -59,247
1998 -23,006 -5,665 -318,299 -80,684
1997 -18,389 -5,817 -306,549 -108,735
1996 -16,007 -5,598 -305,154 -158,008
1995 -7,628 -6,019 -281,629 -134,053
1994 -7,157 -5,934 -238,820 -166,380
1993 -5,703 -5,972 -169,405 26,357
1992 -3,779 -4,415 -95,857 291,788
1991 2,210 -8,483 -16,486 125,962
1990 7,416 -16,260 48,463 75,760
1989 11,872 -16,360 106,431 36,978
1988 13,852 -15,715 162,002 75,637
1987 16,711 -16,686 198,850 -18,275
1986 19,407 -17,990 225,751 -12,369
1985 22,090 -17,646 201,011 5,546
1984 23,815 -15,567 222,430 13,340
1983 27,515 -15,301 241,741 23,608
1982 30,603 -13,550 194,101 9,096
1981 34,304 -8,531 182,839 40,807
1980 36,273 287 197,223 47,406
1979 39,022 -960 197,294 25,635
1978 43,636 -1,481 206,554 -29,180
1977 48,105 -1,953 216,932 -24,745
1976 51,399 -2,744 247,323 -8,219
1975 52,502 -3,490 256,787 15,336
1974 51,583 -3,525 273,486 31,725
1973 49,596 -2,396 274,938 18,777
1972 48,248 -348 309,785 56,928
1971 47,424 1,655 305,849 74,604
1970 48,343 1,861 291,839 -48,335
1969 50,304 4,112 274,858 51,763
1968 51,653 5,430 295,162 102,096
1967 53,120 6,114 313,899 85,527
1966 53,338 7,037 337,794 89,737
1965 53,383 7,957 334,365 69,354
1964 54,185 8,045 391,120 76,650
1963 55,580 8,276 449,648 60,178
1962 59,307 6,064 481,887 45,712
1961 61,065 6,422 508,602 51,625
1960 63,642 4,377 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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