Belgrade, Serbia Population 2024

Belgrade's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,410,700In 1950, the population of Belgrade was 432,028Belgrade has grown by 2,560 in the last year, which represents a 0.18% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Belgrade, which typically includes Belgrade's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.

The capital city of Serbia is Belgrade. It is the largest city in the country and has been known as a strategic location for many years. Belgrade's location is so prized among nations that it has been fought over in at least 115 wars. The name may seem a bit peculiar, but the translation of is simply White City as much of the country's architecture is white. The recent population estimates give a total population of over 1 million.

Area Size of Belgrade

The area of Belgrade takes up 360 square kilometers of surface area within Serbia. The population density is 3,241 people per square kilometer.

Demographics

The population of Belgrade is very much on the rise. According to the most recent census, there is currently a population of 1,166,800. The total number of residents in Belgrade make up 12.93% of the population of Serbia. The growth rate between 2001 and 2011 was .46% per year and, if the totals remain at this rate, the population of 2017 will be 1,199,359 people. According to population statistics dating back to 1953, growth is always part of the economy except for 1991 to 2002 which reflected a negative growth rate of -.39%.

Ethnicities

There is a lot of diversity within Belgrade, but the primary ethnicity in the city remains the Serbs. Over a million and a half people make up this group at 89.9% of the total population in the city. The rest of the ethnicities represented are fractions of the overall population, including Romani at 1.2%, Montenegrins at 1.3%, and Yugoslavs at 1.4%. There is also a part of the population that is undeclared at 1.6% and a few that are of unknown ethnic origin at 1.3%. Diversity in the city is growing, but not at a substantial rate as with other cities in the world.

Religion

Religion is a significant part of life in Belgrade and Orthodoxy makes up the majority of the religious affiliation in the city. Approximately 89.9% of people identify as practicing Eastern Orthodoxy. 1.9% of the population are Muslims, and .8% are Roman Catholics. The smallest religions represented are Protestantism at .2%, Asian religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism at .02%, and Judaism at a minuscule .02% of the overall population. 3.3% have not declared any religion, while those who do not currently know which religious affiliation they belong to make up 1.6% of the population. 2.4% of the total population identify as Atheists.

Crime Rates

One of the best aspects of Belgrade is the fact that it is a relatively safe city. As with any large city, it does have some risk of potential crimes, but Belgrade's crime rate is remarkably low compared to the national average and even surrounding countries. Robberies, thefts, and petty crimes are quite a low risk, but there is a substantially higher crime rate when it comes to bribery and corruption. Belgrade is among the safest cities in Serbia for walking alone during the day and just a bit riskier when walking at night.

Population History

The area that Belgrade occupies has a long and colorful history, and it has seen through all three Crusades - though the city was in ruins during the Third Crusade. During the late 1300s, Belgrade was home to numerous people fleeing Ottoman rule, and the population is thought to be near 40,000 to 50,000 around this time. By the end of the 1500s, the Ottomans had seized the area, and the population had grown to somewhere near 100,000 people. Four hundred years later, in the 1900s, Belgrade's population had dropped to as low as 70,000 before beginning to re-establish a positive growth rate. By 1940, the population had swelled to over 300,000 and has continued to multiply since that time.

Country
Serbia
Growth Rate
0.18%

86 Rows

Year
Population
20351,433,750
20341,431,290
20331,428,930
20321,426,670
20311,424,530
20301,422,510
20291,420,590
20281,418,740
20271,416,920
20261,415,010
20251,412,950
20241,410,700
20231,408,140
20221,405,190
20211,401,790
20201,397,940
20191,393,720
20181,389,350
20171,382,670
20161,376,020
20151,369,400
20141,362,820
20131,356,260
20121,349,750
20111,343,170
20101,336,390
20091,329,650
20081,322,950
20071,316,270
20061,309,630
20051,303,020
20041,296,460
20031,289,910
20021,283,400
20011,271,030
20001,256,890
19991,242,870
19981,229,030
19971,215,340
19961,201,820
19951,188,420
19941,175,180
19931,162,090
19921,149,170
19911,136,350
19901,129,700
19891,125,110
19881,120,540
19871,115,980
19861,111,440
19851,106,920
19841,102,430
19831,097,940
19821,093,480
19811,089,030
19801,072,540
19791,052,260
19781,032,390
19771,012,900
1976993,798
1975975,007
1974956,597
1973938,534
1972920,836
1971903,424
1970878,280
1969851,203
1968824,996
1967799,526
1966774,877
1965750,988
1964727,866
1963705,395
1962683,648
1961662,571
1960638,101
1959613,150
1958589,207
1957566,198
1956544,118
1955522,842
1954502,425
1953482,805
1952465,034
1951448,216
1950432,028

86 Rows

Year
Population
Change
Growth
1950432,0280%0
1951448,2163.75%16,188
1952465,0343.75%16,818
1953482,8053.82%17,771
1954502,4254.06%19,620
1955522,8424.06%20,417
1956544,1184.07%21,276
1957566,1984.06%22,080
1958589,2074.06%23,009
1959613,1504.06%23,943
1960638,1014.07%24,951
1961662,5713.83%24,470
1962683,6483.18%21,077
1963705,3953.18%21,747
1964727,8663.19%22,471
1965750,9883.18%23,122
1966774,8773.18%23,889
1967799,5263.18%24,649
1968824,9963.19%25,470
1969851,2033.18%26,207
1970878,2803.18%27,077
1971903,4242.86%25,144
1972920,8361.93%17,412
1973938,5341.92%17,698
1974956,5971.92%18,063
1975975,0071.92%18,410
1976993,7981.93%18,791
19771,012,9001.92%19,102
19781,032,3901.92%19,490
19791,052,2601.92%19,870
19801,072,5401.93%20,280
19811,089,0301.54%16,490
19821,093,4800.41%4,450
19831,097,9400.41%4,460
19841,102,4300.41%4,490
19851,106,9200.41%4,490
19861,111,4400.41%4,520
19871,115,9800.41%4,540
19881,120,5400.41%4,560
19891,125,1100.41%4,570
19901,129,7000.41%4,590
19911,136,3500.59%6,650
19921,149,1701.13%12,820
19931,162,0901.12%12,920
19941,175,1801.13%13,090
19951,188,4201.13%13,240
19961,201,8201.13%13,400
19971,215,3401.12%13,520
19981,229,0301.13%13,690
19991,242,8701.13%13,840
20001,256,8901.13%14,020
20011,271,0301.12%14,140
20021,283,4000.97%12,370
20031,289,9100.51%6,510
20041,296,4600.51%6,550
20051,303,0200.51%6,560
20061,309,6300.51%6,610
20071,316,2700.51%6,640
20081,322,9500.51%6,680
20091,329,6500.51%6,700
20101,336,3900.51%6,740
20111,343,1700.51%6,780
20121,349,7500.49%6,580
20131,356,2600.48%6,510
20141,362,8200.48%6,560
20151,369,4000.48%6,580
20161,376,0200.48%6,620
20171,382,6700.48%6,650
20181,389,3500.48%6,680
20191,393,7200.31%4,370
20201,397,9400.3%4,220
20211,401,7900.28%3,850
20221,405,1900.24%3,400
20231,408,1400.21%2,950
20241,410,7000.18%2,560
20251,412,9500.16%2,250
20261,415,0100.15%2,060
20271,416,9200.13%1,910
20281,418,7400.13%1,820
20291,420,5900.13%1,850
20301,422,5100.14%1,920
20311,424,5300.14%2,020
20321,426,6700.15%2,140
20331,428,9300.16%2,260
20341,431,2900.17%2,360
20351,433,7500.17%2,460

Belgrade Population Data (Urban Area)

Name
2024 Pop.
2024 Growth
Belgrade1,410,7000.18%

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