Zlatiborska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Zlatiborska oblast is a district in Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije, Serbia. Zlatiborska oblast had 249,487 residents on 1 January 2025, 13.9% of Region Sumadije i Zapadne Srbije and 3.80% of Serbia; 9th largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Zlatiborska oblast: GDP per person was 13,000 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 34% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 11th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Zlatiborska oblast: There was one physician in the health service for every 372 people in Zlatibor District in 2023 (681 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 11th highest of 25 districts.
- Education in Zlatiborska oblast: Zlatibor District had 89 preschool institutions attended by 8,147 children in 2022/23; 69.7% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 7th highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Zlatiborska oblast: Courts sentenced 797 adults for crimes committed in Zlatibor District in 2023, 315 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 3rd lowest of 25 districts.
- Government budget and revenue in Zlatiborska oblast: The budgets of the cities and municipalities of Zlatibor District took in RSD 15.6 billion in 2023, RSD 61,618 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 10th highest of 25 districts.
- Government and politics in Zlatiborska oblast: Turnout in the latest elections to municipal and city assemblies in Zlatibor District, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 60.8%: 114,044 of 187,551 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); 7th highest of 25 districts.
How densely populated is Zlatiborska oblast?
There were 43.4 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Zlatiborska oblast?
The median age was 47.8 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 8th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Zlatiborska oblast?
24.7% of residents were 65 or older and 13.7% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Zlatiborska oblast?
In 2024 there were 1,978 live births and 3,648 deaths, a natural decrease of 1,670.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Zlatibor District?
An estimated 253,017 people lived in Zlatibor District in mid-2023, spread over 6,140 km² and 439 settlements; that is 3.8% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Zlatibor District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Zlatibor District went from 273,629 in 2016 to 253,017 in 2023, a change of -7.5% (Serbia: -6.2%; 8th highest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Zlatibor District?
Of the 254,659 people counted in Zlatibor District at the 2022 Census, 78.6% declared themselves Serbs, 13.9% Bosniaks and 1.7% Muslims (by ethnicity).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Zlatiborska oblast?
More people left than arrived in 2024: net migration was -2.8 per 1,000 residents, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -6.7 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
- Sumadijska oblast 266,573
- Macvanska oblast 260,256
- Rasinska oblast 202,252
- Moravicka oblast 185,913
- Pomoravska oblast 177,228
- Kolubarska oblast 151,616
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