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Nationality:
noun: Serb(s)
adjective:
Serbian
Ethnic groups:
Serb 82.9%, Hungarian 3.9%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.4%, Yugoslavs 1.1%, Bosniaks 1.8%, Montenegrin 0.9%, other 8% (2002 census)
Languages:
Serbian (official) 88.3%, Hungarian 3.8%, Bosniak 1.8%, Romany (Gypsy) 1.1%, other 4.1%, unknown 0.9% (2002 census)
note:
Romanian, Hungarian, Slovak, Ukrainian, and Croatian all official in Vojvodina
Religions:
Serbian Orthodox 85%, Catholic 5.5%, Protestant 1.1%, Muslim 3.2%, unspecified 2.6%, other, unknown, or atheist 2.6% (2002 census)
Population:
7,276,604 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
note:
does not include the population of Kosovo
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 14.9% (male 560,264/female 525,710)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
12.1% (male 451,563/female 425,367)
25-54 years:
41.7% (male 1,526,486/female 1,505,165)
55-64 years:
14.7% (male 514,114/female 556,799)
65 years and over:
16.6% (male 495,544/female 715,592) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
39.8 years
female:
43.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
-0.464% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 219
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
9.17 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
13.81 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 14
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 56% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
0.6% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BELGRADE (capital) 1.115 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
1 male(s)/female
65 years and above:
0.69 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 149
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 169
male:
7.38 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
5.36 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 74.56 years
country comparison to the world: 102
male:
71.71 years
female:
77.58 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.4 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 203
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
9.9% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.035 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.4 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 96% of population
rural: 88% of population
total: 92% of population
unimproved:
