Severnobacka oblast: population, economy and official figures

Severnobacka oblast is a district in Region Vojvodine, Serbia. Severnobacka oblast had 157,170 residents on 1 January 2025, 9.1% of Region Vojvodine and 2.39% of Serbia; 16th largest of 25 districts in Serbia.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Severnobacka oblast: GDP per person was 16,100 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 42% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 6th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
• Health in Severnobacka oblast: The public health service in North Bačka District employed 390 physicians in 2023, one for every 408 residents against one per 310 nationally; 4th highest of 25 districts by residents per doctor.
• Education in Severnobacka oblast: North Bačka District had 83 preschool institutions attended by 6,099 children in 2022/23; 64.0% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 13th highest of 25 districts.
• Poverty and living standards in Severnobacka oblast: Courts sentenced 733 adults for crimes committed in North Bačka District in 2023, 460 per 100,000 residents against 406 nationally; 11th highest of 25 districts.
• Government budget and revenue in Severnobacka oblast: Local budget revenue for the cities and municipalities of North Bačka District came to RSD 11.5 billion in 2023: RSD 72,304 per resident, 5th highest of 25 districts (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
• Government and politics in Severnobacka oblast: 79,362 of 167,850 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to municipal and city assemblies in North Bačka District on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 47.3% that ranks 2nd lowest of 25 districts (national: 50.7%).

Figures 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 Vojvodine

• Juznobacka oblast 607,370
• Sremska oblast 279,669
• Juznobanatska oblast 256,492
• Srednjobanatska oblast 154,418
• Zapadnobacka oblast 150,317
• Severnobanatska oblast 114,991

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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…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_fagec3: Live births (NUTS 3), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 cfda9b5f4ebd…)
• Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Municipalities and regions of the Republic of Serbia, 2024: table 18.1 (medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists in the health service, 2023; Institute of Public Health of Serbia data), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a782476fc6e5…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset demo_r_gind3: Population change: demographic balance and crude rates by NUTS 3 region, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7548e948e15c…)
• Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia: Statistical release: Average salaries and wages per employee, December 2025 (table 4: by region, area, city and municipality; January-December 2025), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fe859eb0709b…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3gva: Gross value added at basic prices by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c656e8563bdf…)
• Eurostat: Eurostat dataset nama_10r_3empers: Employment (thousand persons) by NUTS 3 region and industry, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 222a97c302d3…)

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