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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Serbia was 6,586,476 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Serbia's population is 6,494,521 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 6.67 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 -0.76% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Serbia has decreased from 7.41M people to 6.49M (12.4% decline), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Serbia vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Serbia
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Serbia Yemen
2100 3,621,418 111,531,602
2099 3,649,584 111,216,538
2098 3,677,789 110,873,896
2097 3,706,279 110,513,248
2096 3,734,933 110,125,357
2095 3,763,769 109,718,989
2094 3,792,851 109,287,747
2093 3,822,147 108,834,256
2092 3,851,865 108,350,834
2091 3,881,833 107,845,139
2090 3,911,964 107,319,234
2089 3,942,571 106,769,903
2088 3,973,274 106,198,480
2087 4,004,485 105,606,248
2086 4,036,066 104,994,691
2085 4,068,021 104,356,315
2084 4,100,403 103,704,067
2083 4,133,391 103,033,111
2082 4,166,924 102,348,794
2081 4,200,811 101,642,012
2080 4,235,306 100,920,728
2079 4,270,442 100,179,245
2078 4,306,246 99,422,962
2077 4,342,382 98,654,481
2076 4,378,754 97,862,812
2075 4,415,505 97,057,105
2074 4,452,888 96,230,615
2073 4,490,589 95,389,748
2072 4,528,672 94,528,518
2071 4,567,167 93,646,094
2070 4,606,212 92,750,891
2069 4,645,524 91,836,719
2068 4,685,090 90,906,457
2067 4,724,796 89,961,778
2066 4,764,445 88,998,844
2065 4,804,405 88,022,210
2064 4,844,434 87,033,422
2063 4,884,574 86,020,867
2062 4,924,899 84,985,459
2061 4,964,985 83,934,120
2060 5,005,138 82,867,105
2059 5,045,125 81,781,887
2058 5,085,292 80,678,032
2057 5,125,901 79,563,835
2056 5,166,530 78,436,146
2055 5,207,137 77,296,391
2054 5,247,793 76,143,587
2053 5,288,369 74,985,186
2052 5,329,487 73,813,387
2051 5,371,281 72,631,340
2050 5,413,067 71,436,891
2049 5,455,402 70,243,074
2048 5,498,031 69,043,876
2047 5,541,158 67,843,741
2046 5,584,824 66,638,116
2045 5,629,108 65,433,874
2044 5,673,908 64,230,423
2043 5,719,287 63,031,296
2042 5,765,400 61,838,177
2041 5,811,936 60,651,763
2040 5,858,464 59,475,172
2039 5,905,404 58,303,694
2038 5,952,107 57,135,690
2037 5,998,763 55,973,689
2036 6,045,097 54,809,098
2035 6,091,385 53,641,994
2034 6,137,447 52,476,195
2033 6,183,536 51,307,469
2032 6,229,136 50,140,351
2031 6,274,395 48,969,961
2030 6,319,422 47,786,079
2029 6,363,799 46,594,926
2028 6,407,914 45,403,313
2027 6,451,609 44,203,683
2026 6,494,521 43,000,078
2025 6,543,364 41,792,731
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% 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 5,413,067 people with a rank change from 110th to 125th. The population of Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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 -0.65% 2.98%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Serbia declined by 0.55%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Serbia Yemen
Current population
6494521
43325643
Population rank 110/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.08% 0.52%
One net population change
14.3 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
8.63 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
5.4 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -101 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -36,707 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.55% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 189/197 13/197
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 - -8,132 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 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 (1960–2024, 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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