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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 100,987,686 people in Vietnam in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 102,365,351 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 1.24% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.76% per year vs +0.99% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.6% growth).

Serbia vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Vietnam
2100 3,621,418 92,239,801
2099 3,649,584 92,735,968
2098 3,677,789 93,227,318
2097 3,706,279 93,703,343
2096 3,734,933 94,178,675
2095 3,763,769 94,640,859
2094 3,792,851 95,098,747
2093 3,822,147 95,558,233
2092 3,851,865 96,015,030
2091 3,881,833 96,474,248
2090 3,911,964 96,938,026
2089 3,942,571 97,399,661
2088 3,973,274 97,858,300
2087 4,004,485 98,324,127
2086 4,036,066 98,788,452
2085 4,068,021 99,249,444
2084 4,100,403 99,710,990
2083 4,133,391 100,178,339
2082 4,166,924 100,650,389
2081 4,200,811 101,120,279
2080 4,235,306 101,584,408
2079 4,270,442 102,046,677
2078 4,306,246 102,496,244
2077 4,342,382 102,944,347
2076 4,378,754 103,374,514
2075 4,415,505 103,799,405
2074 4,452,888 104,214,107
2073 4,490,589 104,623,307
2072 4,528,672 105,022,092
2071 4,567,167 105,401,255
2070 4,606,212 105,773,681
2069 4,645,524 106,126,787
2068 4,685,090 106,471,025
2067 4,724,796 106,811,324
2066 4,764,445 107,143,716
2065 4,804,405 107,459,475
2064 4,844,434 107,761,108
2063 4,884,574 108,055,355
2062 4,924,899 108,339,650
2061 4,964,985 108,607,597
2060 5,005,138 108,859,065
2059 5,045,125 109,104,391
2058 5,085,292 109,337,395
2057 5,125,901 109,546,926
2056 5,166,530 109,732,352
2055 5,207,137 109,903,830
2054 5,247,793 110,052,946
2053 5,288,369 110,173,868
2052 5,329,487 110,270,266
2051 5,371,281 110,338,539
2050 5,413,067 110,361,987
2049 5,455,402 110,356,819
2048 5,498,031 110,313,849
2047 5,541,158 110,228,852
2046 5,584,824 110,108,051
2045 5,629,108 109,943,449
2044 5,673,908 109,748,671
2043 5,719,287 109,514,717
2042 5,765,400 109,242,604
2041 5,811,936 108,936,706
2040 5,858,464 108,611,523
2039 5,905,404 108,254,640
2038 5,952,107 107,877,983
2037 5,998,763 107,480,286
2036 6,045,097 107,075,099
2035 6,091,385 106,647,378
2034 6,137,447 106,206,100
2033 6,183,536 105,762,219
2032 6,229,136 105,299,476
2031 6,274,395 104,826,346
2030 6,319,422 104,330,461
2029 6,363,799 103,835,790
2028 6,407,914 103,316,499
2027 6,451,609 102,775,814
2026 6,494,521 102,213,157
2025 6,543,364 101,614,413
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 (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 Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,365,234 people (a 8.9% 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 5,413,067 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.81% to 110,361,987 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 -0.65% 0.62%
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 (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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Serbia Vietnam
Current population
6494521
102365351
Population rank 110/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 1.24%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
49.6 seconds
One birth every
8.63 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
5.4 minutes
47.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -101 +1,741
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +635,494
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 123/197
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 - -8,132 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Vietnam 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,349,756 people) and 2.29% is from migration (a gain of 219,073 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 (1960–2024, 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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