Urban Profile
for Serbia
Rank Size Rule City/Population Estimates
Largest City 2nd Largest City 3rd Largest City 4th Largest City 5th Largest City |
City's Name
Belgrade Novi Sad Nis Kragujevac Subotica |
Rank Size Estimate
1,094,963 547,482 364,988 273,741 218,993 |
Actual Population
1,094,963 202,389 171,385 145,203 99,395 |
To what extent is the Rank Size Rule shown to be valid or invalid based upon the population information for your country's five largest cities?.
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When you compare the actual population for the urban areas of Serbia with the predictions of what the Rank Size Rule would claim it "should" be you notice that there is not a close connection. Therefore, the Rank Size Rule is not shown to be very valid.
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Population7.257,000
% Urban Population58%
Average % Change in Urban Population0.5%
% w/ Improved Urban Water Supply99%
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Population Density94 per sq km
% Urban Population Living in SlumsN/A
% w/ Improved Urban Sanitation96%
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