Russians in Serbia

Russians in Serbia
Руси у Србији
Rusi u Srbiji
Русские в Сербии
Russia Serbia
Total population
  • 10,486 Serbian citizens (2022)[1]
  • ~30,000–140,141 Russian citizens (2022 est.)[2][3]
Regions with significant populations
Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Vojvodina
 Belgrade4,238
 Vojvodina4,208
Rest of Serbia2,040
Languages
Russian and Serbian
Religion
Russian Orthodox Church
Related ethnic groups
Russian diaspora, Ukrainians in Serbia, Belarusians in Serbia, Pannonian Rusyns, Serbs, and other Slavic people

There is a community of Russians in Serbia (Serbian: Руси у Србији, Russian: Русские в Сербии) numbering 10,486 people (2022 census), which includes Serbian citizens of ethnic Russian descent or Russian-born people residing in the country.[4] According to 2013 data there were 3,290 Russian citizens in Serbia.[5] As of 2024, more than 300,000 Russians have emigrated to Serbia since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]

Church of the Holy Trinity in Belgrade
Russian Center of Science and Culture in Belgrade
  1. ^ "Jedna nacija utrostručila broj u Srbiji prema popisu, većina drugih u padu". N1. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Russians are increasingly flocking to visa-free Serbia | DW | 13.08.2022". DW.COM. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  3. ^ "Srbiju naselilo Rusa koliko Kragujevac ima stanovnika Od početka rata u Ukrajini ljudi traže spas kod nas: Broj izbeglica raste svakog dana". www.blic.rs (in Serbian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  4. ^ 2011 Census of Population, Households and Dwellings in the Republic of Serbia POPULATION ETHNICITY
  5. ^ Миграциони профил Републике Србије за 2013. годину
  6. ^ "Russian immigrants to Serbia live in a parallel society – DW – 01/29/2024". dw.com. Retrieved 2024-04-21.