Knelstrom Intelligence · World Factbook

Serbia

Србија

RS / SRBeurope
CapitalBelgrade
Population6,549,143
GDP$100.0bn
Area88,499 km²
RegionEurope & Central Asia
Data sources current · last checked September 20, 2026 2:11 am

Country facts

Official nameСрбија
CapitalBelgrade
Area88,499 km²
CurrencySerbian dinar (RSD)
Official language(s)Serbian
Calling code+381
RegionEurope & Central Asia
Income levelUpper middle income
Time zoneUTC+01:00

Overview

Population6,549,1432025 · Verified
UN Population Division population estimate6,641,9642026 · Estimated
GDP (current US$)$99,953,324,4732025 · Verified
GDP per capita (current US$)$15,2622025 · Verified
GDP growth2.0%2025 · Verified
Inflation, consumer prices3.9%2025 · Verified
Unemployment7.1%2025 · Verified

Background

In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. The monarchy remained in power until 1945, when the communist Partisans headed by Josip Broz (aka TITO) took control of the newly created Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). After TITO died in 1980, communism in Yugoslavia gradually gave way to resurgent nationalism. In 1989, Slobodan MILOSEVIC became president of the Republic of Serbia, and his calls for Serbian domination led to the violent breakup of Yugoslavia along ethnic lines. In 1991, Croatia, Slovenia, and Macedonia declared independence, followed by Bosnia in 1992. The remaining republics of Serbia and Montenegro declared a new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) in 1992, and MILOSEVIC led military campaigns to unite ethnic Serbs in neighboring republics into a "Greater Serbia." These actions ultimately failed, and international intervention led to the signing of the Dayton Accords in 1995.
In 1998, an ethnic Albanian insurgency in the formerly autonomous Serbian province of Kosovo resulted in a brutal Serbian counterinsurgency campaign. Serbia rejected a proposed international settlement, and NATO responded with a bombing campaign that forced Serbian forces to withdraw from Kosovo in June 1999. In 2003, the FRY became the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro, a loose federation of the two republics. In 2006, Montenegro seceded and declared itself an independent nation. 
In 2008, Kosovo also declared independence -- an action Serbia still refuses to recognize. In 2013, Serbia and Kosovo signed the first agreement of principles governing the normalization of relations between the two countries. Additional agreements were reached in 2015 and 2023, but implementation remains incomplete. Serbia has been an official candidate for EU membership since 2012, and President Aleksandar VUCIC has promoted the ambitious goal of Serbia joining the EU by 2025.
Reference: 2025, 2023, 2015, 2013

Geography

Latitude44.8024°current · Verified
Longitude20.4656°current · Verified

Location

Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary

Map references

Europe

Area

total: 77,474 sq km
land: 77,474 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

slightly smaller than South Carolina

Land boundaries

total: 2,322 km
border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 345 km; Bulgaria 344 km; Croatia 314 km; Hungary 164 km; Kosovo 366 km; North Macedonia 101 km; Montenegro 157 km; Romania 531 km

Coastline

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims

none (landlocked)

Climate

in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)

Terrain

extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills

Elevation

highest point: Midzor 2,169 m
lowest point: Danube and Timok Rivers 35 m
mean elevation: 442 m

Natural resources

oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land

Land use

agricultural land: 40.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 31% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 2.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 6.6% (2023 est.)
forest: 40.4% (2023 est.)
other: 27.2% (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Irrigated land

550 sq km (2022)
Reference: 2022

Major rivers (by length in km)

Dunav (Danube) (shared with Germany [s], Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Moldova, and Romania [m]) - 2,888 km
note: [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth

Major watersheds (area sq km)

Atlantic Ocean drainage: (Black Sea) Danube (795,656 sq km)

Population distribution

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Natural hazards

destructive earthquakes

Geography - note

landlocked; controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East

Population & Society

Population6,549,1432025 · Verified
UN Population Division population estimate6,641,9642026 · Estimated
Fertility rate1.62024 · Verified
Urban population62.6%2025 · Verified

Nationality

noun: Serb(s)
adjective: Serbian

Ethnic groups

Serb 83.3%, Hungarian 3.5%, Romani 2.1%, Bosniak 2%, other 5.7%, undeclared or unknown 3.4% (2011 est.)
note: note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census; Romani populations are usually underestimated in official statistics and may represent 5–11% of Serbia's population
Reference: 2011

Languages

Languages: Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8% (2011 est.)
major-language sample(s): Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)
The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.
note: note: Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census
Reference: 2011

Religions

Orthodox 84.6%, Catholic 5%, Muslim 3.1%, Protestant 1%, atheist 1.1%, other 0.8% (includes agnostics, other Christians, Eastern, Jewish), undeclared or unknown 4.5% (2011 est.)
note: note: most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census
Reference: 2011

Age structure

0-14 years: 14.4% (male 492,963/female 463,995)
15-64 years: 65.6% (male 2,198,591/female 2,168,113)
65 years and over: 20% (2024 est.) (male 551,197/female 777,353)
Reference: 2024

Dependency ratios

total dependency ratio: 52.3 (2024 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 21.9 (2024 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 30.4 (2024 est.)
potential support ratio: 3.3 (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Median age

total: 43.9 years (2024 est.)
male: 42.4 years
female: 45.4 years
Reference: 2024

Population growth rate

-0.61% (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Birth rate

8.8 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Death rate

14.9 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Population distribution

a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Major urban areas - population

1.408 million BELGRADE (capital) (2023)
Reference: 2023

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Mother's mean age at first birth

28.2 years (2020 est.)
note: note: data does not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Reference: 2020

Maternal mortality ratio

11 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Gross reproduction rate

0.71 (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Drinking water source

improved: urban: urban: 95.4% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 96.1% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 95.7% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 4.6% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 3.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 4.3% of population (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022

Health expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 10% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 13.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022, 2021

Physician density

3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Reference: 2022

Hospital bed density

5.4 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Reference: 2020

Sanitation facility access

improved: urban: urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)
improved: rural: rural: 95.6% of population (2022 est.)
improved: total: total: 97.9% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: urban: urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: rural: rural: 4.4% of population (2022 est.)
unimproved: total: total: 2.1% of population (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.5% (2016)
Reference: 2016

Alcohol consumption per capita

total: 7.45 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
beer: 3.24 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
wine: 1.62 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
spirits: 2.37 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
other alcohols: 0.22 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Reference: 2019

Tobacco use

total: 36% (2025 est.)
male: 37.8% (2025 est.)
female: 34.5% (2025 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

1% (2019 est.)
Reference: 2019

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

60.8% (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Child marriage

women married by age 15: 1.2% (2019)
women married by age 18: 5.5% (2019)
Reference: 2019

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years (2022 est.)
male: 14 years (2022 est.)
female: 16 years (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022

Migration & Displacement

Immigrant/emigrant stock measures the number of international migrants resident in, or originating from, the country; it is not the same as annual immigration/emigration flows.

International migrant stock (immigrants)712,5502024 · Verified
International migrant stock10.6%2024 · Verified
International emigrant stock963,3072024 · Estimated
Net migration-13,0862025 · Verified
Refugees hosted40,8632025 · Verified
Asylum seekers hosted1342025 · Verified
Refugees from this country29,6652025 · Verified
Asylum seekers from this country3,6952025 · Verified

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees: 36,270 (2024 est.)
IDPs: 194,171 (2024 est.)
stateless persons: 1,715 (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Government & Politics

OfficeHolderAffiliationFromStatusEvidence
Head of stateAleksandar Vučić2017-05-31CurrentReported

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Serbia
conventional short form: Serbia
local long form: Republika Srbija
local short form: Srbija
former: People's Republic of Serbia, Socialist Republic of Serbia
etymology: the country takes its name from the Serb people; the origin of their name is unclear but may derive from the Caucasian root word ser, meaning "man"

Government type

parliamentary republic

Capital

name: Belgrade (Beograd)
geographic coordinates: 44 50 N, 20 30 E
time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
etymology: the name comes from the Serbian words beo (white) and grad (city); it probably referred to the white stone of the city fortress

Administrative divisions

117 municipalities (opstine, singular - opstina) and 28 cities (gradovi, singular - grad)
municipalities: Ada*, Aleksandrovac, Aleksinac, Alibunar*, Apatin*, Arandelovac, Arilje, Babusnica, Bac*, Backa Palanka*, Backa Topola*, Backi Petrovac*, Bajina Basta, Batocina, Becej*, Bela Crkva*, Bela Palanka, Beocin*, Blace, Bogatic, Bojnik, Boljevac, Bosilegrad, Brus, Bujanovac, Cajetina, Cicevac, Coka*, Crna Trava, Cuprija, Despotovac, Dimitrov, Doljevac, Gadzin Han, Golubac, Gornji Milanovac, Indija*, Irig*, Ivanjica, Kanjiza*, Kladovo, Knic, Knjazevac, Koceljeva, Kosjeric, Kovacica*, Kovin*, Krupanj, Kucevo, Kula*, Kursumlija, Lajkovac, Lapovo, Lebane, Ljig, Ljubovija, Lucani, Majdanpek, Mali Idos*, Mali Zvornik, Malo Crnice, Medveda, Merosina, Mionica, Negotin, Nova Crnja*, Nova Varos, Novi Becej*, Novi Knezevac*, Odzaci*, Opovo*, Osecina, Paracin, Pecinci*, Petrovac na Mlavi, Plandiste*, Pozega, Presevo, Priboj, Prijepolje, Raca, Raska, Razanj, Rekovac, Ruma*, Secanj*, Senta*, Sid*, Sjenica, Smederevska Palanka, Sokobanja, Srbobran*, Sremski Karlovci*, Stara Pazova*, Surdulica, Svilajnac, Svrljig, Temerin*, Titel*, Topola, Trgoviste, Trstenik, Tutin, Ub, Varvarin, Velika Plana, Veliko Gradiste, Vladicin Han, Vladimirci, Vlasotince, Vrbas*, Vrnjacka Banja, Zabalj*, Zabari, Zagubica, Zitiste*, Zitorada
cities: Beograd (Belgrade), Bor, Cacak, Jagodina, Kikinda*, Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Krusevac, Leskovac, Loznica, Nis, Novi Pazar, Novi Sad*, Pancevo*, Pirot, Pozarevac, Prokuplje, Sabac, Smederevo, Sombor*, Sremska Mitrovica*, Subotica*, Uzice, Valjevo, Vranje, Vrsac*, Zajecar, Zrenjanin*
note: note: the northern 37 municipalities and 8 cities -- about 28% of Serbia's area -- compose the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina and are indicated with an asterisk

Legal system

civil law system

Constitution

history: many previous; latest adopted 30 September 2006, approved by referendum 28-29 October 2006, effective 8 November 2006
amendment process: proposed by at least one third of deputies in the National Assembly, by the president of the republic, by the government, or by petition of at least 150,000 voters; passage of proposals and draft amendments each requires at least two-thirds majority vote in the Assembly; amendments to constitutional articles including the preamble, constitutional principles, and human and minority rights and freedoms also require passage by simple majority vote in a referendum
Reference: 2006

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship

citizenship by birth: no
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Serbia
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years

Suffrage

18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal

Executive branch

chief of state: President Aleksandar VUCIC (since 31 May 2017)
head of government: Prime Minister Djuro MACUT (since 16 April 2025)
cabinet: Cabinet elected by the National Assembly
election/appointment process: president directly elected by absolute-majority popular vote in 2 rounds, if needed, for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister elected by the National Assembly
most recent election date: 17 December 2023
election results: 2022: Aleksandar VUCIC reelected in first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 60%, Zdravko PONOS (US) 18.9%, Milos JOVANOVIC (NADA) 6.1%, Bosko OBRADOVIC (Dveri-POKS) 4.5%, Milica DJURDJEVIC STAMENKOVSKI (SSZ) 4.3%, other 6.2%
2017: Aleksandar VUCIC elected president in first round; percent of vote - Aleksandar VUCIC (SNS) 55.1%, Sasa JANKOVIC (independent) 16.4%, Luka MAKSIMOVIC (independent) 9.4%, Vuk JEREMIC (independent) 5.7%, Vojislav SESELJ (SRS) 4.5%, other 7.3%, invalid/blank 1.6%; Prime Minister Ana BRNABIC reelected by the National Assembly on 5 October 2020; National Assembly vote - NA
expected date of next election: 2028
Reference: 2028, 2025, 2023, 2022

Legislative branch

legislature name: National Assembly (Narodna skupstina)
legislative structure: unicameral
number of seats: 250 (all directly elected)
electoral system: proportional representation
scope of elections: full renewal
term in office: 4 years
most recent election date: 12/17/2023
parties elected and seats per party: Aleksandar Vucic – Serbia Must Not Stop (129); Serbia Against Violence (65); Ivica Dacic - Prime Minister of Serbia (18); Dr Miloš Jovanović - Hope for Serbia (13); We – Voice of the People, Prof. Dr. Branimir Nestorovic (13); Other (12)
percentage of women in chamber: 37.2%
expected date of next election: December 2027
Reference: 2027, 2023

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of 36 judges, including the court president); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices proposed by the High Judicial Council (HJC), an 11-member independent body consisting of  8 judges elected by the National Assembly and 3 ex-officio members; justices appointed by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges elected - 5 each by the National Assembly, the president, and the Supreme Court of Cassation; initial appointment of Supreme Court judges by the HJC is 3 years and beyond that period tenure is permanent; Constitutional Court judges elected for 9-year terms
subordinate courts: basic courts, higher courts, appellate courts; courts of special jurisdiction include the Administrative Court, commercial courts, and misdemeanor courts

Political parties

Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians or SVM or VMSZ 
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina or DSHV 
Democratic Party or DS 
Ecological Uprising or EU 
Green - Left Front or ZLF 
Greens of Serbia or ZS 
Justice and Reconciliation Party or SPP (formerly Bosniak Democratic Union of Sandzak or BDZS)
Movement for Reversal or PZP 
Movement for the Restoration of the Kingdom of Serbia or POKS 
Movement of Free Citizens or PSG 
Movement of Socialists or PS 
National Democratic Alternative or NADA (electoral coalition includes NDSS and POKS)
New Communist Party of Yugoslavia or NKPJ 
New Democratic Party of Serbia or NDSS or New DSS  (formerly Democratic Party of Serbia or DSS)
New Face of Serbia or NLS 
Party of Democratic Action of the Sandzak or SDAS 
Party of Freedom and Justice or SSP 
Party of United Pensioners, Farmers, and Proletarians of Serbia – Solidarity and Justice or PUPS - Solidarity and Justice (formerly Party of United Pensioners of Serbia or PUPS)
People's Movement of Serbia or NPS 
People's Movement of Serbs from Kosovo and Metohija or Fatherland 
People's Peasant Party or NSS 
Political Battle of the Albanians Continues 
Russian Party or RS 
Serbia Against Violence or SPN (electoral coalition includes DS, SSP, ZLF, Zajedno, NPS, PSG, EU, PZP, USS Sloga, NLS, Fatherland)
Serbia Must Not Stop (electoral coalitions includes SNS, SDPS, PUPS, PSS, SNP, SPO, PS, NSS, USS)
Serbian People's Party or SNP 
Serbian Progressive Party or SNS 
Serbian Renewal Movement or SPO 
Social Democratic Party of Serbia or SDPS 
Socialist Party of Serbia or SPS 
Strength of Serbia or PSS 
Together or ZAJEDNO 
United Peasant Party or USS 
United Serbia or JS 
United Trade Unions of Serbia "Sloga" or USS Sloga 
We - The Voice from the People or MI-GIN 

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Dragan ŠUTANOVAC (since 24 July 2025)
chancery: 1333 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 507-8654
FAX: [1] (202) 332-3933
email address and website: info@serbiaembusa.org
http://www.washington.mfa.gov.rs/
consulate(s) general: Chicago, New York

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Alexander TITOLO (since January 2025)
embassy: 92 Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica, 11040 Belgrade
mailing address: 5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070
telephone: [381] (11) 706-4000
FAX: [381] (11) 706-4481
email address and website: belgradeacs@state.gov
https://rs.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
note: note: Serbia is an EU candidate country and must complete accession criteria before being granted full membership

Independence

5 June 2006 (from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro); notable earlier dates: 1217 (Serbian Kingdom established); 16 April 1346 (Serbian Empire established); 13 July 1878 (Congress of Berlin recognizes Serbian independence); 1 December 1918 (Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes established, later known as Yugoslavia)
Reference: 2006, 1918

National holiday

Statehood Day, 15 February (1835), the day the first constitution of the country was adopted

Flag

description: three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white; the national coat of arms is shifted to the left side; the principal field of the coat of arms displays a two-headed white eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle is divided into four quarters by a white cross; a royal crown is on top of the coat of arms
meaning: red, blue, and white are the pan-Slav colors that represent freedom and revolutionary ideals; the eagle on a red shield represents the government; the smaller shield represents the country; the meaning and origin of the curved white symbols in each quarter are not clear
note: note: the pan-Slav colors were inspired by Russia's flag

National symbol(s)

white double-headed eagle

National color(s)

red, blue, white

National anthem(s)

title: "Boze pravde" (God of Justice)
lyrics/music: Jovan DORDEVIC/Davorin JENKO
history: adopted 1904; song originally written as part of a play in 1872, and the Serbian people have used it as an anthem in the 20th and 21st centuries
Reference: 1904

National heritage

total World Heritage Sites: 4 (all cultural)
selected World Heritage Site locales: Stari Ras and Sopoćani; Studenica Monastery; Gamzigrad-Romuliana, Palace of Galerius; Stećci Medieval Tombstone Graveyards

Legislature & Elections

Legislature

NameChamberSeatsElectoral system
National Assembly of Serbia250

Economy

GDP (current US$)$99,953,324,4732025 · Verified
GDP per capita (current US$)$15,2622025 · Verified
GDP growth2.0%2025 · Verified
Inflation, consumer prices3.9%2025 · Verified
Unemployment7.1%2025 · Verified
Income levelUpper middle incomecurrent · Verified

Economic overview

upper middle-income Balkan economy; current EU accession candidate; hit by COVID-19; pursuing green growth development; manageable public debt; new anticorruption efforts; falling unemployment; historic Russian relations; energy import-dependent

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024: $177.093 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023: $170.482 billion (2023 est.)
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022: $164.166 billion (2022 est.)
note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

Real GDP per capita

Real GDP per capita 2024: $26,900 (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2023: $25,700 (2023 est.)
Real GDP per capita 2022: $24,600 (2022 est.)
note: note: data in 2021 dollars
Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

GDP - composition, by sector of origin

agriculture: 3.1% (2024 est.)
industry: 23.3% (2024 est.)
services: 58.5% (2024 est.)
note: note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
Reference: 2024

GDP - composition, by end use

household consumption: 62.7% (2024 est.)
government consumption: 17.8% (2024 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 23.6% (2024 est.)
investment in inventories: 2% (2024 est.)
exports of goods and services: 52.7% (2024 est.)
imports of goods and services: -58.8% (2024 est.)
note: note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
Reference: 2024

Agricultural products

maize, wheat, sugar beets, milk, sunflower seeds, soybeans, potatoes, barley, apples, plums (2023)
note: note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
Reference: 2023

Industries

automobiles, base metals, furniture, food processing, machinery, chemicals, sugar, tires, clothes, pharmaceuticals

Industrial production growth rate

2.9% (2024 est.)
note: note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
Reference: 2024

Labor force

3.23 million (2024 est.)
note: note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
Reference: 2024

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)

total: 22.7% (2024 est.)
male: 21.8% (2024 est.)
female: 24.1% (2024 est.)
note: note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
Reference: 2024

Population below poverty line

20% (2021 est.)
note: note: % of population with income below national poverty line
Reference: 2021

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2022: 32.8 (2022 est.)
note: note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
Reference: 2022

Average household expenditures

on food: 24.1% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
on alcohol and tobacco: 7.8% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Household income or consumption by percentage share

lowest 10%: 2.4% (2022 est.)
highest 10%: 24.7% (2022 est.)
note: note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
Reference: 2022

Remittances

Remittances 2023: 7.1% of GDP (2023 est.)
Remittances 2022: 8.5% of GDP (2022 est.)
Remittances 2021: 6.9% of GDP (2021 est.)
note: note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Budget

revenues: $26.077 billion (2022 est.)
expenditures: $28.12 billion (2022 est.)
note: note: central government revenues (excluding grants) and expenditures converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
Reference: 2022

Public debt

Public debt 2016: 73.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Reference: 2016

Taxes and other revenues

23.9% (of GDP) (2022 est.)
note: note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
Reference: 2022

Current account balance

Current account balance 2023: -$1.947 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022: -$4.457 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021: -$2.654 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Exports

Exports 2023: $44.352 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2022: $39.905 billion (2022 est.)
Exports 2021: $34.035 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Exports - partners

Germany 15%, Hungary 7%, Bosnia & Herzegovina 5%, Italy 5%, Romania 5% (2023)
note: note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Reference: 2023

Exports - commodities

insulated wire, electricity, copper ore, plastic products, electric motors (2023)
note: note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Reference: 2023

Imports

Imports 2023: $48.158 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022: $47.395 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021: $39.476 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Imports - partners

Germany 12%, China 10%, Italy 7%, Turkey 5%, Hungary 5% (2023)
note: note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Reference: 2023

Imports - commodities

crude petroleum, natural gas, packaged medicine, plastic products, cars (2023)
note: note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Reference: 2023

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024: $30.484 billion (2024 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023: $27.569 billion (2023 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022: $20.68 billion (2022 est.)
note: note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022

Debt - external

Debt - external 2023: $21.726 billion (2023 est.)
note: note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
Reference: 2023

Exchange rates

Currency: Serbian dinars (RSD) per US dollar -
Exchange rates 2024: 108.208 (2024 est.)
Exchange rates 2023: 108.403 (2023 est.)
Exchange rates 2022: 111.662 (2022 est.)
Exchange rates 2021: 99.396 (2021 est.)
Exchange rates 2020: 103.163 (2020 est.)
Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

Trade

Exports of goods and services54.3%2025 · Verified
Imports of goods and services58.6%2025 · Verified
Trade112.9%2025 · Verified

Current account balance

Current account balance 2023: -$1.947 billion (2023 est.)
Current account balance 2022: -$4.457 billion (2022 est.)
Current account balance 2021: -$2.654 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Exports

Exports 2023: $44.352 billion (2023 est.)
Exports 2022: $39.905 billion (2022 est.)
Exports 2021: $34.035 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Exports - partners

Germany 15%, Hungary 7%, Bosnia & Herzegovina 5%, Italy 5%, Romania 5% (2023)
note: note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
Reference: 2023

Exports - commodities

insulated wire, electricity, copper ore, plastic products, electric motors (2023)
note: note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
Reference: 2023

Imports

Imports 2023: $48.158 billion (2023 est.)
Imports 2022: $47.395 billion (2022 est.)
Imports 2021: $39.476 billion (2021 est.)
note: note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
Reference: 2023, 2022, 2021

Imports - partners

Germany 12%, China 10%, Italy 7%, Turkey 5%, Hungary 5% (2023)
note: note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
Reference: 2023

Imports - commodities

crude petroleum, natural gas, packaged medicine, plastic products, cars (2023)
note: note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
Reference: 2023

Energy & Resources

Access to electricity100.0%2024 · Verified
Electric power consumption5,090 kWh/person2023 · Verified
Renewable energy consumption27.2%2021 · Verified

Electricity

installed generating capacity: 8.202 million kW (2023 est.)
consumption: 34.413 billion kWh (2023 est.)
exports: 7.351 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports: 5.395 billion kWh (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses: 4.881 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Electricity generation sources

fossil fuels: 65.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar: 1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
wind: 2.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity: 30.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste: 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Coal

production: 33.219 million metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption: 37.828 million metric tons (2023 est.)
exports: 16,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
imports: 4.542 million metric tons (2023 est.)
proven reserves: 7.112 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Petroleum

total petroleum production: 13,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
refined petroleum consumption: 88,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
crude oil estimated reserves: 77.5 million barrels (2021 est.)
Reference: 2023, 2021

Natural gas

production: 336.605 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption: 2.886 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
imports: 2.471 billion cubic meters (2023 est.)
proven reserves: 48.139 billion cubic meters (2021 est.)
Reference: 2023, 2021

Energy consumption per capita

Total energy consumption per capita 2023: 91.884 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Infrastructure

Access to electricity100.0%2024 · Verified
Fixed broadband subscriptions33.4 per 1002024 · Verified
Mobile cellular subscriptions123.8 per 1002024 · Verified

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 2.485 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Health

Life expectancy at birth76.0 years2024 · Verified
Current health expenditure8.0%2023 · Verified
Infant mortality rate4.6 per 1,0002024 · Verified

Maternal mortality ratio

11 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Health expenditure

Health expenditure (as % of GDP): 10% of GDP (2021)
Health expenditure (as % of national budget): 13.7% of national budget (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022, 2021

Physician density

3.1 physicians/1,000 population (2022)
Reference: 2022

Hospital bed density

5.4 beds/1,000 population (2020 est.)
Reference: 2020

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

21.5% (2016)
Reference: 2016

Tobacco use

total: 36% (2025 est.)
male: 37.8% (2025 est.)
female: 34.5% (2025 est.)

Education

Adult literacy rate99.3%2022 · Verified
Secondary school enrolment, gross89.8%2024 · Verified
Government education expenditure3.4%2023 · Verified

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years (2022 est.)
male: 14 years (2022 est.)
female: 16 years (2022 est.)
Reference: 2022

Rights, Freedoms & Society

Press & Media Freedom

V-Dem expert-coded/modelled source measures. Knelstrom does not create a press-freedom ranking or composite score.

Freedom of expression & alternative information index0.4242025 · Estimated
Government censorship effort — media-1.9392025 · Estimated
Harassment of journalists-0.0512025 · Estimated
Print/broadcast media critical of government-0.3872025 · Estimated
Range of perspectives in major media-0.2782025 · Estimated
Media bias-0.1202025 · Estimated
Media self-censorship-0.6532025 · Estimated

LGBTQ+ Rights & Law

Concrete legal-status fields only; Knelstrom does not generate an LGBTQ rights score or country ranking.

Same-sex sexual activityYes Legal from 1858, when nominally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire to 1860, and again since 1994 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 2006; + UN decl. sign.Reported
Recognition of same-sex relationshipsNoReported
Same-sex marriageNo Constitutional ban since 2006Reported
Same-sex adoptionNo LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couplesReported
Open military serviceYesReported
Sexual-orientation anti-discrimination lawYes Bans all anti-gay discriminationReported
Gender identity / expression lawYes Legal after 1 year of hormone therapy, surgery no longer required since 2019Reported

Source: Wikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territory (CC BY-SA 4.0). Community-edited legal-status summary; retrieved by Knelstrom and not legal advice.

Crime & Justice

Legal system

civil law system

Judicial branch

highest court(s): Supreme Court of Cassation (consists of 36 judges, including the court president); Constitutional Court (consists of 15 judges, including the court president and vice president)
judge selection and term of office: Supreme Court justices proposed by the High Judicial Council (HJC), an 11-member independent body consisting of  8 judges elected by the National Assembly and 3 ex-officio members; justices appointed by the National Assembly; Constitutional Court judges elected - 5 each by the National Assembly, the president, and the Supreme Court of Cassation; initial appointment of Supreme Court judges by the HJC is 3 years and beyond that period tenure is permanent; Constitutional Court judges elected for 9-year terms
subordinate courts: basic courts, higher courts, appellate courts; courts of special jurisdiction include the Administrative Court, commercial courts, and misdemeanor courts

Military & Security

Military and security forces

Serbian Armed Forces (Vojska Srbije, VS): Army (aka Land Forces; includes Riverine Component, consisting of a naval flotilla on the Danube), Air and Air Defense Forces, Serbian Guard
Serbian Ministry of Internal Affairs: Police Directorate (2025)
note: note: the Serbian Guard is a brigade-sized unit that is directly subordinate to the Serbian Armed Forces Chief of General Staff; its duties include safeguarding key defense facilities and rendering military honors to top foreign, state, and military officials 

Military expenditures

Military Expenditures 2024: 2.5% of GDP (2024 est.)
Military Expenditures 2023: 2.4% of GDP (2023 est.)
Military Expenditures 2022: 2.2% of GDP (2022 est.)
Military Expenditures 2021: 2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)
Military Expenditures 2020: 2% of GDP (2020 est.)
Reference: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021

Military and security service personnel strengths

approximately 25,000 active-duty Armed Forces (15,000 Land Forces; 5,000 Air/Air Defense; 5,000 other, including Serbian Guard) (2025)

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced, Russian/Soviet-era, and Yugoslav equipment and weapons systems; in recent years, it has purchased some weapons systems from China, such as anti-aircraft missiles and armed aerial drones (2024)
Reference: 2024

Military service age and obligation

18 years of age for voluntary military service for men and women; conscription abolished in 2011 (2025)
note: note: as of 2024, women made up about 11% of the military's full-time personnel
Reference: 2025, 2024, 2011

Military deployments

180 Lebanon (UNIFIL) (2025)

Military - note

the Serbian military is responsible for defense and deterrence against external threats, supporting international peacekeeping operations, and providing support to civil authorities for internal security; specific areas of concerns for the military include ethnic and religious extremism, separatism, and deepening international recognition of Kosovo; Serbia has cooperated with NATO since 2006, when it joined the Partnership for Peace program, and the military trains with NATO countries, particularly other Balkan states; Serbia has participated in EU peacekeeping missions, as well as missions under the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the UN; it traditionally has maintained close security ties with Russia and has a growing security relationship with China
the modern Serbian military was established in 2006 but traces its origins back through World War II, World War I, the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913, and the Bulgarian-Serb War of 1885 to the First (1804-1813) and Second (1815-1817) Uprisings against the Ottoman Empire (2025)
Reference: 2025, 2006, 1913, 1912

International Relations

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Diplomatic representation in the US

chief of mission: Ambassador Dragan ŠUTANOVAC (since 24 July 2025)
chancery: 1333 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036
telephone: [1] (202) 507-8654
FAX: [1] (202) 332-3933
email address and website: info@serbiaembusa.org
http://www.washington.mfa.gov.rs/
consulate(s) general: Chicago, New York

Diplomatic representation from the US

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d’Affaires Alexander TITOLO (since January 2025)
embassy: 92 Bulevar kneza Aleksandra Karadjordjevica, 11040 Belgrade
mailing address: 5070 Belgrade Place, Washington, DC 20521-5070
telephone: [381] (11) 706-4000
FAX: [381] (11) 706-4481
email address and website: belgradeacs@state.gov
https://rs.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
note: note: Serbia is an EU candidate country and must complete accession criteria before being granted full membership

Treaties & Organisations

OrganisationStatusJoined
Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO)member2006-06-03
United Nations (UN)member2000-11-01

International law organization participation

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

International organization participation

BIS, BSEC, CD, CE, CEI, EAPC, EBRD, EU (candidate country), FAO, G-9, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM (observer), NSG, OAS (observer), OIF (observer), OPCW, OSCE, PCA, PFP, SELEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNMIL, UNOCI, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO (observer)
note: note: Serbia is an EU candidate country and must complete accession criteria before being granted full membership

Conflict & Security

Refugees and internally displaced persons

refugees: 36,270 (2024 est.)
IDPs: 194,171 (2024 est.)
stateless persons: 1,715 (2024 est.)
Reference: 2024

Transportation & Logistics

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

YU

Airports

46 (2025)

Heliports

11 (2025)

Railways

total: 3,333 km (2020) 1,274 km electrified
Reference: 2020

Environment

Forest area32.4%2023 · Verified
Renewable energy consumption27.2%2021 · Verified

Environmental issues

air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes in rivers; inadequate management of domestic, industrial, and hazardous waste

International environmental agreements

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Climate

in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well-distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)

Land use

agricultural land: 40.4% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land: arable land: 31% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops: permanent crops: 2.5% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture: permanent pasture: 6.6% (2023 est.)
forest: 40.4% (2023 est.)
other: 27.2% (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Urbanization

urban population: 57.1% of total population (2023)
rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
note: note: data include Kosovo
Reference: 2023, 2020

Carbon dioxide emissions

total emissions: 44.782 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 27.743 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from petroleum and other liquids: 11.665 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
from consumed natural gas: 5.374 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Particulate matter emissions

21.7 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Reference: 2019

Waste and recycling

municipal solid waste generated annually: 2.347 million tons (2024 est.)
percent of municipal solid waste recycled: 1% (2022 est.)
Reference: 2024, 2022

Total water withdrawal

municipal: 702 million cubic meters (2022)
industrial: 3.967 billion cubic meters (2022)
agricultural: 422 million cubic meters (2022)
Reference: 2022

Total renewable water resources

162.2 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
note: note: data includes Kosovo
Reference: 2022

Geoparks

total global geoparks and regional networks: 1
global geoparks and regional networks: Djerdap (2023)
Reference: 2023

Communications & Media

Individuals using the Internet87.7%2024 · Verified
Mobile cellular subscriptions123.8 per 1002024 · Verified
Fixed broadband subscriptions33.4 per 1002024 · Verified
Secure Internet servers12,942 per million2024 · Verified

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 2.485 million (2023 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2023 est.)
Reference: 2023

Internet country code

.rs

Historical Trends

Population

Source: World Bank WDI. Historical observations shown by reference period.

View Population data table
PeriodValueSource
20167,058,322world_bank_wdi
20177,020,858world_bank_wdi
20186,982,604world_bank_wdi
20196,945,235world_bank_wdi
20206,899,126world_bank_wdi
20216,834,326world_bank_wdi
20226,664,449world_bank_wdi
20236,623,183world_bank_wdi
20246,586,476world_bank_wdi
20256,549,143world_bank_wdi

GDP (current US$)

Source: World Bank WDI. Historical observations shown by reference period.

View GDP (current US$) data table
PeriodValueSource
2016$42,225,495,910world_bank_wdi
2017$45,972,834,714world_bank_wdi
2018$52,787,520,249world_bank_wdi
2019$53,864,693,665world_bank_wdi
2020$55,874,017,669world_bank_wdi
2021$66,159,884,073world_bank_wdi
2022$66,809,895,701world_bank_wdi
2023$81,343,999,280world_bank_wdi
2024$90,088,366,320world_bank_wdi
2025$99,953,324,473world_bank_wdi

International migrant stock (immigrants)

Source: World Bank WDI. Historical observations shown by reference period.

View International migrant stock (immigrants) data table
PeriodValueSource
2020733,091world_bank_wdi
2024712,550world_bank_wdi

International emigrant stock

Source: World Bank WDI. Historical observations shown by reference period.

View International emigrant stock data table
PeriodValueSource
1990366,262un_migrant_stock_2024
1995428,537un_migrant_stock_2024
2000476,586un_migrant_stock_2024
2005510,878un_migrant_stock_2024
2010620,292un_migrant_stock_2024
2015775,447un_migrant_stock_2024
2020859,370un_migrant_stock_2024
2024963,307un_migrant_stock_2024

Net migration

Source: World Bank WDI. Historical observations shown by reference period.

View Net migration data table
PeriodValueSource
2016-18,322world_bank_wdi
2017-18,651world_bank_wdi
2018-18,883world_bank_wdi
2019-18,891world_bank_wdi
2020-10,220world_bank_wdi
2021-8,974world_bank_wdi
202240,118world_bank_wdi
20234,348world_bank_wdi
2024-8,132world_bank_wdi
2025-13,086world_bank_wdi

Sources & Methodology

Current statistical observations include their reference period and provenance. Reference fields from approved source datasets are attributed below. Missing information is left unknown rather than inferred.

IndicatorValuePeriodSourceStatus
Population6,549,1432025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
UN Population Division population estimate6,641,9642026UN Population Division Data PortalEstimated
Wikidata population (fallback)6,605,1682024WikidataReported
International migrant stock (immigrants)712,5502024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
International migrant stock10.6%2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
International emigrant stock963,3072024UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024Estimated
Net migration-13,0862025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Refugees hosted40,8632025UNHCR Refugee Population StatisticsVerified
Asylum seekers hosted1342025UNHCR Refugee Population StatisticsVerified
Refugees from this country29,6652025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Asylum seekers from this country3,6952025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Freedom of expression & alternative information index0.4242025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Government censorship effort — media-1.9392025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Harassment of journalists-0.0512025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Print/broadcast media critical of government-0.3872025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Range of perspectives in major media-0.2782025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Media bias-0.1202025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Media self-censorship-0.6532025Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Country-Year Dataset v16Estimated
Same-sex sexual activityYes Legal from 1858, when nominally a vassal of the Ottoman Empire to 1860, and again since 1994 (As part of Yugoslavia); equal age of consent since 2006; + UN decl. sign.currentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Recognition of same-sex relationshipsNocurrentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Same-sex marriageNo Constitutional ban since 2006currentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Same-sex adoptionNo LGBT individuals may adopt, but not same-sex couplescurrentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Open military serviceYescurrentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Sexual-orientation anti-discrimination lawYes Bans all anti-gay discriminationcurrentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
Gender identity / expression lawYes Legal after 1 year of hormone therapy, surgery no longer required since 2019currentWikipedia — LGBTQ rights by country or territoryReported
GDP (current US$)$99,953,324,4732025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
GDP per capita (current US$)$15,2622025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
GDP growth2.0%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Inflation, consumer prices3.9%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Unemployment7.1%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Income levelUpper middle incomecurrentWorld Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Life expectancy at birth76.0 years2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Fertility rate1.62024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Urban population62.6%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Individuals using the Internet87.7%2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Exports of goods and services54.3%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Imports of goods and services58.6%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Trade112.9%2025World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Adult literacy rate99.3%2022World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Secondary school enrolment, gross89.8%2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Government education expenditure3.4%2023World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Access to electricity100.0%2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Electric power consumption5,090 kWh/person2023World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Renewable energy consumption27.2%2021World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Current health expenditure8.0%2023World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Infant mortality rate4.6 per 1,0002024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Forest area32.4%2023World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Mobile cellular subscriptions123.8 per 1002024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Fixed broadband subscriptions33.4 per 1002024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Secure Internet servers12,942 per million2024World Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Latitude44.8024°currentWorld Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Longitude20.4656°currentWorld Bank — World Development IndicatorsVerified
Latitude (Wikidata)43.9500°currentWikidataReported
Longitude (Wikidata)20.9333°currentWikidataReported
Time zoneUTC+01:00currentWikidataReported

Data attribution

Credits below are generated from sources actually used by this country profile. Source-specific terms take precedence.

  • CIA World Factbook, final 2025 country profile (structured via factbook.json). Accessed September 20, 2026. U.S. Government public-domain data; retained as a reference source where a newer approved field is not available. Source · Terms/licence
  • Source: Eurostat (dataset/datacode: demo_pjan) Accessed September 19, 2026. Knelstrom presentation/formatting may differ from the source. Source · Terms/licence
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024; data access/processing via Our World in Data. Accessed September 20, 2026. Underlying UN dataset used under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Source · Terms/licence
  • United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects (WPP indicator 49) Accessed September 19, 2026. Used under CC BY 3.0 IGO; current-year WPP population values are presented as estimates/projections where applicable. Source · Terms/licence
  • UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database. Accessed September 19, 2026. Used under CC BY 4.0 except where a dataset identifies a different source or licence. Source · Terms/licence
  • Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem), Country-Year Dataset v16 (variables: v2mebias, v2mecenefm, v2mecrit, v2meharjrn, v2merange, v2meslfcen, v2x_freexp_altinf) Accessed September 20, 2026. Used under CC BY-SA 4.0; V-Dem measures are expert-coded/modelled and no V-Dem endorsement is implied. Source · Terms/licence
  • Wikidata structured data (CC0). Accessed September 20, 2026. Attribution is provided by Knelstrom for provenance although CC0 does not require it. Source · Terms/licence
  • Wikipedia, “LGBTQ rights by country or territory” (source revision/data fields: Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Gender identity / expression law, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Open military service, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Recognition of same-sex relationships, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Same-sex adoption, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Same-sex marriage, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Same-sex sexual activity, Wikipedia revision 1374406645 — Sexual-orientation anti-discrimination law) Accessed September 20, 2026. Used under CC BY-SA 4.0. Knelstrom changes formatting and presents the imported material as a community-edited legal-status summary, not legal advice or a Knelstrom rights score. Source · Terms/licence
  • World Bank, World Development Indicators (series: AG.LND.FRST.ZS, country_metadata, EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS, EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS, EG.USE.ELEC.KH.PC, FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG, IT.CEL.SETS.P2, IT.NET.BBND.P2, IT.NET.SECR.P6, IT.NET.USER.ZS, NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS, NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS, NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS, NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG, NY.GDP.PCAP.CD, SE.ADT.LITR.ZS, SE.SEC.ENRR, SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS, SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS, SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS, SM.POP.ASYS.EO, SM.POP.NETM, SM.POP.RHCR.EO, SM.POP.TOTL, SM.POP.TOTL.ZS, SP.DYN.IMRT.IN, SP.DYN.LE00.IN, SP.DYN.TFRT.IN, SP.POP.TOTL, SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS) Accessed September 20, 2026. Data used under CC BY 4.0; Knelstrom presentation/formatting may differ from the source. Source · Terms/licence

Knelstrom does not imply endorsement by any listed data provider.

Last automated statistical refresh: 2026-09-20 02:10:32