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

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 15.8 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.31% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Serbia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Vietnam
2100 3,624,616 92,225,380
2099 3,652,806 92,721,469
2098 3,681,036 93,212,742
2097 3,709,552 93,688,693
2096 3,738,231 94,163,950
2095 3,767,093 94,626,063
2094 3,796,201 95,083,879
2093 3,825,522 95,543,293
2092 3,855,267 96,000,019
2091 3,885,260 96,459,165
2090 3,915,419 96,922,871
2089 3,946,052 97,384,434
2088 3,976,782 97,843,001
2087 4,008,021 98,308,755
2086 4,039,630 98,773,008
2085 4,071,614 99,233,927
2084 4,104,024 99,695,401
2083 4,137,041 100,162,677
2082 4,170,603 100,634,653
2081 4,204,520 101,104,469
2080 4,239,046 101,568,526
2079 4,274,213 102,030,723
2078 4,310,048 102,480,219
2077 4,346,216 102,928,253
2076 4,382,620 103,358,352
2075 4,419,404 103,783,177
2074 4,456,820 104,197,814
2073 4,494,554 104,606,950
2072 4,532,671 105,005,673
2071 4,571,200 105,384,777
2070 4,610,279 105,757,144
2069 4,649,626 106,110,195
2068 4,689,227 106,454,379
2067 4,728,969 106,794,625
2066 4,768,652 107,126,965
2065 4,808,648 107,442,675
2064 4,848,712 107,744,261
2063 4,888,888 108,038,461
2062 4,929,248 108,322,712
2061 4,969,370 108,590,617
2060 5,009,557 108,842,045
2059 5,049,580 109,087,333
2058 5,089,783 109,320,301
2057 5,130,427 109,529,799
2056 5,171,093 109,715,196
2055 5,211,735 109,886,647
2054 5,252,427 110,035,740
2053 5,293,039 110,156,643
2052 5,334,193 110,253,026
2051 5,376,024 110,321,289
2050 5,417,847 110,344,733
2049 5,460,219 110,339,565
2048 5,502,886 110,296,602
2047 5,546,051 110,211,618
2046 5,589,756 110,090,837
2045 5,634,078 109,926,260
2044 5,678,918 109,731,512
2043 5,724,337 109,497,595
2042 5,770,492 109,225,525
2041 5,817,068 108,919,674
2040 5,863,637 108,594,542
2039 5,910,619 108,237,715
2038 5,957,363 107,861,117
2037 6,004,061 107,463,482
2036 6,050,436 107,058,359
2035 6,096,764 106,630,705
2034 6,142,866 106,189,495
2033 6,188,997 105,745,684
2032 6,234,637 105,283,013
2031 6,279,936 104,809,957
2030 6,325,002 104,314,150
2029 6,369,418 103,819,556
2028 6,413,572 103,300,347
2027 6,457,306 102,759,746
2026 6,500,256 102,197,177
2025 6,549,143 101,598,527
2024 6,586,476 100,987,686
2023 6,623,183 100,352,192
2022 6,664,449 99,680,655
2021 6,834,326 98,935,098
2020 6,899,126 98,079,191
2019 6,945,235 97,173,776
2018 6,982,604 96,237,319
2017 7,020,858 95,176,977
2016 7,058,322 94,000,117
2015 7,095,383 92,823,254
2014 7,131,787 91,679,578
2013 7,166,553 90,573,104
2012 7,201,497 89,510,356
2011 7,236,519 88,468,314
2010 7,291,436 87,455,152
2009 7,320,807 86,460,018
2008 7,350,222 85,175,788
2007 7,381,579 83,633,375
2006 7,411,569 82,167,897
2005 7,440,769 81,088,313
2004 7,463,157 80,338,971
2003 7,480,591 79,563,777
2002 7,500,031 78,772,224
2001 7,503,433 77,969,361
2000 7,516,346 77,154,011
1999 7,540,401 76,287,452
1998 7,567,745 75,299,660
1997 7,598,538 74,226,889
1996 7,622,185 73,156,447
1995 7,628,264 72,049,940
1994 7,622,711 70,854,391
1993 7,614,328 69,586,384
1992 7,604,063 68,260,337
1991 7,595,636 66,891,775
1990 7,897,937 65,504,552
1989 7,893,787 64,147,348
1988 7,884,218 62,843,228
1987 7,868,027 61,584,651
1986 7,853,824 60,347,048
1985 7,835,902 59,060,622
1984 7,813,549 57,706,067
1983 7,788,100 56,337,921
1982 7,763,335 55,011,289
1981 7,736,787 53,738,141
1980 7,709,544 52,490,101
1979 7,541,997 51,378,211
1978 7,504,017 50,249,552
1977 7,462,783 48,954,872
1976 7,418,973 47,684,931
1975 7,368,717 46,482,903
1974 7,326,043 45,413,537
1973 7,283,902 44,409,861
1972 7,252,012 43,429,168
1971 7,211,716 42,449,276
1970 7,164,993 41,475,230
1969 7,123,249 40,582,096
1968 7,007,586 39,734,609
1967 6,966,522 38,895,080
1966 6,927,969 38,024,836
1965 6,876,624 37,129,656
1964 6,832,855 36,201,563
1963 6,787,950 35,249,101
1962 6,740,264 34,288,560
1961 6,689,077 33,409,059
1960 6,638,992 32,531,933

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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Vietnam
2100 -0.77% -0.54%
2099 -0.77% -0.53%
2098 -0.77% -0.51%
2097 -0.77% -0.5%
2096 -0.77% -0.49%
2095 -0.77% -0.48%
2094 -0.77% -0.48%
2093 -0.77% -0.48%
2092 -0.77% -0.48%
2091 -0.77% -0.48%
2090 -0.78% -0.47%
2089 -0.77% -0.47%
2088 -0.78% -0.47%
2087 -0.78% -0.47%
2086 -0.79% -0.46%
2085 -0.79% -0.46%
2084 -0.8% -0.47%
2083 -0.8% -0.47%
2082 -0.81% -0.46%
2081 -0.81% -0.46%
2080 -0.82% -0.45%
2079 -0.83% -0.44%
2078 -0.83% -0.44%
2077 -0.83% -0.42%
2076 -0.83% -0.41%
2075 -0.84% -0.4%
2074 -0.84% -0.39%
2073 -0.84% -0.38%
2072 -0.84% -0.36%
2071 -0.85% -0.35%
2070 -0.85% -0.33%
2069 -0.84% -0.32%
2068 -0.84% -0.32%
2067 -0.83% -0.31%
2066 -0.83% -0.29%
2065 -0.83% -0.28%
2064 -0.82% -0.27%
2063 -0.82% -0.26%
2062 -0.81% -0.25%
2061 -0.8% -0.23%
2060 -0.79% -0.22%
2059 -0.79% -0.21%
2058 -0.79% -0.19%
2057 -0.79% -0.17%
2056 -0.78% -0.16%
2055 -0.77% -0.14%
2054 -0.77% -0.11%
2053 -0.77% -0.09%
2052 -0.78% -0.06%
2051 -0.77% -0.02%
2050 -0.78% 0.005%
2049 -0.78% 0.04%
2048 -0.78% 0.08%
2047 -0.78% 0.11%
2046 -0.79% 0.15%
2045 -0.79% 0.18%
2044 -0.79% 0.21%
2043 -0.8% 0.25%
2042 -0.8% 0.28%
2041 -0.79% 0.3%
2040 -0.79% 0.33%
2039 -0.78% 0.35%
2038 -0.78% 0.37%
2037 -0.77% 0.38%
2036 -0.76% 0.4%
2035 -0.75% 0.42%
2034 -0.75% 0.42%
2033 -0.73% 0.44%
2032 -0.72% 0.45%
2031 -0.71% 0.48%
2030 -0.7% 0.48%
2029 -0.69% 0.5%
2028 -0.68% 0.53%
2027 -0.66% 0.55%
2026 -0.75% 0.59%
2025 -0.57% 0.6%
2024 -0.55% 0.63%
2023 -0.62% 0.67%
2022 -2.49% 0.75%
2021 -0.94% 0.87%
2020 -0.66% 0.93%
2019 -0.54% 0.97%
2018 -0.54% 1.11%
2017 -0.53% 1.25%
2016 -0.52% 1.27%
2015 -0.51% 1.25%
2014 -0.49% 1.22%
2013 -0.49% 1.19%
2012 -0.48% 1.18%
2011 -0.75% 1.16%
2010 -0.4% 1.15%
2009 -0.4% 1.51%
2008 -0.42% 1.84%
2007 -0.4% 1.78%
2006 -0.39% 1.33%
2005 -0.3% 0.93%
2004 -0.23% 0.97%
2003 -0.26% 1%
2002 -0.05% 1.03%
2001 -0.17% 1.06%
2000 -0.32% 1.14%
1999 -0.36% 1.31%
1998 -0.41% 1.45%
1997 -0.31% 1.46%
1996 -0.08% 1.54%
1995 0.07% 1.69%
1994 0.11% 1.82%
1993 0.13% 1.94%
1992 0.11% 2.05%
1991 -3.83% 2.12%
1990 0.05% 2.12%
1989 0.12% 2.08%
1988 0.21% 2.04%
1987 0.18% 2.05%
1986 0.23% 2.18%
1985 0.29% 2.35%
1984 0.33% 2.43%
1983 0.32% 2.41%
1982 0.34% 2.37%
1981 0.35% 2.38%
1980 2.22% 2.16%
1979 0.51% 2.25%
1978 0.55% 2.64%
1977 0.59% 2.66%
1976 0.68% 2.59%
1975 0.58% 2.35%
1974 0.58% 2.26%
1973 0.44% 2.26%
1972 0.56% 2.31%
1971 0.65% 2.35%
1970 0.59% 2.2%
1969 1.65% 2.13%
1968 0.59% 2.16%
1967 0.56% 2.29%
1966 0.75% 2.41%
1965 0.64% 2.56%
1964 0.66% 2.7%
1963 0.71% 2.8%
1962 0.77% 2.63%
1961 0.75% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Serbia Vietnam
Current population
6500256
102486146
Population rank 110/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.23%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
8.67 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
5.36 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -102 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 122/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -48,171
Net migration rank 140/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -48,171
2024 -37,543 -8,132 684,393 -59,645
2023 -36,427 4,348 727,955 -81,789
2022 -46,651 40,118 775,914 -78,977
2021 -74,494 -8,974 799,593 -5,418
2020 -55,193 -10,220 924,004 -6,457
2019 -36,810 -18,891 895,262 -2,051
2018 -37,707 -18,883 882,977 96,650
2017 -39,317 -18,651 1,001,833 139,245
2016 -35,998 -18,322 1,045,094 167,652
2015 -37,605 -18,789 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 -34,946 -18,846 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 -34,399 -17,866 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 -35,288 -18,513 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 -36,906 611 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 -34,999 3,632 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 -33,676 6,043 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 -33,590 7,070 1,008,141 571,113
2007 -34,693 7,045 981,689 523,784
2006 -31,870 8,018 943,041 482,399
2005 -34,227 7,945 942,084 -208,337
2004 -26,121 7,300 985,438 -220,458
2003 -24,686 6,854 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 -24,750 1,562 991,427 -193,766
2001 -20,259 -12,007 985,610 -177,586
2000 -30,065 -14,368 966,894 -144,298
1999 -29,408 -4,073 925,519 -15,010
1998 -23,006 -5,665 959,016 106,091
1997 -18,389 -5,817 1,028,116 52,382
1996 -16,007 -5,598 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 -7,628 -6,019 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 -7,157 -5,934 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 -5,703 -5,972 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 -3,779 -4,415 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 2,210 -8,483 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 7,416 -16,260 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 11,872 -16,360 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 13,852 -15,715 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 16,711 -16,686 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 19,407 -17,990 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 22,090 -17,646 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 23,815 -15,567 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 27,515 -15,301 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 30,603 -13,550 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 34,304 -8,531 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 36,273 287 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 39,022 -960 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 43,636 -1,481 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 48,105 -1,953 1,259,315 49,655
1976 51,399 -2,744 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 52,502 -3,490 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 51,583 -3,525 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 49,596 -2,396 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 48,248 -348 921,524 -1,920
1971 47,424 1,655 963,259 76,961
1970 48,343 1,861 905,902 1,997
1969 50,304 4,112 878,359 0
1968 51,653 5,430 815,116 1,489
1967 53,120 6,114 862,071 394
1966 53,338 7,037 876,283 1,769
1965 53,383 7,957 913,761 -1,438
1964 54,185 8,045 950,219 -6,328
1963 55,580 8,276 961,067 0
1962 59,307 6,064 960,046 0
1961 61,065 6,422 798,978 0
1960 63,642 4,377 955,268 0

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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