Kragujevac: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Kragujevac: Average net pay in Kragujevac was RSD 103,636 a month in 2025, 95% of the national average of RSD 109,462; 5th highest of 13 major cities.
- Health in Kragujevac: There was one physician in the health service for every 196 people in Kragujevac in 2023 (870 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 2nd lowest of 13 major cities.
- Education in Kragujevac: Kragujevac had 70 preschool institutions attended by 6,263 children in 2022/23; 69.4% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 6th highest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Kragujevac: 427 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Kragujevac, a rate of 250 per 100,000 people (2nd lowest of 13 major cities; Serbia: 406).
- Government budget and revenue in Kragujevac: The budgets of the City of Kragujevac took in RSD 9.4 billion in 2023, RSD 55,273 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 6th lowest of 13 major cities.
- Government and politics in Kragujevac: 92,183 of 152,516 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the city assembly in Kragujevac on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 60.4% that ranks 4th highest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).
What is the population of Kragujevac?
An estimated 170,811 people lived in Kragujevac in mid-2023, spread over 835 km² and 57 settlements; that is 2.6% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Kragujevac growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Kragujevac went from 178,368 in 2016 to 170,811 in 2023, a change of -4.2% (Serbia: -6.2%; 5th highest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Kragujevac?
Of the 171,186 people counted in Kragujevac at the 2022 Census, 93.1% declared themselves Serbs, 0.8% Roma and 0.1% Montenegrins.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWho runs Kragujevac?
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
- Beograd 1,197,714
- Novi Sad 260,438
- Niš 178,976
- 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
- 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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