Croats of Serbia

Croats of Serbia
Хрвати у Србији
Hrvati u Srbiji
Croatia Serbia
Flag of the National Council of the Croat minority in Serbia
Total population
39,107 Serbian citizens, 0.59% of the population of Serbia (2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Vojvodina32,684 (1.88%)[2]
Belgrade4,554 (0.27%)[2]
Languages
Croatian, Serbian, Bunjevac
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Related ethnic groups
Bunjevci, Šokci, South Slavs

Croats of Serbia (Serbian: Хрвати у Србији, romanizedHrvati u Srbiji) or Serbian Croats (Serbo-Croatian: Српски Хрвати / Srpski Hrvati) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Croats in Serbia is 39,107, constituting 0.6% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in the northern autonomous province of Vojvodina, where they number 32,684 and make up 1.9% of the province's population. An additional 11,104 people declared themselves as Bunjevci in the 2022 census; there are differing views whether Bunjevci should be regarded as Croats or as members of a distinct ethnic group. The majority of the Sokac community consider themself as Croats. Not all Croats have Bunjevac or Sokac ancestors.

  1. ^ "Final results - Ethnicity". Почетна. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  2. ^ a b "Population by ethnicity, by areas" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.

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