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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 27,143 (2022)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Vojvodina, Belgrade | |
| Languages | |
| Serbo-Croatian | |
| Religion | |
Yugoslavs in Serbia (Serbo-Croatian: Југословени у Србији, Jugosloveni u Srbiji) refers to a community in Serbia that view themselves as Yugoslavs with no other ethnic self-identification. Additionally, there are also Serbs, Croats, Montenegrins, Bosniaks and people of other ethnicities in Serbia who identify themselves as Yugoslavs. However, the latter group does not consider itself to be part of a Yugoslav nation, which is the way the first group identifies itself. People declaring themselves as Yugoslavs are concentrated in multicultural Vojvodina and Belgrade, where slightly over 80% of all Yugoslavs in Serbia are found.
According to the 2022 census, 27,143 people or 0.41% of all inhabitants of Serbia (excluding Kosovo) declared their ethnicity as exclusively Yugoslav, while an unknown number of people self-identify as Yugoslav in addition with other ethnicities.[1] Ahead of the 2022 census, a newly formed organization called Narodni pokret “Jugosloveni” (National Movement "Yugoslavs")[2] began encouraging citizens of Serbia to freely self-identificate as Yugoslavs, an initiative joined by an increasing number of public figures. One of them is a radio host Daško Milinović, who also announced that work is underway for establishing the National Council of Yugoslavs in Serbia, following the example of other minority communities, for self-identifying Yugoslavs to enjoy equal minority rights.[3][4]
Milinović sees all nations as invented and agreed upon, where "the only difference is who did it when". According to him, Yugoslavs are a nation not in an ethnic sense, but as a community of common values.[4] Among the younger generations who never lived in former Yugoslavia, identifying as Yugoslav tends to be due to their multi-ethnic background but also in protest against nationalism.[5]
- ^ a b "Final results of the Census of Population, Households and Dwellings, 2022". Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Bugarin, Aleksandar (30 July 2022). "Narodni pokret "Jugosloveni" – jugoslovenstvo može biti katarza za zla počinjena u ratovima devedesetih" [National Movement "Yugoslavs" - Yugoslavia can be a catharsis for the evils committed in the wars of the 1990s]. Autonomija - Portal Građanske Vojvodine (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ Stilin, B. (2 October 2022). "Krenula kampanja: Sve veći broj javnih osoba nagovara građane da se izjasne kao Jugoslaveni" [A campaign has started: An increasing number of public figures are persuading citizens to declare themselves as Yugoslavs]. tportal.hr (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ a b Latas, A (30 April 2023). "Sve više Jugoslovena u Srbiji, u Novom Sadu ih čak 30 odsto više: Podnose zahtev za registraciju svog Nacionalnog saveta" [More and more Yugoslavs in Serbia, even 30 percent more in Novi Sad: They are applying for the registration of their National Council]. Danas (in Serbo-Croatian). Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ Sovilj, Miodrag (22 May 2023). "'Future Yugoslavs' Emerge In Serbia To Resist Nationalism". Barron's. Agence France-Presse (AFP News). Retrieved 22 May 2023.