Belarusians in Serbia

Belarusians in Serbia
Белоруси у Србији
Belorusi u Srbiji
Беларусы ў Сербіі
Belarusy w Serbii
Belarus Serbia
Total population
  • ~5,501 Belarusian citizens (2022 est.)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Belgrade, Novi Sad, and Vojvodina
Languages
Belarusian, Russian, Serbian
Religion
Eastern Orthodox
Related ethnic groups
Belarusian diaspora, Russians in Serbia, Ukrainians in Serbia, Pannonian Rusyns, Serbs, and other Slavic people

The number of Belarusians in Serbia (Serbian: Белоруси у Србији, romanized: Belorusi u Srbiji, Belarusian: Беларусы ў Сербіі, romanized: Biełarusy w Serbii) is around 5,501 people, as stated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Serbia, between February 24 and November 2, 2022. Most of these Belarusians do not have Serbian citizenship, and have arrived during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1]

These numbers include all temporary passing residence and registered emigrants, including statistics from required registration after 30 days of visa free residence. Because of this, actual number of residence with Belarusian citizenship is smaller from the statistical numbers given my the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[1]

Notable people

  • Ljiljana Raičević, Serbian activist of Belarusian descent.
  • Sergei Gurenko, Belarusian football coach and former player, assistant in the Serbia national football team between 2016 and 2017.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Srbiju naselilo Rusa koliko Kragujevac ima stanovnika Od početka rata u Ukrajini ljudi traže spas kod nas: Broj izbeglica raste svakog dana". www.blic.rs (in Serbian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.