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

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The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,549,143 in 2025 vs 41,773,878 people in Yemen in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,500,256 people compared to 43,598,646 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 6.71 times bigger than Serbia's.
  • Serbia is ranked the 110th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.6% of the world: 0.08% for Serbia vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Serbia has had an average growth rate of -0.77% per year vs +2.99% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.5M (12.3% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.6M (85.2% growth).

Serbia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Yemen
2100 3,624,616 111,481,288
2099 3,652,806 111,166,365
2098 3,681,036 110,823,878
2097 3,709,552 110,463,393
2096 3,738,231 110,075,677
2095 3,767,093 109,669,492
2094 3,796,201 109,238,445
2093 3,825,522 108,785,158
2092 3,855,267 108,301,955
2091 3,885,260 107,796,487
2090 3,915,419 107,270,820
2089 3,946,052 106,721,736
2088 3,976,782 106,150,572
2087 4,008,021 105,558,607
2086 4,039,630 104,947,326
2085 4,071,614 104,309,237
2084 4,104,024 103,657,284
2083 4,137,041 102,986,631
2082 4,170,603 102,302,622
2081 4,204,520 101,596,159
2080 4,239,046 100,875,201
2079 4,274,213 100,134,051
2078 4,310,048 99,378,110
2077 4,346,216 98,609,975
2076 4,382,620 97,818,664
2075 4,419,404 97,013,320
2074 4,456,820 96,187,203
2073 4,494,554 95,346,716
2072 4,532,671 94,485,874
2071 4,571,200 93,603,848
2070 4,610,279 92,709,049
2069 4,649,626 91,795,290
2068 4,689,227 90,865,447
2067 4,728,969 89,921,194
2066 4,768,652 88,958,695
2065 4,808,648 87,982,501
2064 4,848,712 86,994,159
2063 4,888,888 85,982,061
2062 4,929,248 84,947,120
2061 4,969,370 83,896,256
2060 5,009,557 82,829,722
2059 5,049,580 81,744,993
2058 5,089,783 80,641,636
2057 5,130,427 79,527,942
2056 5,171,093 78,400,761
2055 5,211,735 77,261,521
2054 5,252,427 76,109,237
2053 5,293,039 74,951,358
2052 5,334,193 73,780,088
2051 5,376,024 72,598,574
2050 5,417,847 71,404,664
2049 5,460,219 70,211,386
2048 5,502,886 69,012,729
2047 5,546,051 67,813,135
2046 5,589,756 66,608,054
2045 5,634,078 65,404,355
2044 5,678,918 64,201,447
2043 5,724,337 63,002,861
2042 5,770,492 61,810,280
2041 5,817,068 60,624,401
2040 5,863,637 59,448,342
2039 5,910,619 58,277,392
2038 5,957,363 57,109,914
2037 6,004,061 55,948,438
2036 6,050,436 54,784,372
2035 6,096,764 53,617,795
2034 6,142,866 52,452,522
2033 6,188,997 51,284,323
2032 6,234,637 50,117,732
2031 6,279,936 48,947,870
2030 6,325,002 47,764,521
2029 6,369,418 46,573,906
2028 6,413,572 45,382,831
2027 6,457,306 44,183,742
2026 6,500,256 42,980,680
2025 6,549,143 41,773,878
2024 6,586,476 40,583,164
2023 6,623,183 39,390,799
2022 6,664,449 38,222,876
2021 6,834,326 37,140,230
2020 6,899,126 36,134,863
2019 6,945,235 35,111,408
2018 6,982,604 34,085,182
2017 7,020,858 33,090,921
2016 7,058,322 32,109,010
2015 7,095,383 31,159,379
2014 7,131,787 30,226,309
2013 7,166,553 29,312,952
2012 7,201,497 28,433,647
2011 7,236,519 27,582,897
2010 7,291,436 26,754,387
2009 7,320,807 25,927,724
2008 7,350,222 25,111,941
2007 7,381,579 24,318,082
2006 7,411,569 23,543,083
2005 7,440,769 22,790,085
2004 7,463,157 22,095,167
2003 7,480,591 21,456,379
2002 7,500,031 20,835,086
2001 7,503,433 20,226,147
2000 7,516,346 19,624,141
1999 7,540,401 19,029,420
1998 7,567,745 18,446,013
1997 7,598,538 17,873,936
1996 7,622,185 17,313,177
1995 7,628,264 16,740,058
1994 7,622,711 16,149,147
1993 7,614,328 15,563,914
1992 7,604,063 14,989,494
1991 7,595,636 14,430,201
1990 7,897,937 13,887,862
1989 7,893,787 13,364,174
1988 7,884,218 12,859,708
1987 7,868,027 12,369,912
1986 7,853,824 11,901,040
1985 7,835,902 11,453,825
1984 7,813,549 11,025,597
1983 7,788,100 10,621,499
1982 7,763,335 10,241,006
1981 7,736,787 9,882,362
1980 7,709,544 9,543,358
1979 7,541,997 9,224,194
1978 7,504,017 8,926,586
1977 7,462,783 8,648,222
1976 7,418,973 8,384,113
1975 7,368,717 8,133,598
1974 7,326,043 7,896,783
1973 7,283,902 7,672,796
1972 7,252,012 7,460,068
1971 7,211,716 7,257,462
1970 7,164,993 7,065,279
1969 7,123,249 6,875,859
1968 7,007,586 6,690,524
1967 6,966,522 6,516,444
1966 6,927,969 6,351,494
1965 6,876,624 6,195,593
1964 6,832,855 6,048,006
1963 6,787,950 5,911,135
1962 6,740,264 5,782,221
1961 6,689,077 5,655,232
1960 6,638,992 5,532,301

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/serbia/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Serbia decreased by 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Serbia lost 558,066 people (a 7.91% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,489,636 people (a 35.8% growth).

Serbia was ranked 97th most populous country in 2006 and is 110th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 63.8% to 71,404,664 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 111M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Serbia Yemen
2100 -0.77% 0.28%
2099 -0.77% 0.31%
2098 -0.77% 0.33%
2097 -0.77% 0.35%
2096 -0.77% 0.37%
2095 -0.77% 0.39%
2094 -0.77% 0.42%
2093 -0.77% 0.45%
2092 -0.77% 0.47%
2091 -0.77% 0.49%
2090 -0.78% 0.51%
2089 -0.77% 0.54%
2088 -0.78% 0.56%
2087 -0.78% 0.58%
2086 -0.79% 0.61%
2085 -0.79% 0.63%
2084 -0.8% 0.65%
2083 -0.8% 0.67%
2082 -0.81% 0.7%
2081 -0.81% 0.71%
2080 -0.82% 0.74%
2079 -0.83% 0.76%
2078 -0.83% 0.78%
2077 -0.83% 0.81%
2076 -0.83% 0.83%
2075 -0.84% 0.86%
2074 -0.84% 0.88%
2073 -0.84% 0.91%
2072 -0.84% 0.94%
2071 -0.85% 0.97%
2070 -0.85% 1%
2069 -0.84% 1.02%
2068 -0.84% 1.05%
2067 -0.83% 1.08%
2066 -0.83% 1.11%
2065 -0.83% 1.14%
2064 -0.82% 1.18%
2063 -0.82% 1.22%
2062 -0.81% 1.25%
2061 -0.8% 1.29%
2060 -0.79% 1.33%
2059 -0.79% 1.37%
2058 -0.79% 1.4%
2057 -0.79% 1.44%
2056 -0.78% 1.47%
2055 -0.77% 1.51%
2054 -0.77% 1.54%
2053 -0.77% 1.59%
2052 -0.78% 1.63%
2051 -0.77% 1.67%
2050 -0.78% 1.7%
2049 -0.78% 1.74%
2048 -0.78% 1.77%
2047 -0.78% 1.81%
2046 -0.79% 1.84%
2045 -0.79% 1.87%
2044 -0.79% 1.9%
2043 -0.8% 1.93%
2042 -0.8% 1.96%
2041 -0.79% 1.98%
2040 -0.79% 2.01%
2039 -0.78% 2.04%
2038 -0.78% 2.08%
2037 -0.77% 2.12%
2036 -0.76% 2.18%
2035 -0.75% 2.22%
2034 -0.75% 2.28%
2033 -0.73% 2.33%
2032 -0.72% 2.39%
2031 -0.71% 2.48%
2030 -0.7% 2.56%
2029 -0.69% 2.62%
2028 -0.68% 2.71%
2027 -0.66% 2.8%
2026 -0.75% 2.89%
2025 -0.57% 2.93%
2024 -0.55% 3.03%
2023 -0.62% 3.06%
2022 -2.49% 2.92%
2021 -0.94% 2.78%
2020 -0.66% 2.91%
2019 -0.54% 3.01%
2018 -0.54% 3%
2017 -0.53% 3.06%
2016 -0.52% 3.05%
2015 -0.51% 3.09%
2014 -0.49% 3.12%
2013 -0.49% 3.09%
2012 -0.48% 3.08%
2011 -0.75% 3.1%
2010 -0.4% 3.19%
2009 -0.4% 3.25%
2008 -0.42% 3.26%
2007 -0.4% 3.29%
2006 -0.39% 3.3%
2005 -0.3% 3.15%
2004 -0.23% 2.98%
2003 -0.26% 2.98%
2002 -0.05% 3.01%
2001 -0.17% 3.07%
2000 -0.32% 3.13%
1999 -0.36% 3.16%
1998 -0.41% 3.2%
1997 -0.31% 3.24%
1996 -0.08% 3.42%
1995 0.07% 3.66%
1994 0.11% 3.76%
1993 0.13% 3.83%
1992 0.11% 3.88%
1991 -3.83% 3.91%
1990 0.05% 3.92%
1989 0.12% 3.92%
1988 0.21% 3.96%
1987 0.18% 3.94%
1986 0.23% 3.9%
1985 0.29% 3.88%
1984 0.33% 3.8%
1983 0.32% 3.72%
1982 0.34% 3.63%
1981 0.35% 3.55%
1980 2.22% 3.46%
1979 0.51% 3.33%
1978 0.55% 3.22%
1977 0.59% 3.15%
1976 0.68% 3.08%
1975 0.58% 3%
1974 0.58% 2.92%
1973 0.44% 2.85%
1972 0.56% 2.79%
1971 0.65% 2.72%
1970 0.59% 2.75%
1969 1.65% 2.77%
1968 0.59% 2.67%
1967 0.56% 2.6%
1966 0.75% 2.52%
1965 0.64% 2.44%
1964 0.66% 2.32%
1963 0.71% 2.23%
1962 0.77% 2.25%
1961 0.75% 2.22%

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 Yemen's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Serbia Yemen
Current population
6500256
43598646
Population rank 110/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.52%
One net population change
14.1 minutes
26.6 seconds
One birth every
8.67 minutes
22.6 seconds
One death every
5.36 minutes
2.74 minutes
Daily growth/decline -102 +3,262
Annual growth/decline -37,333 +1,190,714
Annual growth/decline rate -0.57% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 187/197 15/197
One migration net change every
40.3 minutes
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -13,086 -16,291
Net migration rank 140/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 712,550 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 70/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.6% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 64/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Serbia
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Serbia Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,086 - -16,291
2024 -37,543 -8,132 1,202,276 -10,482
2023 -36,427 4,348 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -46,651 40,118 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -74,494 -8,974 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 -55,193 -10,220 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 -36,810 -18,891 1,056,432 2,129
2018 -37,707 -18,883 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 -39,317 -18,651 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 -35,998 -18,322 975,697 -6,492
2015 -37,605 -18,789 939,922 -9,883
2014 -34,946 -18,846 920,330 15,764
2013 -34,399 -17,866 884,929 5,697
2012 -35,288 -18,513 845,645 22,349
2011 -36,906 611 806,359 27,184
2010 -34,999 3,632 803,246 20,269
2009 -33,676 6,043 798,911 30,919
2008 -33,590 7,070 779,123 22,621
2007 -34,693 7,045 764,780 21,210
2006 -31,870 8,018 750,082 13,940
2005 -34,227 7,945 726,708 15,283
2004 -26,121 7,300 710,493 -62,641
2003 -24,686 6,854 694,457 -64,737
2002 -24,750 1,562 672,494 -59,648
2001 -20,259 -12,007 658,704 -53,698
2000 -30,065 -14,368 646,694 -47,713
1999 -29,408 -4,073 633,166 -42,731
1998 -23,006 -5,665 615,488 -39,096
1997 -18,389 -5,817 604,443 -36,694
1996 -16,007 -5,598 588,786 -35,043
1995 -7,628 -6,019 607,966 -15,485
1994 -7,157 -5,934 602,363 -13,040
1993 -5,703 -5,972 595,459 -14,332
1992 -3,779 -4,415 582,072 -14,372
1991 2,210 -8,483 565,837 -14,964
1990 7,416 -16,260 549,654 -15,847
1989 11,872 -16,360 530,464 -16,876
1988 13,852 -15,715 513,296 -17,952
1987 16,711 -16,686 493,337 -9,097
1986 19,407 -17,990 464,665 -11,151
1985 22,090 -17,646 455,576 -14,660
1984 23,815 -15,567 434,674 -19,143
1983 27,515 -15,301 414,823 -22,152
1982 30,603 -13,550 392,302 -23,981
1981 34,304 -8,531 374,482 -25,499
1980 36,273 287 355,767 -26,740
1979 39,022 -960 336,378 -27,090
1978 43,636 -1,481 312,439 -26,524
1977 48,105 -1,953 296,115 -25,305
1976 51,399 -2,744 281,078 -23,669
1975 52,502 -3,490 266,815 -23,192
1974 51,583 -3,525 252,737 -22,726
1973 49,596 -2,396 240,235 -22,282
1972 48,248 -348 229,322 -21,826
1971 47,424 1,655 219,095 -21,386
1970 48,343 1,861 207,613 -20,966
1969 50,304 4,112 196,305 -4,121
1968 51,653 5,430 182,518 -4,031
1967 53,120 6,114 173,637 -3,959
1966 53,338 7,037 164,091 -3,874
1965 53,383 7,957 155,398 -3,797
1964 54,185 8,045 147,299 -3,712
1963 55,580 8,276 133,781 -3,640
1962 59,307 6,064 131,262 -3,572
1961 61,065 6,422 129,787 -3,503
1960 63,642 4,377 122,994 -3,431

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 Yemen 97.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,742,759 people) and 2.35% is from migration (a loss of 258,060 people).

As of 2024, 712,550 residents or 10.6% of the population were not native-born in Serbia, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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