Pirotska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Pirotska oblast is a district in Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije, Serbia. Pirotska oblast had 74,424 residents on 1 January 2025, 5.4% of Region Juzne i Istocne Srbije and 1.13% of Serbia; the smallest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Pirotska oblast: GDP per person was 12,300 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 32% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 14th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Pirotska oblast: There was one physician in the health service for every 316 people in Pirot District in 2023 (240 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 8th lowest of 25 districts.
- Education in Pirotska oblast: Pirot District had 17 preschool institutions attended by 2,038 children in 2022/23; 66.7% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 12th highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Pirotska oblast: 716 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Pirot District, a rate of 943 per 100,000 people (the highest of 25 districts; Serbia: 406).
- Government budget and revenue in Pirotska oblast: The budgets of the cities and municipalities of Pirot District took in RSD 4.6 billion in 2023, RSD 61,057 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 11th highest of 25 districts.
- Government and politics in Pirotska oblast: Turnout in the latest elections to municipal and city assemblies in Pirot District, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 70.3%: 49,518 of 70,400 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); the highest of 25 districts.
How densely populated is Pirotska oblast?
There were 30.4 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Pirotska oblast?
The median age was 50.2 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 3rd highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Pirotska oblast?
27.8% of residents were 65 or older and 11.9% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Pirotska oblast?
In 2024 there were 536 live births and 1,383 deaths, a natural decrease of 847.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Pirot District?
An estimated 75,952 people lived in Pirot District in mid-2023, spread over 2,761 km² and 214 settlements; that is 1.1% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Pirot District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Pirot District went from 87,015 in 2016 to 75,952 in 2023, a change of -12.7% (Serbia: -6.2%; 5th lowest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Pirot District?
Of the 76,700 people counted in Pirot District at the 2022 Census, 80.1% declared themselves Serbs, 5.6% Bulgarians and 5.5% Roma.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Pirotska oblast?
More people left than arrived in 2024: net migration was -2.7 per 1,000 residents, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -11.3 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
- Nisavska oblast 340,169
- 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
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