Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia
Serbia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 21.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 21.6% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia peaked at 21.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 1960.
Serbia ranks 64th of 121 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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.6% | — |
| 1961 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 10.1% | +2.4% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 10.7% | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 10.9% | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 11.2% | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 11.8% | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 11.9% | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 12.5% | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 12.9% | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 13.2% | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 14.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.1% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 14.2% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 14.3% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 15.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 15.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 15.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 21.4% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 21.6% | +0.7% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 21.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 21.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 99% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 9.6% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.1% | 12.3% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.3% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.7% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 20.3% | 21.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More climate change data for Serbia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 405.98 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,818 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,261 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,557 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 162.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,874 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,767 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 107.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.44 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Serbia was 21.6% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 1960.
- How does Serbia rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Serbia ranks 64th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.