Nisavska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Nisavska oblast is a district in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia. Nisavska oblast had 340,169 residents on 1 January 2025, 24.7% of Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije and 5.18% of Serbia; 3rd largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Nisavska oblast: GDP per person was 13,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 36% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 9th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Nisavska oblast: The public health service in Nišava District employed 1,599 physicians in 2023, one for every 214 residents against one per 310 nationally; the lowest of 25 districts by residents per doctor.
- Education in Nisavska oblast: Nišava District had 141 preschool institutions attended by 10,048 children in 2022/23; 69.7% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 6th highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Nisavska oblast: Courts sentenced 1,450 adults for crimes committed in Nišava District in 2023, 423 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 11th lowest of 25 districts.
- Government budget and revenue in Nisavska oblast: Local budget revenue for the cities and municipalities of Nišava District came to RSD 19.2 billion in 2023: RSD 55,964 per resident, 10th lowest of 25 districts (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
- Government and politics in Nisavska oblast: Turnout in the latest elections to municipal and city assemblies in Nišava District, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 49.6%: 156,735 of 315,951 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); 5th lowest of 25 districts.
How densely populated is Nisavska oblast?
There were 132.5 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Nisavska oblast?
The median age was 45.4 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 21st highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Nisavska oblast?
23.1% of residents were 65 or older and 13.8% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Nisavska oblast?
In 2024 there were 3,302 live births and 5,327 deaths, a natural decrease of 2,025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Nišava District?
Nišava District had an estimated 342,670 residents on 30 June 2023, 5.2% of Serbia's population (excluding Kosovo and Metohija), on 2,728 km² with 282 settlements.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Nišava District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Nišava District went from 366,056 in 2016 to 342,670 in 2023, a change of -6.4% (Serbia: -6.2%; 6th highest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Nišava District?
Of the 343,950 people counted in Nišava District at the 2022 Census, 90.4% declared themselves Serbs, 2.8% Roma and 0.2% Bulgarians.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Nisavska oblast?
Net migration added 1.5 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -5.9 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.
Other districts in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije
- Pcinjska oblast 190,507
- Jablanicka oblast 180,035
- Podunavska oblast 172,263
- Branicevska oblast 152,211
- Borska oblast 97,353
- Zajecarska oblast 93,310
- Toplicka oblast 75,591
- Pirotska oblast 74,424
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