Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 11:28 PM

SERIAL · 688Europe

Serbia

CapitalBelgrade

CurrencyRSD · Serbian dinar

LanguageSerbian

Area84,990 km²

Since2006

ISOSRB · RS

Population

6.5Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Southeast and Central Europe

Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe. Located in the Balkans, it is bordered by Hungary to the north, Romania to the northeast, Bulgaria to the southeast, North Macedonia to the south, Croatia to the northwest, Bosnia and Herzegovina to the west, and Montenegro to the southwest. Serbia also claims to share a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. Serbia has about 6.5 million inhabitants, excluding Kosovo. Belgrade, Serbia's capital, is also its largest city.

Text: Wikipedia — SerbiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-02

— FACTS —

Capital: Belgrade
Currency: Serbian dinar (RSD)
Official language: Serbian
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +381
Licence plate code: SRB
Top-level domain: .rs
Independence / founding: 2006
Highest point: Velika Rudoka (2,658 m)
Lowest point: Timok
Anthem: Bože pravde

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

32.4%% of land area

#104 of 2132023

102% of world average

Forest area

27,236km²

#94 of 2132023

14% of world average

Agricultural land

40.4%% of land area

#95 of 2092023

109% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

31.0%% of land area

#30 of 2062023

222% of world average

Land area

84,990km²

#116 of 2152023

13% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

6.5Mpeople

#109 of 2162025

17% of world average

Population growth

-0.6%% per year

#202 of 2162025

-58% of world average

Population density

79people per km²

#123 of 2152023

17% of world average

People living in cities

62.6%% of population

#118 of 2162025

99% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.2%% per year

#197 of 2162025

-11% of world average

People living rurally

37.4%% of population

#99 of 2162025

102% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.3%% of population

#193 of 2162025

57% of world average

Population aged 15-64

62.7%% of population

#139 of 2162025

98% of world average

Population aged 65+

23.1%% of population

#14 of 2162025

213% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

59.5%% of working-age population

#78 of 2162025

104% of world average

Female population

52.6%% of population

#16 of 2162025

105% of world average

Births per woman

2births per woman

#131 of 2162024

70% of world average

Birth rate

9.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#171 of 2162024

53% of world average

Death rate

14.9 /1,000per 1,000 people

#3 of 2162024

194% of world average

Net migration

-13,086people (5-year total)

#159 of 2162025

-11884% of world average

Migrants living in the country

10.6%% of population

#80 of 2152024

80% of world average

— MONEY —

Foreign reserves

$34.15Bcurrent US$

#56 of 1772025

34% of world average

External debt

$51.98Bcurrent US$

#93 of 1212024

67% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

330-100

#53 of 1472023

92% of world average

People below the poverty line

1.1%% of population

#66 of 1472023

9% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.7%%

#46 of 1472023

89% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.5%%

#96 of 1472023

89% of world average

Stock market value

7.9%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2011

10% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$6.56Bcurrent US$

#35 of 1862025

127% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.7%% of GNI

#98 of 1372023

12% of world average

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Exchange rate

104local currency per US$

#66 of 2112025

7% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

3.3%% of GDP

#126 of 1992025

33% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

22.3%% of GDP

#112 of 2022025

91% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

12.7%% of GDP

#70 of 1952024

115% of world average

Services' share of the economy

59.7%% of GDP

#90 of 2022025

103% of world average

25 of 39 figures unavailable for Serbia.

— TRADE —

Exports

54.3%% of GDP

#50 of 1872025

125% of world average

Imports

58.6%% of GDP

#59 of 1872025

118% of world average

Trade balance

-4.3%% of GDP

#101 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

84.6%% of GDP

#43 of 2052025

131% of world average

Goods exported

$37.31Bcurrent US$

#65 of 2072025

30% of world average

Goods imported

$47.23Bcurrent US$

#63 of 2072025

37% of world average

Services exported

$17.23Bcurrent US$

#59 of 1912025

35% of world average

Services imported

$14.62Bcurrent US$

#61 of 1912025

33% of world average

Goods and services exported

$53.90Bcurrent US$

#62 of 1912025

31% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$58.61Bcurrent US$

#63 of 1912025

35% of world average

High-tech share of exports

4.5%% of manufactured exports

not enough data to rank2007

37% of world average

Terms of trade

103index

#101 of 2062024

97% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

76.0 yrsyears

#99 of 2162024

103% of world average

Life expectancy, women

78.4 yrsyears

#106 of 2162024

102% of world average

Life expectancy, men

73.7 yrsyears

#90 of 2162024

103% of world average

Infant deaths

4.6 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#45 of 1962024

25% of world average

Deaths under age 5

5.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#45 of 1962024

22% of world average

Maternal deaths

11per 100,000 live births

#50 of 1942023

9% of world average

Health spending

8.0%% of GDP

#62 of 1932023

118% of world average

Health spending per person

$984current US$

#66 of 1932023

67% of world average

Physicians

3.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#58 of 1872022

147% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

6.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#46 of 1962022

142% of world average

Hospital beds

5.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#17 of 1572022

195% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

95.4%% of population

#129 of 2142024

105% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

97.9%% of population

#75 of 2132024

122% of world average

Suicide rate

15per 100,000 people

#159 of 1852021

177% of world average

Adults who smoke

39.7%% of adults

#163 of 1662024

201% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#33 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

9per 100,000 people

#55 of 2082024

9% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#51 of 1682023

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

84.0%% of children 12-23 months

#132 of 1932024

98% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.4%% of GDP

#127 of 1902023

79% of world average

Education spending

8.4%% of government spending

#170 of 1892023

62% of world average

Adult literacy

99.3%% aged 15+

#14 of 1192022

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.7%% aged 15-24

#20 of 1262022

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

96.0%% gross

#144 of 2002024

95% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

89.8%% gross

#109 of 1882024

103% of world average

University enrolment

70.6%% gross

#49 of 1672024

142% of world average

Primary school completion

96.0%% of relevant age group

#77 of 1802022

107% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

14pupils per teacher

#53 of 1602018

64% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

8.0 yrsyears

#164 of 1972025

80% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

7.1%% of labour force

#126 of 1862025

103% of world average

Youth unemployment

20.9%% of labour force aged 15-24

#142 of 1862025

133% of world average

Labour force participation

59.1%% aged 15+

#110 of 1862025

98% of world average

Women in the labour force

52.6%% of women aged 15+

#99 of 1862025

103% of world average

Men in the labour force

66.5%% of men aged 15+

#126 of 1862025

95% of world average

Labour force

3.3Mpeople

#102 of 1862025

16% of world average

Working in agriculture

18.0%% of employment

#84 of 1862025

82% of world average

Working in industry

27.1%% of employment

#28 of 1862025

138% of world average

Working in services

54.9%% of employment

#107 of 1862025

94% of world average

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Self-employed

27.0%% of employment

#108 of 1862025

70% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

75.1%% of labour force

#108 of 1712024

99% of world average

Employed

54.9%% aged 15+

#114 of 1862025

97% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

87.7%% of population

#76 of 2072024

123% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

124per 100 people

#81 of 2102024

107% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

33per 100 people

#48 of 2082024

184% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

37per 100 people

#26 of 2132024

247% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#90 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

83.1%% of population

#111 of 1892023

119% of world average

Electricity used per person

5,090kWh per person

#42 of 1492023

121% of world average

Energy used per person

2,378kg oil equivalent per person

#48 of 1492023

105% of world average

Air passengers carried

3.9Mpassengers

#66 of 1652023

15% of world average

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Air freight

19million tonne-km

#83 of 1632023

1% of world average

Rail network

3,348route-km

#39 of 842021

32% of world average

Rail passengers

191million passenger-km

#63 of 782021

1% of world average

Research and development spending

0.9%% of GDP

#43 of 1272024

96% of world average

Patent applications by residents

138count

#64 of 1422021

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

5,173count

#60 of 1972023

31% of world average

Tourists arriving

446,000count

#129 of 1942020

9% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$1.42Bcurrent US$

#60 of 1752020

38% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Serbia.

— NATURE —

Protected land

14.0%% of land area

#132 of 2132025

74% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

60.6%% of internal resources

#151 of 1772022

48% of world average

Renewable water available per person

1,261m³ per person

#119 of 1832022

9% of world average

Renewable energy use

27.2%% of final energy consumption

#89 of 2122021

94% of world average

Electricity from renewables

35.0%% of total

#84 of 2062021

101% of world average

Electricity from fossil fuels

63.9%% of total

#100 of 2092023

108% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#170 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

42.6%% of energy use

#56 of 1432023

no comparison

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Serbia.

— STATE —

Military spending

2.6%% of GDP

#36 of 1562024

117% of world average

Military spending

$2.32Bcurrent US$

#63 of 1602024

14% of world average

Military spending

6.1%% of government spending

#63 of 1532024

82% of world average

Armed forces personnel

32,000people

#86 of 1702020

20% of world average

Armed forces

1.0%% of labour force

#66 of 1682020

81% of world average

Tax revenue

23.9%% of GDP

#22 of 1492022

142% of world average

Homicides

1per 100,000 people

#57 of 1582023

17% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Serbia.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Bože pravdeAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Belgrade · approx. UTC+1

Neighbours

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Landmarks

Our Lady of PromiseImage: Wikimedia Commons

Medieval Monuments in KosovoImage: Wikimedia Commons

Stari Ras and SopoćaniImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Novak DjokovicSerbian tennis player (born 1987)

Steven SeagalAmerican actor, martial artist, and film producer

Steve WozniakAmerican computer pioneer, inventor, computer engineer and programmer; co-founder of Apple Inc.

Aleksandar VučićPresident of the Republic of Serbia

Ralph FiennesEnglish actor, director and producer (born 1962)

Emir KusturicaSerbian and French film director, screenwriter, writer, actor and musician

Nemanja VidićSerbian association football player (born 1981)

Boris Tadić3rd President of the Republic of Serbia

Tomislav Nikolić4th President of the Republic of Serbia

Ana BrnabićPresident of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia

History

2006Serbia — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population6.5M2025

GDP$99.95B2025

GDP per person$15,2622025