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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 1.92 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.12% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Serbia vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Uruguay
2100 3,621,418 2,256,741
2099 3,649,584 2,279,899
2098 3,677,789 2,303,351
2097 3,706,279 2,326,987
2096 3,734,933 2,350,799
2095 3,763,769 2,374,835
2094 3,792,851 2,398,960
2093 3,822,147 2,423,269
2092 3,851,865 2,447,646
2091 3,881,833 2,472,126
2090 3,911,964 2,496,514
2089 3,942,571 2,520,852
2088 3,973,274 2,545,052
2087 4,004,485 2,569,100
2086 4,036,066 2,592,974
2085 4,068,021 2,616,629
2084 4,100,403 2,640,001
2083 4,133,391 2,663,150
2082 4,166,924 2,686,021
2081 4,200,811 2,708,594
2080 4,235,306 2,730,883
2079 4,270,442 2,752,831
2078 4,306,246 2,774,432
2077 4,342,382 2,795,709
2076 4,378,754 2,816,677
2075 4,415,505 2,837,308
2074 4,452,888 2,857,709
2073 4,490,589 2,877,721
2072 4,528,672 2,897,543
2071 4,567,167 2,917,097
2070 4,606,212 2,936,478
2069 4,645,524 2,955,616
2068 4,685,090 2,974,445
2067 4,724,796 2,992,987
2066 4,764,445 3,011,309
2065 4,804,405 3,029,441
2064 4,844,434 3,047,343
2063 4,884,574 3,065,064
2062 4,924,899 3,082,642
2061 4,964,985 3,100,006
2060 5,005,138 3,117,149
2059 5,045,125 3,133,952
2058 5,085,292 3,150,250
2057 5,125,901 3,166,055
2056 5,166,530 3,181,373
2055 5,207,137 3,196,072
2054 5,247,793 3,210,110
2053 5,288,369 3,223,395
2052 5,329,487 3,235,973
2051 5,371,281 3,247,888
2050 5,413,067 3,259,108
2049 5,455,402 3,269,675
2048 5,498,031 3,279,610
2047 5,541,158 3,288,969
2046 5,584,824 3,297,696
2045 5,629,108 3,305,917
2044 5,673,908 3,313,556
2043 5,719,287 3,320,565
2042 5,765,400 3,326,955
2041 5,811,936 3,332,884
2040 5,858,464 3,338,277
2039 5,905,404 3,343,295
2038 5,952,107 3,347,790
2037 5,998,763 3,351,911
2036 6,045,097 3,355,671
2035 6,091,385 3,359,126
2034 6,137,447 3,362,276
2033 6,183,536 3,365,250
2032 6,229,136 3,368,057
2031 6,274,395 3,370,727
2030 6,319,422 3,373,273
2029 6,363,799 3,375,805
2028 6,407,914 3,378,198
2027 6,451,609 3,380,504
2026 6,494,521 3,382,789
2025 6,543,364 3,384,805
2024 6,586,476 3,386,588
2023 6,623,183 3,388,081
2022 6,664,449 3,390,913
2021 6,834,326 3,396,695
2020 6,899,126 3,398,968
2019 6,945,235 3,397,206
2018 6,982,604 3,394,534
2017 7,020,858 3,388,438
2016 7,058,322 3,379,283
2015 7,095,383 3,368,017
2014 7,131,787 3,356,334
2013 7,166,553 3,345,337
2012 7,201,497 3,335,401
2011 7,236,519 3,326,825
2010 7,291,436 3,318,580
2009 7,320,807 3,310,091
2008 7,350,222 3,302,177
2007 7,381,579 3,295,153
2006 7,411,569 3,289,506
2005 7,440,769 3,285,771
2004 7,463,157 3,283,148
2003 7,480,591 3,281,186
2002 7,500,031 3,278,867
2001 7,503,433 3,274,251
2000 7,516,346 3,266,206
1999 7,540,401 3,254,015
1998 7,567,745 3,239,280
1997 7,598,538 3,223,345
1996 7,622,185 3,206,324
1995 7,628,264 3,189,440
1994 7,622,711 3,172,834
1993 7,614,328 3,156,345
1992 7,604,063 3,139,702
1991 7,595,636 3,122,354
1990 7,897,937 3,104,403
1989 7,893,787 3,086,255
1988 7,884,218 3,067,961
1987 7,868,027 3,049,896
1986 7,853,824 3,032,845
1985 7,835,902 3,017,037
1984 7,813,549 3,002,488
1983 7,788,100 2,988,778
1982 7,763,335 2,975,492
1981 7,736,787 2,963,246
1980 7,709,544 2,951,953
1979 7,541,997 2,939,903
1978 7,504,017 2,925,715
1977 7,462,783 2,909,461
1976 7,418,973 2,891,392
1975 7,368,717 2,872,320
1974 7,326,043 2,853,944
1973 7,283,902 2,837,133
1972 7,252,012 2,821,644
1971 7,211,716 2,806,462
1970 7,164,993 2,790,807
1969 7,123,249 2,773,974
1968 7,007,586 2,754,606
1967 6,966,522 2,732,277
1966 6,927,969 2,707,646
1965 6,876,624 2,681,169
1964 6,832,855 2,653,180
1963 6,787,950 2,623,766
1962 6,740,264 2,593,298
1961 6,689,077 2,562,044
1960 6,638,992 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 32.6% of the population in Serbia and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Uruguay
2100 -0.77% -1.02%
2099 -0.77% -1.02%
2098 -0.77% -1.02%
2097 -0.77% -1.01%
2096 -0.77% -1.01%
2095 -0.77% -1.01%
2094 -0.77% -1%
2093 -0.77% -1%
2092 -0.77% -0.99%
2091 -0.77% -0.98%
2090 -0.78% -0.97%
2089 -0.77% -0.95%
2088 -0.78% -0.94%
2087 -0.78% -0.92%
2086 -0.79% -0.9%
2085 -0.79% -0.89%
2084 -0.8% -0.87%
2083 -0.8% -0.85%
2082 -0.81% -0.83%
2081 -0.81% -0.82%
2080 -0.82% -0.8%
2079 -0.83% -0.78%
2078 -0.83% -0.76%
2077 -0.83% -0.74%
2076 -0.83% -0.73%
2075 -0.84% -0.71%
2074 -0.84% -0.7%
2073 -0.84% -0.68%
2072 -0.84% -0.67%
2071 -0.85% -0.66%
2070 -0.85% -0.65%
2069 -0.84% -0.63%
2068 -0.84% -0.62%
2067 -0.83% -0.61%
2066 -0.83% -0.6%
2065 -0.83% -0.59%
2064 -0.82% -0.58%
2063 -0.82% -0.57%
2062 -0.81% -0.56%
2061 -0.8% -0.55%
2060 -0.79% -0.54%
2059 -0.79% -0.52%
2058 -0.79% -0.5%
2057 -0.79% -0.48%
2056 -0.78% -0.46%
2055 -0.77% -0.44%
2054 -0.77% -0.41%
2053 -0.77% -0.39%
2052 -0.78% -0.37%
2051 -0.77% -0.34%
2050 -0.78% -0.32%
2049 -0.78% -0.3%
2048 -0.78% -0.28%
2047 -0.78% -0.26%
2046 -0.79% -0.25%
2045 -0.79% -0.23%
2044 -0.79% -0.21%
2043 -0.8% -0.19%
2042 -0.8% -0.18%
2041 -0.79% -0.16%
2040 -0.79% -0.15%
2039 -0.78% -0.13%
2038 -0.78% -0.12%
2037 -0.77% -0.11%
2036 -0.76% -0.1%
2035 -0.75% -0.09%
2034 -0.75% -0.09%
2033 -0.73% -0.08%
2032 -0.72% -0.08%
2031 -0.71% -0.08%
2030 -0.7% -0.08%
2029 -0.69% -0.07%
2028 -0.68% -0.07%
2027 -0.66% -0.07%
2026 -0.75% -0.06%
2025 -0.65% -0.05%
2024 -0.55% -0.04%
2023 -0.62% -0.08%
2022 -2.49% -0.17%
2021 -0.94% -0.07%
2020 -0.66% 0.05%
2019 -0.54% 0.08%
2018 -0.54% 0.18%
2017 -0.53% 0.27%
2016 -0.52% 0.33%
2015 -0.51% 0.35%
2014 -0.49% 0.33%
2013 -0.49% 0.3%
2012 -0.48% 0.26%
2011 -0.75% 0.25%
2010 -0.4% 0.26%
2009 -0.4% 0.24%
2008 -0.42% 0.21%
2007 -0.4% 0.17%
2006 -0.39% 0.11%
2005 -0.3% 0.08%
2004 -0.23% 0.06%
2003 -0.26% 0.07%
2002 -0.05% 0.14%
2001 -0.17% 0.25%
2000 -0.32% 0.37%
1999 -0.36% 0.45%
1998 -0.41% 0.49%
1997 -0.31% 0.53%
1996 -0.08% 0.53%
1995 0.07% 0.52%
1994 0.11% 0.52%
1993 0.13% 0.53%
1992 0.11% 0.56%
1991 -3.83% 0.58%
1990 0.05% 0.59%
1989 0.12% 0.6%
1988 0.21% 0.59%
1987 0.18% 0.56%
1986 0.23% 0.52%
1985 0.29% 0.48%
1984 0.33% 0.46%
1983 0.32% 0.45%
1982 0.34% 0.41%
1981 0.35% 0.38%
1980 2.22% 0.41%
1979 0.51% 0.48%
1978 0.55% 0.56%
1977 0.59% 0.62%
1976 0.68% 0.66%
1975 0.58% 0.64%
1974 0.58% 0.59%
1973 0.44% 0.55%
1972 0.56% 0.54%
1971 0.65% 0.56%
1970 0.59% 0.61%
1969 1.65% 0.7%
1968 0.59% 0.82%
1967 0.56% 0.91%
1966 0.75% 0.99%
1965 0.64% 1.05%
1964 0.66% 1.12%
1963 0.71% 1.17%
1962 0.77% 1.22%
1961 0.75% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Serbia Uruguay
Current population
6494521
3382789
Population rank 110/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.04%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
8.63 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
5.4 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 -4
Annual growth/decline -36,707 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 167/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -13,086 -1,338
Net migration rank 140/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -1,338
2024 - -8,132 - -1,348
2023 -36,427 4,348 298 -1,501
2022 -46,651 40,118 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -74,494 -8,974 -5,621 -1,482
2020 -55,193 -10,220 4,048 -1,482
2019 -36,810 -18,891 3,873 -2,899
2018 -37,707 -18,883 7,322 -2,963
2017 -39,317 -18,651 10,907 -3,091
2016 -35,998 -18,322 14,008 -3,506
2015 -37,605 -18,789 16,194 -4,157
2014 -34,946 -18,846 16,238 -4,919
2013 -34,399 -17,866 16,318 -5,647
2012 -35,288 -18,513 15,520 -6,317
2011 -36,906 611 14,934 -6,982
2010 -34,999 3,632 16,231 -7,696
2009 -33,676 6,043 16,947 -8,510
2008 -33,590 7,070 16,838 -9,458
2007 -34,693 7,045 17,422 -10,750
2006 -31,870 8,018 17,783 -13,161
2005 -34,227 7,945 18,926 -16,086
2004 -26,121 7,300 18,067 -15,668
2003 -24,686 6,854 18,628 -17,105
2002 -24,750 1,562 20,073 -16,957
2001 -20,259 -12,007 20,729 -14,620
2000 -30,065 -14,368 21,060 -11,076
1999 -29,408 -4,073 21,844 -7,441
1998 -23,006 -5,665 22,114 -7,048
1997 -18,389 -5,817 23,737 -6,938
1996 -16,007 -5,598 24,635 -7,397
1995 -7,628 -6,019 24,872 -8,339
1994 -7,157 -5,934 24,637 -7,955
1993 -5,703 -5,972 24,212 -7,922
1992 -3,779 -4,415 24,847 -7,850
1991 2,210 -8,483 25,422 -7,714
1990 7,416 -16,260 25,699 -7,499
1989 11,872 -16,360 25,322 -7,229
1988 13,852 -15,715 25,071 -6,582
1987 16,711 -16,686 24,469 -6,833
1986 19,407 -17,990 24,505 -8,046
1985 22,090 -17,646 23,988 -8,832
1984 23,815 -15,567 23,684 -9,730
1983 27,515 -15,301 24,146 -10,671
1982 30,603 -13,550 25,224 -12,131
1981 34,304 -8,531 24,968 -13,577
1980 36,273 287 25,451 -14,252
1979 39,022 -960 27,456 -14,552
1978 43,636 -1,481 30,076 -14,611
1977 48,105 -1,953 31,321 -14,280
1976 51,399 -2,744 33,199 -14,096
1975 52,502 -3,490 33,393 -14,350
1974 51,583 -3,525 32,221 -14,512
1973 49,596 -2,396 30,213 -14,312
1972 48,248 -348 28,896 -13,817
1971 47,424 1,655 28,584 -13,288
1970 48,343 1,861 28,737 -12,727
1969 50,304 4,112 28,805 -11,149
1968 51,653 5,430 29,103 -8,028
1967 53,120 6,114 29,514 -5,938
1966 53,338 7,037 30,293 -4,599
1965 53,383 7,957 30,807 -3,542
1964 54,185 8,045 31,340 -2,623
1963 55,580 8,276 31,824 -1,707
1962 59,307 6,064 31,441 -623
1961 61,065 6,422 30,975 703
1960 63,642 4,377 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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