Serbia: cities by population
Serbia has a population of 6,641,964 (UN estimate, 2026), with Belgrade as its capital. The 50 largest of its 413 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
-14%
since 2000 (7,694,605)
-17%
projected by 2050 (5,532,870)
87
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Serbia
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgrade | Central Serbia | 1,273,651 |
| 2 | Niš | Central Serbia | 250,000 |
| 3 | Novi Sad | Vojvodina | 215,400 |
| 4 | Kragujevac | Central Serbia | 147,473 |
| 5 | Čačak | Central Serbia | 117,072 |
| 6 | Subotica | Vojvodina | 100,000 |
| 7 | Leskovac | Central Serbia | 94,758 |
| 8 | Novi Pazar | Central Serbia | 85,996 |
| 9 | Kraljevo | Central Serbia | 82,846 |
| 10 | Zrenjanin | Vojvodina | 79,773 |
| 11 | Pančevo | Vojvodina | 76,654 |
| 12 | Kruševac | Central Serbia | 75,256 |
| 13 | Užice | Central Serbia | 63,577 |
| 14 | Smederevo | Central Serbia | 62,000 |
| 15 | Valjevo | Central Serbia | 61,035 |
| 16 | Vranje | Central Serbia | 56,199 |
| 17 | Šabac | Central Serbia | 55,114 |
| 18 | Zaječar | Central Serbia | 49,800 |
| 19 | Trstenik | Central Serbia | 49,043 |
| 20 | Sombor | Vojvodina | 48,454 |
| 21 | Kikinda | Vojvodina | 41,935 |
| 22 | Požarevac | Central Serbia | 41,736 |
| 23 | Pirot | Central Serbia | 40,678 |
| 24 | Bor | Central Serbia | 39,387 |
| 25 | Sremska Mitrovica | Vojvodina | 39,084 |
| 26 | Vršac | Vojvodina | 36,300 |
| 27 | Jagodina | Central Serbia | 35,589 |
| 28 | Ruma | Vojvodina | 32,229 |
| 29 | Bačka Palanka | Vojvodina | 29,449 |
| 30 | Prokuplje | Central Serbia | 27,673 |
| 31 | Smederevska Palanka | Central Serbia | 27,000 |
| 32 | Vrbas | Vojvodina | 25,907 |
| 33 | Bečej | Vojvodina | 25,774 |
| 34 | Knjazevac | Central Serbia | 25,000 |
| 35 | Inđija | Vojvodina | 24,450 |
| 36 | Aranđelovac | Central Serbia | 24,309 |
| 37 | Gornji Milanovac | Central Serbia | 23,982 |
| 38 | Lazarevac | Central Serbia | 23,551 |
| 39 | Sremčica | Central Serbia | 23,000 |
| 40 | Ćuprija | Central Serbia | 20,585 |
| 41 | Senta | Vojvodina | 20,302 |
| 42 | Loznica | Central Serbia | 19,515 |
| 43 | Apatin | Vojvodina | 18,320 |
| 44 | Futog | Vojvodina | 18,018 |
| 45 | Negotin | Central Serbia | 17,612 |
| 46 | Obrenovac | Central Serbia | 16,821 |
| 47 | Stara Pazova | Vojvodina | 16,217 |
| 48 | Bačka Topola | Vojvodina | 16,154 |
| 49 | Nova Pazova | Vojvodina | 15,488 |
Common questions
What is the population of Serbia?
Serbia has a population of 6,641,964, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 5,532,870 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Serbia?
Belgrade.