Sumadijska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Sumadijska oblast is a district in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije, Serbia. Sumadijska oblast had 266,573 residents on 1 January 2025, 14.9% of Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije and 4.06% of Serbia; 6th largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sumadijska oblast: GDP per person was 12,900 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 34% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 12th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Sumadijska oblast: The public health service in Šumadija District employed 1,085 physicians in 2023, one for every 248 residents against one per 310 nationally; 2nd lowest of 25 districts by residents per doctor.
- Education in Sumadijska oblast: Šumadija District had 118 preschool institutions attended by 9,003 children in 2022/23; 68.8% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 8th highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Sumadijska oblast: 796 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Šumadija District, a rate of 296 per 100,000 people (2nd lowest of 25 districts; Serbia: 406).
- Government budget and revenue in Sumadijska oblast: The budgets of the cities and municipalities of Šumadija District took in RSD 14.4 billion in 2023, RSD 53,572 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 8th lowest of 25 districts.
- Government and politics in Sumadijska oblast: Turnout in the latest elections to municipal and city assemblies in Šumadija District, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 61.9%: 150,135 of 242,590 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); 5th highest of 25 districts.
How densely populated is Sumadijska oblast?
There were 118.4 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Sumadijska oblast?
The median age was 45.8 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 20th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Sumadijska oblast?
24.1% of residents were 65 or older and 14.1% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Sumadijska oblast?
In 2024 there were 2,451 live births and 3,827 deaths, a natural decrease of 1,376.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Šumadija District?
An estimated 268,541 people lived in Šumadija District in mid-2023, spread over 2,388 km² and 175 settlements; that is 4.1% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Šumadija District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Šumadija District went from 286,406 in 2016 to 268,541 in 2023, a change of -6.2% (Serbia: -6.2%; 5th highest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Šumadija District?
Of the 269,728 people counted in Šumadija District at the 2022 Census, 93.6% declared themselves Serbs, 0.7% Roma and 0.1% Montenegrins.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Sumadijska oblast?
The net migration rate was +0.5 per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -5.1 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 Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije
- Raska oblast 296,153
- Macvanska oblast 260,256
- Zlatiborska oblast 249,487
- Rasinska oblast 202,252
- Moravicka oblast 185,913
- Pomoravska oblast 177,228
- Kolubarska oblast 151,616
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