Serbs facts for kids
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| ~12-13 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Former Yugoslavia | 8,200,000+ |
 Serbia (including Kosovo Serbs) |
~6,200,000 (2012) |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
~1,300,000 (2012) |
 Montenegro |
265,895 (Native Serbian speakers)(2011) |
 Croatia |
~200,000 (2011) |
 Slovenia |
~40,000 (2002) |
 Macedonia |
~40,000 (2002) |
| Europe | 2,000,000+ |
 Germany |
~800,000 (2012) |
 Austria |
~400,000 (2012) |
 Switzerland |
~200,000 |
 France |
~120,000 (2012) |
 Italy |
~55,000 (2004) |
 Sweden |
~120,000 (2008) |
 United Kingdom |
~70,000 (2005) |
 Romania |
~20,000 (2002) |
 Benelux |
~40,000 (2008) |
 Norway |
~12,000 (2006) |
 Denmark |
~60,000 (2008) |
 Greece |
~15,000 (2001) |
 Hungary |
~7,000 |
 Spain |
~5,000 (2008) |
| North America | 1,200,000+ |
 United States |
~1,000,000 |
 Canada |
80,320 (2011) |
| Other | unknown |
 Australia and  New Zealand |
~130,000 |
 United Arab Emirates |
~15,000 |
 Turkey |
~4,000 |
 Russia |
~4,000 (2002) |
| Languages | |
| Serbian | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Serbian Orthodox Christian | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Slavic peoples, especially South Slavs | |
Serbs (Serbian: Срби, Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and in Croatia, in Krajina region.
Images for kids
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Genetic structure of Serbians within European context, according to three genetic systems.
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Prince of Triballians and Serbs Mihailo Vojislavljević
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Nemanjić dynasty members, the most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages
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Migration of the Serbs (1896), a painting by Paja Jovanović, depicting the Great Serb Migrations led by Patriarch Arsenije III Crnojević, 17th century.
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Serbs in the former Yugoslavia, during the Yugoslav wars
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Vuk Karadžić, reformer of modern Serbian, which is the only European language whose speakers are fully digraphic, using both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.
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The national instrument gusle placed on Pirot carpet
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Kosovo Maiden (1919) by Uroš Predić, based on Serbian epic poetry
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Many Serb names/surnames are derived from the word wolf, which is the national animal and an important part of the national mythology.
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Serb rebels showing the Three-finger salute and Serbian national colours, which are in use since 1835
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Slava, a family feast in honor of its patron saint.
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A typical Serbian Christmas meal that includes roasted pork, Russian salad and red wine.
See also
In Spanish: Serbios para niños
