Serbian diaspora

Geographical distribution of Serbian diaspora

Serbian diaspora refers to the Serbian communities that have formed outside Serbia and autochthonous areas of Western Balkans. Existence of a numerous Serbian diaspora are mainly consequences of either economic or political (coercion or expulsions) reasons. There are over 2 million Serbs in diaspora throughout the world, although some sources put that figure as high as 4 million.^[1] Large communities are found in German-speaking countries (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) amounting in total to more than 1.2 million.

Serbian diaspora by states

Europe

List of countries and territories by Serbian population
Country	Official data	Notes
Germany	304,741 Serbian ancestry (2014)^[2]	7005700000000000000♠ 700,000 ethnic Serbs (incl. ancestry),^[3]^[4] see Serbs in Germany
Austria	248,968 Serbian ancestry (2015)^[5]^[6]	c. 300,000 (est.)^[7]^[8] 320 000+ Serbs in Austria (Domestic numbers)^[9]
Switzerland	78,092 (2014)^[10]	7005150000000000000♠ 150,000 (Immigrants regardless of ethnicity from Serbia and Montenegro, 2000)^[11] 200,000 (Immigrants, 2008)^[12] Unknown number of ethnic Serbs in Switzerland
Sweden	83,181 (2014) non-naturalised Serbian-born (excl. Kosovo)^[13]	7005100000000000000♠ 80,000 (2003),^[14] 120,000 Serbs in Sweden (2008)^{[citation needed]}
France	116,793 (2011) Serbian ancestry^[15]^[16]	7004800000000000000♠ 120,000-190,000 Serbs in France^{[citation needed]}
Italy	43,811 (2015) "Foreign citizens" from Serbia (excl. Kosovo)^[17]	109,474 Immigrants from Serbia (2014),^[18] Unknown number of Serbs in Italy
Slovenia	26,368 Self-declared "Serb(ian)" community (2011)^[19]
United Kingdom	8,161 (2011) "Serbian" "Usual residents" in England and Wales^[20]	Serbian Embassy estimated 70,000 ethnic Serbs (2001)^[21]
Romania	18,076 (2011)^[22]	Unknown number of Serbs in Romania
Netherlands	55,017 (2002)^[23]	5000000000000000000♠ 38,000 (2008 est.)^{[citation needed]}
Hungary	7,210 (2011) Serbian minority^[24]	The census records a "Serbian minority", which does not include Serbian nationals in Hungary
Norway	4,853 (2015) Serbian (post-Yugoslavia) immigrants and descendants^[25]	15,469 (2001)
Denmark	4,311 (2015)^[26]
Greece	25,835 (2014) non-resident Serbian nationals (incl. Kosovo)^[27]	15,000 (est.) Serbs in Greece
Luxembourg	2,429 (2014)^[28]
Hungary	7,210 (2011)^[29]	Unknown number of Serbs in Hungary
Spain	4,103 (2015)^[30]	7,000 (January 2012 est.)^[31]
Turkey		315,000 (Serbian descent)^[32] The 1965 census registered over 65,000 Serbian-speakers.^[33]
Russia	29,499 Serbian nationals, temporary residents (2015)^[34]	There were 3,510 Russian nationals of Serb ethnicity.^[35]
Finland	410 (2014) Serbian speakers^[36]	3,000^{[citation needed]}
Belgium	4,091 (2013) Serbian nationals (excl. Kosovo)
Czech Republic	2,895 (2013)^[37]	1,801 (2001)^{[citation needed]}
Cyprus	712 (2011)^[38]
Slovakia	698 (2011)^[39]
Bulgaria	569 Serbian citizens (2011)^[40]
Malta	541 (2011)^[41]
Liechtenstein	267 (2014)^[42]
Poland	844 (2011)^[43]
Portugal	186 (2011)^[44]
Ukraine	623 (2001) Serbian nationals^[45]
Iceland	73 (2014) Serbian nationals^[46]
Latvia	40 (2015) Serbian nationals^[47]
Estonia	20 (2011) Serbian nationals^[48]
Ireland	725 (2002)^[49]^{[citation needed]}	201-1.000 estimate Serbs in Ireland
Belarus	83 (1989)^[50]
Moldova	21 (2014)^[51]
Lithuania	10 (2011)^[52]

Elsewhere

List of countries and territories by Serbian population
Country/territory	Official data	Notes
United States	181,171 Serbian Americans (2014)^[53]	It is highly likely that among the citizens who declared Yugoslavian ethnicity (328,547 in 2010; 310,682 in 2012 estimation), are siblings to or offshoots of American Serbs.^[54]
Canada	80,320 of "Serbian descent" (2011)^[55]
Australia	89,811 (2011) Serbian ancestry^[56]^[57]	55,114 (0.3%) English and Serbian-speakers (2011 census^[56]); 9,857 only Serbian-speakers;^[56] the 2006 census recorded 95,362 people of Serbian ancestry.^[56] There is estimations of 300,000 Serbs in Australia.
United Arab Emirates		6,500 (2012 est.)^[58]
Brazil	3,053 (2012)^[59]	3,210 (2001)^{[citation needed]}
New Zealand	1,059 "Serbian ethnic group", residents (2013)^[60]	1,176^{[citation needed]}
Syria		ca. 200 (2012, prior to evacuation)^[61]
South Africa	153 (2013) Serbian immigrants (excl. Kosovo)^[62]	c. 20,000 Serbs (including by ancestry)^[63]
Mexico	98 (2009)^[64]
Kazakhstan	183 (1989)^[65]
Uzbekistan	26 (1989)^[66]
Azerbaijan	6 (1989)^[67]
Georgia	46 (1989)^[68]
Kyrgyzstan	10 (1989)^[69]
Tajikistan	4 (1989)^[70]
Armenia	8 (1989)^[71]
Turkmenistan	8 (1989)^[72]