Leskovac: population and official figures

Population estimate (30 June)

123,173

2023

In depth

Economy, jobs and prices in Leskovac: Average net pay in Leskovac was RSD 84,787 a month in 2025, 77% of the national average of RSD 109,462; 2nd lowest of 13 major cities.
Health in Leskovac: There was one physician in the health service for every 309 people in Leskovac in 2023 (398 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 5th highest of 13 major cities.
Education in Leskovac: Leskovac had 53 preschool institutions attended by 2,699 children in 2022/23; 54.1% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 2nd lowest of 13 major cities.
Poverty and living standards in Leskovac: Courts sentenced 761 adults for crimes committed in Leskovac in 2023, 618 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 2nd highest of 13 major cities.
Government budget and revenue in Leskovac: Local budget revenue for the City of Leskovac came to RSD 5.2 billion in 2023: RSD 41,985 per resident, 2nd lowest of 13 major cities (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
Government and politics in Leskovac: 72,074 of 114,357 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the city assembly in Leskovac on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 63.0% that ranks 2nd highest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).

What is the population of Leskovac?

Leskovac had an estimated 123,173 residents on 30 June 2023, 1.9% of Serbia's population (excluding Kosovo and Metohija), on 1,025 km² with 144 settlements.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Is the population of Leskovac growing or shrinking?

The population estimate for Leskovac went from 138,132 in 2016 to 123,173 in 2023, a change of -10.8% (Serbia: -6.2%; 2nd lowest of 13 major cities by change).

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

What is the ethnic makeup of Leskovac?

Of the 123,950 people counted in Leskovac at the 2022 Census, 90.2% declared themselves Serbs, 5.4% Roma and 0.2% Macedonians.

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copy

Who runs Leskovac?

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
Kragujevac 146,315
Subotica 88,752
Pancevo 73,401
Novi Pazar 71,462
Čačak 69,598
Zrenjanin 67,129
Kraljevo 57,432
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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