Not to be confused with
Sorbs.
"Serbians" and "Serbian people" redirect here. For information on the population of Serbia, see
Serbians (demonym).
Serbs
Срби
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Serbia 5,360,239 (2022 census)
Montenegro 205,370 (2023)
Bosnia-Herzegovina 1,086,733 (2013) |
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| | Germany | c. 313,198 (people with full or partial ancestry) |
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| Austria | c. 300,000 (people with full or partial ancestry) |
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| France | c. 200,000 (2022 est.) |
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| Switzerland | c. 150,000 (2000 est.)
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Predominantly Eastern Orthodoxy
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| Other South Slavs, especially Montenegrins and Torlak speakers in North Macedonia |
* The total figure is merely an estimation; sum of all the referenced populations.
**Some 265,895 (or 42.88% of Montenegro's total population) declared the Serbian language as their mother tongue. |
The Serbs (Serbian Cyrillic: Срби, romanized: Srbi, pronounced [sr̩̂bi]) are a South Slavic ethnic group native to Southeastern Europe who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history, and language. They primarily live in Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro as well as in North Macedonia, Slovenia, Germany and Austria. They also constitute a significant diaspora with several communities across Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
The Serbs share many cultural traits with the rest of the peoples of Southeast Europe. They are predominantly Eastern Orthodox Christians by religion. The Serbian language (a standardized version of Serbo-Croatian) is official in Serbia, co-official in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and is spoken by the plurality in Montenegro.