Rural population in Serbia
Serbia: Rural population was 2.45 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Rural population in Serbia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
Serbia recorded 2.45 million for rural population in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population in Serbia peaked at 4.71 million in 1960 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 2025.
Serbia ranks 99th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.52 million | 4.34 million | 4.71 million | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.18 million | 4.09 million | 4.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.05 million | 3.95 million | 4.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 million | 3.39 million | 3.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.16 million | 2.99 million | 3.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million | 2.71 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.55 million | 2.45 million | 2.68 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More agriculture & rural data for Serbia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.28 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.3% (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 37.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2007)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.0% (2007)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.77 million hectares (2023)
- Cereal production 10.83 million metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population in Serbia?
- Rural population in Serbia was 2.45 million in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest rural population recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 million in 1960.
- What is the lowest rural population recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 2025.
- How does Serbia rank for rural population?
- Serbia ranks 99th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is rural population rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Rural population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.