Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.602% to 42.6% in Serbia in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Serbia reached an all time high of 70.9% in 1960 and an all time low of 42.6% in 2024. When compared to Serbia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 49.3%, 41.1% in Croatia, 26.8% in Hungary and 45.1% in Romania in 2024.
Serbia has been ranked 68th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 12 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | % | 41.7% | 41.5% | 41.3% | 41.0% | 40.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 51.8% | 51.4% | 51.0% | 50.6% | 50.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 25.0% | 24.7% | 24.3% | 24.0% | 23.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 43.1% | 42.8% | 42.4% | 42.1% | 41.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 26.2% | 26.1% | 25.9% | 25.8% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.1% | 27.8% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 29.6% | 29.3% | 29.0% | 28.7% | 28.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 57.4% | 57.3% | 57.2% | 57.0% | 56.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 33.2% | 32.9% | 32.5% | 32.2% | 31.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.9% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 39.9% | 39.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.0% | 45.9% | 45.8% | 45.7% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 43.9% | 43.7% | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 46.3% | 46.3% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 45.5% | 45.2% | 44.9% | 44.6% | 44.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.6% | 30.5% | 30.4% | 30.2% | 30.1% |
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