Montenegrins

Montenegrins
Montenegrin: Црногорци
Total population
c. 1+ million[a]
Regions with significant populations
 Montenegro: 256,436 (2023 census)[b][1]
Diaspora: c. 600,000[2][3]
Diaspora
 United Statesc. 40,000 (2014)[4]
 Argentinac. 30,000 (2001)[4]
 Germanyc. 30,000[4]
 Francec. 30,000[5]
 Serbia20,238 (2022)[6]
 Luxembourgc. 12,000 (2001)[4]
 Chilec. 7,000 (2015)[7]
 Italy4,588 (2010)[8]
 Canada4,160 (2016)[9]
 Croatia3,127 (2021)[10]
 Netherlands2,721 (2022)[11]
 Slovenia2,667 (2002)[12]
  Switzerland2,593 (2014)[13]
 Boliviac. 2,000 (2017)[14]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina1,883 (2013)[15]
 Australia1,554 (2013)[16]
 Sweden1,551 (2022)[17]
 United Kingdom1,027 (2011)[18]
 North Macedonia1,023 (2021)[19]
 Norway764 (2023)[20]
 Denmark684 (2023)[21]
 Albania511 (2023)[22]
 Russia181 (2010)[23]
 Belgium129 (2010)[24]
Languages
Montenegrin, Serbian
Religion
Majority:
55% Eastern Orthodoxy (including 45% Serbian Orthodoxy compared to 10% Montenegrin Orthodoxy)
Minority:
4.6% Islam
2.0% Roman Catholicism
2.3% Irreligion
Related ethnic groups
Other South Slavs

Montenegrins (Montenegrin: Црногорци, romanized: Crnogorci, lit. 'People of the Black Mountain', pronounced [tsr̩nǒɡoːrtsi] or [tsr̩noɡǒːrtsi]) are a South Slavic ethnic group that share a common ancestry, culture, history, and language, identified with the country of Montenegro.

Montenegrins are mostly Orthodox Christians, but the population also includes Catholics, Muslims and irreligious people. The Montenegrin language is the official language of Montenegro.

Historically, the Montenegrin nation comprised many tribes. Most tribes formed in the 15th and 16th centuries, about the time when the Ottoman Empire established its control of the medieval state of Zeta. Today the tribes are mainly studied within the frameworks of social anthropology and family history, as they have not been used in official structures since the time (1852-1910) of the Principality of Montenegro, although some tribal regions overlap with contemporary municipal areas. The kinship groups give a sense of shared identity and descent.

Outside of Montenegro and Europe, Montenegrins form diaspora groups in (for example) the United States, Canada, Australia and Argentina. It is estimated that around 600,000 Montenegrin-descended people reside outside of Montenegro.[25][26] In 2023 a total of 152,649 Montenegrins both held Montenegrin citizenship and resided outside of Montenegro.


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