Subotica: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Subotica: In 2025 the average monthly net salary in Subotica was RSD 98,241, which ranks 7th highest of 13 major cities; the Serbian average was RSD 109,462.
- Health in Subotica: There was one physician in the health service for every 367 people in Subotica in 2023 (336 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks the highest of 13 major cities.
- Education in Subotica: Subotica had 64 preschool institutions attended by 4,933 children in 2022/23; 69.8% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 5th highest of 13 major cities.
- Poverty and living standards in Subotica: Courts sentenced 634 adults for crimes committed in Subotica in 2023, 514 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 4th highest of 13 major cities.
- Government budget and revenue in Subotica: The budgets of the City of Subotica took in RSD 8.8 billion in 2023, RSD 71,226 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 3rd highest of 13 major cities.
- Government and politics in Subotica: 58,211 of 128,566 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the city assembly in Subotica on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 45.3% that ranks 6th lowest of 13 major cities (national: 50.7%).
What is the population of Subotica?
An estimated 123,424 people lived in Subotica in mid-2023, spread over 1,007 km² and 19 settlements; that is 1.9% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Subotica growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Subotica went from 138,331 in 2016 to 123,424 in 2023, a change of -10.8% (Serbia: -6.2%; 3rd lowest of 13 major cities by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Subotica?
Of the 123,952 people counted in Subotica at the 2022 Census, 30.8% declared themselves Serbs, 30.0% Hungarians and 8.4% Croats.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWho runs Subotica?
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
- 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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