Russians in Serbia

Russians in Serbia
Руси у Србији
Русские в Сербии
Total population
10,486 (2022)
53,000 Russian citizens (est.)
Regions with significant populations
Belgrade4,238
Vojvodina4,208
Languages
Russian and Serbian
Religion
Eastern Orthodoxy
Related ethnic groups
Belarusians in Serbia, Ukrainians in Serbia

Russians are recognized ethnic minority in Serbia. They include both Serbian citizens of ethnic Russian descent or Russian-born people residing in Serbia, numbering 10,486 people according to data from the 2022 census. Since the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, more than 300,000 Russian nationals have entered Serbia of which some 53,000 settled in the country i.e. had been issued a residence permit.