Montenegrins_of_Serbia
Montenegrins of Serbia (Serbian: Црногорци у Србији, romanized: Crnogorci u Srbiji) are a recognized national minority in Serbia. According to the 2022 census, the population of ethnic Montenegrins in Serbia is 20,238, constituting 0.3% of the total population. The vast majority of them live in Vojvodina and Belgrade.
Црногорци у Србији Crnogorci u Srbiji | |
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Flag of the National Council of the Montenegrin minority in Serbia | |
| Total population | |
| 20,238 Serbian citizens, 0.30% of Serbia's population (2022)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Vojvodina | 12,424 (0.71%)[2] |
 Belgrade | 5,134 (0.31%)[2] |
| Languages | |
| Serbian, Montenegrin[3] | |
| Religion | |
| Serbian Orthodox | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Serbs, South Slavs | |
The largest concentration of Montenegrins in Vojvodina could be found in the municipalities of Mali Iđoš (12.28%), Vrbas (11.65%) and Kula (5.60%).[2] Settlements in Vojvodina with an absolute or relative Montenegrin majority are: Lovćenac in the Mali Iđoš municipality with 56.86% Montenegrins, Kruščić in the Kula municipality with 32.64%, and Montenegrins in Savino Selo in the Vrbas municipality with 38.20% Montenegrins. Formerly, the village of Bačko Dobro Polje in the Vrbas municipality also had a Montenegrin majority (According to the 1971 census, Montenegrins comprised 55.39% of population of this village, while according to the 2002 census, the current population of the village is composed of 57.17% Serbs and 38.18% Montenegrins. Also, Montenegrins in Sivac in the Kula municipality had a Montenegrin majority in the 1970's, now they have a sizable minority population of 30.06% according to the 2002 census.
| Year (census data) |
Number of Montenegrins | Percent of the national population |
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| 1948 | 74,860 | 1.15% |
| 1953 | 86,061 | 1.23% |
| 1961 | 104,753 | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 125,260 | 1.48% |
| 1981 | 147,466 | 1.58% |
| 1991 | 118,934 | 1.52% |
| 2002 | 69,049 | 0.92% |
| 2011 | 38,527 | 0.54% |
| 2022 | 20,238 | 0.30% |
In Vojvodina, the number of Montenegrins, according to 1948-2011 censuses: 1948: 30,589 (1.9%); 1953: 30,516 (1.8%); 1961: 34,782 (1.9%); 1971: 36,416 (1.9%); 1981: 43,304 (2.1%); 1991: 47,289 (2.3%); 2002: 35,513 (1.75%); 2011: 22,141 (1.15%).
Montenegrins in Serbia speak Serbian/Montenegrin and the vast majority are adherents of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The society of Montenegrins in Serbia, known as "Krstaš", is based in Lovćenac. Montenegrin language was recognised as minority language in official use in Mali Iđoš.[4]
- Mihailo Janketić, actor[5]
- Nenad Stevović, politician, publicist, political scientist and a researcher
- Momo Čolaković, politician, incumbent President of the Assembly of Vojvodina, 2023–present
- "Final results - Ethnicity". Почетна. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- "Population by ethnicity, by areas" (PDF). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- B92: Crnogorski jezik u Malom Iđošu (Montenegrin language in Mali Iđoš) (in Serbian)
- Serbia, RTS, Radio televizija Srbije, Radio Television of. "Miša Janketić – njegovi domovi bili su kuća i bina". www.rts.rs. Retrieved 2022-02-01.
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