The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,587,202 in 2024 vs 340,110,988 people in the United States in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,541,064 people compared to 343,323,530 in the United States.
Population statistics:
- The United States' population is 52.5 times bigger than Serbia's.
- Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
- The countries together account for 4.23% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 4.15% for the United States.
- For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +0.67% in the United States.
- Since 2005, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.44M people to 6.54M (12.1% decline), while the United States has grown from 296M to 343M (16.2% growth).
- The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M people, while Serbia's population already peaked in 1990 at 7.9M people and is projected to decrease to 3.62M people by 2100.
Serbia vs United States: live population counter
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| Current population |
6541064
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343323530
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| Population rank | 110/197 | 3/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.08% | 4.15% |
| One net population change |
14.6 minutes
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6.07 seconds
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| One birth every |
8.63 minutes
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| One death every |
5.4 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.08 hours
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| Annual migration change | -8,132 | +1,286,132 |
| Daily growth/decline | -99 | +14,236 |
| Annual growth/decline | -35,981 | +5,196,093 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.54% | +1.55% |
| Population growth rate rank | 186/197 | 72/197 |
Serbia and the United States: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1900 | - | 76,094,000 | - | - |
| 1901 | - | 77,584,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1902 | - | 79,163,000 | - | 2.04% |
| 1903 | - | 80,632,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1904 | - | 82,166,000 | - | 1.9% |
| 1905 | - | 83,822,000 | - | 2.02% |
| 1906 | - | 85,450,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1907 | - | 87,008,000 | - | 1.82% |
| 1908 | - | 88,710,000 | - | 1.96% |
| 1909 | - | 90,490,000 | - | 2.01% |
| 1910 | - | 92,407,000 | - | 2.12% |
| 1911 | - | 93,863,000 | - | 1.58% |
| 1912 | - | 95,335,000 | - | 1.57% |
| 1913 | - | 97,225,000 | - | 1.98% |
| 1914 | - | 99,111,000 | - | 1.94% |
| 1915 | - | 100,546,000 | - | 1.45% |
| 1916 | - | 101,961,000 | - | 1.41% |
| 1917 | - | 103,268,000 | - | 1.28% |
| 1918 | - | 103,208,000 | - | -0.06% |
| 1919 | - | 104,514,000 | - | 1.27% |
| 1920 | - | 106,461,000 | - | 1.86% |
| 1921 | - | 108,538,000 | - | 1.95% |
| 1922 | - | 110,049,000 | - | 1.39% |
| 1923 | - | 111,947,000 | - | 1.72% |
| 1924 | - | 114,109,000 | - | 1.93% |
| 1925 | - | 115,829,000 | - | 1.51% |
| 1926 | - | 117,397,000 | - | 1.35% |
| 1927 | - | 119,035,000 | - | 1.4% |
| 1928 | - | 120,509,000 | - | 1.24% |
| 1929 | - | 121,767,000 | - | 1.04% |
| 1930 | - | 123,076,741 | - | 1.08% |
| 1931 | - | 124,039,648 | - | 0.78% |
| 1932 | - | 124,840,471 | - | 0.65% |
| 1933 | - | 125,578,763 | - | 0.59% |
| 1934 | - | 126,373,773 | - | 0.63% |
| 1935 | - | 127,250,232 | - | 0.69% |
| 1936 | - | 128,053,180 | - | 0.63% |
| 1937 | - | 128,824,829 | - | 0.6% |
| 1938 | - | 129,824,939 | - | 0.78% |
| 1939 | - | 130,879,718 | - | 0.81% |
| 1940 | - | 132,122,446 | - | 0.95% |
| 1941 | - | 133,402,471 | - | 0.97% |
| 1942 | - | 134,859,553 | - | 1.09% |
| 1943 | - | 136,739,353 | - | 1.39% |
| 1944 | - | 138,397,345 | - | 1.21% |
| 1945 | - | 139,928,165 | - | 1.11% |
| 1946 | - | 141,388,566 | - | 1.04% |
| 1947 | - | 144,126,071 | - | 1.94% |
| 1948 | - | 146,631,302 | - | 1.74% |
| 1949 | - | 149,188,130 | - | 1.74% |
| 1950 | - | 152,271,417 | - | 2.07% |
| 1951 | - | 154,877,889 | - | 1.71% |
| 1952 | - | 157,552,740 | - | 1.73% |
| 1953 | - | 160,184,192 | - | 1.67% |
| 1954 | - | 163,025,854 | - | 1.77% |
| 1955 | - | 165,931,202 | - | 1.78% |
| 1956 | - | 168,903,031 | - | 1.79% |
| 1957 | - | 171,984,130 | - | 1.82% |
| 1958 | - | 174,881,904 | - | 1.68% |
| 1959 | - | 177,829,628 | - | 1.69% |
| 1960 | 6,638,992 | 180,671,158 | - | 1.6% |
| 1961 | 6,689,077 | 183,691,481 | 0.75% | 1.67% |
| 1962 | 6,740,264 | 186,537,737 | 0.77% | 1.55% |
| 1963 | 6,787,950 | 189,241,798 | 0.71% | 1.45% |
| 1964 | 6,832,855 | 191,888,791 | 0.66% | 1.4% |
| 1965 | 6,876,624 | 194,302,963 | 0.64% | 1.26% |
| 1966 | 6,927,969 | 196,560,338 | 0.75% | 1.16% |
| 1967 | 6,966,522 | 198,712,056 | 0.56% | 1.09% |
| 1968 | 7,007,586 | 200,706,052 | 0.59% | 1% |
| 1969 | 7,123,249 | 202,676,946 | 1.65% | 0.98% |
| 1970 | 7,164,993 | 205,052,174 | 0.59% | 1.17% |
| 1971 | 7,211,716 | 207,660,677 | 0.65% | 1.27% |
| 1972 | 7,252,012 | 209,896,021 | 0.56% | 1.08% |
| 1973 | 7,283,902 | 211,908,788 | 0.44% | 0.96% |
| 1974 | 7,326,043 | 213,853,928 | 0.58% | 0.92% |
| 1975 | 7,368,717 | 215,973,199 | 0.58% | 0.99% |
| 1976 | 7,418,973 | 218,035,164 | 0.68% | 0.95% |
| 1977 | 7,462,783 | 220,239,425 | 0.59% | 1.01% |
| 1978 | 7,504,017 | 222,584,545 | 0.55% | 1.06% |
| 1979 | 7,541,997 | 225,055,487 | 0.51% | 1.11% |
| 1980 | 7,709,544 | 226,542,250 | 2.22% | 0.66% |
| 1981 | 7,736,787 | 229,465,744 | 0.35% | 1.29% |
| 1982 | 7,763,335 | 231,664,432 | 0.34% | 0.96% |
| 1983 | 7,788,100 | 233,792,014 | 0.32% | 0.92% |
| 1984 | 7,813,549 | 235,824,908 | 0.33% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 7,835,902 | 237,923,734 | 0.29% | 0.89% |
| 1986 | 7,853,824 | 240,132,831 | 0.23% | 0.93% |
| 1987 | 7,868,027 | 242,288,936 | 0.18% | 0.9% |
| 1988 | 7,884,218 | 244,499,004 | 0.21% | 0.91% |
| 1989 | 7,893,787 | 246,819,222 | 0.12% | 0.95% |
| 1990 | 7,897,937 | 250,131,894 | 0.05% | 1.34% |
| 1991 | 7,595,636 | 253,492,503 | -3.83% | 1.34% |
| 1992 | 7,604,063 | 256,894,189 | 0.11% | 1.34% |
| 1993 | 7,614,328 | 260,255,352 | 0.13% | 1.31% |
| 1994 | 7,622,711 | 263,435,673 | 0.11% | 1.22% |
| 1995 | 7,628,264 | 266,557,091 | 0.07% | 1.18% |
| 1996 | 7,622,185 | 269,667,391 | -0.08% | 1.17% |
| 1997 | 7,598,538 | 272,911,760 | -0.31% | 1.2% |
| 1998 | 7,567,745 | 276,115,288 | -0.41% | 1.17% |
| 1999 | 7,540,401 | 279,294,713 | -0.36% | 1.15% |
| 2000 | 7,516,346 | 282,162,411 | -0.32% | 1.03% |
| 2001 | 7,503,433 | 284,968,955 | -0.17% | 0.99% |
| 2002 | 7,500,031 | 287,625,193 | -0.05% | 0.93% |
| 2003 | 7,480,591 | 290,107,933 | -0.26% | 0.86% |
| 2004 | 7,463,157 | 292,805,298 | -0.23% | 0.93% |
| 2005 | 7,440,769 | 295,516,599 | -0.3% | 0.93% |
| 2006 | 7,411,569 | 298,379,912 | -0.39% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 7,381,579 | 301,231,207 | -0.4% | 0.96% |
| 2008 | 7,350,222 | 304,093,966 | -0.42% | 0.95% |
| 2009 | 7,320,807 | 306,771,529 | -0.4% | 0.88% |
| 2010 | 7,291,436 | 309,327,143 | -0.4% | 0.83% |
| 2011 | 7,236,519 | 311,583,481 | -0.75% | 0.73% |
| 2012 | 7,201,497 | 313,877,662 | -0.48% | 0.74% |
| 2013 | 7,166,553 | 316,059,947 | -0.49% | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 7,131,787 | 318,386,329 | -0.49% | 0.74% |
| 2015 | 7,095,383 | 320,738,994 | -0.51% | 0.74% |
| 2016 | 7,058,322 | 323,071,755 | -0.52% | 0.73% |
| 2017 | 7,020,858 | 325,122,128 | -0.53% | 0.63% |
| 2018 | 6,982,604 | 326,838,199 | -0.54% | 0.53% |
| 2019 | 6,945,235 | 328,329,953 | -0.54% | 0.46% |
| 2020 | 6,899,126 | 331,526,933 | -0.66% | 0.97% |
| 2021 | 6,834,326 | 331,893,745 | -0.94% | 0.11% |
| 2022 | 6,664,449 | 333,271,411 | -2.49% | 0.42% |
| 2023 | 6,623,183 | 334,914,895 | -0.62% | 0.49% |
| 2024 | 6,587,202 | 340,110,988 | -0.54% | 1.55% |
| 2025 | 6,541,064 | 341,931,772 | -0.7% | 0.54% |
| 2026 | 6,495,033 | 343,664,369 | -0.7% | 0.51% |
| 2027 | 6,451,587 | 345,331,185 | -0.67% | 0.49% |
| 2028 | 6,407,523 | 346,981,137 | -0.68% | 0.48% |
| 2029 | 6,363,135 | 348,601,982 | -0.69% | 0.47% |
| 2030 | 6,318,273 | 350,176,974 | -0.71% | 0.45% |
| 2031 | 6,272,974 | 351,725,612 | -0.72% | 0.44% |
| 2032 | 6,227,395 | 353,249,060 | -0.73% | 0.43% |
| 2033 | 6,181,396 | 354,749,644 | -0.74% | 0.42% |
| 2034 | 6,135,163 | 356,234,239 | -0.75% | 0.42% |
| 2035 | 6,088,832 | 357,694,316 | -0.76% | 0.41% |
| 2036 | 6,042,364 | 359,119,002 | -0.76% | 0.4% |
| 2037 | 5,995,710 | 360,517,853 | -0.77% | 0.39% |
| 2038 | 5,948,872 | 361,895,407 | -0.78% | 0.38% |
| 2039 | 5,901,891 | 363,229,908 | -0.79% | 0.37% |
| 2040 | 5,855,009 | 364,512,364 | -0.79% | 0.35% |
| 2041 | 5,808,317 | 365,753,139 | -0.8% | 0.34% |
| 2042 | 5,761,829 | 366,969,419 | -0.8% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 5,715,931 | 368,146,925 | -0.8% | 0.32% |
| 2044 | 5,670,687 | 369,258,123 | -0.79% | 0.3% |
| 2045 | 5,625,991 | 370,318,770 | -0.79% | 0.29% |
| 2046 | 5,581,867 | 371,328,255 | -0.78% | 0.27% |
| 2047 | 5,538,323 | 372,299,116 | -0.78% | 0.26% |
| 2048 | 5,495,303 | 373,230,539 | -0.78% | 0.25% |
| 2049 | 5,452,676 | 374,119,803 | -0.78% | 0.24% |
| 2050 | 5,410,466 | 374,986,259 | -0.77% | 0.23% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Serbia decreased by 345,386 people (a 4.64% decline), while the United States gained 25,222,395 people (a 8.54% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Serbia lost -554,319 (a 7.81% decline), while the United States' population increased by 22,584,536 (a 7.04% growth).
Serbia was ranked 96th most populous country in 2005 and is 110th in 2025. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2005 and still ranked 3rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Serbia's population will shrink by 17.3% to 5,410,466 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of the United States will increase by 9.22% to 374,986,259 people and will still be ranked 3rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Belgrade | 1.2M |
| Novi Sad | 260K |
| Pristina | 199K |
| Nis | 183K |
| Kragujevac | 151K |
| Subotica | 106K |
| Valjevo | 90.3K |
| Cacak | 71.9K |
| Mitrovica | 71.6K |
| Novi Pazar | 66.5K |
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| City | Population |
| New York | 8.8M |
| Los Angeles | 3.9M |
| Chicago | 2.75M |
| Houston | 2.3M |
| Phoenix | 1.61M |
| Philadelphia | 1.6M |
| San Antonio | 1.43M |
| San Diego | 1.39M |
| Dallas | 1.3M |
| San Jose | 1.01M |
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Population differences between Serbia and the United States
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| Life expectancy | 77.1 years | 79.6 years |
| Average age | 44 years | 40.2 years |
| Median age | 45.1 years | 39.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 47.4:52.6 | 50.2:49.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.61 births per woman | 1.62 births per woman |
| Population density | 202.9 ppl/mi² | 96.3 ppl/mi² |
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