Beogradska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Beogradska oblast is a district in Beogradski region, Serbia. Beogradska oblast had 1,682,015 residents on 1 January 2025 and 25.61% of Serbia; the largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Beogradska oblast: GDP per person was 31,500 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 82% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 2nd highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Beogradska oblast: There was one physician in the health service for every 265 people in the City of Belgrade in 2023 (6,359 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 3rd lowest of 25 districts.
- Education in Beogradska oblast: The City of Belgrade had 713 preschool institutions attended by 73,545 children in 2022/23; 77.7% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), the highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Beogradska oblast: Courts sentenced 5,744 adults for crimes committed in the City of Belgrade in 2023, 341 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 5th lowest of 25 districts.
- Government budget and revenue in Beogradska oblast: Local budget revenue for the City of Belgrade and its city municipalities came to RSD 163.0 billion in 2023: RSD 96,820 per resident, 2nd highest of 25 districts (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
- Government and politics in Beogradska oblast: 615,654 of 1,603,475 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to the assemblies of Belgrade's 17 city municipalities on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 38.4% that ranks the lowest of 25 districts (national: 50.7%).
How densely populated is Beogradska oblast?
There were 536.4 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Beogradska oblast?
The median age was 43.4 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 22nd highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Beogradska oblast?
20.6% of residents were 65 or older and 15.3% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Beogradska oblast?
In 2024 there were 17,331 live births and 21,606 deaths, a natural decrease of 4,275.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of the City of Belgrade?
An estimated 1,683,229 people lived in the City of Belgrade in mid-2023, spread over 3,234 km² and 157 settlements; that is 25.4% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of the City of Belgrade growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for the City of Belgrade went from 1,683,962 in 2016 to 1,683,229 in 2023, a change of virtually unchanged (Serbia: -6.2%; the highest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of the City of Belgrade?
Of the 1,681,405 people counted in the City of Belgrade at the 2022 Census, 86.2% declared themselves Serbs, 1.4% Roma and 0.3% Montenegrins.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Beogradska oblast?
The net migration rate was +1.7 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -2.5 per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyFigures come from Serbia's own official statistics and from Eurostat's regional statistics for NUTS 3 areas. Comparisons with the EU average use purchasing power standards (PPS), which adjust for price differences.
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Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjangrp3: Population on 1 January (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 4c748d3cba3a…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_d3dens: Population density, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 f4b59fe9d121…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP per person, PPS (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3bf0fc662f56…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gdp: GDP, million euros (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 096e15e5fdb3…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment, thousand people (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 664e4e3a6dc0…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Median age of the population (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7bf6ade55a0d…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_pjanind3: Share of people aged 65 or over (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 17aa0d08ab9c…)
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