Rural population as a share of total population fell 0.471% to 43.3% in Serbia in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Serbia reached an all time high of 70.9% in 1960 and an all time low of 43.3% in 2021. When compared to Serbia's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Bosnia and Herzegovina amounted to 50.6%, 42.1% in Croatia, 27.8% in Hungary and 45.7% in Romania in 2021.
Serbia has been ranked 70th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Austria | % | 42.3% | 42.1% | 41.9% | 41.7% | 41.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | % | 52.8% | 52.5% | 52.1% | 51.8% | 51.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 26.0% | 25.7% | 25.3% | 25.0% | 24.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | 43.8% | 43.6% | 43.3% | 43.1% | 42.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 26.5% | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.2% | 26.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 29.5% | 29.2% | 28.9% | 28.6% | 28.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 30.4% | 30.1% | 29.9% | 29.6% | 29.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Moldova | % | 57.5% | 57.5% | 57.4% | 57.4% | 57.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | 34.2% | 33.9% | 33.5% | 33.2% | 32.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 39.7% | 39.8% | 39.9% | 39.9% | 40.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.1% | 46.0% | 45.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | 44.3% | 44.2% | 44.1% | 43.9% | 43.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 46.1% | 46.2% | 46.2% | 46.3% | 46.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 46.2% | 46.0% | 45.7% | 45.5% | 45.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine | % | 30.9% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.6% | 30.5% |
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