Serbia: Statistical Overview

Capital: Belgrade

Population

Total Population: 6,760,087

Natural Increase: -1.1%

Density: 81 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 56.9%

Population of main cities: Belgrade (1,166,800); Novi Sad (231,800); Nis (183,200); Kragujevac (150,900); Subotica (98,000); Zrenjanin (76,600); Pančevo (76,200); Čačak (73,400)

Ethnic Origins: The population of Serbia is composed as follows: Serbs about 83%, Hungarians around 3%, Roma approximately 2%, Bosnians 2% and other nationalities make up 12% of the total population. (Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia)

Official Language: Serbian

Other Languages Spoken: Hungarian, Romanian, Slovak, Ukrainian and Croat in Vojvodina and Albanian in Kosovo.

Business Language(s): Mainly Serbian and English.

Religion: Orthodox (Serbian Church) 85%, Catholics 5.5%, Muslims 3%, Protestants 1%, Others 5.5%.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Belgrade

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Serbian Dinar (RSD)

Country Overview

Area: 84,990 km²

Type of State: Republic, based on a unicameral parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Upper-middle-income economy, Transition country.
Huge potential market; dynamic domestic demand and increasing openness to trade and foreign investment.

HDI*: 0.771/1

HDI (World Rank): 66/188

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To call from Serbia, dial 99
To call Serbia, dial +381

Internet Suffix: .rs

Computers: 24.4 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 30.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 48.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
Imports of Goods (million USD)	26,730	26,233	33,797	41,148	39,838
Exports of Goods (million USD)	19,630	19,498	25,564	29,058	30,935
Imports of Services (million USD)	6,625	5,822	7,553	9,170	10,882
Exports of Services (million USD)	7,755	7,085	9,207	11,594	14,123

Source: WTO – World Trade Organisation, Latest data available.

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