Šabac: population and official figures
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- Economy, jobs and prices in Šabac: Employees in Šabac took home RSD 95,703 a month on average in 2025 (net), against RSD 109,462 for Serbia as a whole: 5th lowest of 13 major cities.
- Health in Šabac: There was one physician in the health service for every 364 people in Šabac in 2023 (288 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 2nd highest of 13 major cities.
- Education in Šabac: Šabac had 53 preschool institutions attended by 3,276 children in 2022/23; 60.3% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 4th lowest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Šabac: Courts sentenced 642 adults for crimes committed in Šabac in 2023, 612 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 3rd highest of 13 major cities.
- Government budget and revenue in Šabac: Local budget revenue for the City of Šabac came to RSD 5.4 billion in 2023: RSD 51,319 per resident, 5th lowest of 13 major cities (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
- Government and politics in Šabac: 65,125 of 100,051 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the city assembly in Šabac on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 65.1% that ranks the highest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).
What is the population of Šabac?
An estimated 104,935 people lived in Šabac in mid-2023, spread over 797 km² and 52 settlements; that is 1.6% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Šabac growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Šabac went from 112,414 in 2016 to 104,935 in 2023, a change of -6.7% (Serbia: -6.2%; 6th lowest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Šabac?
Of the 105,432 people counted in Šabac at the 2022 Census, 92.9% declared themselves Serbs, 1.2% Roma and 0.1% Muslims (by ethnicity).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWho runs Šabac?
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
- Leskovac 54,091
- Kruševac 53,746
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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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