2. The capital of Serbia
is Belgrade (Beograd)
Serbia’s second
city, Novi Sad, lies
upstream on the
Danube; a cultural
and educational
centre
3. 1. BELGRADE FORTRESS
Because of its strategic defensive location, people have
lived at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers
since Neolithic times. Then the invaders moved in, first the
Celts and later the Romans, who built a palisade here,
followed by the Huns and the Goths. It was a Serbian
leader, however, in the 15th century who really beefed up
the fortifications here.
4. 2. SKADARLIJA STREET
Skadarlija Street may not be very long, just 400 meters (1,340
feet), but it’s the most famous street in Belgrade. Located in
the Old Town, it connects Despot Stefan Boulevard with
Dusanova Street. The street is lined with vintage buildings.
5. 3. ADA CIGANLIJA
Ada Ciganlija is an island cum artificial peninsula in the Sava
River/Lake that runs through central Belgrade. With its pretty
beaches and sports facilities, Ada draws upwards of 100,000
visitors a day during the summer. Nicknamed “Belgrade’s
Sea,” Ada’s peninsula is filled with thick forests that resemble
a wilderness area, so you might see deer, rabbits and fox.
6. 4. TEMPLE OF SAINT SAVA
With a 134-meter (440-
foot) high dome, the
Temple of Saint Sava
dominates Belgrade’s
skyline. To make it even
taller, the dome is topped
with a gold cross almost
12 meter (40 feet) high.
The largest Orthodox
church in use today, it is
dedicated to Saint Sava,
an important medieval
personage who founded
the Serbian Orthodox
church.
7. SERBIA POPULATION 2017
8,773,858
Serbia sits between Central and
Southeast Europe. Its capital, Belgrade, is one
of the oldest cities in Europe and one of the
largest in all of Southeast Europe. The 2017
population is estimated at 8.79 million.
Serbia has only one city with a population over
1 million: Belgrade, the capital, has about 1.2
million people (1.65 in the metro area), with the
second largest city of Novi Sad having a
population of just 277,000.
8. COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE
One birth every 6 minutes
One death every 5 minutes
One net migrant every 44 minutes
Net loss of one person every 17 minutes
9. SERBIA TOP 20 CITIES BY POPULATION
Name
Population
Belgrade
1,273,651
Nis
250,000
Novi Sad
215,400
Zemun
155,591
Kragujevac
147,473
Cacak
117,072
Subotica
100,000
Leskovac
94,758
Novi Pazar
85,996
Kraljevo
82,846
Zrenjanin
79,773
Pancevo
76,654
Krusevac
75,256
Uzice
63,577
Smederevo
62,000
Valjevo
61,035
Vranje
56,199
Sabac
55,114
Zajecar
49,800
Trstenik
49,043
10. SERBIA POPULATION CLOCK
The population of Serbia
8,773,858
Births Per Day
255
Deaths Per Day
306
Net Migrations Per Day
-33
Population Change Since January 1st
-31,920
15. SERBIA POPULATION INDICATORS
Indicator
Value
Life Expectancy (Both Sexes)
75.226 years
Male Life Expectancy
72.414 years
Female Life Expectancy
78.068 years
Total Fertility Rate
1.614 children/woman
Sex Ratio At Birth
1.052 males per female
Infant Mortality Rate
8.62 deaths/1,000 live births
Mean Age at Childbearing
29.073 years
Rate of Natural Increase
-2.125
Median Age (Total)
42.3 years
Median Age (Female)
44 years
Median Age (Male)
40.7 years
16.
17. Probabilistic Projections of Total Fertility using World Population Prospects 2017
fertility estimates
Projections of Total Fertility: Median, 80% / 95% prediction intervals and high /
low WPP fertility variant
18. ETHNIC GROUPS
The early Serbian homeland was in the
vicinity of Serbia’s Kopaonik Mountains,
including the Kosovo Basin and the region
around the ancient capital of Ras (near
modern Novi Pazar). After Ottoman armies
overran this region in the 14th century, many
Serb families fled the southern basins and
found shelter northward in the hills of
Šumadija. Albanian tribal groups then moved
into former Serbian settlements.
19.
20. RELIGION
The distinguishing feature of Serbian national
identity is its Eastern OrthodoxChristian heritage,
though probably less than one-tenth of the
population actually attended church during the
communist era. Throughout history the
autocephalous Serbian Orthodox Church has
viewed itself as the champion of Serbian national
interests. During the Ottoman period it waged a
long struggle against the influence of Greek clergy
based in Constantinople. Because of its nationalist
activities, the Ottoman regime suppressed the
Serbian church from 1766 to 1832. Hungarians in
the Vojvodina are divided between Roman Catholic
and Calvinist Protestant groups.
22. REGISTRATION OF FOREIGNERS
Serbian organisations and individuals providing
accommodation to foreigners against payment, as
well as locals hosting visiting foreigners, must
register the foreigner’s stay with the local police
station within 24 hours of the commencement of
the accommodation arrangement, or of the foreign
visitor’s arrival.
A foreigner not using official accommodation nor
staying with a private individual must register his or
her stay and change of address with the local
police station within 24 hours of arriving at the
place of residency or of the change of address. A
place of residency is where a foreigner intends to
stay for more than 24 hours.
