No. 7 Serbia

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No. 7 Serbia


2010 Population: 7,288,000
Forecast 2050 Population: 5,874,000
Percent Decrease: 19.4 percent
2010 Population over age 65: 17 percent
Fertility Rate: 1.4
Net Migration Rate: 0

Serbia's net migration rate in 2010 is about 0, according to the Population Reference Bureau, but the country's mobile workforce raises problems. A 2005 report in the South-East Europe Review for Labour & Social Affairs says that about 70 percent of Serbia's students plan to leave for better training and opportunities in other countries.