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Serbia

Serbia / RS

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Serbia in numbers.

Area84,990 kmยฒWorld # 116 โ†’Population6.5MWorld # 109 โ†’Population density77.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 125 โ†’Life expectancy76 yearsWorld # 98 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 15,262World # 84 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Serbia across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area84,990 kmยฒWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’Population6.5MWorld # 109 / 2025 โ†’Population density77.1 people/kmยฒWorld # 125 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year2,006World # 2 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.6%World # 202 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.6World # 131 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate9.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 168 / 2024 โ†’Death rate14.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 3 / 2024 โ†’Median age43.9 yearsWorld # 26 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+23.1%World # 14 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.3%World # 192 / 2025 โ†’Urban population62.6%World # 118 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-13.1KWorld # 159 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 158 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.6%World # 79 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy76 yearsWorld # 98 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.9 yearsWorld # 73 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.1 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 58 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate39.7%World # 4 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 15,262World # 84 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 100BWorld # 77 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 33,910World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth2%World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.9%World # 67 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment7.1%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment20.9%World # 45 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,995 hours/yearWorld # 60 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.8World # 109 / 2023 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.4%World # 127 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people2,687.5 per million peopleWorld # 36 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.9%World # 43 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people21.1 per million peopleWorld # 59 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,879 kcal/dayWorld # 5 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person84.2 kg/person/yearWorld # 38 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat production2.9M tWorld # 33 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area32.4%World # 104 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,090 kWh/personWorld # 42 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person6.2 tWorld # 47 / 2024 โ†’Internet use87.7%World # 75 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions123.8 per 100 peopleWorld # 81 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 124 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate7.5 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 146 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)2.6%World # 39 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament37.2%World # 40 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals446KWorld # 132 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 1.4BWorld # 64 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2022 / 85%Main languageSerbianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMachinery and electrical equipment2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal5,520 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightSerbianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySerbian DinarRSDDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country