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Population in Serbia compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 10.8 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.92% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Serbia vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia United Kingdom
2100 3,624,616 74,517,005
2099 3,652,806 74,647,273
2098 3,681,036 74,766,073
2097 3,709,552 74,879,923
2096 3,738,231 74,991,940
2095 3,767,093 75,102,041
2094 3,796,201 75,198,597
2093 3,825,522 75,296,704
2092 3,855,267 75,390,038
2091 3,885,260 75,480,137
2090 3,915,419 75,566,962
2089 3,946,052 75,649,353
2088 3,976,782 75,721,067
2087 4,008,021 75,791,990
2086 4,039,630 75,859,854
2085 4,071,614 75,918,647
2084 4,104,024 75,969,065
2083 4,137,041 76,018,614
2082 4,170,603 76,059,464
2081 4,204,520 76,086,593
2080 4,239,046 76,118,679
2079 4,274,213 76,147,352
2078 4,310,048 76,165,841
2077 4,346,216 76,183,437
2076 4,382,620 76,185,828
2075 4,419,404 76,198,349
2074 4,456,820 76,209,676
2073 4,494,554 76,218,781
2072 4,532,671 76,211,187
2071 4,571,200 76,200,495
2070 4,610,279 76,190,801
2069 4,649,626 76,184,140
2068 4,689,227 76,183,288
2067 4,728,969 76,175,881
2066 4,768,652 76,168,987
2065 4,808,648 76,168,193
2064 4,848,712 76,165,129
2063 4,888,888 76,165,534
2062 4,929,248 76,158,910
2061 4,969,370 76,156,587
2060 5,009,557 76,157,104
2059 5,049,580 76,157,593
2058 5,089,783 76,139,384
2057 5,130,427 76,119,478
2056 5,171,093 76,086,799
2055 5,211,735 76,047,952
2054 5,252,427 75,980,524
2053 5,293,039 75,907,047
2052 5,334,193 75,815,200
2051 5,376,024 75,709,173
2050 5,417,847 75,591,218
2049 5,460,219 75,460,140
2048 5,502,886 75,313,837
2047 5,546,051 75,153,802
2046 5,589,756 74,986,563
2045 5,634,078 74,808,886
2044 5,678,918 74,623,687
2043 5,724,337 74,424,133
2042 5,770,492 74,224,922
2041 5,817,068 74,020,934
2040 5,863,637 73,812,680
2039 5,910,619 73,600,788
2038 5,957,363 73,378,310
2037 6,004,061 73,155,497
2036 6,050,436 72,921,995
2035 6,096,764 72,671,687
2034 6,142,866 72,418,766
2033 6,188,997 72,145,065
2032 6,234,637 71,869,259
2031 6,279,936 71,581,519
2030 6,325,002 71,267,237
2029 6,369,418 70,948,992
2028 6,413,572 70,609,246
2027 6,457,306 70,248,858
2026 6,500,256 69,883,746
2025 6,549,143 69,487,000
2024 6,586,476 69,281,000
2023 6,623,183 68,526,000
2022 6,664,449 67,636,000
2021 6,834,326 66,978,000
2020 6,899,126 66,740,000
2019 6,945,235 66,628,000
2018 6,982,604 66,287,000
2017 7,020,858 65,964,000
2016 7,058,322 65,606,000
2015 7,095,383 65,087,000
2014 7,131,787 64,619,000
2013 7,166,553 64,138,000
2012 7,201,497 63,711,000
2011 7,236,519 63,258,810
2010 7,291,436 62,766,365
2009 7,320,807 62,276,270
2008 7,350,222 61,806,995
2007 7,381,579 61,322,463
2006 7,411,569 60,846,820
2005 7,440,769 60,401,206
2004 7,463,157 59,987,905
2003 7,480,591 59,647,577
2002 7,500,031 59,370,479
2001 7,503,433 59,119,673
2000 7,516,346 58,892,514
1999 7,540,401 58,682,466
1998 7,567,745 58,487,141
1997 7,598,538 58,316,954
1996 7,622,185 58,166,950
1995 7,628,264 58,019,030
1994 7,622,711 57,865,745
1993 7,614,328 57,718,614
1992 7,604,063 57,580,402
1991 7,595,636 57,424,897
1990 7,897,937 57,247,586
1989 7,893,787 57,076,711
1988 7,884,218 56,928,327
1987 7,868,027 56,802,050
1986 7,853,824 56,681,396
1985 7,835,902 56,550,268
1984 7,813,549 56,422,072
1983 7,788,100 56,332,848
1982 7,763,335 56,313,641
1981 7,736,787 56,333,829
1980 7,709,544 56,314,216
1979 7,541,997 56,246,951
1978 7,504,017 56,196,504
1977 7,462,783 56,193,492
1976 7,418,973 56,211,968
1975 7,368,717 56,225,800
1974 7,326,043 56,229,974
1973 7,283,902 56,194,527
1972 7,252,012 56,086,065
1971 7,211,716 55,896,223
1970 7,164,993 55,663,250
1969 7,123,249 55,441,750
1968 7,007,586 55,211,700
1967 6,966,522 54,943,600
1966 6,927,969 54,648,500
1965 6,876,624 54,348,050
1964 6,832,855 54,000,000
1963 6,787,950 53,650,000
1962 6,740,264 53,250,000
1961 6,689,077 52,800,000
1960 6,638,992 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia United Kingdom
2100 -0.77% -0.17%
2099 -0.77% -0.16%
2098 -0.77% -0.15%
2097 -0.77% -0.15%
2096 -0.77% -0.15%
2095 -0.77% -0.13%
2094 -0.77% -0.13%
2093 -0.77% -0.12%
2092 -0.77% -0.12%
2091 -0.77% -0.11%
2090 -0.78% -0.11%
2089 -0.77% -0.09%
2088 -0.78% -0.09%
2087 -0.78% -0.09%
2086 -0.79% -0.08%
2085 -0.79% -0.07%
2084 -0.8% -0.07%
2083 -0.8% -0.05%
2082 -0.81% -0.04%
2081 -0.81% -0.04%
2080 -0.82% -0.04%
2079 -0.83% -0.02%
2078 -0.83% -0.02%
2077 -0.83% -0.003%
2076 -0.83% -0.02%
2075 -0.84% -0.01%
2074 -0.84% -0.01%
2073 -0.84% 0.01%
2072 -0.84% 0.01%
2071 -0.85% 0.01%
2070 -0.85% 0.009%
2069 -0.84% 0.001%
2068 -0.84% 0.01%
2067 -0.83% 0.009%
2066 -0.83% 0.001%
2065 -0.83% 0.004%
2064 -0.82% -0%
2063 -0.82% 0.009%
2062 -0.81% 0.003%
2061 -0.8% -0.001%
2060 -0.79% -0.001%
2059 -0.79% 0.02%
2058 -0.79% 0.03%
2057 -0.79% 0.04%
2056 -0.78% 0.05%
2055 -0.77% 0.09%
2054 -0.77% 0.1%
2053 -0.77% 0.12%
2052 -0.78% 0.14%
2051 -0.77% 0.16%
2050 -0.78% 0.17%
2049 -0.78% 0.19%
2048 -0.78% 0.21%
2047 -0.78% 0.22%
2046 -0.79% 0.24%
2045 -0.79% 0.25%
2044 -0.79% 0.27%
2043 -0.8% 0.27%
2042 -0.8% 0.28%
2041 -0.79% 0.28%
2040 -0.79% 0.29%
2039 -0.78% 0.3%
2038 -0.78% 0.3%
2037 -0.77% 0.32%
2036 -0.76% 0.34%
2035 -0.75% 0.35%
2034 -0.75% 0.38%
2033 -0.73% 0.38%
2032 -0.72% 0.4%
2031 -0.71% 0.44%
2030 -0.7% 0.45%
2029 -0.69% 0.48%
2028 -0.68% 0.51%
2027 -0.66% 0.52%
2026 -0.75% 0.57%
2025 -0.57% 0.3%
2024 -0.55% 1.1%
2023 -0.62% 1.32%
2022 -2.49% 0.98%
2021 -0.94% 0.36%
2020 -0.66% 0.17%
2019 -0.54% 0.51%
2018 -0.54% 0.49%
2017 -0.53% 0.55%
2016 -0.52% 0.8%
2015 -0.51% 0.72%
2014 -0.49% 0.75%
2013 -0.49% 0.67%
2012 -0.48% 0.71%
2011 -0.75% 0.78%
2010 -0.4% 0.79%
2009 -0.4% 0.76%
2008 -0.42% 0.79%
2007 -0.4% 0.78%
2006 -0.39% 0.74%
2005 -0.3% 0.69%
2004 -0.23% 0.57%
2003 -0.26% 0.47%
2002 -0.05% 0.42%
2001 -0.17% 0.39%
2000 -0.32% 0.36%
1999 -0.36% 0.33%
1998 -0.41% 0.29%
1997 -0.31% 0.26%
1996 -0.08% 0.25%
1995 0.07% 0.26%
1994 0.11% 0.25%
1993 0.13% 0.24%
1992 0.11% 0.27%
1991 -3.83% 0.31%
1990 0.05% 0.3%
1989 0.12% 0.26%
1988 0.21% 0.22%
1987 0.18% 0.21%
1986 0.23% 0.23%
1985 0.29% 0.23%
1984 0.33% 0.16%
1983 0.32% 0.03%
1982 0.34% -0.04%
1981 0.35% 0.03%
1980 2.22% 0.12%
1979 0.51% 0.09%
1978 0.55% 0.005%
1977 0.59% -0.03%
1976 0.68% -0.02%
1975 0.58% -0.007%
1974 0.58% 0.06%
1973 0.44% 0.19%
1972 0.56% 0.34%
1971 0.65% 0.42%
1970 0.59% 0.4%
1969 1.65% 0.42%
1968 0.59% 0.49%
1967 0.56% 0.54%
1966 0.75% 0.55%
1965 0.64% 0.64%
1964 0.66% 0.65%
1963 0.71% 0.75%
1962 0.77% 0.85%
1961 0.75% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Serbia United Kingdom
Current population
6500256
70071289
Population rank 110/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.84%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
8.67 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
5.36 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -102 +564
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 145/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 +389,911
Net migration rank 140/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - 389,911
2024 -37,543 -8,132 13,233 417,114
2023 -36,427 4,348 34,606 445,523
2022 -46,651 40,118 39,770 487,029
2021 -74,494 -8,974 30,609 462,967
2020 -55,193 -10,220 -4,272 144,221
2019 -36,810 -18,891 108,338 232,727
2018 -37,707 -18,883 119,317 259,744
2017 -39,317 -18,651 145,121 272,311
2016 -35,998 -18,322 177,136 324,649
2015 -37,605 -18,789 175,735 347,839
2014 -34,946 -18,846 206,781 306,091
2013 -34,399 -17,866 198,827 237,272
2012 -35,288 -18,513 248,473 172,088
2011 -36,906 611 259,361 228,773
2010 -34,999 3,632 251,066 274,811
2009 -33,676 6,043 230,422 249,639
2008 -33,590 7,070 216,325 263,390
2007 -34,693 7,045 196,232 309,385
2006 -31,870 8,018 176,455 288,923
2005 -34,227 7,945 144,963 308,279
2004 -26,121 7,300 131,974 276,077
2003 -24,686 6,854 89,471 211,846
2002 -24,750 1,562 65,308 203,577
2001 -20,259 -12,007 65,032 175,133
2000 -30,065 -14,368 70,671 153,917
1999 -29,408 -4,073 64,551 152,653
1998 -23,006 -5,665 87,730 125,541
1997 -18,389 -5,817 99,138 59,723
1996 -16,007 -5,598 98,884 54,964
1995 -7,628 -6,019 87,028 61,385
1994 -7,157 -5,934 127,304 45,339
1993 -5,703 -5,972 103,893 27,403
1992 -3,779 -4,415 149,709 17,846
1991 2,210 -8,483 143,562 27,601
1990 7,416 -16,260 154,569 57,132
1989 11,872 -16,360 119,861 49,586
1988 13,852 -15,715 136,628 13,952
1987 16,711 -16,686 136,325 8,266
1986 19,407 -17,990 90,690 41,836
1985 22,090 -17,646 79,170 83,164
1984 23,815 -15,567 84,633 71,107
1983 27,515 -15,301 61,966 27,063
1982 30,603 -13,550 56,314 -61,152
1981 34,304 -8,531 73,234 -83,876
1980 36,273 287 95,734 -25,187
1979 39,022 -960 61,872 11,255
1978 43,636 -1,481 16,859 3,783
1977 48,105 -1,953 0 -21,636
1976 51,399 -2,744 -5,621 -19,135
1975 52,502 -3,490 33,735 -40,241
1974 51,583 -3,525 67,476 -65,710
1973 49,596 -2,396 112,389 -33,840
1972 48,248 -348 162,650 -1,406
1971 47,424 1,655 257,123 1,175
1970 48,343 1,861 244,918 -15,254
1969 50,304 4,112 260,577 -60,655
1968 51,653 5,430 292,622 -38,852
1967 53,120 6,114 346,145 -39,659
1966 53,338 7,037 333,356 -27,935
1965 53,383 7,957 364,132 -24,955
1964 54,185 8,045 405,000 -23,885
1963 55,580 8,276 337,995 8,271
1962 59,307 6,064 340,800 76,443
1961 61,065 6,422 311,519 52,295
1960 63,642 4,377 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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