Severnobanatska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Severnobanatska oblast is a district in Region Vojvodine, Serbia. Severnobanatska oblast had 114,991 residents on 1 January 2025, 6.7% of Region Vojvodine and 1.75% of Serbia; 21st largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Severnobanatska oblast: GDP per person was 14,200 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 37% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 8th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Severnobanatska oblast: There was one physician in the health service for every 408 people in North Banat District in 2023 (287 doctors in all); the Serbian figure was 310, and the ratio ranks 5th highest of 25 districts.
- Education in Severnobanatska oblast: North Banat District had 61 preschool institutions attended by 3,835 children in 2022/23; 53.0% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 4th lowest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Severnobanatska oblast: 929 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in North Banat District, a rate of 794 per 100,000 people (2nd highest of 25 districts; Serbia: 406).
- Government budget and revenue in Severnobanatska oblast: The budgets of the cities and municipalities of North Banat District took in RSD 8.7 billion in 2023, RSD 74,597 per resident against RSD 71,938 for all local governments in Serbia; 4th highest of 25 districts.
- Government and politics in Severnobanatska oblast: Turnout in the latest elections to municipal and city assemblies in North Banat District, as recorded by the Statistical Office at 31 December 2023, was 54.0%: 67,293 of 124,520 registered voters (Serbia: 50.7%); 11th lowest of 25 districts.
How densely populated is Severnobanatska oblast?
There were 59.1 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Severnobanatska oblast?
The median age was 47.6 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 9th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Severnobanatska oblast?
24.4% 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 Severnobanatska oblast?
In 2024 there were 948 live births and 2,197 deaths, a natural decrease of 1,249.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of North Banat District?
An estimated 116,959 people lived in North Banat District in mid-2023, spread over 2,328 km² and 50 settlements; that is 1.8% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of North Banat District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for North Banat District went from 139,940 in 2016 to 116,959 in 2023, a change of -16.4% (Serbia: -6.2%; the lowest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of North Banat District?
Of the 117,896 people counted in North Banat District at the 2022 Census, 44.0% declared themselves Serbs, 43.0% Hungarians and 3.6% Roma.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Severnobanatska oblast?
More people left than arrived in 2024: net migration was -0.7 per 1,000 residents, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -10.8 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 Vojvodine
- Juznobacka oblast 607,370
- Sremska oblast 279,669
- Juznobanatska oblast 256,492
- Severnobacka oblast 157,170
- Srednjobanatska oblast 154,418
- Zapadnobacka oblast 150,317
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