| Šumadija and Western Serbia Serbian: Шумадија и западна Србија Serbian: Šumadija i zapadna Srbija | |
| Settlement Type: | Statistical region of Serbia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Serbia |
| Seat Type: | Largest city |
| Seat: | Kragujevac |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | May 2010 |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 26,493 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 census |
| Population Total: | 1819318 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Note: | Preliminary results[2] |
| Demographics Type2: | GDP |
| Demographics2 Footnotes: | [3] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | RSD 1,306.248 billion €11.121 billion (2022) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | RSD 716,000 €6,096 (2022) |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Districts |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 8 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Settlements |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | 2,112 |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | HDI (2019) |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | 0.795[4] · 3rd in Serbia |
The Šumadija and Western Serbia (Serbian: {{lang|sr-Cyrl|Шумадија и западна Србија) is one of the five statistical regions of Serbia. It is also a level-2 statistical region according to the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). It was formed in 2010. As of 2022 census, the regions has a total of 1,819,318 inhabitants.
In July 2009, the Serbian parliament adopted a new law in which Serbia was divided into seven statistical regions.[5] According to the law, territory of present-day Šumadija and Western Serbia was divided into two statistical regions – Western Region (Serbian: Западни регион|Zapadni region) and Central Region (Serbian: Централни регион|Centralni region).
However, in May 2010, the law was modified and Western and Central region were merged into a single statistical region whose name is Šumadija and Western Serbia.
The statistical region of Šumadija and Western Serbia is composed of 8 administrative districts:
| District | Area (km2) | Population (2011 Census) | Administrative Capital | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,264 | 265,377 | Šabac | |||
| 2,474 | 154,497 | Valjevo | |||
| 3,016 | 189,281 | Čačak | |||
| 6,142 | 254,659 | Užice | |||
| 2,387 | 269,728 | Kragujevac | |||
| 2,614 | 182,047 | Jagodina | |||
| 3,922 | 296,532 | Kraljevo | |||
| 2,664 | 207,197 | Kruševac | |||
| Serbs | 1,629,310 | 89.55% | |
| Bosniaks | 151,374 | 8.32% | |
| Romani people | 17,167 | 0.94% | |
| Muslims (ethnic group) | 7,559 | 0.41% | |
| Total | 1,819,318 | 100% |
The largest cities and towns of the region are:
| City or town | Population (2011 Census)[6] | |
|---|---|---|
| 150,835 | ||
| 73,331 | ||
| 73,316 | ||
| 66,527 | ||
| 64,175 | ||
| 59,073 | ||
| 53,919 | ||
| 52,593 | ||
| 37,282 | ||
| 25,104 | ||
| 24,797 | ||
| 24,363 | ||
| 24,216 | ||
| 15,282 |