Urban population share in Serbia
62.6% of people in Serbia lived in urban areas in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Serbia, 2025
62.6%
Change from 2024
+0.3percentage points
World, 2025
57.8%
Position in 2025
118th of 217
Urban population share in Serbia over time
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% of total population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Serbia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62.6% | 57.8% |
| 2024 | 62.4% | 57.6% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | 57.3% |
| 2022 | 61.9% | 57.1% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | 56.8% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | 56.4% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | 56.1% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | 55.8% |
| 2017 | 60.6% | 55.3% |
| 2016 | 60.4% | 54.9% |
| 2015 | 60.1% | 54.4% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | 53.9% |
| 2013 | 59.6% | 53.4% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | 52.9% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | 52.5% |
| 2010 | 59.4% | 51.8% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | 51.4% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | 50.9% |
| 2007 | 58.6% | 50.4% |
| 2006 | 58.2% | 49.9% |
| 2005 | 57.8% | 49.4% |
| 2004 | 57.3% | 48.9% |
| 2003 | 56.9% | 48.4% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | 47.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 62.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 60.1%, the figure has changed by +2.5 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Serbia has the 118th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 57.8%.
More for Serbia
All statistics for Serbia
Population on 1 January
6,567,783 people
2025 · Eurostat
Population by age and sex
6,567,783 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude birth rate
9.1 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Crude death rate
14.5 per 1,000 people
2025 · Eurostat
Total fertility rate
1.64 births per woman
2024 · Eurostat
Population aged 65 and over
22.7%
2025 · Eurostat