Novi Sad: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Novi Sad: In 2025 the average monthly net salary in Novi Sad was RSD 126,469, which ranks 2nd highest of 13 major cities; the Serbian average was RSD 109,462.
- Health in Novi Sad: The public health service in Novi Sad employed 1,437 physicians in 2023, one for every 258 residents against one per 310 nationally; 4th lowest of 13 major cities by residents per doctor.
- Education in Novi Sad: Novi Sad had 117 preschool institutions attended by 19,723 children in 2022/23; 79.3% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the highest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Novi Sad: Courts sentenced 671 adults for crimes committed in Novi Sad in 2023, 181 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; the lowest of 13 major cities.
- Government budget and revenue in Novi Sad: The budgets of the City of Novi Sad took in RSD 40.9 billion in 2023, RSD 110,354 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; the highest of 13 major cities.
- Government and politics in Novi Sad: Turnout in the latest elections to the city assembly in Novi Sad, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 42.9%: 142,620 of 332,695 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); 3rd lowest of 13 major cities.
What is the population of Novi Sad?
An estimated 370,623 people lived in Novi Sad in mid-2023, spread over 699 km² and 16 settlements; that is 5.6% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Novi Sad growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Novi Sad went from 353,525 in 2016 to 370,623 in 2023, a change of +4.8% (Serbia: -6.2%; the highest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Novi Sad?
Of the 368,967 people counted in Novi Sad at the 2022 Census, 78.4% declared themselves Serbs, 2.7% Hungarians and 1.5% Slovaks.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWho runs Novi Sad?
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
- 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
- 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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