Sremska oblast: population, economy and official figures
Sremska oblast is a district in Region Vojvodine, Serbia. Sremska oblast had 279,669 residents on 1 January 2025, 16.3% of Region Vojvodine and 4.26% of Serbia; 5th largest of 25 districts in Serbia.
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Sremska oblast: GDP per person was 18,800 purchasing power standards (PPS) in 2023, 49% of the EU average (48% for Serbia); 4th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
- Health in Sremska oblast: The public health service in Srem District employed 576 physicians in 2023, one for every 489 residents against one per 310 nationally; the highest of 25 districts by residents per doctor.
- Education in Sremska oblast: Srem District had 136 preschool institutions attended by 10,458 children in 2022/23; 69.8% of them were in full-day programmes of 9 to 12 hours (Serbia: 69.2%), 5th highest of 25 districts.
- Poverty and living standards in Sremska oblast: 1,201 adults were convicted in 2023 of criminal offences committed in Srem District, a rate of 427 per 100,000 people (12th lowest of 25 districts; Serbia: 406).
- Government budget and revenue in Sremska oblast: Local budget revenue for the cities and municipalities of Srem District came to RSD 19.6 billion in 2023: RSD 69,721 per resident, 7th highest of 25 districts (Serbian local governments together: RSD 71,938 per head).
- Government and politics in Sremska oblast: 151,401 of 267,231 registered voters cast a ballot in the most recent elections to municipal and city assemblies in Srem District on record at the end of 2023, a turnout of 56.7% that ranks 9th highest of 25 districts (national: 50.7%).
How densely populated is Sremska oblast?
There were 87.1 people per square kilometre in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the median age in Sremska oblast?
The median age was 46.2 years in 2025, against 45.4 for Serbia; 16th highest of 25 districts in Serbia.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow old is the population of Sremska oblast?
23.2% of residents were 65 or older and 14.4% were under 15 in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many births and deaths are there in Sremska oblast?
In 2024 there were 2,520 live births and 4,265 deaths, a natural decrease of 1,745.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the population of Srem District?
An estimated 281,581 people lived in Srem District in mid-2023, spread over 3,485 km² and 109 settlements; that is 4.3% of Serbia's population outside Kosovo and Metohija.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyIs the population of Srem District growing or shrinking?
The population estimate for Srem District went from 302,929 in 2016 to 281,581 in 2023, a change of -7.0% (Serbia: -6.2%; 7th highest of 25 districts by change).
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyWhat is the ethnic makeup of Srem District?
Of the 282,547 people counted in Srem District at the 2022 Census, 84.3% declared themselves Serbs, 2.2% Slovaks and 2.0% Croats.
Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia · saved copyAre people moving to Sremska oblast?
Net migration added 1.8 people per 1,000 residents in 2024, while births minus deaths gave a natural change of -6.2 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
- Juznobanatska oblast 256,492
- Severnobacka oblast 157,170
- Srednjobanatska oblast 154,418
- Zapadnobacka oblast 150,317
- Severnobanatska oblast 114,991
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