Population in the largest city in Serbia
Serbia: Population in the largest city was 34.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in the largest city in Serbia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of urban population.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 34.4% for population in the largest city in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in the largest city in Serbia peaked at 34.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 61st of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in the largest city in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of urban population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.1% | — |
| 1961 | 33.0% | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 32.6% | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 31.9% | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 31.6% | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 31.3% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 31.1% | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 31.0% | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 30.6% | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 30.7% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 30.6% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 30.5% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 30.4% | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 30.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 30.5% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 30.1% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 30.1% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 29.9% | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 29.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 29.0% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 28.7% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 29.4% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 29.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 30.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 30.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 30.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 30.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 34.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.8% | 30.6% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 28.5% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 30.1% | 30.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.0% | 30.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 33.1% | 34.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More urban development data for Serbia
- Population density 78.76 people per sq. km of land area (2023)
- PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure 19.34 micrograms per cubic meter (2023)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per capita 0.2157 units per person (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million 1.41 million (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, annual 0.1595 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, per square 16.75 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Population in largest city 1.41 million (2025)
- Crude steelmaking capacity 2.7 Tonnes (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological 119.09 Hectares (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in the largest city in Serbia?
- Population in the largest city in Serbia was 34.4% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in the largest city recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in the largest city recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for population in the largest city?
- Serbia ranks 61st out of 153 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in the largest city rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.