Serbien - Daten & Fakten

Daten & Fakten
Flagge: Serbien Serbien
Capital
name: Belgrade (Beograd)

geographic coordinates: 44 50 N, 20 30 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

etymology: the Serbian "Beograd" means "white fortress" or "white city" and dates back to the 9th century; the name derives from the white fortress wall that once enclosed the city
Citizenship
citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Serbia

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 3 years
Legal system
civil law system
Suffrage
18 years of age, 16 if employed; universal
Area
total: 77,474 sq km

land: 77,474 sq km

water: 0 sq km
Land use
agricultural land: 57.9% (2018 est.)

arable land: 37.7% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 3.4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 16.8% (2018 est.)

forest: 31.6% (2018 est.)

other: 10.5% (2018 est.)
Location
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Age structure
0-14 years: 14.45% (male 498,534/female 468,853)

15-64 years: 65.81% (male 2,216,701/female 2,188,267)

65 years and over: 19.74% (2023 est.) (male 547,344/female 773,676)
Birth rate
8.87 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Death rate
15.12 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Languages
Serbian (official) 88.1%, Hungarian 3.4%, Bosnian 1.9%, Romani 1.4%, other 3.4%, undeclared or unknown 1.8%; note - Serbian, Hungarian, Slovak, Romanian, Croatian, and Ruthenian (Rusyn) are official in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina; most ethnic Albanians boycotted the 2011 census (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Knjiga svetskih činjenica, neophodan izvor osnovnih informacija. (Serbian)

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Life expectancy at birth
total population: 75.08 years

male: 72.46 years

female: 77.85 years (2023 est.)
Major urban areas - population
1.408 million BELGRADE (capital) (2023)
Median age
total: 43.4 years

male: 41.7 years

female: 45 years (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth
28.2 years (2020 est.)

note: data does not cover Kosovo or Metohija
Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)
Population distribution
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Population growth rate
-0.63% (2023 est.)
Total fertility rate
1.46 children born/woman (2023 est.)
Urbanization
urban population: 57.1% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 0.04% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Kosovo
Education expenditures
3.6% of GDP (2019 est.)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total: 14 years

male: 14 years

female: 15 years (2021)
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)
0.2% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Industrial production growth rate
8.63% (2021 est.)
Labor force
3.176 million (2021 est.)
Population below poverty line
23.2% (2018 est.)
Unemployment rate
11.81% (2021 est.)

9.01% (2020 est.)

10.39% (2019 est.)
Public debt
62.5% of GDP (2017 est.)

73.1% of GDP (2016 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
4.09% (2021 est.)

1.58% (2020 est.)

1.85% (2019 est.)
Exports
$33.726 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$25.5 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$26.127 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Exports - partners
Germany 12%, Italy 10%, Bosnia and Herzegovina 7%, Romania 6%, Russia 5%  (2019)
Imports
$39.039 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$30.177 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$31.286 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
Imports - partners
Germany 13%, Russia 9%, Italy 8%, Hungary 6%, China 5%, Turkey 5% (2019)
Airports
26 (2021)
Broadband - fixed subscriptions
total: 1,730,496 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 25 (2020 est.)
Internet users
total: 5.589 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 81% (2021 est.)
Railways
total: 3,333 km (2020) 1,274 km electrified
Roadways
total: 44,248 km (2016)

paved: 28,000 km (2016) (16,162 km state roads, out of which 741 km highways)

unpaved: 16,248 km (2016)
Telephones - fixed lines
total subscriptions: 2,540,276 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2021 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular
total subscriptions: 8,501,519 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 124 (2021 est.)
Waterways
587 km (2009) (primarily on the Danube and Sava Rivers)
Disputes - international

Serbia-Bosnia and Herzegovina: Serbia delimited about half of the boundary with Bosnia and Herzegovina, but sections along the Drina River remain in dispute

Serbia-Bulgaria: none identified

Serbia-Croatia: Serbia and Croatia dispute their border along the Danube; Serbia claims the border is the median between the current Danube shorelines, with the land to the eastern side of the median belonging to Serbia; Croatia contends that the boundary is demarcated according to historic maps, despite the river having meandered since then

Serbia-Hungary: none identified

Serbia-Kosovo: Serbia with several other states protested the US and other states' recognition of Kosovo's declaration of its status as a sovereign and independent state in February 2008; ethnic Serbian municipalities along Kosovo's northern border challenge final status of Kosovo-Serbia boundary; since 1999, NATO-led Kosovo Force peacekeepers under UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) authority have continued to keep the peace within Kosovo between the ethnic Albanian majority and the Serb minority; in October 2021, NATO-led KFOR increased patrols along the border with Serbia to deescalate hostilities caused by a dispute over license plates

Serbia-Montenegro: the former republic boundary serves as the boundary until a line is formally delimited and demarcated

Serbia-North Macedonia: none identified

Serbia-Romania: none identified


Länderstatistik

Branche
Land
Unterschied in %
gesamt
Serbien
3 548 613 000 EUR
4 029 796 000 EUR
13.56 %
Bekleidung
Serbien
37 144 000 EUR
48 704 000 EUR
31.12 %
Chemische Erzeugnisse
Serbien
436 726 000 EUR
506 231 000 EUR
15.92 %
Datenverarbeitungsgeräte, elektr. u. opt. Erzeugn.
Serbien
227 530 000 EUR
298 050 000 EUR
30.99 %
Elektrische Ausrüstungen
Serbien
470 181 000 EUR
489 515 000 EUR
4.11 %
Energieversorgung
Serbien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erdöl und Erdgas
Serbien
0 EUR
0 EUR
0.00 %
Erze
Serbien
79 000 EUR
51 000 EUR
-35.44 %
Erzeugnisse der Landwirtschaft und Jagd
Serbien
12 548 000 EUR
18 139 000 EUR
44.56 %
Fische und Fischereierzeugnisse
Serbien
19 000 EUR
7 000 EUR
-63.16 %
Forstwirtschaftliche Erzeugnisse
Serbien
102 000 EUR
73 000 EUR
-28.43 %
Getränke
Serbien
5 953 000 EUR
7 421 000 EUR
24.66 %
Glas und -waren, Keramik, Steine und Erden
Serbien
35 570 000 EUR
42 513 000 EUR
19.52 %
Gummi- und Kunststoffwaren
Serbien
247 688 000 EUR
292 194 000 EUR
17.97 %
Holz und Holz- Kork- Korb- Flechtwaren ohne Möbel
Serbien
10 245 000 EUR
13 864 000 EUR
35.32 %
Kohle
Serbien
10 000 EUR
17 000 EUR
70.00 %
Kokereierzeugnisse und Mineralölerzeugnisse
Serbien
14 121 000 EUR
17 256 000 EUR
22.20 %
Kraftwagen und Kraftwagenteile
Serbien
285 387 000 EUR
343 184 000 EUR
20.25 %
Leder und Lederwaren
Serbien
25 914 000 EUR
33 833 000 EUR
30.56 %
Maschinen
Serbien
551 285 000 EUR
592 276 000 EUR
7.44 %
Metalle
Serbien
327 863 000 EUR
413 852 000 EUR
26.23 %
Metallerzeugnisse
Serbien
195 343 000 EUR
203 569 000 EUR
4.21 %
Möbel
Serbien
18 301 000 EUR
21 484 000 EUR
17.39 %
Nahrungsmittel und Futtermittel
Serbien
138 560 000 EUR
184 139 000 EUR
32.89 %
Papier, Pappe und Waren daraus
Serbien
68 541 000 EUR
102 372 000 EUR
49.36 %
Pharmazeutische und ähnliche Erzeugnisse
Serbien
190 816 000 EUR
138 777 000 EUR
-27.27 %
Sonstige Fahrzeuge
Serbien
58 148 000 EUR
49 499 000 EUR
-14.87 %
Sonstige Waren
Serbien
113 967 000 EUR
107 037 000 EUR
-6.08 %
Steine und Erden, sonstige Bergbauerzeugnisse
Serbien
2 202 000 EUR
2 475 000 EUR
12.40 %
Tabakerzeugnisse
Serbien
10 558 000 EUR
17 679 000 EUR
67.45 %
Textilien
Serbien
63 812 000 EUR
85 585 000 EUR
34.12 %