Novi Pazar: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Novi Pazar: In 2025 the average monthly net salary in Novi Pazar was RSD 81,426, which ranks the lowest of 13 major cities; the Serbian average was RSD 109,462.
- Health in Novi Pazar: There was one physician in the health service for every 303 people in Novi Pazar in 2023 (355 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 7th highest of 13 major cities.
- Education in Novi Pazar: Novi Pazar had 23 preschool institutions attended by 2,251 children in 2022/23; 51.1% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the lowest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Novi Pazar: Courts sentenced 347 adults for crimes committed in Novi Pazar in 2023, 322 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 3rd lowest of 13 major cities.
- Government budget and revenue in Novi Pazar: The budgets of the City of Novi Pazar took in RSD 4.5 billion in 2023, RSD 41,404 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; the lowest of 13 major cities.
- Government and politics in Novi Pazar: 45,794 of 91,262 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the city assembly in Novi Pazar on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 50.2% that ranks 6th highest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).
What is the population of Novi Pazar?
Novi Pazar had an estimated 107,610 residents on 30 June 2023, 1.6% of Serbia's population (excluding Kosovo and Metohija), on 742 km² with 99 settlements.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Novi Pazar growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Novi Pazar went from 104,674 in 2016 to 107,610 in 2023, a change of +2.8% (Serbia: -6.2%; 2nd highest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Novi Pazar?
Of the 106,720 people counted in Novi Pazar at the 2022 Census, 79.8% declared themselves Bosniaks, 13.3% Serbs and 1.7% Muslims (by ethnicity).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWho runs Novi Pazar?
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
- 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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