Census in Serbia shows 500,000 fewer inhabitants compared to 2011.

(Patria) - According to the first results of the 2022 Census, there are 6,690,887 inhabitants in the Republic of Serbia - which is 6.9 percent less than in the 2011 census. The number of inhabitants in the Belgrade region has increased.

The first results of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, published on the website of the Statistical Office of the Republic, show that there are 6,690,887 inhabitants in the Republic of Serbia. The census also collected data on 2,520,854 households and 3,628,175 dwellings.

Compared to the 2011 Census, the total number of inhabitants has decreased by 495,975, or 6.9 percent. A decrease in the number of inhabitants was recorded in all regions (about 10 percent), except for the Belgrade region where the number of inhabitants increased by about 1.6 percent.

As for the data on households and dwellings, no significant change was recorded in the total number of households (an increase of 1.33 percent), while the total number of dwellings is higher by 12.26 percent compared to the 2011 Census.

The census was conducted from October 1 to 31, 2022. In several larger cities, field data collection was extended until November 7. Also, citizens who, for any reason, were not counted had the opportunity to be counted by phone until November 17, 2022.

The first census results contain basic data on the total number of counted persons, the number of inhabitants, households, and dwellings, as of September 30, 2022.

"The first census results are subject to change during the statistical data processing. The final census results will be published successively, from April 2023 to June 2024," it was stated on the website of the Statistical Office.