Population density in Serbia

Serbia had 75.2 people per km² in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Population density Unit: People per square kilometre of land Data: 2006 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Serbia, 2024 75.2 People per square kilometre of land
Change from 2023 −0.6% 2023: 75.6 people per km²
World, 2023 62.1 people per km² Official aggregate Not the same period as Serbia (2024).
Position in 2024 131st of 214 See the full ranking

Population density in Serbia over time

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People per square kilometre of land. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Population density (people per square kilometre of land), 2000 to 2024
Period SerbiaWorld
2024 75.2 people per km² –
2023 75.6 people per km² 62.1 people per km²
2022 76.1 people per km² 61.6 people per km²
2021 78.0 people per km² 61.0 people per km²
2020 78.8 people per km² 60.4 people per km²
2019 79.4 people per km² 59.8 people per km²
2018 79.8 people per km² 59.2 people per km²
2017 80.3 people per km² 58.6 people per km²
2016 80.7 people per km² 57.9 people per km²
2015 81.1 people per km² 57.3 people per km²
2014 81.5 people per km² 56.6 people per km²
2013 81.9 people per km² 55.9 people per km²
2012 82.3 people per km² 55.2 people per km²
2011 82.7 people per km² 55.6 people per km²
2010 83.4 people per km² 54.9 people per km²
2009 83.7 people per km² 54.3 people per km²
2008 84.0 people per km² 53.6 people per km²
2007 84.4 people per km² 52.9 people per km²
2006 84.7 people per km² 52.3 people per km²
2005 – 51.6 people per km²
2004 – 51.0 people per km²
2003 – 50.4 people per km²
2002 – 49.7 people per km²
2001 – 49.1 people per km²
2000 – 48.4 people per km²

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.6% from 75.6 people per km² in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 81.5 people per km², the figure has changed by −7.8%.
  • Among the 214 countries with data for 2024, Serbia has the 131st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EN.POP.DNST · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2024 for Serbia
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization and World Bank population estimates