Beograd: population and official figures
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- Economy, jobs and prices in Beograd: Average net pay in Belgrade was RSD 136,911 a month in 2025, 125% of the national average of RSD 109,462; the highest of 13 major cities.
- Health in Beograd: There was one physician in the health service for every 265 people in Belgrade in 2023 (6,359 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 5th lowest of 13 major cities.
- Education in Beograd: Belgrade had 713 preschool institutions attended by 73,545 children in 2022/23; 77.7% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 2nd highest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Beograd: Courts sentenced 5,744 adults for crimes committed in Belgrade in 2023, 341 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 4th lowest of 13 major cities.
- Government budget and revenue in Beograd: The budgets of Belgrade (city budget and its city municipalities) took in RSD 163.0 billion in 2023, RSD 96,820 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 2nd highest of 13 major cities.
- Government and politics in Beograd: 615,654 of 1,603,475 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the assemblies of Belgrade's 17 city municipalities on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 38.4% that ranks the lowest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).
What is the population of Beograd?
Beograd, the capital of Serbia, had 1,197,714 inhabitants (city proper) on 30 September 2022, according to a complete census (usual residents) reported to the United Nations.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow does Beograd rank among cities in Serbia?
Of the 13 cities the UN table lists for Serbia (capitals and places of 100,000 or more), it is the largest.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyHow many women and men live in Beograd?
Women and girls made up 53.5% of residents (641,230 female, 556,484 male).
Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copyWhat is the population of Belgrade?
An estimated 1,683,229 people lived in Belgrade in mid-2023, spread over 3,234 km² and 157 settlements; that is 25.4% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Belgrade growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Belgrade went from 1,683,962 in 2016 to 1,683,229 in 2023, a change of virtually unchanged (Serbia: -6.2%; 3rd highest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Belgrade?
Of the 1,681,405 people counted in Belgrade at the 2022 Census, 86.2% declared themselves Serbs, 1.4% Roma and 0.3% Montenegrins.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyMore figures
- The wider urban agglomeration had 1,681,405 inhabitants. Source: United Nations Statistics Division · saved copy
Who runs Beograd?
In Serbia, cities and towns are run by municipalities: Assembly directly elected every four years (party lists); assembly elects the mayor (gradonačelnik) or municipal president. Local services, utilities, local roads, kindergartens, planning; cities can have municipal police.
How local power works in Serbia
Cities of a similar size in Serbia
- Novi Sad 260,438
- Niš 178,976
- Kragujevac 146,315
- Subotica 88,752
- Pancevo 73,401
- Novi Pazar 71,462
- Čačak 69,598
- Zrenjanin 67,129
- Kraljevo 57,432
- Leskovac 54,091
- Kruševac 53,746
- Šabac 51,163
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Sources
- United Nations Statistics Division: Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: table 18.1 (medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists in the health service, 2023; Institute of Public Health of Serbia data), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
- Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Statistical release: Average salaries and wages per employee, December 2025 (table 4: by region, area, city and municipality; January-December 2025), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fe859eb0709b…)
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