The estimated number of population of the Republic of Serbia in 2017 is 7 020 858 inhabitants, of which the share of females equalled 51.3% (3 601 043) and of males 48.7% (3 419 815). The trend of depopulation went on, which means that the coefficient of population increase was negative when related to the previous year, i.e. equalled -5.3‰.