Serbia — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Serbia, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Serbia was -0.57% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.20% in 1980. The lowest was -3.90% in 1991 (about 6.9× the latest value).
Serbia ranks 203 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Serbia sits below it. It peaked in 1980 and has fallen 126% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 11%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 52 of 58 economies; Monaco (-0.75%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7525% in 1991. That is 27% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1969.
World ranking. Slipped: 196th of 216 in 1961 → 187th of 216 in 1970 → 103rd of 216 in 1980 → 198th of 216 in 1990 → 202nd of 217 in 2000 → 200th of 217 in 2010 → 198th of 217 in 2020 → 203rd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.57% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | -0.56% | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | -0.62% | +1.9 pp |
| 2022 | -2.52% | -1.6 pp |
| 2021 | -0.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 2020 | -0.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | -0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | -0.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | -0.52% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | -0.51% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | -0.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | -0.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | -0.49% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | -0.76% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | -0.4% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2008 | -0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2007 | -0.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | -0.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | -0.3% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | -0.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | -0.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | -0.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | -0.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | -0.32% | +0.0 pp |
| 1999 | -0.36% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | -0.41% | -0.1 pp |
| 1997 | -0.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | -0.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0.11% | -0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.11% | +4.0 pp |
| 1991 | -3.9% | -4.0 pp |
| 1990 | 0.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.21% | +0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 0.18% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.23% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 0.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 0.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 0.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 0.35% | -1.8 pp |
| 1980 | 2.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 0.5% | -0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 0.55% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 0.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 0.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 0.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 0.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 0.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 0.58% | -1.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.64% | +1.0 pp |
| 1968 | 0.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 1967 | 0.55% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 0.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 0.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 1964 | 0.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 1963 | 0.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 0.75% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Serbia’s Population growth in 1962?
0.76% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Serbia’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -175.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.57%; 2024: -0.56%; 2023: -0.62%; 2022: -2.52%; 2021: -0.94%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.