Serbs Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids
Serbs
Срби / Srbi
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

Genetic structure of Serbians within European context, according to three genetic systems.
Prince of Triballians and Serbs Mihailo Vojislavljević
Nemanjić dynasty members, the most important dynasty of Serbia in the Middle Ages
Migration of the Serbs (1896), a painting by Paja Jovanović, depicting the Great Serb Migrations led by Patriarch Arsenije III Crnojević, 17th century.
Serbs in the former Yugoslavia, during the Yugoslav wars
Vuk Karadžić, reformer of modern Serbian, which is the only European language whose speakers are fully digraphic, using both Cyrillic and Latin alphabets.
The national instrument gusle placed on Pirot carpet
Kosovo Maiden (1919) by Uroš Predić, based on Serbian epic poetry
Many Serb names/surnames are derived from the word wolf, which is the national animal and an important part of the national mythology.
Serb rebels showing the Three-finger salute and Serbian national colours, which are in use since 1835
Slava, a family feast in honor of its patron saint.
A typical Serbian Christmas meal that includes roasted pork, Russian salad and red wine.