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Capital city · Serbia · Europe

Belgrade

Central Serbia · Serbia
City population
1,273,651
#1
in Serbia
#1
in Central Serbia
#401
worldwide
Belgrade
44.804, 20.465
City population
1,273,651
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Serbia
#1
of 50 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#401
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Serbia
19.4%
of the national population

About Belgrade

The national capital, this city holds a population of 1,273,651 and accounts for 19.4% of Serbia's total. Zemun lies 7 km away with 155,591 residents, while Pančevo and Sremčica are situated 16 km and 15 km distant respectively, at 76,654 and 23,000 people. At 120 m elevation, the city ranks 401st globally by city proper population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Serbia
#1of 50
LargestSmallest
Position in Central Serbia
#1of 31
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Serbia
Region
Central Serbia
Rank in region
#1of 31
Capital
National capital
Elevation
120 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/Belgrade
Coordinates
44.804, 20.465
Record updated
2026-01-15
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 50 in Serbia

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

7KMZemun156K people15KMSremčica23K people16KMPančevo77K people25KMNova Pazova15K people27KMObrenovac17K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Belgrade1.27M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Belgrade compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Belgrade1.27M

Belgrade Population FAQ

What is the population of Belgrade?

Belgrade has a city population of 1,273,651. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Belgrade?

Belgrade is in Central Serbia, Serbia. Its coordinates are 44.804, 20.465.

How big is Belgrade compared with other cities in Serbia?

It is the 1st largest of the 50 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Serbia, holding 19.4% of the national population.

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